Days off are rough, anyone else?
AspenDan
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I do IF, where I try not to eat until like 3-4pm, then I eat my calories in 2 large meals/snacks. The days that I work 6-4pm, this is easy. At work I'm moving around and hanging out with friends and I barely think about food.
On days off, I'm usually at my pc, enjoying my free time, but my mind starts to slightly obsess about the next meals, and at the end of the day, I'm usually over my goal by a bit.
Anyone else have this issue, and have found ways to deal? It's not a huge thing, and I'm still losing weight but, thought it was worth sharing.
On days off, I'm usually at my pc, enjoying my free time, but my mind starts to slightly obsess about the next meals, and at the end of the day, I'm usually over my goal by a bit.
Anyone else have this issue, and have found ways to deal? It's not a huge thing, and I'm still losing weight but, thought it was worth sharing.
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Get off your computer and move.0
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I'm the opposite - when I'm not at work I can do things I enjoy and take my mind off food, whether that's playing video games or going out and doing something. At work I'm sitting bored at my desk all day constantly thinking about when I next get to eat. All I can say is to find something to do in your free time that distracts you.0
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I don't have this issue. Most of the time my meals are spread out during the day. If you don't eat until 3 PM, I bet you are thinking about food. Maybe smaller meals more often when you're off.0
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Yeah, I'm learning how to deal with that issue right now as well. I think it's the lack of structured activity that throws us. At work we're focused and there are structured routine things that get done every day. Work days are about work. Weekends are much more open, and consequently relaxing too lol, but they lack that focus. I think maybe working more on getting out of house might help. If I'm out doing something I find I dont think about food nearly as often. But when I'm sitting at home I get restless and bored.0
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Do you drink more water on your work days than on your off days? I personally do, which effects how hungry I think I am. Also, if everything is pretty similar, I'd try to busy yourself more on your off days to keep you occupied. You can run errands, take care of stuff around the house, pick up a new hobby or an old one that has been neglected, etc.0
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When I'm at work, I have absolutely no issue staying on track because I am not near any temptation!
Weekends when I'm out with friends/family are a challenge, I definitely see your point! I think it'll probably help you to have a little of what you love in moderation and plan your work-out days to take place on your day's off! That should be a great motivator to stop you over-eating - especially after working so hard on your exercise! :]0 -
I am the same way... I "forget" to eat lunch at work. But, at home all day, I want to eat eveeerythingggg.0
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Personally, I love weekends and days off work.
I can spend the whole afternoon exercising. Sometimes the whole day. And then I can eat whatever I want.
I spend 5 days a week cooped up in an office ... come the weekend, and I'm outside. Usually hiking or cycling long distances, but sometimes doing other sports.
My suggestion ... get outside and do something active.
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Sorry, no advice, but will say that IF would set me up for what you're experiencing. Eating the same amount every day at regular meal times = none of those issues.0
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It's the opposite for me, when I'm off work I can go for 2 hour long walks, have a run, hike, go bowling or swimming.
You need to find active ways to enjoy yourself.
Plus my days off I have to go food shopping, do the garden, catch up with people. I never get time to stop as I work 42 hours a week.0 -
Being a homebody is fine. I am. I love video games, board games, reading, guitar, stuff I can all do at home. My remedy was to enroll in a gym. If I feel really bored, or just can't sleep, I go and do cardio. I usually go twice a day, 30 minutes each time.danieltsmoke wrote: »0 -
danieltsmoke wrote: »I do IF, where I try not to eat until like 3-4pm, then I eat my calories in 2 large meals/snacks. The days that I work 6-4pm, this is easy. At work I'm moving around and hanging out with friends and I barely think about food.
On days off, I'm usually at my pc, enjoying my free time, but my mind starts to slightly obsess about the next meals, and at the end of the day, I'm usually over my goal by a bit.
Anyone else have this issue, and have found ways to deal? It's not a huge thing, and I'm still losing weight but, thought it was worth sharing.
I hear you, on the weekend at home it's challenging not to grab a bunch of salty goodness out of the pantry and some beers and hang out. Very challenging. I try to think about the long game vs. the short game and try to enjoy everything in moderation. I've been doing 18:6 SOLID during the week....on the weekend I need to make bacon and eggs for the fam which is a pain in the *kitten* as I love bacon and eggs,,,,so going until 3 or 4 PM is difficult. I just drink water like a mad man, black coffee, and try to stay focused on the objective, stay motivated!0 -
Slowly change your habits to things that are more likely to lead to NOT sitting at a computer. It won't happen overnight, but start slowly and then 5 years from now you'll look back and be amazed at how sedentary you were and how you'll never go back to that.danieltsmoke wrote: »
I used to play video games, knit, paint... And All kinds of sedentary things to do while watching Netflix. But watching Netflix for 5 hours every night was a choice I made. For the sake of my health, I started making different choices slowly. Now it's more like 2 hours once a week.
