weekend eating!!!!!

I would like some help on this too...as I have the same problem. It seems as if since I started back eating right, there has been some kind of birthday party, baby shower, cookout.etc.. every weeknd! I do GREAT during the week and usually for the first part of saturday, but sat afternoon- sunday evening I do horrible!

Be a bit more confident in yourself. Give yourself some credit and don't beat yourself up for a cookie or a drink. Maybe if you don't have the highest expectations, you'll feel ok about eating a bite, but be capable to control having more than that one bite.

Is it your body asking for "everything", or is it your mind? Make your mind listen to your body. :flowerforyou:

huh, look who's talking :embarassed: (I'm still trying to learn that "we eat to live, not live to eat" :blushing: )

I still have some problem to remember that ( "we eat to live, not live to eat" ) I always remember about it only after I have once again stuffed my face with enormous amount of yummy food :laugh:
live and learn :drinker:

I tend to do that when I am over at my boyfriends house. He always has so kind of super bad but good food there. I have worked on just saying no to some things. Its not like the pie will disappear off the face of the earth. I can always have it another day...or can I

I am the same way. We went to a party on Friday and what DIDN'T I eat :sad: YOu ruin all of your hard work for one meal?! what a joke, I hate when that happens. I did however work very hard that day and stayed active during the weekend. Just try and work out the day that you think you might sabatoge and get back in it the next day. That's the best and only think Icould come up with :embarassed:

I always try to plug in all my food for the day (including my weekend wine) in MFP first thing in the morning. If I go over my alotted calories or fat, I add some cardio for the day. I do a very challenging three-hour hike most weekends, and that helps a lot.

What I find works for me is I eat before I go to an event then I don't eat when I get there. I find that if I say no to everything it prevents me from eating things that are unhealthy. OH! and gum. Chew gum while you are there because when you have gum in your mouth you have to make a conscious decision to eat and won't mindlessly graze. Another way is, if you have a lot of events to go to this summer, decide in advance which ones you are going to relax your eating at. For instance, I'm going to a wedding in August with a sit down dinner and neither entree is very healthy, so I've already decided that I'm not going to be TOO concerned with what I eat while I'm there. Knowing I have the wedding makes it less tempting to make unhealthy choices now.

If you have trouble eating while you are sitting at home, it's probably because you are bored so DO something even if it's just play a video game (I Wii) because if your hands and mind are busy they can't be used to eat. :bigsmile:

Oh and I am sooooooooo worried about this weekend b/c its the 4th, I say now that I will only drink one alcoholic beverage or only have good for me food....but it's gonna b so hard mostly on the alcohol part b/c all of my friends are big drinkers especially on a holiday weekend....i guess i just gotta psych myself up to do good!!!!!

Two words. Turkey burgers. Especially for that cookout coming this weekend! Get some lean turkey meat and add some good spices and veggies. Find some healthier alternatives to the general cook out stuff. Offer to make a dip out of greek yogurt instead of sour cream or bring baked chips. There are plenty of things you can have at a cookout that don't bounce you over your calories.

Okay, I read through it all and like most people, I hear you!
I tried the whole - eat like a baby chick through the week and cheat on the weekends - and it didn't REALLY work, I was maintaining my weight, but not loosing.
SOOO I had to change. Here are my tips.

- When with family (like the cottage) I bring healthy foods I can eat and share and I stick to them.

- I am honest and open to the people around me that I'm trying to live healthier, they now are encouraged to cut out the crap too. Set an example.

- I loved the comment when referring to get-togethers that have food involved. Eat a salad before you go because if you arrive hungry - LOOK OUT!

- Have ONE cheat day that lets you have a piece of cake and a drink or two. But remember PORTION IT! And if you randomly feel hungry for junk, picture a serving of meat, if your not craving steak, chances are your minds playing tricks on you. Do everything you can to not let that cheat day end-up a 3 day binge.

- When it comes to drinks remember that one drink is a vasodialator (more blood flow = healthy)- any more than that is poison or vasoconstrictor (decreased blood flow to organs, brain = unhealthy).

- Look at the weekenders around you eating away. Chances are they are not fit - if you want to be fit, don't be like THEM. Fit healthy people don't eat a ton of crap and neither should you.

- If you grab a plate of food that was way too big for your belly - stop, don't finish it. The host probably wont mind.

good luck!

i thought i was the only one on this....so here is the things ladies we all need to try really hard to be good on the weekend..i know its hard i'm right there with all of you..but all we can do this..if we can just get pass one day than there is no reason why we cant make it threw the next..i'm not saying dont have any just have a little..so this way we dont blow all of our hard work that we do during the week...if all you ladies are in..just let me know...GO LADIES WE CAN DO THIS....GO GO GO :bigsmile: :happy:

this sounds like a good idea for a team!i:laugh:

my suggestion could be like this:
since the summer and the warm weather is already here, try to spend time outside the house(away from that tempting refrigerator or cupboard)
while you do some activities outside (even sunbathing) you won't be eating.
at least that is my plan for now- be as much away from the kitchen as possible :laugh:

I know a lot of people don't really want to work out on the weekends but if you know you have an afternoon or evening event, maybe you could walk/jog/run/bike or some other kind of cardio to burn some calories before you go. This will free up some extra calories for your to enjoy.

Also, if you are asked to bring something, bring a veggie or fruit tray.

I will be having my first experience with a "party" at our cabin on July 4th. It's all about drinks, food and fireworks. Fortunately, my family is well on board with what I'm doing and understand that I may not eat exactly what they do, or as much as I used to. My husband always smokes a brisket (I will have a couple of oz. just to get that "great" flavor) and I will do some homemade potato salad (mine is primarly mustard with just a tiny bit of fat free or light miracle whip, hard boiled eggs (whites only this time), dill relish and onion, and some fresh corn on the cob with some great seasoning. Not too bad! For desert....watermelon and fruit salad with fat free cool whip.

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