How to not binge on the weekend!

Francl27

pinggolfer96 wrote: »

sarahthes wrote: »

For the really calorific burgers there's always the lettuce wrap instead of bun option. It can knock a 2000 calorie meal down to 1500 calories (depending on the bun of course) and make it easier to fit into your weekly calorie goal.

Note this can be a very messy option though...

While I agree with this....that’s not a burger, it’s a composed salad lol. I feel like when people say...I want to “cheat” on a pizza so I made a low carb tortilla pizza....that’s not cheating lol that’s a poverty macro pizza!

It's really odd to me because it's really not hard to fit even two slices of pizza in a day, unless you really don't make an effort to stay active to increase your TDEE... I don't really get it.

For burgers, yeah often they are up to 1200 calories in some joints, so it's more of a problem. That's why I'd rather make my own, but if I want a burger, I'm not having it in a lettuce wrap, thank you very much (also, I don't really see the point anyway and would just put it on a plate bunless and eat it with a fork!). Luckily I don't care for crazy toppings either, so it does save calories (cheese sure, but ketchup, mayo, lettuce, tomatoes instead of mayo and fried onions).

snemberton

Saturday mornings are one of my training sessions with my trainer. I tend to work a LOT harder in that hour than when I'm just doing things on my own. (I also have a session with him on Wednesdays and do a variety of other stuff the other days.) But combine that much more active exercise session with waiting to have brunch after working out (around 10:30 or 11) and usually some fruit and veggies as my snacks in the afternoon, that usually leaves me a pretty nice chunk of extra calories for Saturday night. If I'm staying in my targets like that, it isn't cheating or binging, now is it? I'll sometimes opt for brunch to be the bigger meal and have things like Maple Street Biscuit for brunch. Yum, but oh so very many calories!

CarvedTones

Discipline. Not trying to be a smartass, but that's what works for me. For a special event or a treat I really want, I make room by saving up or logging some things on the next day and cutting back then. Sometimes I "carry forward" calories for two or three days before I work it out, but I work it out. Now that I am in maintenance, I still track but I have a range so it is okay to bump up and then slowly start back down.

emmies_123

quiksylver296 wrote: »

I don't eat breakfast on the weekend to allow for some eating out. I sleep in a bit more than weekdays so brunch and dinner on weekends works pretty well.

Same here. I catch up on sleep and wake up later on weekends. I'm not immediately hungry when I wake up, so breakfast/lunch combine down into one meal. This allows me to snack, or go out to eat guilt free

Purplebunnysarah

Francl27 wrote: »

pinggolfer96 wrote: »

sarahthes wrote: »

For the really calorific burgers there's always the lettuce wrap instead of bun option. It can knock a 2000 calorie meal down to 1500 calories (depending on the bun of course) and make it easier to fit into your weekly calorie goal.

Note this can be a very messy option though...

While I agree with this....that’s not a burger, it’s a composed salad lol. I feel like when people say...I want to “cheat” on a pizza so I made a low carb tortilla pizza....that’s not cheating lol that’s a poverty macro pizza!

It's really odd to me because it's really not hard to fit even two slices of pizza in a day, unless you really don't make an effort to stay active to increase your TDEE... I don't really get it.

For burgers, yeah often they are up to 1200 calories in some joints, so it's more of a problem. That's why I'd rather make my own, but if I want a burger, I'm not having it in a lettuce wrap, thank you very much (also, I don't really see the point anyway and would just put it on a plate bunless and eat it with a fork!). Luckily I don't care for crazy toppings either, so it does save calories (cheese sure, but ketchup, mayo, lettuce, tomatoes instead of mayo and fried onions).

For me the yum factor of the burger is the meat-sauce-bacon-cheese-tomato interaction. I can take or leave the bun. I do usually eat it with a knife & fork if I go bunless though.

As for pizza, there's a place around here that makes personal thin crust pizzas. I can usually fit in a whole pizza with the toppings I like (my fave is 690 calories).

Francl27

sarahthes wrote: »

Francl27 wrote: »

pinggolfer96 wrote: »

sarahthes wrote: »

For the really calorific burgers there's always the lettuce wrap instead of bun option. It can knock a 2000 calorie meal down to 1500 calories (depending on the bun of course) and make it easier to fit into your weekly calorie goal.

Note this can be a very messy option though...

While I agree with this....that’s not a burger, it’s a composed salad lol. I feel like when people say...I want to “cheat” on a pizza so I made a low carb tortilla pizza....that’s not cheating lol that’s a poverty macro pizza!

It's really odd to me because it's really not hard to fit even two slices of pizza in a day, unless you really don't make an effort to stay active to increase your TDEE... I don't really get it.

