taking weekends off

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  • TTHdred
    TTHdred Posts: 380 Member
    I count calories all the time, weekends and even on vacation. My “breaks” are the days I chose not to beat myself up or make a deal if I go over. I think it is important to always know what I’m eating and what my weak points are. I feel I have a better handle on my overall eating that way. Plus I sometimes surprise myself by actually being under.
  • MsKeelah919
    MsKeelah919 Posts: 332 Member
    Yes, I take the weekends off. I log everything, but I'm just not very strict about my eating and my weight loss suffers! "Cheat" are a slipperly slope for me. What started as 'not depriving myself" of anything has ended up with two lbs gained, even though the foods were within my calorie goals. I still worked out just as hard as well...

    Taking weekends off is just not worth it to me. Walking the moderation tight rope is NOT the spot to be. I'd much rather be diligent with my eating than 'relax' into old habits. I see they truly die hard!!

    Good luck to you!
  • SueGremlin
    SueGremlin Posts: 1,066 Member
    I log even bad days because I keep track of weekly average and like to know if I've average too high. LIke for the last two weeks I've had some bad days (including a camping trip), average about 2000 calories (which is my maintenance level) therefore I'm not surprised that I haven't lost anything.
    This is one of the many things I like about MFP. As long as you are honest with it, it tells you the truth. No lecturing or berating, just the truth. If I ate like this every day, I'd weigh this much in 5 weeks. Cannot get much clearer than that. It makes it pleasant to log food into, and it takes a lot of the pressure off. If it were really strict, I'd probably not stick with it.

    I allow myself to go over sometimes, once I got into weight gain territory when I was traveling on business. I love that it doesn't give you a hard time, so I always tell it the truth. And it's working for me.
  • tmarie2715
    tmarie2715 Posts: 1,111 Member
    i do record my calories but an off is an off. i eat whatever i feel like eating without caring about the number of calories it has.

    I do this as well. Not that I am eating whatever I feel like, but I log even a bad day / cheat day. You can't get better unless you know where you're going wrong.
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