Weekend temptation!
Fitkam90
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Does anyone else have an easy time eating clean all week, then struggle once Friday and Saturday arrive?? I made it through this past weekend without going out to eat or eating any fattening meals, but I already have anxiety about this coming weekend. I'm going to make it through, but I know temptation from family and friends will be there!
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This is absolutely me!! And over the course of a weekend I can completely undo all of my good habits over the week and actually gain weight just from two days!! Nice to hear I'm not the only one.3
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Can so relate! Comforting to know it is not just me but now how to change it? Weekend willpower needed!1
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aaappleees wrote: »This is absolutely me!! And over the course of a weekend I can completely undo all of my good habits over the week and actually gain weight just from two days!! Nice to hear I'm not the only one.
Yes that is exactly me! I'll bloat a few pounds by Monday and then it takes me until Friday to get back to my low weight, then I mess up all over again! Luckily I just got hit with another bout of motivation last week, so this coming weekend will be my second weekend to Just Say No to junk lol. I'm so close to a weight I haven't seen since I was 18 (that was 9 years ago). I'm letting that be my motivation to stay strong. I'm literally 3 pounds away. 164 is the magic #. Then I'll keep going from there and get to a healthy weight that I haven't seen since I was 15. Man I'm getting old haha. How am I 27?1 -
Oh my this is so me!! I do so well throughout the week. Then the weekend comes and there is alcohol and dinners, and busy days. It's all just excuses I know but I'm hoping to stay motivated and share my goals with those around me. I feel if I tell someone I'm trying to lose weight then I'm less likely to eat completely unhealthy. Let's see if it works! We got this!2
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Oh my this is so me!! I do so well throughout the week. Then the weekend comes and there is alcohol and dinners, and busy days. It's all just excuses I know but I'm hoping to stay motivated and share my goals with those around me. I feel if I tell someone I'm trying to lose weight then I'm less likely to eat completely unhealthy. Let's see if it works! We got this!
Yes! We can knock out those excuses and get through it. It's really nice to have people here to help encourage and keep me accountable. Knowing other people are watching my diary and keeping up with my posts should help. I'm glad I'm not alone! I don't have a good support system.0 -
On a Monday I tend to plan my week and within it, i make sure that I have one day where I eat out with a friend or have friends over for a few wines or me and the kids will go bowling and then out to eat. Whatever. You can have a day off if you make sure the rest of your week is good and make sure you get a good exercise burn going on each day. I find having something to look forward to each week keeps me on track.0
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LearningToFly13 wrote: »On a Monday I tend to plan my week and within it, i make sure that I have one day where I eat out with a friend or have friends over for a few wines or me and the kids will go bowling and then out to eat. Whatever. You can have a day off if you make sure the rest of your week is good and make sure you get a good exercise burn going on each day. I find having something to look forward to each week keeps me on track.
Yes, you are right. A cheat day or cheat meal helps give me something to look forward to. The trouble for me is, I can't fully enjoy it because I feel guilty, like I'm hindering myself from progressing as quickly as I could if I gave up cheats. I also don't know how to sit down and eat a reaonable portion. I stuff myself until I am sick. It's a lack of patience and self control on my part.0 -
I'm concerned about "fattening meals" and your other post. Fat doesn't make people fat, fyi. It's all calories. Anything in moderation if you want it. Otherwise yes, stress and anxiety about situations exposing you to the taboo food. I've been eating a little under my calorie limit this week so that tonight I can have 2-3 glasses of wine at an event. Saturday I'll probably have some lasagne without weighing it at a dinner party. I have some extra cardio planned this weekend and I will only have 1 serving, so again, not worried. All good things in moderation.3
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I hear ya. I work part time on weekends in an emergency room.... they usually order out from somewhere, or someone brings in sweets.... AND with the holidays coming up.. YIKES.... time to exercise WILL POWER0
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I agree with leggup... fattening is a word I really detest (my mother-in-law uses it all the time).
That said, I feel the same way about weekends... they are a time to relax and in my mind that includes food. However, eating right is about taking care of ourselves and achieving goals. Do goals disappear on the weekend? Nope! I have to remind myself of that every weekend. Here are a couple of things I do to avoid weekend pitfalls.
1. Intermittent fast through the weekend so you can get more of your calories from the fewer meals. Ain't nothing wrong with this. If you are allotted 1700 calories per day, you can get those from lunch and dinner.
2. Alternatively, do something really active in the morning that will make you feel good and potentially offset some off plan indulgences later in the day. For instance, hiking for a few hours (I usually burn over 1000 calories when I hike), or walking 6-7 miles.
3. Drink all the water.
4. Volume eat healthy stuff available before you arrive at indulgence central (my favorite is a salad made of shredded red cabbage and grated carrots... insanely filling).
