Schedule Weekly Cheat meals

Yo yo dieting is bad, but strategic cheat meals are good very good. Weekly cheat meals that are higher in calories and carbohydrates can help raiseleptinlevels and lower ghrelin, saysBuiltLeancontributor and nutritional scientistEva Lana, MSc. When your hormones return to normal, they can help reverse or even prevent any negative effects on metabolism, hunger drive, and energy expenditure. What s more, she adds, the increased calories may also help to increase thyroid function, further boosting metabolism; so a scheduled cheat meal may actually help optimize your bodys hormones to avoid weight loss plateaus and prevent chronic metabolism depression.