Will I still lose weight even if I...

Simonnnna
Simonnnna Posts: 49
in Health and Weight Loss
Eat unhealthy every Saturday? Okay, I'm not overweight at all, I'm 5'4 and 130 pounds and I'm not even fat but I just want to get a bit thinner for summer. I have three months basically and I want to lose 5-10 pounds maybe? I don't know how much I want to lose I just want to look nice. Everyday I eat really healthy, 1200 calories a day or 1300.

(Usually natural greek yogurt and some fruit for breakfast, a granola bar made out of natural ingredients for a snack, some more fruit and a whole wheat sandwich with turkey and natural guacamole for lunch and vegetables, grilled chicken/salmon and whole grain couscous or boiled eggs or something for dinner)

I also go to the gym everyday or 6 days a week. I run/speed walk on the treadmill and go on the elliptical all for one hour. Then I go to the weights for another hour (I'm new with the weights though)

I find it hard to eat healthy all the time though and I feel like I could stick to it better if I ate some things I've been craving on Saturdays.

I just want to know, will this set me back much? It's not like I need to lose that much weight and 3 months is plenty time to lose 10 pounds, right?

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  • donyellemoniquex3
    donyellemoniquex3 Posts: 2,384 Member
    Eat unhealthy every Saturday? Okay, I'm not overweight at all, I'm 5'4 and 130 pounds and I'm not even fat but I just want to get a bit thinner for summer. I have three months basically and I want to lose 5-10 pounds maybe? I don't know how much I want to lose I just want to look nice. Everyday I eat really healthy, 1200 calories a day or 1300.

    (Usually natural greek yogurt and some fruit for breakfast, a granola bar made out of natural ingredients for a snack, some more fruit and a whole wheat sandwich with turkey and natural guacamole for lunch and vegetables, grilled chicken/salmon and whole grain couscous or boiled eggs or something for dinner)

    I also go to the gym everyday or 6 days a week. I run/speed walk on the treadmill and go on the elliptical all for one hour. Then I go to the weights for another hour (I'm new with the weights though)

    I find it hard to eat healthy all the time though and I feel like I could stick to it better if I ate some things I've been craving on Saturdays.

    I just want to know, will this set me back much? It's not like I need to lose that much weight and 3 months is plenty time to lose 10 pounds, right?

    Cheat days are perfectly acceptable.
  • lovelayla
    lovelayla Posts: 123
    Fit your unhealthy eating into your calorie count....you could eat eggbeaters or egg whites,spinach,and center cut bacon for a 200 cal breakfast....a 300 cal Subway sandwich for lunch..that leaves you with plenty calories for a junk filled dinner.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,426 MFP Moderator
    As long as you still create a deficit over the week, you will be good.. many members set their goals low during the week to splurge on the weekend. But you still need to log. And with very little to lose, you should be aiming for a 1lb per week goal. If you really want to tighten your body up, lift weights and eat foods higher in proteins.
  • confidentlyfit
    confidentlyfit Posts: 9
    yeah I would say that's absolutely fine.
    though, you probably wouldn't feel the need to even have a splurge day if you ate more than 1200-1300 calories a day, especially given how much exercise you do. You could fit in treats into your every day routine and still lose weight.
    But then again, whatever works for you.

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