Are you going wrong with your cheat meal?

After exercising for five days, every iota of our body craves for our much favourite, calorie-laden foods. It is normally said that the sixth day of your fitness calendar is the day when you can cheat your diet and this also helps you recover from your fit-coma. However, where most of us go wrong is what we consume as a cheat meal. Here are some key rules to follow on cheat days.

One piece of chocolate cake is fine. Don’t pair it with chocolate sauce and ice cream and load yourself up with calories. (Image Courtesy: Thinkstock)

Yes, it is a fun day but we need to stick to the guidelines. Don't overdo things and kill your week’s efforts. (Image Courtesy: Thinkstock)

We may sometimes over-indulge. But after you’re done binging, burn it out, without punishing yourself. Go for a stroll in the park or climb up the stairs 5-6 times right after the calorie-laden cheat meal. (Image Courtesy: Shutterstock)

Remember to eat the following in moderation, keeping your portions controlled. This will help you in achieving your goal faster.(Image Courtesy: Shutterstock)

Yes. It’s allowed. Melt some and pour on fruits like strawberries and bananas, and everything about this diet plan will seem godly. Dark chocolates are a powerful source of anti-oxidants and along with that, they provide satiety to the brain, which helps you with eating less in your next meal. (Image Courtesy: Thinkstock)

If you are an Italian-food addict, whole wheat pastas and pizza bases are available. You can make them at home as well. Load these with veggies, chicken, fish or paneer and you’re good to go. (Image Courtesy: Thinkstock)

o what if you can’t have your favourite bag of potato chips? Get some of your favourite veggies (like carrots, bell peppers, beetroot and broccoli) or fruits (like banana and apples) and pan dry them. You can even make a yoghurt dip to go along with it. (Image Courtesy: Thinkstock)

For all you Chinese-lovers, you can totally hog on your favourite cuisine. All you need to do is replace white rice with brown and lessen the quantity of oil exactly by half. Add chicken/fish/paneer/soy chunks along with veggies and your cheat day meal is sorted. (Image Courtesy: Thinkstock)

Why leave out on that oozilicious burger? Get multigrain burger buns, add your favourite chicken or potato tikki, vegetables and cheese. If you wish to balance out this burger, keep the oil used for the potato or chicken tikki low (about half tablespoon) or remove the cheese. Much contrary to popular belief, cheese is loaded with protein and minerals and contains fat that is good for cutting the bad fats in our body. But remember to not have more than 1 slice. (Image Courtesy: Thinkstock)

Why leave out something you’ve grown up eating? Parantha is the perfect combination of fats, carbs and protein. Stuff it with your favourites like cheese, potatos, paneer or even chicken. (Image Courtesy: Thinkstock)

A south Indian delicacy, load this with enough veggies and have with sambhar. An uttapam is great for your cheat day breakfast. (Image Courtesy: Thinkstock)

Multigrain bread plus grated cheese and five colours of veggies (carrots,tomatoes,capsicum,onions,corns) is a cheat day delight! (Image Courtesy: Thinkstock)