Slacking on the weekends

I am guilty as charged!!! - BUT......I was slacking on the weekends (not counting my calories) and not necessarily having a huge gain, but having to work extra hard to loose the one pound + due to not drinking my water or necessarily working out as hard....this last weekend I did count my calories (still working on the weekend water intake) and did get in a couple of good workouts - tired of having to work twice as hard just to make the week's weigh-in a success so I want to see where I'm at come Friday without making up for the weekend slack....I know that is not an answer to your question, but weekends have been tough for me since I've been on MFP - it all equals what works best for you!! - Best of luck!!

I have lost 70 lbs and have ALWAYS cheated on the weekends! Youll be fine!! But just dont eat to eat. Eat when you're hungry.

I have lost 70 lbs and have ALWAYS cheated on the weekends! Youll be fine!! But just dont eat to eat. Eat when you're hungry.

Bad advice.

Me and yes I've still seen a loss.
My advice would be to "cheat" by eating what you want, but still try to stay in your calorie limit.
For example, during the week I eat mostly clean. Very few simple carbs if any at all, lots of fruits and veggies, lots of lean meat, etc.
During the weekend, I'll go out to eat and have a bowl of pasta or tacos, but I try to keep within my calorie limits and eat as close to clean as I can while still eating what I want.
It works just fine. If you aren't planning on eating clean and healthy 7 days a week 24 hours a day for the rest of your life, it's difficult to expect to be able to do it now and then switch back later on. When you switch back, you'll still have problems with portions and self-control. Better to learn those habits now and make them last than try to learn them later on.

It really depends on how much you're eating on those cheat days... back to the calories in vs. calories out formula.

For example: You want to cut 3500 a week. If you cut 500 calories Monday through Friday, you're at 2500. Then on Saturday you relax and eat your baseline calories, so you've cut 0. Still at 2500 calories, instead of 3000. Then on Sunday you over eat, or go over your baseline to maintain your weight, by 500. For that week, you've only cut 2000, instead of 3500. That means, by the numbers, you would have lost .57lb instead of 1lb. If you do this every week for two months, you've lost 4.5lbs instead of what you aspired to lose, 8lbs.

I agree with concept of cheat days, but if you don't factor it into your weekly total, it can slow down your weight loss and hurt your motivation

(btw, I'm verbose on this subject because cutting out my cheat weekends was how I got over the plateau that I was irritating stuck at for two months).

I don't think it is ok to do it on purpose. This supposed to be a full commitment. "Live on Purpose withOUT Excuses". Just my opinion. Well stated SDgirl!