Weekend bingeing!! help!

pip_roberts91

Ive had a bit of a wakeup call recently - not really been on it and I'm currently 4 lbs from my heaviest weight. I've started to realise that it's the weekends that send me off track. I start on Friday (sometimes thursday night because I think oo it's Friday tomorrow!) all the way to Sunday night so really I only have 4 good days. Does anyone have any tips for staying on it at the weekend? I do believe a treat helps though but I'm obviously having too many of them!!

drop_it_like_a_squat

Why don't you just carry on w/ what you're doing throughout the week? All up to you.

nikilis

for a start you should be logging your weekend food, log every day, even if you are going over.

your 20 with 50lb to loose, if you don't start eating right, you will be 21 with 60lb.

if you post your height and actual weight we may be able to help you further, you may be struggling a bit with your amount of calories, its possible that you could eat a bit more daily and it might make things easier. so please, feel free to do that.

there are 50 of these on your body:



if you make a lifestyle change now, you can get rid of those. if you dont, you will just have more to loose when you finally hit good old rock bottom. lol. im harsh today. sorry.

I'll add you as a friend and try and help you. but you gotta make an effort. ok?

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

Log your weekends. Even if you have to guesstimate because of eating out or going to someone else's house, logging everything will give you a clear picture of what you're doing. If you're only keeping track 4 days and then taking off 3 you could easily kill your deficit.

Another thing to consider is that your calorie goal might be too low or you may be restricting too much during the week, which can lead to trouble on the weekend. Your calorie goal is 1200, which is the absolute lowest that MFP will give you. Consider bumping it up a couple of hundred calories and working whatever treats you want into your calorie goal every day rather than having cheat days.

pip_roberts91

I'm currently 200 lbs and 5"7. I wonder whether it might be worth trying a few more calories, because sometimes I feel starved during the week and that probably makes me more likely to binge! Thanks for your support

nikilis

your calculation is as follows



although I think its a little off as it assuming you have more muscle mass than you probably do.

you could probably up your calories to at least 1400, and log your exercise and eat back 1/2 to 2/3 of those calories.

also I can give you some dietary advice on how to eat more food for your cals and feel more satisfied as well as being healthier overall. I can PM you about that when you are ready :P

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

your calculation is as follows



although I think its a little off as it assuming you have more muscle mass than you probably do.

you could probably up your calories to at least 1400, and log your exercise and eat back 1/2 to 2/3 of those calories.

also I can give you some dietary advice on how to eat more food for your cals and feel more satisfied as well as being healthier overall. I can PM you about that when you are ready :P

Look at you being so helpful and supportive. :flowerforyou:

Katla49

1. Log every bite, every day. Liquids count, too.
2. Get food scales and measure portion sizes.
3. Move more. Cardio is especially helpful at getting pounds off, but weights have an important role in muscle tone.
4. If you mess up on one day, you have a fresh start the next. Going over is no reason to give up.
5. Have a plan for evenings out with friends. Beer is calorie dense and an excellent road to turning yourself into kobi beef. (Coke is also calorie dense unless you go with the sugar free version.) Have one and then switch to water. Or drink water the whole time if you can't have just one. A little lime in the water tastes nice and looks festive.
6. Let yourself have a little treat now and then, but be sure to log it. This goes back to log every bite, every day.

Good luck!

pip_roberts91

Thanks for all your help! I'm going to try eating 1400 as eating 1200 obviously is not working and the extra 200 calories would allow me to have a treat every so often. I like to think I eat quite well during the week and find it easy to stick to. I think the problem I have is that I plan my weekdays and keep to it, but with being at university at the weekends I visit my parents/ boyfriend and I find it difficult to not plan for it or what they will cook or whether we're going out for something so I just don't track. It's frustrating when you undo all the hard work you've put in during the week!