This post is inspired by my chocolate loving Mother-in-Law. She will go days without eating any sugar and reward herself at the end with a day where she can eat anything she wants, which usually means TONS of chocolate. However, she usually feels pretty sick after "rewarding" herself. To her and others like her, I say, moderation is better than starvation. PERIOD. Those who justify eating tons of high calorie goodies one day by starving themselves of these goodies for several days prior will likely admit that they neither feel satisfied nor actually consume less calories overall this way. Rather than "starving" yourself of your favorite treat and later caving to your cravings and "binging", prove to yourself how strong you are and allow yourself a small portion each day. Remember, you can eat some goodies (you have around 200 discretionary calories each day), just not a TON of goodies. You are more likely to be satisfied if you allow yourself a little each day. No food is truly terrible for you unless you eat WAY too much of it at once. Moderation is the key to a healthy diet and a satisfied appetite.
-Kamie
