Going to be a challenging weekend

GreyKnight120

I'm in my second week of dieting, and it's pretty easy for me to pinpoint what days are going to be tough based on what's going on and social plans and such.

My wife and my best friend's wife are going for a spa day and he's coming over and we're going to order a pizza, play some video games, and drink some beers and basically geek out and enjoy the freedom for an afternoon and evening. I'm looking forward to it, but at the same time I'm feeling apprehensive.

Last Saturday we had a social event and I consumed more calories than I had wanted to, but I still managed to cut corners (ate a hamburger without the bun). Before this diet started I know it would have been much worse. And I still came out ahead for the week. And I know I need to cut myself a little slack, and I am looking forward to having some pizza.

The beer part of it doesn't worry me so much. I got some Micholob Ultras and I know I'll keep that in moderation - I would prefer to eat my calories rather than drink them anyway. I worry more about what happens when the pizza arrives. And my friend is pretty good and understanding and supportive about my weight loss goals, so I'm probably making a mountain out of a molehill. But I'm still feeling a lot of apprehension around that.

Monday is Labor Day and we'll be going to my parents' house for a cookout, and I foresee that being more of the same. My Mom is pretty health conscious, but there is some hypocrisy in her ways. Plus my brother and his wife will be there, and that tends to add a level of stress that I won't get into here.

So it's going to be an eventful weekend, and I am looking forward to seeing both friends and family, but I recognize there are going to be some challenges, and I guess I'm posting here looking for support or advice. I'm already kind of pushing it a bit more than I normally do with the exercise these next few days in anticipation. And who knows? Saturday may roll around and I'll do great and only have two slices of plain, or get a chicken and broccoli or something healthier, and Monday I might do just fine.

I just know last Saturday I slipped a bit, and see the same sort of challenge coming up on the horizon this weekend.

I know it's only Wednesday but we're past the hump and I hope that everyone else has an AWESOME and HEALTHY weekend!!

MrsCaitlinBeltran

Hi! I think you are being too hard on yourself. Eating a couple slices of pizza or enjoying a little food from a cookout will not derail you from achieving your long-term goals--I wouldn't, however, do it every weekend lol. Like you said, you're already exercising more in anticipation of eating over your calorie limit, so I think you should relax a little and enjoy your weekend. Come Tuesday, you'll get yourself back on track and move forward. I hope you have fun--geeking out sounds awesome!

deescrafty

It sounds like you have a busy social life and food plays a large role. You will have to take some control. Take a green salad to the BBQ and eat that instead of potato salad. Eat the hamburger and fixings in a lettuce wrap instead of a bun. If your friend doesn't care for thin crust veggie pizza or two small ones so that yours is a little healthier. Otherwise you'll obsess about what may happen to the point you won't enjoy yourself. Remember it's not about the food its the relationships. If you plan ahead and make smart choices you'll have fun and the people around you won't know you're eating healthy. Don't worry, PLAN. You can do it!

GreyKnight120

Well... yesterday came and went. I wasn't as good as I set out to be (about 1850 calories over my limit), but a month or two ago I'm sure it would have been a lot worse - so I'm not going to beat myself up too much over it. I enjoyed myself yesterday and had a good time and that was important too. And today I've got a lot of opportunities to work off some of those calories so I'm planning on taking full advantage of that, and going into the cookout tomorrow at my parents' house with a little bit more understanding and having come off the recent "failure" (I term I'm using here very loosely since I feel I'm allowed the occasional slip) I feel I'm less inclined to make those same missteps again and I'm looking for the opportunity to kind of redeem myself.

Thank you for the feedback and shared thoughts so far! I'm totally going to try the burger and fixing in a lettuce wrap tomorrow!

GreyKnight120

I was better today, and even the slip on Saturday wasn't enough to stop me from losing well over 2 lbs. this week!! So I probably worried over nothing. Progress continues this week and there are no significant obstacles on the horizon so hopefully it should be smooth sailing and good decision-making for awhile to come!

Thanks for the feedback, insight, encouragement, and enlightenment! I hope everyone had a safe, fulfilling, and healthy Labor Day weekend!