Calories don't count on weekends
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kanaada
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Hi guys so this weekend I ended up eating everything that I liked and felt really really guilty ☹️ I probably ate around 2500 calories on sat and mid sun I already ate 1200 calories. So what do y'all guys think about eating mindlessly on weekends? This Saturday I just weigh in and found out that the scale finally moved after weeks so I guess it's a form of rewarding myself but still felt rather guilty about it. Would appreciate if u guys share ur experiences with me
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Calories do count on weekends, but you can eat less during the week to make up for bigger weekends.
When I first started calorie counting I was strict all week long and ate a consistent number of calories. Now, I eat less on weekdays and "bank" the calories for the weekend, where I will eat more due to work/life.11 -
If you want to eat more on weekends then bank some calories during the week, maybe shave off 100-150 calories per day through M-F.
Or you could set your calories to maintenance on the weekends, this way you'll just see a slower loss compared to maybe a gain if you're going way over your usual calories.
Either way make sure and log it ALL 7 days a week. Don't stick your head in the sand on weekends4 -
Actually, calories do count on weekends, but if you're active enough to burn off some excess calories it works out ok. Since 2500 calories gives you a 1 day calorie surplus pretty much equal to 1 day of your 'good' calorie deficit, the net effect of your Saturday is that you're going to take longer to reach your goal weight. If that matters to you you'll do something about it.3
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So what do y'all guys think about eating mindlessly on weekends?
That's how I got here in the first place.
I would eat well during the week and often lose some weight, then eat whatever I wanted on the weekends ... and sometimes I would maintain ... and sometimes I would gain. Very gradually I gained, and gained, and gained ... until one day I was overweight.
Now I track everything and yes, I eat more on weekends than I do during the week, but I also exercise more and it's all logged and tracked to ensure I eat fewer calories than I burn.
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You see, the reason why most people don't reach their objectives is because of things like this.
Most will go on a reasonable deficit of 500 calories a day.
So 3500 a week.
They adhere to this for five days and then basically undo everything by binging on the weekend.
Because in five days you're at a 2500 calorie deficit, but if you really are overdoing it on Saturday/Sunday you could easily eat 1250 over maintenance on each day making it so nothing was accomplished for the whole week.17 -
If you can control yourself, and keep the math proper, go for it. If not, you're screwing yourself. It's ultimately up to what you, in your indovidual circumstances, do to manage your intake. Personally, I will eat more on the weekends, but I am also often more physically active on the weekends. And no, I don't log exercise, because I found it to be extremely damned inaccurate, unless you are rolling with some seriously expensive (and impossible to transport) equipment. "Zomg, muh HRM says I burned 800 calories e'ry day!! Why am I still fat?!!?1!1?one"5
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The closer you are to your goal, the more detrimental it will be to your goal.6
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People! Look at this from the food database on this site!!
Generic - Shabbat - שַׁבָּת - Celebrate & Rest. Count 1 Meal As 310 Calories to Keep Count Going.
1 Sabbath Meal, 310 calories
For those who observe Sundays, look up "Sabbath" in the foods.
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So far, the most important thing is that I LOG everything. Since I started, I have pretty consistently gone over my calorie goal, sometimes by a LOT. I no longer freak out about this because I lost weight easily (89 lbs.) and I am in maintenance now. But when I really go "wild" I record everything I eat, or have eaten.5
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I have been at a complete standstill for 5 months now because of exactly this. I log and count and hit my targets during the week, then on the weekends I eat whatever I want and totally blow my deficit.
Having a higher calorie count on the weekend can fit into a plan, if you manage it and count and still end up with a deficit. But don't fool yourself that you can't do enough damage in 2 days to undo 5 good days.6 -
Calories always count sadly...
I used to eat badly as the weekends, solved that by doing my weigh in on Monday mornings. Now I always have a really good weekend! 5 -
godlikepoetyes wrote: »So far, the most important thing is that I LOG everything. Since I started, I have pretty consistently gone over my calorie goal, sometimes by a LOT. I no longer freak out about this because I lost weight easily (89 lbs.) and I am in maintenance now. But when I really go "wild" I record everything I eat, or have eaten.
That makes a big difference.
Even when we overdo it, when we log we can at least see what it will take to strike a balance, and already the habit of logging puts us so much further ahead of things, especially in terms of macro balance.6 -
Banking calories during the week and blowing my deficit during the week is the reason it took me 2 years to hit my goal weight...So it does matter. Just log these weekend splurges, but watch a weekly deficit rather than a daily one: keep you on track so you continue to see results2
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jessicarobinson00 wrote: »Banking calories during the week and blowing my deficit during the week is the reason it took me 2 years to hit my goal weight...So it does matter. Just log these weekend splurges, but watch a weekly deficit rather than a daily one: keep you on track so you continue to see results
Is there a spot of MFP to view weekly deficit or do you just do the math?0 -
Mindless eating on the weekend is a good way to wipe out your deficit for the week and stall or gain weight back. You will probably have to work out harder during the week or eat less to make up for the weekends.
Eating at maintenance level one or two days a week is a better idea.1 -
I don't use weekends as a free for all. I don't really eat any differently on weekends than I do during the week, except I'm more likely to have cocktails or wine. I try not to mindlessly eat. If you're eating because you're bored find something to do, and ask yourself whether you're actually hungry or just bored. If you're hungry then opt for a healthy snack or meal or something portion controlled.0
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Go to the menu and select Reports. From the pull down tab, select Calories, and choose the reporting period as Week. You can see your daily progress.oliverneedsyou wrote: »jessicarobinson00 wrote: »Banking calories during the week and blowing my deficit during the week is the reason it took me 2 years to hit my goal weight...So it does matter. Just log these weekend splurges, but watch a weekly deficit rather than a daily one: keep you on track so you continue to see results
Is there a spot of MFP to view weekly deficit or do you just do the math?
I log daily, and when I'm in control, I weigh and measure almost everything. My husband and I have dinner out on Friday nights and Sunday nights, and I eat accordingly during the day, and give dinner my best guesstimate.
Personally, I have never done well eating back all my exercise calories. Doing that put me on an 18-month plateau. I only eat back 25% at the most. That way, if my exercise calories for the week keep me in a deficit, then I can let loose a LITTLE bit on weekends and "special" occasions.
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Calories count on weekends my dear. I just ate enough yesterday to wipe out a whole weeks worth of a deficit. It's a real situation.4
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My scale often tells me on Monday that those calories certainly do count on the weekends even though I would love to pretend they don't. Telling me that today in fact, my hike I did yesterday was totally voided by all the crap food I ate.0
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Yes, everyone has basically added the tough love. Calories don't care what day of the week it is, they count the same on Saturday night as Monday morning.
I highly suggest you look into IIFYM, that maybe something that suits your lifestyle well. Let me know if you need help understanding it!
Ultimately, you have to chose what is most important. Would you rather eat all the doughnuts or eat one, enjoy it, and still be on track to meet your goal? That is basically IIFYM in a nutshell. However, the choice in the moment is hard as hell. You can see all the doughnuts and you know the enjoyment that will come from them. Its much tougher to see your physical goal, because you can only visualize it. Its not tangible like the food.
If you choose the food you accept the potential consequences that follow. If you are scared about weight gain, I suggest not standing on the scale after a weekend like this. It tends to compound the effects of the choices and you want to punish yourself. Which for some, like myself leads to a Pandoras box of a nasty cycle of binge & punish.1
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