It’s that time of the week when people even on the strictest of diets let their guards down and indulge in cheat meals that can extend to cheat days, and in some cases, stretch to cheat weeks as well. A cheat meal ideally should be anywhere around 300 calories over your normal calorie count and that too if you have stuck to your healthy diet and exercise routine all through the week. With cheat meals and during weekends, there’s a tendency to overeat because we usually throw caution to the winds since we usually socialize during Saturday and Sunday and also try to reward ourselves for being good through the week. Overeating and binge eating are often used interchangeably, but both are not the same. Overeating can happen occasionally whereas binge eating is an eating disorder. But both binge eating and overeating can happen when you eat without practicing mindful eating or portion control. We often talk about “food coma” after a bout of overeating where one feels fatigued and drowsy after a big meal. It?s a fact that it takes 20 minutes for the brain to send a proper signal to the tummy that it?s full. If you continue to eat beyond even after getting the signal, then it?s considered overeating. Overeating can cause bloating, discomfort, stomach pain, cramping, gassiness, and also indigestion. We wanted to bring the topic of “overeating” since the festive season is in full swing in India and most of us would go wild buck and get off the we...