Help!! Messing up diet every weekend :(

If eating out is your problem, try going to places where you can choose meat and salads ( and I don`t mean mcdonalds salads and fried meat). And order a salad with a bbq steak ( if possible without bbq sauce) or even better chicken steak. Order water instead of a fizzy drink ( even beer is better than a fizzy drink). That way even if you go over your calories at least you won`t be filled with bad fats and sugar. Also it`s getting warmer so why not go for walks in the park or play table tennis or something like that with your family instead of staying in the house all day.

My boyfriend and I suffer from the weekend sweet tooth, we have begun sharing desserts if we go out and no longer order starters or sides which so far saves about 800 calories per meal. I stick to being designated driver and drink only water. We've also started making meals at home which is much cheaper and much healthier. I think a lot of it is to do with your mind-set, I have to remind myself of all the hard work put in during my work week which seems to help. I hope you find something that works for you :-)

vegankid1990 wrote: »

Thanks, to be honest I usually forget to log on the weekends or I purposely don't because I know it's gonna go over haha. Maybe that's my downfall
I'm usually very good during the week at weighing and logging. Xx

You could try changing your settings over the weekend to maintenance calories, giving you slightly more than your current diet calories. This will slow down any weight loss but mentally it could help you with logging accurately and trying to stay within calorie goal over the weekend.

My tips for eating out:
Ask for a take-out box up front and box half your meal for leftovers later in the week.
Order a green salad starter, no dressing. By the time your entree arrives, you will feel less hungry and eat less of your entree.
Drink a glass of water before going out, so that you're well hydrated and don't mistake thirst for hunger.
No matter what you ate or how much you ate, log it faithfully (as close as you can to what you ate- restaurants are tricky.). If you don't log, you don't know how much you have to compensate for later on in the week.

I also like to store up some exercise calories during the week so that I have some extra calories 'banked' in case I go over.

The big trick is to figure out how make the things you love fit into your new lifestyle. Don't think of this as a 'diet', but think of it as changing your life for the healthier. It's all about finding balance, and you can do it!

ElizabethOakes2 wrote: »

Order a green salad starter, no dressing. By the time your entree arrives, you will feel less hungry and eat less of your entree.

Why do you even need a starter or an entree?

I struggled with this for a few months! My advice would be to always log everything you eat as accurately as you can, even if you go 1000's of calories over, log it. What I did then was try and cut it down week by week instead of feeling like I'm depriving myself, so I had a tendancy to overeat on Saturday and Sunday so the next week I'd try and cut it down to just Saturday, then it was maybe an indulgent meal and a few treats on a Saturday (instead of the whole day). Like you, I used to find eating out on the weekend quite tedious due to the temptation but once I'd managed to cut my weekend overeating down I found myself choosing the healthy option anyway. And you know what if I did have an unhealthy meal then I'd just enjoy and get straight back on track

vegankid1990 wrote: »

Hi everyone!

Having real trouble losing any weight and I feel like I've been struggling for years.
I find that every single week I can eat really healthy and exercise well etc but then every weekend (I only work mon-fri) it all goes out the window.
My routine is completely out, we eat out a lot and it all seems to spiral out of control.
I know it's my own fault but if anyone has any tips and tricks that could help me that would be great!!
I'm getting really down about it now

Thanks xx

Well Im in the same boat looking for advise.cant give u any tip bc I don kno anything lol

I eat at maintenance level on Saturdays, I also bank calories throughout the week for the weekend. I've still been losing consistently at .5 lb a week for the last 3 months so I figure I'm doing something right!