I have some VERY good news for you: a new study has shown that pizza can actually help you lose weight!

Ok, ok, pizza isn’t exactly healthy for you, but there is a way you can incorporate it into your diet and still lose weight. The study revealed that people who allow themselves a day of indulgence while dieting are more likely to stick to their diets and continue to lose weight. So if you are craving pizza one day, treat yourself and order one!

The study looked at people who had dieted for two weeks, and the result was that people who ate whatever they wanted to on Sunday were more motivated to keep up their diet plan for the rest of the week. Experts say that it is important to have a specific day set out to eat your unhealthy food of choice.

“The key is to plan ahead and designate a specific day for your rule-breaking,” study author Rita Coelho do Vale, Ph.D explained to Men’s Health. “That’s because giving in to a spur-of-the-moment donut can make you feel like you blew your diet—and might as well abandon it completely.”

We all know that maintaining a healthy lifestyle takes discipline, but it’s also important to indulge your cravings every once and awhile. Dieting doesn’t have to be serious business 24/7, and it’s important to loosen up and enjoy life sometimes! Set aside Sunday as your day of pizza, and look forward to that meal as you diet in the days leading up to it!

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