5. If you're going out, have a bunless burger with double veggies on the side.
Moderation is hard for me at those times. I just can't go and show self-restraint unless I've done one or some of the things I listed above.
If treats are what you crave on the weekend, find some treats that fit within your nutrition plan. I like to splurge on a pint of raspberries and eat them in one sitting (add some whipped cream if you like). My friend has an amazing, easy recipe for raw coconut macaroons made with coconut oil, unsweetened coconut, maple syrup and cocoa. So good.1 -
I'm concerned about "fattening meals" and your other post. Fat doesn't make people fat, fyi. It's all calories. Anything in moderation if you want it. Otherwise yes, stress and anxiety about situations exposing you to the taboo food. I've been eating a little under my calorie limit this week so that tonight I can have 2-3 glasses of wine at an event. Saturday I'll probably have some lasagne without weighing it at a dinner party. I have some extra cardio planned this weekend and I will only have 1 serving, so again, not worried. All good things in moderation.
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luckywizard wrote: »I agree with leggup... fattening is a word I really detest (my mother-in-law uses it all the time).
That said, I feel the same way about weekends... they are a time to relax and in my mind that includes food. However, eating right is about taking care of ourselves and achieving goals. Do goals disappear on the weekend? Nope! I have to remind myself of that every weekend. Here are a couple of things I do to avoid weekend pitfalls.
1. Intermittent fast through the weekend so you can get more of your calories from the fewer meals. Ain't nothing wrong with this. If you are allotted 1700 calories per day, you can get those from lunch and dinner.
2. Alternatively, do something really active in the morning that will make you feel good and potentially offset some off plan indulgences later in the day. For instance, hiking for a few hours (I usually burn over 1000 calories when I hike), or walking 6-7 miles.
3. Drink all the water.
4. Volume eat healthy stuff available before you arrive at indulgence central (my favorite is a salad made of shredded red cabbage and grated carrots... insanely filling).
5. If you're going out, have a bunless burger with double veggies on the side.
Moderation is hard for me at those times. I just can't go and show self-restraint unless I've done one or some of the things I listed above.
If treats are what you crave on the weekend, find some treats that fit within your nutrition plan. I like to splurge on a pint of raspberries and eat them in one sitting (add some whipped cream if you like). My friend has an amazing, easy recipe for raw coconut macaroons made with coconut oil, unsweetened coconut, maple syrup and cocoa. So good.
Thanks for this response! I'm sorry if I offended people by saying "fattening food" I've always been overweight since I was a 8, and "fattening food" is a term I was brought up with and is completely normal around here. Maybe it's different in Texas. I guess fattening food isn't a politically correct term some places. I'll try to word it differently next time! No offense at all intended. Or fattening meals rather.0 -
Haha, it's not offensive, it's just a weird misnomer for caloric overages that is applied to foods. It might be a southern thing-- my mother in law has been in Georgia for twenty years!0
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I eat mostly 'clean' during the week but have an individual packet of breakfast biscuits as a bedtime snack. Sometimes I slip in a doughnut. Saturday evening I usually have a meal with my bf which varies from pizza to steak to Chinese followed by cheesecake or something for dessert. I mostly get back on track Sunday. Depends how my weight is doing and if I am maintaining okay.0
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luckywizard wrote: »Haha, it's not offensive, it's just a weird misnomer for caloric overages that is applied to foods. It might be a southern thing-- my mother in law has been in Georgia for twenty years!
Haha it's gotta be a southern thing!1 -
Graelwyn75 wrote: »I eat mostly 'clean' during the week but have an individual packet of breakfast biscuits as a bedtime snack. Sometimes I slip in a doughnut. Saturday evening I usually have a meal with my bf which varies from pizza to steak to Chinese followed by cheesecake or something for dessert. I mostly get back on track Sunday. Depends how my weight is doing and if I am maintaining okay.
It's been ages since I've had a doughnut! Yummm. Mmm I love pizza also haha. It's been a month since I've had some pizza. My favorite Chinese dish is sweet and sour chicken.0 -
I do my best to eat clean during the week. This year, I am trying a different approach to the weekend. Since it's football season and all, I'm allowing myself to have a semi-cheat day during Philly's game. This has worked well so far for a few reasons:
1. It gives me something to look forward to each week. I can REALLY consider what I want to "cheat" with.
2. On occasion (i.e. last week) I decided not to cheat to keep the clean going. I'll probably go off and on this the whole season.
