Are the weekends usually the hardest?

weekends are very hard for me as well. especially when we have girl's night and go get cheesecake.....

Weekends I count as my treat days. Generally Saturday, anyway. Last night i treated myself to one of my favorite foods, went over my calories, and was happy with it knowing that the day before and the day after I could make it up.

I think weekends are really difficult for most people. They lack the structure of the work week, and are a bit of a celebration for everyone- the motivation for reigning in goodies is much lower.

My recommendation would be to still do your best to track what it is you eat, even if you don't keep to you calorie goal. It's better to know and be aware of what you eat, even when it's junky/junkier. I go out with the BF most weekends but almost always track what it is that I eat. As a result, over time I have figured out ways to indulge happily in my full fat foods when I want without feeling guilty or -most times- going egregiously over my calorie goals.

Good luck and go OSU!

If I KNOW I'm going to be splurging, I'll make sure I get in a good workout, and be diligent about my calories for the rest of the day. Salad, fresh fruit, fat free yogurt, so I have some leeway in my calories for the day. And I try really hard to approximate what I ate in my food diary. It's difficult, but I feel better being accountable and knowing approximately how much damage I'm doing. And eat something healthy before you go so you don't go hungry! I feel bad on the weekends because my wife is kinda limited in what she gets to eat because I'm not cooking or eating like I used to.

Yeah, weekends are tough and usually spend the entire weekend working out. Mostly i will do a Saturday or a Sunday and usually move ahead on my weigh ins if I have to thats on Mondays..or sometimes i weigh in early on a weekend like Saturday, and count that in and if the scale is mad on Monday i usually blame it on the food lol

Honestly, I am more careful doing the weekends because I don't exercise much, just some walking. I get sick if I overeat or if eat heavy foods, so I exercise self control. I don't think that weekend are more special to justify overeating.

If I go out to a friend's house or to a restaurant, I eat less at home and still watch what I put in my mouth when I am not at home. I noticed that self control makes feel powerful and I like the feeling. Better than feeling bloated or guilty.

Hard for me because of the same reason - I go to the other half's parents for dinner on a saturday night, and my parent's on a sunday. And both our Mum's are fantastic cooks - plus I have no control over what is made. They are also the only days that we have desserts. I try to exercise earlier in the day to prepare myself, but usually my cals are a bit higher those days.

I use Sundays as my "rest day". I don't think about calories, won't look at the back of food packaging, don't record anything into MFP (though I still like to log on and browse the boards sometimes!). I'm even more lenient with Saturdays. If I know I'm going out to dinner or to a party or something, I'll be conscious about what I'm eating throughout the day and go to the gym if I can, and then stop thinking about it until Monday

But I'm finding that even with my mental "permission", that I don't tend to get ridiculous. Maybe my tastes and appetite are changing some, lol.

I always start over on Monday. Especially if I go out drinking. Who knows how many calories I'll take in then.