Slow gradual shifts towards conscious choices to be less sedentary:)
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Nope. Opposite. When I'm home I find it easier to put off eating. When I'm at work, I need to eat. I am more hungry.0
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It's because you're bored when you're home, and you know you have the time to make a nice meal. You don't have the option at work, and even if you did you wouldn't be able to enjoy it since it's work. You're exactly like me.
My advice is to just find a more engrossing hobby, that's the only thing that works for me. And if you're not doing any exercise, definitely start a routine.0 -
Like others, I am the opposite. So much easier for me to eat well during the weekend and be more active. My office has way too many food temptations everywhere.0
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I am another person with the opposite problem. All week long I'm stuck at a desk, surrounded by donuts, kolaches, coworkers' birthday cakes, etc. with little to no opportunity for exercise. On the weekends, my time is my own and I like to MOVE!0
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I agree with you..I'm the same... it's like I have a routine when I work then days off I'm screwed... so I guess I need a routine for those days !! Hang in there... we are learning0
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I am more likely to eat at calorie deficit on the weekends than I am when I am at work.
I do IF both at home and at work -- first meal is at 6:00 pm seven days a week.
Perhaps the weekend days need some structure to them -- just a thought.
Mostly, if you tend to over eat on the weekends by a little bit, then plan for it by cutting a little bit during the week. The calorie deficit will average out over the course of 7 days. 0 -
Days off are better for me because I have more time to exercise.
Hint... hint...
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bcalvanese wrote: »Days off are better for me because I have more time to exercise.
Hint... hint...
Ugghh..least favorite word that starts with an E...
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danieltsmoke wrote: »bcalvanese wrote: »Days off are better for me because I have more time to exercise.
Hint... hint...
Ugghh..least favorite word that starts with an E...
That could be a problem. Get away from the @#%$# screen.
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I find Saturdays difficult, but I think it's more because I usually have an intense pt session Friday afternoons and I haven't figured out how to log it to eat back some calories.0
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I don't have days off, having 2 kids and a husband, so it's all the same to me. My work days (I work from home remotely) are a bit easier but I maintain my meal plan normally. The weekends are actually more difficult because I have to handle more people in the house (not at work, not at school) but at the same time we're more often out of the house and doing activities.
My suggestion to you is the same as everyone else - get up and away from your computer and out of the house - create a to-do list and keep to it on the weekends, make eating something you have to do and not something you do to pass the time.0 -
Today is one of my days off. I was sedentary most of the morning, then went for a walk to the store and the bank and logged about 6k steps. Went horseback riding and to the farmers market and by the time I came home got to 19,500 steps. My calorie allowance for today is just about the same as what it was for yesterday when I worked all day and then went to the dojo for 2 hours of training.
Days off don't have to be that hard. But it is up to you what you do with them. Nobody forces you to sit in front of the tv/computer all day.0 -
I love the weekends because I have more time to exercise, which I get by doing things I enjoy, like gardening, hiking, swimming, and yoga.0
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danieltsmoke wrote: »bcalvanese wrote: »Days off are better for me because I have more time to exercise.
Hint... hint...
Ugghh..least favorite word that starts with an E...
But don't think of it as EXERCISE ...
Think of it as hopping on your bicycle and going to explore the next town over. Or putting on the hiking shoes and climbing that mountain to see the view. Or wandering down to the beach. Or kayaking amongst whales. Or whatever grabs your fancy.
I love to travel ... to see new things. On weekends where I can't travel, doing this sort of thing locally kind of fills the void. I rarely think about being out there for exercise ... I'm out there to enjoy the sunshine, fresh air, and scenery. To explore ... to have adventures ...
Maybe it helps that in my office many people are active. Our Monday morning "How was your weekend" chats consist of things like ... "I hiked the Overland Track" ... "I took my mtn bike down to the beach" ... I participated in a rowing competition" ... "I got gold again in my powerlifting comp" ... "This weekend I hiked to the top of Mt Wellington in preparation for my Everest trip" ... things like that.
I'm a long distance cyclist who had kind of gone into a slump. It was conversations like these that helped to spur me on again. Everyone else was doing stuff and I, the long distance cyclist, was sitting around doing nothing. Well I couldn't have that ... so I'm losing weight and building my fitness again.
Be the one with adventurous tales to tell on a Monday morning.
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I was like that. My solution? I started working on weekends. I have more money in each paycheck now, too.
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