After a long week, sometimes it's nice to unwind with some not-so-health-conscious food and drink decisions. Maybe you are taking a weekend trip and not planning on holding back in the diet department. This situation is very common and is sometimes a much needed break from the day to day. But is it keeping you from reaching those goals you set for yourself? If done incorrectly, these "cheat days" could cause some major issues.

Is it killing your progress?

Often, we start popular diets with 100% effort but soon give up without seeing major progress. We jump into the next popular diet, give it the same initial effort, and again see limited results. Most people only stick to a diet for about two weeks before they start falling off or give up completely because they see minimum body fat reduction.