Friends - don't do cheat days, cheat weekends, or cheat nights. They're bad for you. 

You know this...they're never ever, ever worth it. The only thing they reliably deliver is regret. 

Instead, build stable, reliable systems of good habits that create enduring contentment.

Friends - don't do cheat days, cheat weekends, or cheat nights. They're bad for you. 

You know this...they're never ever, ever worth it. The only thing they reliably deliver is regret. 

Instead, build stable, reliable systems of good habits that create enduring contentment. https://t.co/mzNc6U54dz

Yep, agree @bryanjohnson. However, for those, many, including myself that do want to test the body, embrace nostalgia and taste the flavours of something we use to consume to be social after days/months of discipline, here's a solution: change the semantics. 

For example, instead of using the word 'cheat' - cheaters betray people and themselves, leading to feelings of guilt and telling lies - say to your self "I give my self permission today", or "I choose this today". I find it makes it more of an internally aligned decision, changing the conversation from what is an anomaly in the routine. 

An wise Irish man once said its good to eat the dirt on the potatoes as it keeps your body in touch with the earth.