Falling off track on the weekends

What seems to work in my case is that during the days of Monday-Friday I have a breakfast burrito with veggies + a protein shake. The protein shake in 1/2 cup 2% milk is close to 300 calories. On weekends, I have the breakfast burrito with veggies but not the protein shake. This gives me those calories to use for lunch. That gives me the calorie budget necessary to have a good big lunch, a small snack, and a good big dinner. I got really wild with it Saturday and jettisoned my dinner plan for a bag of movie popcorn. That stayed within my calorie budget.

queenliz99 wrote: »

I eat a little lighter during the week so I can eat a lot more on the weekend. Bank my calories, so to speak.

This works for me. Very strict with myself over the week so that I have some play-room over the weekend. I continue my workouts and I do log/track over the weekends but I pretty much eat what I want... just not a lot of it

Eat lighter during the week to allow for weekend indulgence, thats what I do
I do still keep an eye on my weekend consumption too though as it would be very easy to undo the whole weeks good work.

At this point, you're going to have to ask yourself which is more important? Do you want to indulge during the weekend to the point where you consistently don't reach your goals, or do you want to lose weight? Just because it's the weekend, doesn't mean healthy eating goes out the window. It's great that you continue with your exercise goals which will allow for more calories consumed. Here is my suggestion, try choosing one day during the weekend every other week and see if the scale budges. Also, don't make it a whole day of indulging, just a meal or dessert. Good luck on your journey, and I wish you success on reaching all of your goals.

I think part of what you need to decide is what your lifestyle is going to be once your reach your goal. Do you usually eat more on the weekends? If yes, then eat fewer calories on weekdays to give yourself more calories on the weekend; say 100 calories less Monday - Friday which gives you an extra 500 for the weekend. There's nothing wrong with doing this.

On the other hand, if you're only eating more on the weekends because you're lacking control at home where the food is located look at ways you can curb this. Perhaps don't buy the foods that you're indulging on. Or try to find a way to distract yourself when you feel like eating but aren't really hungry.

If, however, you're eating more on the weekends because you're being too restrictive during the rest of the week you might decide to lose weight a little more slowly and up your weekly calorie goal.

Find something fun to do during the weekend as a treat, a way to spend your time that isn't possible because of work. Like go hiking, or for a long bike ride.

Feel free to add me. Weekends can be a huge struggle for me as well