3. When I cheat I end up doing some extra cardio (yuck) that day to try and trim some of those unnecessary calories.
I think it's a matter of finding a way to be able to be flexible enough to allow yourself to be able to spend time with family and friends without going off the deep end. I'm not sure if this will help at all, but here it is anyway
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I do my best to eat clean during the week. This year, I am trying a different approach to the weekend. Since it's football season and all, I'm allowing myself to have a semi-cheat day during Philly's game. This has worked well so far for a few reasons:
1. It gives me something to look forward to each week. I can REALLY consider what I want to "cheat" with.
2. On occasion (i.e. last week) I decided not to cheat to keep the clean going. I'll probably go off and on this the whole season.
3. When I cheat I end up doing some extra cardio (yuck) that day to try and trim some of those unnecessary calories.
I think it's a matter of finding a way to be able to be flexible enough to allow yourself to be able to spend time with family and friends without going off the deep end. I'm not sure if this will help at all, but here it is anyway
That's great! It's definitely important to be flexible. I could just walk an extra mile and a half or something0 -
Does anyone else have an easy time eating clean all week, then struggle once Friday and Saturday arrive?? I made it through this past weekend without going out to eat or eating any fattening meals, but I already have anxiety about this coming weekend. I'm going to make it through, but I know temptation from family and friends will be there!
I wouldn't call it a "struggle"...I indulge more on the weekend...it's when we can go out to eat as a family...go for pizza on Saturday afternoon after the boy's soccer and football games...go enjoy quality time with friends and do the things you do when you're socializing with good friends.
Weekends are also the time where we actually have time to go out and be active...I have a long ride every weekend and my wife has a long run and a shorter run...I often do a shorter ride to the gym on Sunday as well...we like to go rock climbing and hiking and stuff like that. Yeah we indulge more...we're also way more active come the weekend and it's part of enjoying this wonderful life...1 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »Does anyone else have an easy time eating clean all week, then struggle once Friday and Saturday arrive?? I made it through this past weekend without going out to eat or eating any fattening meals, but I already have anxiety about this coming weekend. I'm going to make it through, but I know temptation from family and friends will be there!
I wouldn't call it a "struggle"...I indulge more on the weekend...it's when we can go out to eat as a family...go for pizza on Saturday afternoon after the boy's soccer and football games...go enjoy quality time with friends and do the things you do when you're socializing with good friends.
Weekends are also the time where we actually have time to go out and be active...I have a long ride every weekend and my wife has a long run and a shorter run...I often do a shorter ride to the gym on Sunday as well...we like to go rock climbing and hiking and stuff like that. Yeah we indulge more...we're also way more active come the weekend and it's part of enjoying this wonderful life...
If I was more active on the weekends, I would definitely enjoy myself more. I want to buy a bicycle and go bike riding on the weekends0 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »Does anyone else have an easy time eating clean all week, then struggle once Friday and Saturday arrive?? I made it through this past weekend without going out to eat or eating any fattening meals, but I already have anxiety about this coming weekend. I'm going to make it through, but I know temptation from family and friends will be there!
I wouldn't call it a "struggle"...I indulge more on the weekend...it's when we can go out to eat as a family...go for pizza on Saturday afternoon after the boy's soccer and football games...go enjoy quality time with friends and do the things you do when you're socializing with good friends.
Weekends are also the time where we actually have time to go out and be active...I have a long ride every weekend and my wife has a long run and a shorter run...I often do a shorter ride to the gym on Sunday as well...we like to go rock climbing and hiking and stuff like that. Yeah we indulge more...we're also way more active come the weekend and it's part of enjoying this wonderful life...
If I was more active on the weekends, I would definitely enjoy myself more. I want to buy a bicycle and go bike riding on the weekends
Given our time limitations during the week, we definitely take full advantage of weekends...some of it like my long ride is purposeful training/exercise...but we do lots of active things as a family as well...this is the perfect time of year for hiking around here and we're all in love with the rock climbing gym. There's fun family ride we're doing this Sunday...it's only 10 miles, but that will be more than enough for my 5 and 7 year old to ride...0 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »Does anyone else have an easy time eating clean all week, then struggle once Friday and Saturday arrive?? I made it through this past weekend without going out to eat or eating any fattening meals, but I already have anxiety about this coming weekend. I'm going to make it through, but I know temptation from family and friends will be there!
I wouldn't call it a "struggle"...I indulge more on the weekend...it's when we can go out to eat as a family...go for pizza on Saturday afternoon after the boy's soccer and football games...go enjoy quality time with friends and do the things you do when you're socializing with good friends.
Weekends are also the time where we actually have time to go out and be active...I have a long ride every weekend and my wife has a long run and a shorter run...I often do a shorter ride to the gym on Sunday as well...we like to go rock climbing and hiking and stuff like that. Yeah we indulge more...we're also way more active come the weekend and it's part of enjoying this wonderful life...
