Finding weekends HARD....

On Saturdays, I have a routine. Egg beaters & low cal toast for breakfast, get to the gym and do a long cardio burn ~1hr. Stop on the way home and get a egg white & turkey wrap at Firstwatch (sometimes with oatmeal). Then I'm good until dinner time. I've burned more than I've eaten and have an entire day's worth of calories left, but try my best in the evening. Sundays are looser, but I try to stick with foods that are easy to log. My weekends are far from perfect, but that is how I try to mitigate disaster. Maybe try pre-loggin for the weekends to help you keep better on track. Best of luck.

Weekends are tough for a lot of people. I've had similar issues with appearing to lose a couple pounds during the week, but then gaining over the weekend so that my weekly weigh-ins stay stable. For me, the killer is sitting on my couch. If I stay in bed and watch tv or read, it's easier to stay away from the snacks. Just a mental thing tied to that location, I'm more likely to wander into the kitchen and snack. Can you go out for walks by yourself or other ways to help change the mental cues that might make you more likely to snack?

It's not easy to find large portion, low calorie meals; it's about smaller portions and choosing foods that will keep you full longer (emphasis on protein, fat and fiber). Chicken, white fish, shellfish tend to be fairly low calorie for decent portions. It's not for everyone, but you may look into intermittent fasting (there's a group with a lot of good information on various iterations). You still generally need to count calories and the fasting period can be mentally challenging starting out, but some people find it easier because by skipping 1-2 meals, the one or two meals they do eat get to be larger and feel more satiating. Again, not for everyone and you need to do your research, but eating larger meals is one of the things a lot of people like (yes, I do IF).

If possible, you can also look at trying to eat at a little more deficit during the week (leave 100-200 calories) so that you have some extra calories to splurge over the weekend.

In general, make sure you're not setting too much of a deficit. If you're always hungry and constantly thinking about food, it's probably not going to be sustainable. You want to find something that will let you lose at a slow, somewhat steady rate (although I've noticed for myself and reading others experiences that women in particular tend to have cycles where you stay stable for a few weeks or maybe lose only a pound over a few weeks, but then see a "whoosh" when you drop 3-4 lbs in one week); make sure you're mapping over at least 1 month, 2 is better, to get the best perspective on whether a plan is working. Remember it's a lifestyle change rather than a "diet"; think long term. Measurements and pictures are also good ways to track progress; sometimes they will show you changes that don't show up on the scale. Good luck.

Most of us find weekends hard, I bank my calories so I have plenty for the weekend but I also keep as active as possible every day which helps too.
Try and find something to do to keep your mind off food, keeping busy really helps.

I used to be the same.
Spend time cooking something really special for yourself, go shopping, spend time prepping.
If you tend to go for unhealthy things on the weekend, make healthy versions of that food.#


I love to spend at least an hour prepping and cooking something I really love.

I also struggle with the lack of structure on weekends. I make myself an eating schedule at the beginning of the day -- 10 AM Breakfast: Groatmeal with almonds. 12:30 tea with cream. And so on -- and include saving up calories snacks for the evening when it is extra hard! Then when I get hungry or tempted to indulge outside of the plan I made for myself, I can tell myself something like "it sucks to be hungry but you can get through it. You are not going to starve to death. You can wait until 3:00 when you get to eat an apple" -- I know it sounds a little weird, but it really works for me.