Everyone who has ever been on a diet loves to indulge in a bit of
cheating once a while, which is perfectly normal as long as it is not
continued in the long run. Well a ‘cheat meal’ means to maintain a clean diet
for a definite period of time, undergo grueling workouts as scheduled and then
reward the body with specific food items that might normally be prohibited from
a healthy diet.
Adopting a cheat meal strategy is actually an efficient way of speeding up the metabolism and overcoming weight loss plateau. However, not every prohibited food should be given a green light, especially if you have set an aggressive resolution for weight loss goals for yourself. Here's a list of top 3 foods that must be avoided at any cost.
1. Doughnuts and bagels
Doughnuts are absolutely disastrous food items that can endanger
any good weight loss or diet program and also nullifies any exercise regime
that you would have endured earlier during the day. Although the taste of a
drenched doughnut is downright blissful and amazing, it is extremely high in
calories, unhealthy fats and carbohydrates.
In addition, doughnuts are also high in preservatives and can be
stored on larders and food shelves for extended periods of time without loss of
taste or spoilage. Consuming doughnuts can lead to rapid weight gain and can
eventually impair digestion.
Bagels on the other hand can lead to an insulin
spike and cause inflammation in the body due to its massive glycaemic index.
What's worse, bagels are known to deteriorate existing skin conditions such as
acne and rosacea. A single bagel alone contains more than four servings of an
individual’s daily intake of carbohydrates and hence adding on pounds is quick
and swift with bagels.
2. Sugary breakfast cereals
The best way of ruining your body inside and out, especially at
the start of the day, is to consume a bowl of sugary, bleached and processed food
item known as breakfast cereal. Popular breakfast cereals aimed at children and
young adults with bright colours and marketing gimmicks are usually laden with
sugar, glucose syrup and similar such unhealthy additions that can cause
inflammation of the stomach lining and skin disorders.
In addition, the high
gluten content in sugary breakfast cereals can result in poor digestive
function. If you are looking to spare yourself of stomach aches and bad skin,
eliminate sugary cereals completely from your diet.
3. Deep fried crisps
Most white potato chips that are deep-fried in unhealthy fats can
result in elevated cholesterol levels and can heighten the dangers of
experiencing heart disorders and strokes. The process of deep-frying potatoes
in the form of chips and french fries leads to the production of a chemical
known as acrylamide, which is a known
carcinogen formed when foods are prepared at extremely high temperatures.
Trans
fats that are added to processed food items are usually prepared by adding certain
levels of hydrogen to vegetable fat, through a method known as hydrogenation,
which prevents the oil from spoilage. Most commercially prepared processed
foods contain trans fats as they help the food to stay fresh for a longer
period of time with greater shelf life.
There are a lot more food that we should avoid if we want to maintain or reduce our body fats or weight. Always choose the natural or raw food instead of that processed food, ready to cook meal, junk food or fast food.
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