Weekend Woes....

Marcus19

I think a lot of it is how you look at it. Are you on a diet and feel deprived and like you have to treat yourself, or do you look at it as a lifestyle change? If it's a lifestyle change, then you won't feel deprived or like you need to cheat. Do you think of exercise as something you "have" to do or something you enjoy and know is good for you?

I used to have trouble with the weekends, too. Now I tend to burn even more calories on the weekends than I do during the week days. I also think about how much weight I have lost and the fact that I don't ever want to gain it back, which would happen if I thought that I was deprived and needed to eat more than I actually need.

Yesterday we were running all over the place and it was an hour past my normal lunchtime. I was starving. I could have had a McDonald's hamburger for 250 calories or I could have a Jimmy John's sub and eat half of it, plus a half serving of potato chips. The sub was 239 calories and delicious!

We all got to be overweight for the same reason, too much food and not enough exercise. If you change your mindset and realize that you really need to move more and eat less for the rest of your life, it will help you be successful.

In all honesty, it's both. I do want to make a lifestyle change, but I definitely feel deprived at times. I was raised on food that wasn't good for me, so that is what I know. When I go any length of time without it, I feel like i'm missing something, even though health wise, i'll feel great. The weekends just always seem to be my avenue for filling that void, that really doesn't need to be filled...

hbrittingham

I think a lot of it is how you look at it. Are you on a diet and feel deprived and like you have to treat yourself, or do you look at it as a lifestyle change? If it's a lifestyle change, then you won't feel deprived or like you need to cheat. Do you think of exercise as something you "have" to do or something you enjoy and know is good for you?

I used to have trouble with the weekends, too. Now I tend to burn even more calories on the weekends than I do during the week days. I also think about how much weight I have lost and the fact that I don't ever want to gain it back, which would happen if I thought that I was deprived and needed to eat more than I actually need.

Yesterday we were running all over the place and it was an hour past my normal lunchtime. I was starving. I could have had a McDonald's hamburger for 250 calories or I could have a Jimmy John's sub and eat half of it, plus a half serving of potato chips. The sub was 239 calories and delicious!

We all got to be overweight for the same reason, too much food and not enough exercise. If you change your mindset and realize that you really need to move more and eat less for the rest of your life, it will help you be successful.

In all honesty, it's both. I do want to make a lifestyle change, but I definitely feel deprived at times. I was raised on food that wasn't good for me, so that is what I know. When I go any length of time without it, I feel like i'm missing something, even though health wise, i'll feel great. The weekends just always seem to be my avenue for filling that void, that really doesn't need to be filled...

I totally understand! My mom is 130 lbs and has been her entire adult life (she's 82 years old) and she nurtures us with food. I finally took over meal preps when we're together because she's never had an issue with controlling her portions, so she could cook not so healthy stuff and it wouldn't affect her.

I have spent the last 24 years losing and gaining weight. I'm 44 now and I'm tired of dieting. So I quit thinking of it as a diet and realized it had to be a way of life. There's no "end" to this diet. There was always an end before and then I'd gain it back.

I quit smoking 4 years ago and never looked back, partly because I never wanted to go through quitting again. That's how I'm approaching this lifestyle change. I don't want to have to lose weight ever again.

Oishii

We had a horrible weekend because my son was ill, but it made us think how active everything we love to do at the weekend is. We want to be out in a park, in some woods, walking along a beach and it's my husband's best chance for some exercise all week. Yes, we often eat more, but we move more too.

I hope that my son will be better next weekend and we can all get out there again!

Barneystinson

I think a lot of it is how you look at it. Are you on a diet and feel deprived and like you have to treat yourself, or do you look at it as a lifestyle change? If it's a lifestyle change, then you won't feel deprived or like you need to cheat. Do you think of exercise as something you "have" to do or something you enjoy and know is good for you?

I used to have trouble with the weekends, too. Now I tend to burn even more calories on the weekends than I do during the week days. I also think about how much weight I have lost and the fact that I don't ever want to gain it back, which would happen if I thought that I was deprived and needed to eat more than I actually need.

Yesterday we were running all over the place and it was an hour past my normal lunchtime. I was starving. I could have had a McDonald's hamburger for 250 calories or I could have a Jimmy John's sub and eat half of it, plus a half serving of potato chips. The sub was 239 calories and delicious!

We all got to be overweight for the same reason, too much food and not enough exercise. If you change your mindset and realize that you really need to move more and eat less for the rest of your life, it will help you be successful.

In all honesty, it's both. I do want to make a lifestyle change, but I definitely feel deprived at times. I was raised on food that wasn't good for me, so that is what I know. When I go any length of time without it, I feel like i'm missing something, even though health wise, i'll feel great. The weekends just always seem to be my avenue for filling that void, that really doesn't need to be filled...

I totally understand! My mom is 130 lbs and has been her entire adult life (she's 82 years old) and she nurtures us with food. I finally took over meal preps when we're together because she's never had an issue with controlling her portions, so she could cook not so healthy stuff and it wouldn't affect her.

I have spent the last 24 years losing and gaining weight. I'm 44 now and I'm tired of dieting. So I quit thinking of it as a diet and realized it had to be a way of life. There's no "end" to this diet. There was always an end before and then I'd gain it back.

I quit smoking 4 years ago and never looked back, partly because I never wanted to go through quitting again. That's how I'm approaching this lifestyle change. I don't want to have to lose weight ever again.

Sounds like my grandma - 80 years old and has always been able to eat in moderation without gaining weight.

Me, I apparently was installed with a voracious sweet tooth and can't go the moderation route for sweets. I have to concoct healthier (low sugar) versions instead. There's no end to choosing the healthier option. Can't be or I'll just end up where I started eating waaaay too much sugary stuff. Luckily as time goes on, it gets easier.

EmilySG2011

Exercising early is a good idea. I find that if I come home and sit down I talk myself out of exercising. Getting it done and out of the way seems to help ease some of the weight loss stress and guilt. I am not a morning person however and working out in the morning has never been easy for me. I am trying to workout as soon as I get home from work to avoid other distractions.

EmilySG2011

I know this may sound extreme. I noticed everyone here is basically weighing in once a week. However, I have avoided scales altogether for so many years because I didnt like what I was seeing. This week as I have just signed up on MFP, I have done exactly the opposite--I have weighed at least once every day (after the 2nd or 3rd day) not realizing I was actually dropping lbs. each day. By the end of the week I was so proud that I had lost 5 lbs--I wasn't about to mess it up with the weekend. I have been struggling moving just 1 lb for so long--this week has been the most motivation I've had in a long time. The hardest thing for the weekend is having other family members around that seem to be eating something all of the time--it's really hard to avoid joining in. However, if I can continue dropping 5 lbs a week--the food just isn't worth it.