still binge eating at weekends

I allow for serious indulgences over the weekends...usually Friday dinner (though, it's all homemade...but, usually pizza or a heavier preparation of fish)...Sat/Sun, I allow myself more simple carbs, i.e. homemade cookies, cakes, breads! I stick to eating well and under my daily calorie goals during the week, so I view it as an 80/20 thing. I also try to bring it harder in my weekend workouts. That being said, I am trying to reign it in a bit, as I think I could eat less, while still getting the same sense of indulging. It has started to feel ilke mindless bingeing, rather than allowing myself something savory and satisfying that I wouldn't eat on the other days. Seriously...I do not need to eat 10 cookies...homemade or not, at one time.

Try having more Fat and Protein IE - get yourself some full protein crackers that taste good to you and munch away. Not much you can do about the wine though except reduce your dose to as low an amount that remains pleasant. Have a little bit of flavored seltzer along with it. :happy:

The big problem with wine is that the body finds acetate (energy source from alcohol) easiest to digest but it provides nothing for the body in nutrition. :embarassed:

As a result, the body's response is to "demand" of you through hunger and other forces such as unease that you need to eat something with REAL substance. You can probably understand why you might binge here.. It takes longer to digest the food part as well so even if you do eat something good, your body is still screaming for more. :sad: LOL!

The best thing to do is eat a bunch of cheese and protein crackers first and let them digest a bit until you can feel the satity from them, THEN get into the wine.

Otherwise, your "willpower" might fail fighting your body's demands even with a tremendous amount of desire to do so. Those impulses were built into our soul as survival. :noway: Your poor brain has to fight against the body by requesting your body go against nature that keeps it alive. :huh:

Get something with high fat and protein in your belly first. Best of luck with it!

when you decide what you really want and are willing to do what it takes, you will

if you want to take the slower route (learn to say moderation ) then you cant complain

Enjoy your wine and cheese! Just ditch the crackers, bread, whatever - and have just a LITTLE bit of some nice sharp lower-fat cheese. That Kerrygold Irish aged cheddar is awesome!

Ugh I have a problem with weekends, too. I am slowly getting better. What works for me is to get out of the house. I am making a point to schedule an active time - a walk, going to the park with my son, wandering the mall, etc as part of my day in addition to working out longer and harder on the weekend. I think I need to have a routine to keep me from wanting to fill my time with food. Also, I love everyone's suggestions about doing some substitutions for lower cal options and using a strict portion control (put the box of crackers AWAY). I also bank a higher deficit mon-fri so I have more wiggle room on weekends - guilt free.