For burgers, yeah often they are up to 1200 calories in some joints, so it's more of a problem. That's why I'd rather make my own, but if I want a burger, I'm not having it in a lettuce wrap, thank you very much (also, I don't really see the point anyway and would just put it on a plate bunless and eat it with a fork!). Luckily I don't care for crazy toppings either, so it does save calories (cheese sure, but ketchup, mayo, lettuce, tomatoes instead of mayo and fried onions).

For me the yum factor of the burger is the meat-sauce-bacon-cheese-tomato interaction. I can take or leave the bun. I do usually eat it with a knife & fork if I go bunless though.

As for pizza, there's a place around here that makes personal thin crust pizzas. I can usually fit in a whole pizza with the toppings I like (my fave is 690 calories).

The bun itself can easily be 300+ calories if it was buttered too.

jennifer_417

Planning in general helps. Part of the reason weekends tend to be harder for weight loss is that they are less structured than the rest of the week. If you have a plan in place, it tends to make it easier not to slip.

Momepro

I try to svoid having sweets and snack stuff in the house to avoid the boredom munching, generally skip breakfast, have a very light lunch, and try to fit in some gym time so I can enjoy dinner out without worrying about calories.
Also, many places offer spiralized veggie options, so you can substitute half your pasta for that, and as I've gotten used to eating fewer calories, it is easier to save a portion of my restaurant meals for later. In fact, knowing that I don't "lose it" If I don't eat it all now, is specifically a form of therapy for me. Food hoarding, hiding and sneaking were serious issues when I was a kid, and overeating was a big part of that. Even now, when we have plenty of money for treats and seconds and I don't have a house full of siblings and cousins grabbing all the good stuff, I still fight those urges.

Dnarules

TavistockToad wrote: »

briscogun wrote: »

I would almost always have a decadent meal on Saturday nights (I hate the term "cheat meal"). But it was one meal, not a whole weekend of debauchery. Another way to get your swerve on is to order that big 'ol burger but cut it in half and take the other half off the plate ASAP or put it in a to-go box ASAP. Then you can cut down the calories and still get a nice burgery meal in! Mmmm...

half a burger is not a meal unless you're 4 years old :noway:

We went to a burger place yesterday where half the burger would definitely have been a meal.

tbright1965

Slu13 wrote: »

Literally! I need some tips on how to not just say ‘*kitten* it, let’s go for burger and chips’!!!

Does meal prepping help?

We have a chain called Red Robin here. (I'm assuming you are not here in the states as you said chips and not fries, pardon if I'm wrong.)

Anyway, a tavern double is only in the 600 calorie range:

Red’s Tavern Double® 640

I get the broccoli instead of fries/chips.

I don't feel bad at all. If I really want to save some calories, I drop the bun, which removes 150 calories.

So enjoy the burger and decide if you want 150 calories in bun or drop the bun and only have 150 calories in chips or fries.

And just do it every fortnight or less frequently.

Leannep2201

emmies_123 wrote: »

quiksylver296 wrote: »

I don't eat breakfast on the weekend to allow for some eating out. I sleep in a bit more than weekdays so brunch and dinner on weekends works pretty well.

Same here. I catch up on sleep and wake up later on weekends. I'm not immediately hungry when I wake up, so breakfast/lunch combine down into one meal. This allows me to snack, or go out to eat guilt free

Another vote for this strategy!!!!

This is what I usually do- it was Saturday yesterday where I live, so brunch was poached eggs on toast with sautéed mushrooms, red onion and some laughin cow cheese at about 11:30am. Then had afternoon tea at about 4pm after returning from my walk- Greek yoghurt, cherry tomatoes and a couple of crackers. Which left me plenty of calories for a meal out (beef pho..... mmmmmm) and some of my favourite popcorn for our at-home movie night.

Love my Saturday brunches!!!

mkculs

I figured out the calories I would eat this weekend at "The World's Largest Brat Festival," a.k.a. Brat Fest, in Madison, WI (and how do they KNOW it's the largest??) Turned out to be within my calorie limit, and I'm not paying much attention to macros, at least for the time being. By knowing ahead of time what the "damage" would be, I could plan ahead. It's unusual for me to eat meat (and why do brats, of all things, appeal to me, when I can't put a hotdog in my mouth and haven't been able to since I was 6?) I'm planning on enjoying 2 brats and 2 ears of corn--one set when I drop off my daughter, 1 set when I pick her up. I'll have calories to spare for sauerkraut and other condiments, too. And eating that kind of food, I know I won't be hungry. But typically, I don't eat differently during the weekends than during the week. It's rather funny that this is my idea of a "special occasion."