What is your weekend plan of attack??

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  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    The weather is supposed to be perfect this weekend. I plan on using part of it to put some mileage on the bicycle. In terms of food, I tend to under eat when I'm riding a lot.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    I will do what I do any other day. I prelog my whole day the night before or in the morning. I have dinners planned for the whole month so I just pick one from the list for the day. If I am going to eat out I know about it in advance and look up my choices.
    I exercise about 30 minutes a day unless it is my rest day.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    I have a dinne date tonight and will be logging everything I eat and drink.

    Tomorrow, going to the beach, then watching Kentucky derby, then having a cookout and then watching Mayweahter fight...


    Sunday - grocery shopping, yard work, recovering, and game of thrones...

    food and alcohol will be logged...I may go over one day and be under the next, but no big deal...

  • illusion2269
    illusion2269 Posts: 95 Member
    This weekend I have family coming down to visit, so I'll be eating a bit richer food than what I would normally cook for myself. However I also have a 5k tomorrow, so hopefully that will help to offset some of the extra calories I may take in. Depending on how I feel after that, I may get some extra walking in on Sunday after they head home. Any overages will just have to be adjusted for, and life goes on :)
  • jeffd247
    jeffd247 Posts: 319 Member
    I have the same issue. I'm much less disciplined on the weekends. I've been using the following strategies to help with that:

    1. I don't let the 'Weekend' start until Saturday night at dinner. We usually go out to eat as a family that night and then. Even when we do go out I try not to go crazy. Sometimes I do... but that's not the norm anymore.

    2. I try to stay away from my house on the weekends. While I'd love to lay at home on the couch, that leads to eating. I've tried to fill my weekends with anything that involves me not being inside my house.

    3. I've built a larger deficit into my "weekdays" to compensate for the fact that I tend to eat more calories on the weekends. Admittedly, I am hungry when Friday comes and a little cranky.

    It's been working for me.

  • jaga13
    jaga13 Posts: 1,149 Member
    I just looked at the menu online of the restaurant I'm going to tomorrow. Mostly pasta, some fish and chicken dishes. It isn't a chain, so there is no calorie count. I have no idea what I'll chose or how I'll estimate the calories, but I'm thinking whatever I get, I should probably just eat half since I'm sure almost any entree will be at least 1000 calories (at home, dinner is usually 300-400 calories, but I would be ok with 500-700 for a special occasion, and that includes a glass or two of wine).
    I was thinking a simple whole wheat pasta with shrimp, arugla, and tomato sauce might be light. Or the salmon dish. Or the margherita pizza, but not too much. Decisions!
  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    edited May 2015
    This is the last weekend of my cut, yay!

    Tonight will be chicken enchiladas that I'll make at home followed up with some jell-o and whipped cream for dessert. Going to bed early, as usual.

    Saturday is refeed day. I plan to eat a chicken, egg, and cheese bagel and a fruit cup from Chick-fil-A for breakfast along a venti Skinny Vanilla Iced Latte from Starbucks, a Hook & Ladder Light sub and baked BBQ Lays chips from Firehouse for lunch, and a little bacon cheeseburger with fries from Five Guys for dinner. 2150 calories of delicious goodness. We've got grocery shopping, an oil change, and two vet appointments going on that day.

    Sunday I'll be tanning by the pool in the morning and cleaning/laundry/relaxing for the rest of the day. Meals will consist of protein waffles with peanut butter and syrup for breakfast, a tortilla pizza for lunch, probably a rice cake with some cream cheese on it as a snack, and homemade chili with crackers for lunch. Oh, and a Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Quest bar...baked at 375 for 7 minutes and broiled to slightly brown the top. Mmmm...

    Yes, I am an obsessive pre-logger and planner. :smile: Now, next weekend will be epic. The weekend after a cut is always a sight to see.
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    Just cooked six pork chops to freeze. My dog has been going crazy.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    jaga13 wrote: »
    I just looked at the menu online of the restaurant I'm going to tomorrow. Mostly pasta, some fish and chicken dishes. It isn't a chain, so there is no calorie count. I have no idea what I'll chose or how I'll estimate the calories, but I'm thinking whatever I get, I should probably just eat half since I'm sure almost any entree will be at least 1000 calories (at home, dinner is usually 300-400 calories, but I would be ok with 500-700 for a special occasion, and that includes a glass or two of wine).
    I was thinking a simple whole wheat pasta with shrimp, arugla, and tomato sauce might be light. Or the salmon dish. Or the margherita pizza, but not too much. Decisions!

    don't stress over it too much ...

    an important part of the lifestyle change is learning that it is OK to go out to dinner and enjoy the evening with family and friends and no worry so much about calorie count. IF the item is not list then I would suggest trying to fin something that is close in the MFP database and going with that.

    or go with a grilled item that does not have a lot of sauce on it....



  • machelle04
    machelle04 Posts: 690 Member
    Weekends are like my week days I will be working but Saturday when I leave work I plan on indulging in lots of festive beverages (beer for those that don't use the phrase festive beverages). I won't worry about my calories because to get to our lake I have lots of walking to get unloaded at our cabin. Once I get unloaded then my pontoon boat is a peddle boat so I will burn more calories than I consume just by enjoying myself!
  • mistikal13
    mistikal13 Posts: 1,457 Member
    I'm going to indulge in some of my favorite foods and not feel guilty about it :)
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    I'll eat 50 or 100 less calories per day throughout the week if I know there's an event. Otherwise, I'll just make surprises fit into my calorie goals or just go with the flow.

