Don’t get too excited, guys and women, I’m talking about cheating on your diet–after all, I’m a dietitian, not a private eye. The truth is that even if you’re committed to a healthy lifestyle (you eat well, exercise regularly, rarely overindulge), temptation is still everywhere–even with free meal diet plans you can get online. Just when you think they’re the answer and you can follow them to a ‘t’, bam, your favorite food hits you! If you’re not careful, one loving look from a juicy burger (with bacon, mayo and cheddar) across the room could be the end of you. An innocent night out for hot wings and beer may result in your being a “bad boy” (especially if somebody catches you in the act).

Since the heyday of the Atkins Diet, when everyone was led to believe that carbs were evil and high protein diets were the answer to our weight loss woes, medical advancement has shown that we can be easily led if we have the right motivation. But as with anything, the Atkins Diet lost its novelty value eventually and we started to see the light that we previously had refused to see. One thing we learned from the anti-Atkins medical profession was that the Atkins Diet causes bad breath!

So, it’s logical to assume that the choice is to either be overweight and have sweet breath or to be slim and have stinky breath. Not much of a choice, is it?