Weekend binge eater

I have a similar problem! I work 16 hour shifts on the weekends and I just want to eat all day! I look forward to seeing others replies.

You beautiful ladies are not alone....GRRRRRRRR!

I am so good until weekends and I hit EVERY buffet in sight TWICE gaining back those two pounds that I struggled to lose over the week.

I suggest we all friend each other and over the weekend constantly support each other not to fall into this cycle as we clearly need some reconditioning!

Me too! Please someone let me know! Thanks!

Me too! I have not lost a pound, but have gained 6 since I have been on here, about 6 months!

I would like to know the answer to that one to ,because I have the very same problem. Sometimes I think Maybe I don't want to lose,why would I sabatoge myself like that.

I think we need to start a weekend binge eating support group lol looks like there's a lot of people doing it with no answer as to why!

I know I have this problem too. I've started switching over my weigh in days to Sunday mornings. It at least keeps me a little more accountable for what I'm eating Friday and Saturday night. Doesn't always help, but its a slow start

I tend to eat more on the weekends too. However, I have tapered down a whole lot since I've been on here. One thing I did was changed some of my choices and I also tend to exercise more on the weekend because I have more time. But the biggest thing I did was decided that I want to be a healthier and happier me and that's more important than food ever could be. I know it's easier said than done, but you really have to make up in your mind which is more important to you. Instead of eating that whole serving of whatever fattening meal, eat half and save it until the next day. Substitute some of those fattening snacks for some tasty 100 calorie snacks. It's usually all about instant gratification and once it's over, you feel miserable because you know you've saboutaged your efforts. Do whatever it takes to reprogram your mind because if you don't, you will be wasting a lot of time, losing and then gaining all over again. Been down this road several times and I'm so over it. I love to eat but I want this so much more than a fattening, unhealthy meal. Blessings to you on your journey!:-)

been having the same problem but I think I might have broke the cycle this weekend. It is all in our heads. We gotta fight through it and I had to be super strict with the kids and husband and ask them to PLEASE not eat all the stuff I shouldn't have. I also drank soooo much water...like 12-14 glasses a day...I felt so full that it was easier not to pig out too much. The results on the scale were very pleasing this morning. For the first time in 4 months I actually LOST a tiny bit of weight over the weekend insted of gaining back a pound or two.

It was worth it. Also, I don't do an "official" weigh in until Tuesday morning that way I have a day to get back on track from the weekend! It helps with the frustration on Mondays!
I try to allow for my "day off" to start with dinner on Friday night and end with Breakfast on Sunday morning....it fits our eating habits better and I don't have to pass up some of my favorite things but then come Sunday afternoon I know it is time to get back on track or I am going to be frustrated with myself.

Good Luck to all! This isn't a quick fix but I did FINALLY have a successful weekend after 4 months of frustrating weekends! It is soooo hard!

thats actually a good idea for a support group because i'm the exact same, especially on sunday coz it's literally my day of rest what with work, college etc so i usually chill and automatically binge... all help greatly appreciated!!

I have the same problem! I would like to blame the husband because I see him eating all the "good stuff" and I totally join in. I'm an out of sight, out of mind person, but I struggle to make the right choices when it's right there in front of me!

Plus, my biggest cheat in my diet is coffee. Well, the delicious nondairy creamers that go in the coffee. Then I go to Starbucks on the weekends! If I cut out just coffee I'd probably drop a pound a week . It's sooo hard to give it up, but I have cut my addiction to half of what it used to be!!!

i cheat on the weekends, but i go like crazy at the gym on saturday and sunday. If i burn 1,000 cals/day that gives me around a total of 2700 cals to eat and i don't feel bad about let's say buffalo wings drenched in blue cheese witha beer!. Don't take everything away, just find a way to make the portions a good size and make sure you earn it!

I love wings!! That's my #1 "cheat day" food!!:-)

the hard part is trying to find out what exactly to log for them :-) --way too many options and most places don't list the nturients! i'm an addict to them and i know it. I'll bust my tail at the gym and burn 1,000 calories just to have some.

I won't pretend to have all the answers, but I think I have gotten better - I was totally undoing all my hard work from the week by bingeing on weekends. I was not good about logging on weekends, so now I force myself to log even on weekends. And plan, plan, plan your meals and exercise for the weekends ahead of time....or at least at the beginning of each day. Keep busy and it goes without saying, don't keep junk food around the house. I do think it is important to plan in some treats (ice cream, wine....whatever your treat of choice is) on weekends to keep from going totally bonkers, but with planning the treats can be within or close to your calorie goals.

I try to stay busy and active all weekend -- it keeps you out of trouble. The worst part is sitting around the house or having the only things on your social agenda involve eating/going out.

I am not a weekend binge-eater, and I also don't allow myself to have a cheat day. For me, it's such a slippery slope that I'm afraid I won't come back. But....that's not to say that I don't enjoy myself on the weekends. I usually spend extra time at the gym on Saturday mornings so I have an extra 600-800 calories to use but only if I need them. Since we're usually out running around or going to see friends on Saturdays, those extra exercise calories have been my saving grace.

Hope this helps.

well, do you know what causes you to eat the most? (i.e. spending more time on front of the TV, or that you get to 'go out' to eat with the family?, the tought that anything goes?) Once you realize what is the main cause you can tackle it a bit better. I used to go crazy on cheat days, and it got to the point that instead of thinking that I could eat whatever on weekends, I switched to -- "I will have to pay for this later" Once I started to make myself 'pay' for what I did on the weekends I was less likely to go crazy!

I personally cannot have any goodies in the house... because they will dissappear! NO LIE