I am a weekend cheater! Help me stop!

I've been there too! This is what works for me (most of the time).... If going out to dinner/drinks I review the menu online for whatever restaurant we are going to and log the calories/ meals of what I want to eat. Somehow this prevents me from veering off my path and making bad choices when faced with the actual menu. Then i plan the rest of my meals for the day to account for what i will be eating that night. I've also found that my cheating on weekends really boils down to me being bored. I try to plan activities for the weekend that include some sort of exercise or activity. Keeping "bad" foods out of the house has also worked for me. I can't eat the entire bag of chips if I don't have them in the first place. I know it's hard but you can do it! One day at a time! Good luck!

OHHH ME TOO. I start off with the best intentions and it all goes out the window by Saturday afternoon. I eat more than twice what I would eat on a weekday on a weekend day its awful! but I have no control. I would love to hear any helpful tips people have also.

Whats wrong with 1/2 lb a week? Still a healthy loss. I'm no help, I have the same problem. But you know what, its worth it! One rule I have is I never cheat with food. I log everything and plan based on restaurant. And if im gona cheat, its with beer/alcohol. Then I eat less for a few days after and work out extra hard the morning of and I usually balance out. Hope this helps a bit.

Sounds like a mental block.

Think about what you already know; You have the tools and the knowledge to be successful, you do it monday to friday.

What is it exactly about the week-ends that changes? YOU are still in control of you. So, why are you making the choices you do?

Once you figure this out, then you can start to implement other changes to re-work your week-ends so they are just as succesful as the rest of the week.

Weekends are more difficult for me too, so at best, I just maintain on the weekends. That's the only time I dip into my exercise calories. I eat healthy all week, go to the gym 5 days a week, and do something active outdoors on the weekends. However, I don't just totally gorge myself with food, or even bad foods. I still make efforts to eat healthy. I haven't mastered the weekends yet, but I'm finding new ways to incorporate healthy eating while I'm out and about, and out of my normal routine. Keep things like apples, bananas, nuts, etc. with you or in your vehicle so you have fibrous, healthy foods to munch on so you don't overindulge.

I also still log my foods on the weekend too. This isn't a week day diet for me, it's a lifestyle change, and until I lose all the weight I want, learn to maintain, and can portion foods without MFP's assitance, then I'm going to log no matter where I am or who I'm with. My family and friends would rather see me on my phone for a few minutes, than to see my weight balloon year after year. Get a better pespective about it, and hopefully you have just as supportive friends and family that I do.

ME TOO!,, but i thoroughly enjoy it.
i work my *kitten* off all week just to let loose.

Yes.

You have some choices here. You don't have to give up everything that you enjoy on the weekends. Maybe some, but not all. You can work out more and eat less during the week and view your intake on a weekly basis rather than a daily basis. That way you can eat more on the weekends. You can eat light for breakfast and lunch and save your calories for drinks and dinner on the weekends. Egg white veggie omelet and light salad? You can get a couple of really good workouts in on the weekends. Or you can keep living your life the way you want to live it and accept that you'll lose 1/2 lb a week, which is not bad considering you're close to your goal weight. It sounds like you're beating yourself up and you don't really need to. Not everyone can go at fitness and weight loss totally hard core. Your balance doesn't have to be the same as someone else's balance.

I have been on here a while and have been successful, but it is taking me a looonngggg time to lose the weight I want to lose 20 more. During the week, I am a model myfitnesspal girl, but on the weekend, I almost always cheat. I find it hard to not have drinks with my friends or just chill out. I would be done losing my now if I just stayed strong on the weekend. How can I stop? I need some real help here, this has always been my problem and probably why I haven't really gone below my current size yet. I want to speed up my weight loss (only lost 1 pound in the past two weeks, should have lost at least 4). No high-fives for my success so far or whatever, I need real help to get this thing done! Any advice? Thanks in advance!

Realistically I run into this with just about every client the first few weeks. Fine during the week, we workout, everythings fine, then weekend comes and they over indulge, then come back and "feel bad" about doing it.
So my advice: When you're SERIOUS about really losing the weight, then you'll stop blowing it on the weekends. Same exact thing I tell my clients.

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So true!

What are you doing on the weekends? Complete binging or just bad food choices? Alcohol or dinner out on the town? Please be a bit more specific about your "cheating", and maybe we can offer some suggestions and support.