staying on track the weekends

I way over eat on the weekends, and every Monday I tell myself I won't do it again. This is the reason my scale hasn't moved. I hope you find something that works, and if you do, let me know!

During the week, I feel like I do great, I am motivated, etc. Then Friday night until Monday morning I blow it, even when I say I am going to stay on track.

I have a hard time during the weekends mainly because I don't meal plan the same as I do for weekdays. The best thing to do is to still plan your meals, pack you lunch bag and take it where you go.

plan ahead. really, it's that simple. plan you meals and snacks according to your schedule. and stick to it.

Try pre-logging your days.

I am more lax about exercising on weekends, but I am really good at sticking to my calorie goals.

Here's how I do it: first of all, I do intermittent fasting. That gives me more calories per meal, since I divide them between 2 meals instead of 3. Secondly, I try to keep my lunch pretty light if I think there's even a chance of social dinner plans. That way I have a good cushion of calories left for dinner. Third, if there are dinner plans then I try to get as much info as possible. Figure out where we'll be eating and then look up their menu ahead of time. I then select an option that I will choose when we actually get to the restaurant. Deciding in advance helps me stick to my resolve. Fourth, if need be I will sometimes ask to choose a different place to eat or will bring my own food with me (not to restaurants, but for example if I know the plan is we are going to someone's house and pizza will be ordered). Fifth, in a worst case scenario such as last night, when I end up somewhere with no nutritional info and not a lot of healthy choices, I get creative.

What I did last night was first asked the server what he suggested as lighter options. The best option for me was a roasted veggie flatbread. I looked up "roasted veggie flatbread" on MFP to get an idea of calories. I chose one of the higher calorie ones to go off of since I had no idea how many were in the one I was getting. I used that for calorie tracking. I asked for less cheese on the flatbread, and only ate half. I ended up still being under on my calories for the day, so even if I estimated wrong, it's doubtful that I went over.

Hope those ideas are helpful to someone!

What are you busy with? My weekends are filled with activity, which allows me to indulge quite a bit (100+ miles cycling on average). Finding something active to do on the weekends helps. Also plan ahead. When you plan your meals, do it for the entire week and not just weekdays. That way you can "bank" calories for the weekend, if necessary. As your nutrition improves, the weekends get much easier.