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Aagh!!!!!!!! Weekends!!!

alf1163
alf1163 Posts: 3,143 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
How do you guys deal with weekends?? Do you still stick to your diets? Weekends are so hard for me even when I try to stick to my diet there is something going on that sabotages it... and eating out!!!!!!!!!!!! geez, it is so hard to calculate the calories when I eat out!!! I just don't want to be a slave to the "diet" on weekends too. Any suggestions?

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  • alf1163
    alf1163 Posts: 3,143 Member
    How do you guys deal with weekends?? Do you still stick to your diets? Weekends are so hard for me even when I try to stick to my diet there is something going on that sabotages it... and eating out!!!!!!!!!!!! geez, it is so hard to calculate the calories when I eat out!!! I just don't want to be a slave to the "diet" on weekends too. Any suggestions?
  • aslavich
    aslavich Posts: 250 Member
    I'm having the same problem except it's flowing into Monday... Ugh!
    :sick: Angela
  • MontanaGirl
    MontanaGirl Posts: 1,251 Member
    That's the main reason I weigh on Fridays and not on Mondays :tongue: Then I have all week to atone for my sins of the weekend!! But, I do notice that the longer I live "healthy" my weekend sins are less and less. I guess I give myself a little extra leeway, but try not to go completely crazy. I also am much more active on the weekend than during the week - catching up on housework, playing with the kids (outside if it's nice enough - not this weekend :ohwell: ) Weekends are hard on my diet though because I'm home, around food, etc!! I guess it's a matter, for me, of just keep trying and not being too hard on myself if I go a little overboard. And weigh on Friday, not Monday!!
  • Jodywin
    Jodywin Posts: 12
    I do have a hard time sticking to it on the weekends, but I'm also more active on the weekends than I am during the week. As soon as I get up on the weekends I hit the treadmill for an hour. Then do abs. I feel better if I eat something I shouldnt because at least I got my workout done for the day.
  • bkrbabe57
    bkrbabe57 Posts: 395 Member
    I don't work out on week ends nor to I try to keep track of what I eat.
    However I try to not go insane either.
    On week ends my boyfriend and I usually go out for breakfast around 10:00am so I only have 2 meals and I keep a tight rein on what I either order or in the case of a buffet, what I put on my plate. and if I get hungry in between I can snack on veggies or a 100 calorie snack pack.
    For example we went out on Sunday and I ordered a Vegetarian Omelet. I'll admit I did eat the hash browns but I only ate 1/2 of the omelet and 1 slice of bread. So while I have no idea of the exact calorie or fat count I consumed I really don't think I did much damage.
  • pmj315
    pmj315 Posts: 15 Member
    Geezzzz.......... I thought I was the only one who went through this... I work so hard during the week than on the weekends, I just let it go..... I don't get it at all, I just don't understand what makes me give up so easily on the weekends.... So, frustrated....
  • rheston
    rheston Posts: 638
    ditto here too!

    I still try very hard to enter into the database what I eat even if I eat out. This way I really do understand the portion control that I practice at home while dining out.

    Some weekends are tougher on me than others but since I don't eat to my exercise calorie level I have the flexibility to allow myself some indulgences that I wouldn't do otherwise. Since I am scale watching I know the impacts immediately and know that the next week will have to make up for it along with some stronger will power. So far that's worked for me but I dread the impact on my morale and weight if I fall off the wagon really hard!
  • delightedin
    delightedin Posts: 49
    I'd say have a day off on saturday and sunday - but don't go overboard, and do your exercise normally on the day you're still dieting. It's good to give your body a break, nobody can keep it up 24/7, trust me. Best advice is just don't beat yourself up, if you do great 5 days of the week and then 2 days not so well, you're still doing great MOST of the time!!

    Keep it up :)
  • frazzelmama
    frazzelmama Posts: 66
    I have a really hard time on the weekends...my weekend schedule is so crazy, it doesn't allow a lot of time for anything. I just try to be very aware of what I'm eating, even if I'm eating out. I've noticed that the more success I see on the scales and in my clothes, the more it motivates me to be good!!
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