Advice needed to curb the weekly binge!!

Going only 1200 calories over for the week will still put you at a deficit for the week, you should still be losing weight.

As fr suggestions, I'm sorry, I don't have any, I'm sorry. I tend to do the same thing sometimes....

Good luck on your journey OP.

If you are set up to lose 1 lb per week, MFP will have you at a 3500 calorie deficit, so if you go over your goal by 1200, you are still at a 2300 deficit, so you should still lose a lil over a half pound a week... not sure what you are set up for or how much total you have to lose..

If I was you if you tend to always go over on weekends Like i do then be prepared why don't you pick node day (mine is Saturday) we're you eat at maintenance which is what I do and I lose between 2-1.5lb, that way you know you have a treat night panned and won't feel guilty for going over. I follow tdee so I eat 1600 calories a day but Saturday I will eat around 2300 and this is more then enough for my vodka ect.

I have had weekend were I have eaten 3500-4000 calories over and lost 1lb but I cut really back the week after which I would not recommend as not healthy, if you do go way over then I suggest forgetting about and starting fresh day after without punishing yourself. Or like I said eat at maintenance 1 day week.

Oh really?? Sorry I am still fairly new to this - have been coming to the message boards more and more for advice (find everyone really helpful!) but how does 1200 cals over my weekly goal mean I'm still at a deficit? Sorry I know this is probably very much so a 'beginners' question but the whole calculation side of things I never really understood... Just tried to stick to what MFP told me to eat and also eat back most of my exercise. I've seen posts about 3,500cals being in a pound of fat but that really made no sense to me either to what that means to me on a daily/weekly basis..

Yep you're on the right track , 3500 cals will burn a pound of fat. This means when your account is setup to lose 1 lb a week, what you're given is a deficit of 500 calories everyday. If you hit your daily target everyday except one, you have successfully achieved a 3000 calorie deficit for the six days. If you then overeat by 1200 calories on one day, rather than the full 3500 calories, your deficit is down to 3500 minus 1200 = 2300 cals. Still a deficit. Some people take advantage of the weekly thing, actually intentionally eating a bit less on some days and more on others, or exercise a bit more to create more of a deficit, etc

If you go to the app, Nutrition --> weekly, it has a bar chart showing your net calorie intake for each day of the week as well as a weekly average and how many cals you have left for the week. There's a setting to lock down which day is the first day of the week, rather than a running average of the last seven days

Your original post read a bit like a success story to me lol. You made some changes, scale starts dropping, you're eating a bit more, you quit smoking and some other good stuff

I too get bored of the same foods, though. I get lazy sometimes in not properly stocking the apartment with my staples so that I'm down to too few meals and snacks in rotation and make poor choices. Or when I'm inspired to try a new meal or recipe and don't follow up quickly , the existing ones wind up going boring/stale in my mind, and again , poor choices. Even running out of the right water enhancer in the house affects me. As far as going out Friday nights, you could either accept that you'll eat a bit more or maybe come up with some lower calorie items you could enjoy when out with friends

Just from looking at your diary, here's what I'm seeing:

- I think your macros might be part of the problem. A 40 carb/ 30 protein/ 30 fat ratio might work a bit better.

- You have quite a few entries with 0 for different macros and just a calorie count. Choosing better entries in the database will give you a better picture of how you are eating and where the problem might be. You can't tell if you are going over on carbs or fat or protein if there is no data there for reference.

- You seem to get a lot of calories from beverages such as coffee/tea drinks. I know those help with the "not strangling other people" macro but they aren't doing a whole lot for you in terms of filling you up.

Also, congrats on quitting smoking. I know how tough that is.

ETA: Is the "weekly binge" really a binge or is it a night out with friends? If it helps, some people count calories weekly, you could rearrange your calories to account for extra food you eat when you go out.

I have the same problem! If I really can't handle sticking to my diet, which happens I try to make it the best snack I can for my calories depending on what I'm craving. I think going over by 100 calories is ok, if it stops me from falling off the bandwagon. Mainly because falling off the bandwagon for me usually means consuming 700+ calories. (Ever log a milk shake?? It's easy to blow 700 calories very, very stupidly)

I usually do one of three things to sate my Achilles heel, depending on craving, and keep it mostly above the board:

1) OMG I"M SO DAMN HUNGRY craving: Air Popped Popcorn. Sure, it's a carb... but I can eat as much of it as I can stuff into my face until I'm full. And it's usually under 300 calories for a huge stinking bowl. And I will totally sit down and eat a whole bowl. It's better than falling totally off the wagon and I get to eat and eat and eat. (Just watch the salt)

2) CHOCOLATE: Fiber one brownies. They're 90 calories, get me slightly full, and are very very chocolately. Not awesome for you, but WAY better than the ice cream I was going to break down and eat.

3) SALT: Green Olives, Jalapeno stuffed ones if I can get them. Not a whole lot of calories, but a whole lot of flavor. Also, it's really easy to just pop one or two when I'm doing my stare into the fridge binges. It helps me but I realize some peeps might not like green olives. If that's the case, my backup is pickles. Lots of salt so don't over do it, but it helps with my craving and doesn't involve potato chips.

Hope this helps.