7th Day Itch

I go out with my family and church on the weekends (which means the well-intentioned ladies force feed me everything), so I understand!

I try to have a couple days during the week where I eat just slightly under to, in a sense, "bank" my calories. At the same time, I stopped fighting the weekend eating as much. I just eat a maintenance amount of calories on the weekend. I don't go hog-wild on the food, but at the same time, I don't really think too hard about what I'm eating. I just work on keeping the portion sizes in check.

Edit: If you want to see what my weeks look like, my diary is open to anyone to see!

It's a process to see what works best for you, though. So keep at it, stay consistent, and you're bound to see some results and healthier habits! C: I wish you the best!

Oh girl, do I ever know where you're coming from. I had one of those days that kept derailing my efforts as well, and would happen without fail every single week. I firstly had to wrap my head around getting myself psychologically out of thinking that day was a free-for-all. I sort of told myself that if I ate perfectly all week and met my goals then I could go hog wild(literally). So I put that to an end. Then I decided that if I were going to have a treat meal or something of the sort (which is never planned and rarely happens now), that I would have to be more active that day- which is usually a five mile walk, which burns a decent amount of calories yet probably doesn't make up for the whole treat meal. However, that activity puts me in the right mental place and allows myself to reconnect with what I'm doing. Another thing that I find really important is not having any sort of "build-up" to a day of treating. If I feel like I really need a treat, I allow myself that treat and just keep it within my goals. It makes it really doable in the long run, and without restricting myself I no longer feel the need to have that day of disaster. Hope this helps!