If I was more active on the weekends, I would definitely enjoy myself more. I want to buy a bicycle and go bike riding on the weekends
Given our time limitations during the week, we definitely take full advantage of weekends...some of it like my long ride is purposeful training/exercise...but we do lots of active things as a family as well...this is the perfect time of year for hiking around here and we're all in love with the rock climbing gym. There's fun family ride we're doing this Sunday...it's only 10 miles, but that will be more than enough for my 5 and 7 year old to ride...
That's great your family is so active together! A great example for your kiddos.0 -
Home with the food is such a problem for me that I plan to exercise so much on Saturdays and Sundays that I can stay within sight of a bad diet, even if some weekends I don't outrun it.
We have 2 adult daughters living with us. One stays in her room almost exclusively to avoid exposure to the allergens of the cats and dog. She only comes out to fix her meals, and she's one of my mfp friends. She rarely even wants to go out. The other works at a fast-food restaurant and gets plenty of exercise at that. She's lost 30 lb in the 6 months of that job.
That leaves me and Mrs. While Mrs would gladly dine out 3 times each day, money is a real concern. I do budget for a restaurant meal for the two of us once each month. Those are manageable. Since we don't drink alcohol, dining out is just not such a big deal on my eating plan.0 -
There hasn't been a week where I haven't had a day or two of "bad" eating. I've had Big Macs, pizza buffet, Chinese buffet, etc... But I am still losing. It may slow my loss down to .5 lb instead of 1 for that week, but I am not depriving myself from enjoying what I want. When I do that is when I will binge on what I want. As the weeks go on, I have found I don't crave those things like I used to . Its all about moderation and still living and enjoying it all!0
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JeromeBarry1 wrote: »Home with the food is such a problem for me that I plan to exercise so much on Saturdays and Sundays that I can stay within sight of a bad diet, even if some weekends I don't outrun it.
We have 2 adult daughters living with us. One stays in her room almost exclusively to avoid exposure to the allergens of the cats and dog. She only comes out to fix her meals, and she's one of my mfp friends. She rarely even wants to go out. The other works at a fast-food restaurant and gets plenty of exercise at that. She's lost 30 lb in the 6 months of that job.
That leaves me and Mrs. While Mrs would gladly dine out 3 times each day, money is a real concern. I do budget for a restaurant meal for the two of us once each month. Those are manageable. Since we don't drink alcohol, dining out is just not such a big deal on my eating plan.
Eating out is so expensive.0 -
jessiepapale wrote: »There hasn't been a week where I haven't had a day or two of "bad" eating. I've had Big Macs, pizza buffet, Chinese buffet, etc... But I am still losing. It may slow my loss down to .5 lb instead of 1 for that week, but I am not depriving myself from enjoying what I want. When I do that is when I will binge on what I want. As the weeks go on, I have found I don't crave those things like I used to . Its all about moderation and still living and enjoying it all!
I'm definitely impatient. It's hard to accept that it takes time to lose weight the healthy way. You definitely have a healthy mindset.0 -
Weekends are my downfall. I recently decided to get up early on Saturdays or Sundays and clean the house really good for at least 2 hours. That burns some calories and helps lift my mood. For some reason I feel less guilty then going out. I'm going to the County Fair tomorrow. Yikes!0
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jessiepapale wrote: »There hasn't been a week where I haven't had a day or two of "bad" eating. I've had Big Macs, pizza buffet, Chinese buffet, etc... But I am still losing. It may slow my loss down to .5 lb instead of 1 for that week, but I am not depriving myself from enjoying what I want. When I do that is when I will binge on what I want. As the weeks go on, I have found I don't crave those things like I used to . Its all about moderation and still living and enjoying it all!
I'm definitely impatient. It's hard to accept that it takes time to lose weight the healthy way. You definitely have a healthy mindset.
You also need to come around to the fact that nothing much changes when you go to maintenance...it's a handful more calories...everything else for me is the same. I eat the same as I did when I was losing, including my indulgences...I exercise regularly just as I did when losing...everything is basically the same, I just have a little more room in my day to day.
When you come around to the fact that hitting your weight loss goal isn't the finish line, it helps...hitting your goal is the starting line of the real race...everything to that point has just been practice.
I knew that my weight loss would be 9-12 months...I wasn't going to go that long without socializing with friends or taking my boys out for pizza or whatever and I refused to make life's little enjoyments something to be guilty over. When I was losing weight I typically ate maintenance calories on Saturday. I also do things in regards to planning a day when I know there's going to be some major food coming my way...eat smaller breakfast or skip it...salad for lunch...that kind of thing. I'll plan my day around an event.1 -
Preach it sister!!! I tend to slack off Friday to Saturday. For some odd reason, I seem to be more aware of what I consume on Sunday. Weird. Great post though!
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