are weekends harder, how do you cope?

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  • joslynlpribble
    joslynlpribble Posts: 21
    Sugar free chewing gum. Keep lots of those 100 calorie snacks around. Baby carrots. One sly trick - brush your teeth. We have been programmed to dislike the taste of food right after brushing. It actually works!
  • QuietRain
    QuietRain Posts: 157
    Weekends suck for me.
    Saturdays I go grocery shopping [well, Saturday and Sunday] and our food supply is low before we get to it, so I have no idea what the beginning of my day'll look like. Which makes me question the second half.
    On Sunday my SO's mom makes a lot of Russian food and I'll either not know what it is [sometimes google helps] and it's not like I know what actual measurements of the ingredients she uses.
    Really, really hate weekends.
  • waylandcool
    waylandcool Posts: 175 Member
    Weekends are harder but I try to stay busy and end up out of the house for most of the weekend. I also find that I am more mindful of what I eat when I am eating out, which seems strange but it seems to work that way.
  • SibylDiane
    SibylDiane Posts: 177 Member
    weekends are definitely harder for me. I guess during the week, I'm at work, I have a routine, and I'm not thinking about eating. I have other stuff to do, plus where I work, I can't just sit around and stuff my face even if I wanted to. All that goes out the window during the weekends. So on weekends I try to exercise more. It's hard to nosh on snacks while you're doing an aerobics DVD, showering after, etc. I also make lists of things I need to do around the house and force myself to do them (I'm lazy and would let laundry pile up otherwise anyway). Finally, and I know this may sound lame, I give myself an eating schedule when I have long blocks of unoccupied time. I eat a small breakfast, then wait until about 1 and let myself eat once per hour after that. It's always something small and healthy -- some grapes, a cup of steamed green beans, an ounce of light cheese, etc. I even set a timer to let myself know when it is okay to eat again. Setting this internal rule and having the external timer governing it seems to make it easier not to "slip" and just keep eating. Still, weekends are really hard for me and I think I will probably always struggle with them. But acknowledging that they are hard and having a plan to deal with them has helped me a lot.
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    Saturday is my rest day. I try not to go over my initial calories. Sometimes I eat something not so good, but half the time I don't.
  • rfsatar
    rfsatar Posts: 599 Member
    My water intake suffers too - maybe because I am not writing as much up in the office all day, and so looking for reasons to get up and move about every 45 mins or so (i.e. getting to go get more water).

    Also - if I know I am not going to be all that active (Saturday is my complete rest day, coupled with normally a lot of food and drink of an evening with mates)... then I just go to maintenance and try and stay within those cals over the weekend rather than having a total blitz - but that's alright too... you have to accommodate your lifestyle change.
  • Velum_cado
    Velum_cado Posts: 1,608 Member
    Weekends are indeed harder. The way I manage it is by keeping track of my calories on a weekly basis, as well as daily. I always eat at a deficit during the week and record my calories in a spreadsheet. By Saturday, I can see how many calories I have left to use, and can loosen the reins a bit but still stay under my weekly goal. It might not work for everyone, but it has worked wonders for me. Kind of my answer to "cheat days".
  • North44
    North44 Posts: 359 Member
    YES, YES and YES!! Weekends are harder. I have a hard time sticking to my calorie budget and a harder time getting in activity. This weekend I am really making an effort to plan in more activity. Not tackling the food part yet.
  • ladyrider55
    ladyrider55 Posts: 316 Member
    Work week is great! Weekends off are tough! I don't eat properly and activity goes down. Hope one of these off weekends to change that...gotta stay Focused that's the name of the game during my off weekends!! :explode: :grumble:
  • rileamoyer
    rileamoyer Posts: 2,412 Member
    Used to be, then I retired and never know what day it is anymore. LOL
    :laugh:
  • silversociety
    silversociety Posts: 222 Member
    My nemesis is beer. He tries to peer pressure me much more on the weekend... drink me... drink me again... love me!
  • Silver_Star
    Silver_Star Posts: 1,351 Member
    Weekends are the worst for me...since my friends tend to come over with movies and junk food. I am the only one overweight and everyone else is stick thin with bottomless stomachs.
  • bikinisuited
    bikinisuited Posts: 881 Member
    Weekends are super easy for me... Hubby watching :smooched: :smooched: , lots of will power and he is very supportive!!!

    He wants me to parade in a bikini!!!
  • 2Bgoddess
    2Bgoddess Posts: 1,096 Member
    Weekends are harder for me because during the week I am very active at work as well as an hour workout every evening. Weekends I am running errands and cleaning, but it is not as much expendature of calories, so i have to eat less. I switch my snacks to coffee and avoid potatoes/other carbs with dinner.

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