Argh weekend weight gain

water weight. try having a larger deficit during the week so you can allow yourself a reasonable amount more at the weekend to prevent what I assume is a binge weekend

I am right there with you, I work so hard on being good during the week and then at the weekend the whole healthy eating plan goes straight out of the window - there always seems to be a valid excuse too....daughters Birthday, Mum's birthday, valentines and that was just the past three weeks :drinker: ....i just wish i could control my self at the weekend but I just feel afer a hard working week I need a few little treats - but it ends up turning into a three day 'eat and drnk what you like session' I definitely need to get more self control ....

Yeah I'm trying to break this cycle too. Think it's better to have smaller treats throughout the week than a binge on the weekend

Yeah, I can relate....try to be good during week only to blow it on the weekend....so now I find a decent balance and try to work my splurge in even if it means working out a bit longer that day to compensate...or not eating all my exercise calories back during the week, so I do have some room to play a bit.

Here we go again ...I seem to have no self control at the weekends ...during the week I am so good and strict ...come Friday I think I deserve a reward so I have a blow out that lasts the whole weekend ...come Monday I step on the scales to see a 2lb weight gain it serves me right ...does anyone else do the same ...feels like a real ..rut now it will take me a week to get rid of that AGAIN !!

Did you really eat 7,000 calories over your total daily energy expenditure this weekend? That would've probably been about 7,500 calories each day. That's not good. :noway:

Seriously, unless you ate as I described above, you are retaining water. Besides this, weight naturally fluctuates.

If you have a problem with the numbers, never step on the scale after a weekend of eating too much. Weight yourself on Friday morning or something.

I'm having the same problem, especially this week-end, with Valentine's Day and my daughter's birthday. I ate between 400 and 500 over my goal two days in a row. Also, workplace eating, is usually not a problem, but my boss had a birthday cake. I need to say no to some things, but it seems rude. Also, I don't look extremely overweight, so people wonder why I'm doing this, but I have high cholesterol and high body fat percentage (35.8) although I look normal in clothes. Maybe I should say I have health issues that prevent me from eating certain things. I also wonder how much diet and fitness goals should impede social/family celebrations, or even vice versa.
I have heard about people on diets bringing their own food to events, or going to the event after food is served or leaving before food is served. I have also sometimes thought about missing a church or social event because I would have to miss a workout, for instance, doing a yoga and cardio workout rather than going to a concert at my church (which I actually did).

Ehh for me this happens sometimes too, even if I eat within my calorie goal.

Sometimes it is due to sodium. However, more often for me it's because of increased exercise. I am not super active during the work week. Usually just a few walks and such. On the weekends I often get 80-90% of my week's exercise from tons of errands, hiking/walking long distances, tennis, bicycling, etc. When that happens, I often see 1-2 lb "gain" and as I understand it, that is your body/muscles hanging onto it for repair and healing from the increased activity. Possible for you?

This happens to me as well. Pretty much every Monday. Glad to see I'm not the only one. I think maybe I'll just not weigh on Mondays. lol

Why can't you treat yourself throughout the week? If you like dark chocolate or ice cream then eat some throughout the week so you don't feel like you're depriving yourself.