Weekend failure...

Planning and moderation!

I do a double workout on Saturdays (twice the cardio) and then if I know we are going out or having friends over (ALWAYS involves cocktails), I watch what I am eating during the day - salads, more veggies, etc. This leaves more calories for the extras. I also have looked around for alternative cocktails. Many bars are offering "skinny" options of mixed drinks or I go with vodka & club soda (don't like beer) or wine. For every drink I have, I make myself drink 2-3 glasses of water during / inbetween.

The other thing that I find helps me be strong when my husband and son are not is to weigh on Friday mornings (my official weigh-in is Monday). When I see a good number (a loss), it helps me say no to fast food, extra drinks, etc over the weekend.

unfortunately i am not ...i am right there with you on the weekends....even more so lately.

I really workout hard on the weekends because I know I will overeat. I do a workout Saturday morning and Saturday evening and I also do a workout on Sundays. It never fails as hard as I try I ALWAYS eat more than I should, especially Friday evenings. So just try to compenstate it by making sure you take all that extra time you have on the weekend and get a few extra workouts in.

I always had a cheat day, which would turn into cheat days! Now I do as another poster said, work my TREAT not CHEAT into my day. If I want cheesecake, I have cheesecake, I track it down and work my day around it. If I'm craving chocolate I choose what I'm craving and track it. I try not deprive myself or you can eat 500 things to try to satisfy that craving you had...and in the end you go have it anyhow because that's really what you wanted.
Ask hubby to pick up a grilled chicken for you instead of a burger and have a couple of his fries instead of a full one. Might help, and remember that none of us put weight on by having BK once a week...that's just life and we are here to enjoy it in moderation!

I've stopped thinking in terms of "weekends" because for some reason is seems to lead to overdoing food wise. I just think of weekend days just being another day to eat as healthy as I can and try to make good choices. I go out to eat every Sunday so I may eat a bit more than I usually do other days but then I try and get in a five mile hike to offset. Hope this makes sense, anyhow works for me.

I am also a weekend failure. My husband is not on board with the program, which makes it very hard for me. He accused me of avoiding him a few weeks ago because I spend many week nights working out and then occupying myself with hobbies while he watches television and eats snack after snack. The hobbies keep my mind and hands busy because if I join him watching television, then I snack too!

Since the accusation, I have been spending more time with him, which has sabotaged my last two weeks. Quite simply, I am just too weak ( My week day control is now suffering heavily and the weekends are outright killing me!

For my own sake, I need to go back to avoiding him....and his nasty eating habits until I gain back some control.



My husband is the same way. He is always bringing home crap to eat. He does not workout at all. I am trying to influence him but not having him on board makes it very hard for me. He is supportive of me though but he is not changing his life yet.

yep,, thats what weekends are for.
eat, drink, be merry
come monday,
have a cry.

Can you change your weekend routines any? Like, get up earlier and get the exercise in first? Painful, I know, but for me, if I start the day right, I'm better at staying clean. Maybe plan something active with your husband and pack healthy (but good) snacks to go with you?

Ha, meet your sister - I'm the same.

I'm OK if I'm just in the house but we normally tend to eat out and thats where the problems start.
I ate out both Saturday and Sunday this week and I had dessert with one of the meals.

I was being greedy, I didnt need it.

Monday-Friday I am very good.

I do Zumba at our local community center on Saturday mornings at 10:30. It's a great way to set my weekend off on the right path. After I've worked so hard on that workout I just don't want to throw it all away. After I burn so many calories in that workout, it gives me a little extra room to "play".

This pas Saturday, we went out to a local restaurant/bar to watch MMA fights on pay per view. We decided to eat dinner at home beforehand in order to limit our calories. We ate a low cal dinner which gave us plenty of room in our calorie budgets to slurge on beers with our friends. We even ordered an appetizer as the night wore on. It did put me over on my calories but not by much at all.

I try to keep my same routine as much as possible and so if I workout at 6pm during the week, I keep that appointment on weekends too. If I know i'm going to have to change it because I'll be going out with friends, I exercise earlier. Also, I "earn" the treat like another member said so I don't feel bad. Some exercise is better than none. Also, if I am hanging out with friends, I try to make sure it is something that keeps me active i.e. bowling, skating, dancing.

I like to get up early on the weekends and do something that burns a ton of calories so I don’t feel so bad drinking a couple beers and having some nachos once in a while. Something active that me and my boyfriend (or you and your husband) can do together is go hiking. It burns a lot of calories and you are genuinely talking and hanging out not around the television. That is some good way to spend quality time together and exercise.

I felt bad about eating over the limit this weekend, too. But I just got up early on Sunday and worked extra hard.

Change the routine! Rather than worrying about a "workout" go to the park and play. Take a picnic so that you don't stop for fast food on the way home.

I am also a weekend failure. My husband is not on board with the program, which makes it very hard for me. He accused me of avoiding him a few weeks ago because I spend many week nights working out and then occupying myself with hobbies while he watches television and eats snack after snack. The hobbies keep my mind and hands busy because if I join him watching television, then I snack too!

Since the accusation, I have been spending more time with him, which has sabotaged my last two weeks. Quite simply, I am just too weak ( My week day control is now suffering heavily and the weekends are outright killing me!

For my own sake, I need to go back to avoiding him....and his nasty eating habits until I gain back some control.



My husband is the same way. He is always bringing home crap to eat. He does not workout at all. I am trying to influence him but not having him on board makes it very hard for me. He is supportive of me though but he is not changing his life yet.

mine brings crap home to eat too. Its so hard for me when he eats a big bag of chips with dip and Im working out hard and he just sits there.

Weekends can be horrendous for me, too, plus I only workout M-F. That being said, I workout like crazy on those days, bank some calories during the week, relax and don't worry about going over my goals on the weekend.It's Monday and I'm back on board, no real damage done over the weekend. Scale says I'm up a couple pounds as usual, but I know I didn't eat 7,000 extra calories for it to be true. Water weight and it'll be gone by Wednesday.