Losing during week and gaining all of or more back on weekends

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  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    shubk wrote: »
    Hello,
    I have been losing pretty much same pound for last few months. I lose weight during the week and then one or two big meals during weekend, I gain it all back. Even on days when I do extra exercise, it isn't working. What are some of your strategies for not gaining weight back on weekends?
    thanks

    I zig-zag calories. I have a couple of lower calorie days during the week, those "banked" calories are for the weekend. But I still log.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Don't weigh yourself on the weekend. More volume of food =more weight, until your body processes/eliminates it.
  • krithsai
    krithsai Posts: 668 Member
    The idea of cheat meals is good. Note how I said cheat "meal" and not cheat "day" or "days". Give yourself one good meal each weekend and then get back to eating healthy the rest of the meals. When you're in loss mode, that's as far as you can go without upsetting the loss rate too much. And yes, you do need to save up calories over the week if you want to eat a little extra over the weekend.
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