Question about weight loss - or rather not...

Jackie_W
Jackie_W Posts: 1,676 Member
edited September 19 in Health and Weight Loss
I work all weekend, going from one house to another looking after old ladies and men.
I work roughly 10 hours per day, yet, despite my being out of the house the best part of the day, I just cannot lose weight at weekends, I actually gain at least 1-2 pounds - or in this weeks instance, I gained 3 pounds!
I just can't work it out, I do great during the week - and I work 9 hours a day weekdays, the only difference is that I go to the gym Mon-Fri.
I want to get to 210lbs by xmas day, I'll be lucky to get to 220 and stay there the way I'm going! :cry:

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  • Jackie_W
    Jackie_W Posts: 1,676 Member
    I work all weekend, going from one house to another looking after old ladies and men.
    I work roughly 10 hours per day, yet, despite my being out of the house the best part of the day, I just cannot lose weight at weekends, I actually gain at least 1-2 pounds - or in this weeks instance, I gained 3 pounds!
    I just can't work it out, I do great during the week - and I work 9 hours a day weekdays, the only difference is that I go to the gym Mon-Fri.
    I want to get to 210lbs by xmas day, I'll be lucky to get to 220 and stay there the way I'm going! :cry:
  • ranaelynn
    ranaelynn Posts: 115 Member
    How well are you tracking your calories - especially on those busy weekends. I'm asking this for both reasons - Are you nibbling and thus going over, OR are you not getting in your calories on the weekends becuause you are out and about so much? Also are you taking a bottle of water with you and drinking through out the day, that water does several things including keeping the matabolisim humming along. Provide a few more details about your eating habbits on weekends please.

    Last but not least - do not despair, don't worry about a certain number by a certain day, focus instead on what you need to do to get this working and keep working for you.
  • swissdutchess
    swissdutchess Posts: 109
    Hey, the scale can be so fickle! Take your measurements on your waist, hips and bust instead. I did the scale thing for a while, but suddenly it would say I would gain even though I didn't do anything bad w/ my eating or exercise. It was because I was gaining muscle. A tape measure is more forgiving, and more realistic. I take my measurements now, and I am still loosing inches, no matter what the scale says. Don't get discouraged! The hardest part to learn with loosing weight is the consistency and remaining persistent. :)
  • DjBliss05
    DjBliss05 Posts: 682
    Weekends are hard for me, too. Not because I am working, but because I have more free time and social events.

    Try weighing in on Friday and stay off the scale during the week. I am just trying that for the first time this week, because I had a codependent relationship with my scale before now. :laugh:

    I have a job where I am out on the road working with people, too. I actually do a lot better during the week when I am working. I try to bring snacks and water with me for the day. I have safe foods that I can grab on the road if I need a quick meal to eat in the car. I am fortunate because most of my days are less than 10 hours and I work out after work when I can.

    Sounds like it is just the scale being difficult.... walk away from it and keep doing what you are doing! You will make it there. :flowerforyou: And let's face it. Deadlines for losing weight are meant to be broken. I had the same 210 goal for Christmas and probably won't make it either. It is what you do after those deadlines that really matters.
  • Jackie_W
    Jackie_W Posts: 1,676 Member
    How well are you tracking your calories - especially on those busy weekends. I'm asking this for both reasons - Are you nibbling and thus going over, OR are you not getting in your calories on the weekends becuause you are out and about so much? Also are you taking a bottle of water with you and drinking through out the day, that water does several things including keeping the matabolisim humming along. Provide a few more details about your eating habbits on weekends please.

    Last but not least - do not despair, don't worry about a certain number by a certain day, focus instead on what you need to do to get this working and keep working for you.

    I start off with good intensions, I record every since morsel I'm going to eat, then, all day, I'm really good and stick to it, then, after work, I'm exhausted, and don't bother making a meal, I end up either gonig to the chip shop or grabbing the nearest thing to eat :blushing:
    I hate weekends, they always kick me in the butt, then for the rest of the week, I'm kicking my butt at the gym - I workout 60-120 mins a day - 5 days a week to make up for it :blushing:
  • Jackie_W
    Jackie_W Posts: 1,676 Member
    Hey, the scale can be so fickle! Take your measurements on your waist, hips and bust instead. I did the scale thing for a while, but suddenly it would say I would gain even though I didn't do anything bad w/ my eating or exercise. It was because I was gaining muscle. A tape measure is more forgiving, and more realistic. I take my measurements now, and I am still loosing inches, no matter what the scale says. Don't get discouraged! The hardest part to learn with loosing weight is the consistency and remaining persistent. :)

    Not sure I can leave the scale alone just yet :noway:
    Maybe I need a real big fall out with it before I give up on it ?? :laugh: :laugh:
    I've come this far, I know I can carry on, but I just fee lso down with myself for giving in at weekends :cry:
    I'd give up working weekends but if I do, I won't be able to give my family the christmas they want.
  • Jackie_W
    Jackie_W Posts: 1,676 Member
    Weekends are hard for me, too. Not because I am working, but because I have more free time and social events.

    Try weighing in on Friday and stay off the scale during the week. I am just trying that for the first time this week, because I had a codependent relationship with my scale before now. :laugh:

    I have a job where I am out on the road working with people, too. I actually do a lot better during the week when I am working. I try to bring snacks and water with me for the day. I have safe foods that I can grab on the road if I need a quick meal to eat in the car. I am fortunate because most of my days are less than 10 hours and I work out after work when I can.

    Sounds like it is just the scale being difficult.... walk away from it and keep doing what you are doing! You will make it there. :flowerforyou: And let's face it. Deadlines for losing weight are meant to be broken. I had the same 210 goal for Christmas and probably won't make it either. It is what you do after those deadlines that really matters.

    I tgo to the gym 5 days a week - Mon - Fri between my calls, that's no problem, but the weekends are so hectic at work that I don't get time to go to the gym, plus, I was told before that I should have at least 1 day away from the gym each week, yet, when I don't go to the gym, I eat the wrong things.

    As for water, I do carry a bottle of water with me usually, but I tend to forget in the evening when I'm just trying to get finished for the day, I think I ought to change this at the very least, and maybe buy microwave meals for the weekend - so I still eat healthy.
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