    I'm going to see a baseball game with the family this weekend and can't wait for the food. The only issue is that they have a Blue Bell ice cream stand and I won't be able to get any. :disappointed:
  • Jackstrollo
    Jackstrollo Posts: 3 Member
    Good plans all the way around. Weekends gets tougher with events and outings
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    It's just like any other day for me, except I have a little more yard work this one.
  • jaga13
    jaga13 Posts: 1,149 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    jaga13 wrote: »
    I just looked at the menu online of the restaurant I'm going to tomorrow. Mostly pasta, some fish and chicken dishes. It isn't a chain, so there is no calorie count. I have no idea what I'll chose or how I'll estimate the calories, but I'm thinking whatever I get, I should probably just eat half since I'm sure almost any entree will be at least 1000 calories (at home, dinner is usually 300-400 calories, but I would be ok with 500-700 for a special occasion, and that includes a glass or two of wine).
    I was thinking a simple whole wheat pasta with shrimp, arugla, and tomato sauce might be light. Or the salmon dish. Or the margherita pizza, but not too much. Decisions!

    don't stress over it too much ...

    an important part of the lifestyle change is learning that it is OK to go out to dinner and enjoy the evening with family and friends and no worry so much about calorie count. IF the item is not list then I would suggest trying to fin something that is close in the MFP database and going with that.

    or go with a grilled item that does not have a lot of sauce on it....



    Thanks! I'm not too stressed, just trying to plan. I'm so used to taking my kids to local chain restaurants (where they post their calorie counts online) that I'm not prepared for a fancier night out. I know, what a horrible problem to have!! I will do my best to estimate and not go overboard.

    It's nice to hear a lot of people who have plans and thought processes.
  • jaga13
    jaga13 Posts: 1,149 Member
    To be honest, I was hoping to live a little vicariously...I thought many people would be young, single and hitting up bars and restaurants. Not so much for me!
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    jaga13 wrote: »
    To be honest, I was hoping to live a little vicariously...I thought many people would be young, single and hitting up bars and restaurants. Not so much for me!

    LOL I will be hitting some up tonight...

    tomorrow should be interesting ....beach day, plus cookout, plus horse race, plus mayweather fight...

  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    jaga13 wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    jaga13 wrote: »
    I just looked at the menu online of the restaurant I'm going to tomorrow. Mostly pasta, some fish and chicken dishes. It isn't a chain, so there is no calorie count. I have no idea what I'll chose or how I'll estimate the calories, but I'm thinking whatever I get, I should probably just eat half since I'm sure almost any entree will be at least 1000 calories (at home, dinner is usually 300-400 calories, but I would be ok with 500-700 for a special occasion, and that includes a glass or two of wine).
    I was thinking a simple whole wheat pasta with shrimp, arugla, and tomato sauce might be light. Or the salmon dish. Or the margherita pizza, but not too much. Decisions!

    don't stress over it too much ...

    an important part of the lifestyle change is learning that it is OK to go out to dinner and enjoy the evening with family and friends and no worry so much about calorie count. IF the item is not list then I would suggest trying to fin something that is close in the MFP database and going with that.

    or go with a grilled item that does not have a lot of sauce on it....



    Thanks! I'm not too stressed, just trying to plan. I'm so used to taking my kids to local chain restaurants (where they post their calorie counts online) that I'm not prepared for a fancier night out. I know, what a horrible problem to have!! I will do my best to estimate and not go overboard.

    It's nice to hear a lot of people who have plans and thought processes.

    in that case, I would just eat what you want then and not worry so much about the calorie count ....
  • 81Katz
    81Katz Posts: 7,074 Member
    I have to work, will do some walking too, some yard word/planting, grocery shopping. Typical weekend around here. Meals planned, will try to stick with everything.
  • SophiaSerrao
    SophiaSerrao Posts: 234 Member
    edited May 2015
    LyndseyLovesToLift wrote: »
    This is the last weekend of my cut, yay!

    Tonight will be chicken enchiladas that I'll make at home followed up with some jell-o and whipped cream for dessert. Going to bed early, as usual.

    Saturday is refeed day. I plan to eat a chicken, egg, and cheese bagel and a fruit cup from Chick-fil-A for breakfast along a venti Skinny Vanilla Iced Latte from Starbucks, a Hook & Ladder Light sub and baked BBQ Lays chips from Firehouse for lunch, and a little bacon cheeseburger with fries from Five Guys for dinner. 2150 calories of delicious goodness. We've got grocery shopping, an oil change, and two vet appointments going on that day.

    Sunday I'll be tanning by the pool in the morning and cleaning/laundry/relaxing for the rest of the day. Meals will consist of protein waffles with peanut butter and syrup for breakfast, a tortilla pizza for lunch, probably a rice cake with some cream cheese on it as a snack, and homemade chili with crackers for lunch. Oh, and a Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Quest bar...baked at 375 for 7 minutes and broiled to slightly brown the top. Mmmm...

    Yes, I am an obsessive pre-logger and planner. :smile: Now, next weekend will be epic. The weekend after a cut is always a sight to see.

    wow... *.*

    I must say, this was a fun and inspiring read, lol. One day I'll be so knowledgeable to figure out all this cutting, refeeding and how girls get to eat like men business ♥. (Well, training like men I figure.) I genuinely wonder what the next weekend beholds for you. Ha. Enjoy!
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,828 Member
    jaga13 wrote: »
    What's your plan of attack?

    Friday is just like Monday - Thursday.

    Saturday and Sunday ... I exercise a whole lot and therefore can eat more, all within my net calorie limit. :)

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