Karen, I'm like you. I can eat next to nothing during the week, but the weekends are tough. I could eat all day! When I feel really peckish I try to eat half a Quest bar or Greek yogurt with Syntrax Nectar powder, something high in protein so that it tides me over.

As for the weight, my surgery was March 17th and I just broke a long stall. It's normal as your body adjusts to have periods where the scale doesn't budge. If you are hitting your goals for protein and water and getting enough (but not too many) calories, the scale will budge again.

how long after surgery until you could excercise again. I walk,swim, do pilates, and things like trx and planks, kettle bells.

Thanks for posting this topic! I have gone through both eating habits described: (1) not eating much during the week and then grazing on the weekends; and (2) eating more during the week and forgetting to eat on the weekends. Lately, I have fallen victim to the later. I haven been very structured during the week with all of my snacks and meals planned out in advance so that I don't feel deprived at my desk and then on the weekends I forget to eat and don't get in all of my protein. This has been since we bought our first house and my weekends are completely filled. I find that my job provides structure for my meal plans and I do much better during the week.

Before we bought our house, I would find myself wanting to eat more on my free weekends. I can't tell you how many times I would get up and go to the fridge and just stand there and stare. I wasn't hungry, but I wanted to eat. It was very much a battle. So if this is similar to what you're going through, I wish you a lot of luck and iron will power. It's easy to fall into that pattern, but not so easy to get out of it.

I like pawoodhull's theory on this one. Average it out...some days you're low, others you are higher.

I tend to think I overeat on the weekends more due to boredom or not being busy enough. I don't think it's that I'm actually any hungrier...just idle.

Of course the answer to that one is keep going. Make appointments, do your housework, run errands, go to the gym, go for a bike ride or hit the mall with your friends. Just don't be around the food! I would say it's more the habit of eating for me than actually being hungry.

I sometimes forget to eat while at work. I work from home, and I get busy and forget the time. I have reminders setup now so I don't forget to eat. I am a programmer and sometimes I just get so involved with a program that I let the time slip away.

During the weekend, I have to eat on schedule, I get grouchy when I go too long without eating. So my husband makes sure the bear is fed.

I am averaging about 600 to 700 calories a day. I do 3 miles of walking a day and I do Zumba, every other day right now. I had surgery 5 weeks ago.