The Cheat Day Mentality: What Happens When One Day Has No Rules
Why cheat days can reinforce the restrict-binge cycle, what research on rigid versus flexible dietary control shows, and how to make every day more moderate.
All or nothing thinking
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Good Foods and Bad Foods: The Labeling Problem
Why labeling foods as good or bad creates guilt and overeating, what research on moral framing and dietary restraint shows, and how to think about food without the judgment.
The Sunday Reset: Why Starting Over Every Monday Keeps the Cycle Going
Why the Monday diet reset keeps failing, what research on the restrict-overeat cycle shows, and how to replace the weekly loop with something steadier.
The Last Supper Effect: Eating More Before a Diet Starts
The last supper effect: why people eat more the night before starting a diet, what research on anticipated deprivation shows, and how to break the pattern.
“I Already Ruined Today”: Examining the Thought That Keeps a Setback Going
All-or-nothing eating: why one unplanned snack can turn into a write-off day, what research on the abstinence-violation effect shows, and what to do next.