The PEERtrainer Cheat System is a new, simple to follow system for eating. The objective is to help guide you towards a way of eating that will make it easier to lose weight, give you more energy and help you feel better.
Here is a quick summary of the important details:
1. It Is Free. We reserve the right to change this in the near future, but everyone who gets on the "Cheat System" mailing list will get updates and revisions as long as they stay on the mailing list. There is a simple form at the bottom of this post to enter your email address. You'll be sent the system and you'll get on the list.
2. It Is Easy To Do. The PEERtrainer Cheat System is a 26 page PDF that consists of two lists of foods, a description of the system, and a very simple incentive system. We literally could have written a book about this, but we want to keep it as simple as possible.
3. You Can't Fail At This. A lot of people have made incredible transformations using the various tools that PEERtrainer provides. But one thing we have observed is that everyone makes progress at different speeds. It is critically important. The Cheat System allows you to go at your own pace. You can do as much or as little as you want.
4. It Will Be Controversial. What we have done here is presented what we have seen work over the last 5 years at PEERtrainer. It is also what we do ourselves in our own life. When you see the list, you will probably have some questions. Just know that there are good reasons for everything we have put in there.
Conclusion:
We want to guide you towards as much of "the good stuff" as we can. But also give you a way of staying on track where you don't feel badly about yourself, or end up beating yourself up because you can't stay on track.
We have also created a Cheat System Video Instruction Series which helps you use the system. We teach you the two things that you must do to start losing weight, and then we take you on a journey to more advanced topics and tools.
This video instruction series is brand new and teaches you everything that we see set you up for success. We also teach you the exact things that set you up for failure. The video instruction series, like the PEERtrainer Cheat System is free.
When you sign up by entering your first name and email below, you will immediately be taken to the first instruction video. In that video you will get some important tips to help you get started, as well as a little intro to PEERtrainer if you are new:
"By far one of the simplest systems I've ever tried and produced the results I wanted; it helped me lose 50 pounds and transition my way into making permanent changes in my eating style."
-Erin Evelyn, Flint, MI, USA
"Much easier to follow than other diets/trackers/changes I've tried, especially not having to keep track of every single morsel of food I eat. Only keeping track of cheats is SO much easier, and I always know I can eat off the free list if I'm hungry without feeling guilty!"
-AJ Kunsman; Vallejo, CA
Watch this video to learn more about the PEERtrainer Cheat System. You'll learn what we mean by you cannot fail! You'll also learn why following a fail-proof diet is the thing that really leads to lasting, dramatic change:
I have a recipe question with the Cheat System: If I made a soup that had items from the "left side" of the chart and added something from the right that was considered a cheat, do I count only the cheat for the one ingredient, or is the whole thing a cheat?
For example: Vegetable soup with potato. My instinct would be to count only the potato if the rest of the soup came from the left side of the chart. Thanks!
Posted by: Melpo | October 05, 2011 at 08:45 PM
Looking forward to trying this.
Posted by: Diana | July 09, 2011 at 09:17 AM
I have a question- do you earn any 'cheats' with exercise? If so, how many/time exercised? Or is it by cals burned? If not, what is the reasoning behind that decision? Thanks
Posted by: Bridgitte | June 03, 2011 at 01:43 PM
i am interested in seeing what this looks like on a daily basis. I guess I am having a hard time figuring out what to eat for br, lunch, dinner, etc. on this system and was wondering if there is a menu or log example(s) to get started with as a jumping off point.
Posted by: runnrgrl7 | March 18, 2011 at 11:40 AM
We have a backup link to it on our Facebook page. Just go to facebook.com/PEERtrainer, and go to the discussions tab. You'll see it there.
Posted by: PEERtrainer | March 04, 2011 at 05:44 PM
I can't figure out how to get the 26 page pdf file of the cheat system. Every time I put in my name and email, the system says I am already a member.
Posted by: becky duty | March 04, 2011 at 04:16 PM
Initially I liked the plan. But the more I thought about it the less easy it sat with me. I hate the idea of thinking of all these foods as "cheats." There is a big thing on this site about how diets, inherently, don't work. They don't work because they set you on a binge/diet cycle. They make you feel like a failure and then, to punish yourself, you eat more stuff that makes you feel even worse.
I like this way of eating, and I like the Magic Fridge recipes. I just don't think that thinking of all the foods (a second tablespoon of plain nut butter being equal to something like a fake fat free yogurt, full of HFCS) as cheats is very helpful to the psyche. I'm sure some would argue it's just semantics, but I think a different word would work better.
In the meantime, I highly recommend On Eating by Susie Orbach.
Posted by: Meghan | March 01, 2011 at 07:32 PM
We just added a backup link on our Facebook Page- look under "Discussions"
Posted by: PEERtrainer | February 23, 2011 at 12:34 PM
I received the link to the cheat system after signing up, but lost it. Can I get that link re-sent?
Posted by: martha | February 23, 2011 at 10:45 AM
Gina, Can't put you on the mailing list. Got to enter your email yourself. More good stuff coming!
Posted by: Jackie | February 21, 2011 at 12:07 PM
Looking forward to receive it.
Posted by: Jackie | February 21, 2011 at 11:55 AM
Please put me on the mailing list.
Posted by: Gina | February 21, 2011 at 11:18 AM
I've been working with the Cheat Plan for a few days, and so far I like it. It seems like a feasible plan for life, not a diet.
I think one thing to be careful of is not to try to "outsmart" the plan -- ie, yes you could follow then plan and, say, eat as much sweet potato (to name an allowed food) as you want and then not lose weight, for instance. In other words, you could fail while following this plan, if you try. The point is to try to succeed, not to prove that the plan isn't foolproof, etc. Our job is not to outwit the good people at Peertrainer, but to help them help us succeed. Or something. :)
For me, thinking of black coffee as a cheat is a real mind-bender. I'm working on it, but to call a cup of decaf with skim milk TWO cheats is...challenging. :)
I do like the idea that you need a whole cheat to justify chemicals, like artificial sweeteners. But I think that when I go running tomorrow, 8-10 miles, I'm not going to count my diluted vitalyte as "cheats"!
PS: Cacao nibs: sweets, or seasonings?
Posted by: KEW | February 18, 2011 at 01:32 PM
Thank you! I was getting frustrated at having made changes and yet not loosing weight. Now with the list, it should be a big help. I just made a layered casserole, using only the left hand column, then using 1 can of mushroom soup. Yesterdays soup was lentils, lots of green vegetables, etc.
Again, thank you for your help.
Posted by: Linda | February 17, 2011 at 12:13 PM
Sounds good to me!
Posted by: Dina | February 15, 2011 at 09:15 AM
Looking forward to trying this.
Posted by: Alison McLachlan | February 15, 2011 at 04:29 AM
I am interested in learning more.
Posted by: Michelle | February 14, 2011 at 07:19 PM