I feel crappy!

Friday dinning out AND aunt Flo... yup and deadly combination for alot of us! No worries.... this comes around all the time. My solution? Go to the gym before dinner (if you have enough time and/or your aunt Flo isn't visiting too much") and plan on going in the morning!

This is what I do!

I too tend to start at the end of the week, so those cravings are always screaming at me. I go to the gym, do 35-40 miutes of cardio, run home and shower. I always feel good at dinner becasue I have 1) been to the gym & 2) have showered and feel fresh, unlike what I would have felt like if I had gone home from work and sat on my butt for an hour. When I feel good, I tend to make the better choices when ordering too.

Then tomorrow, when you wake up, head back to burn off that indulgent glass of wine I may have had (or even dessert), plus a little extra cardio, just to start the weekend off right. I usually go right from the gym (or Sat morning bicycle ride) to grocery shopping and errand running, so I don't go home and start eating.

Best of luck, and my Aunt Flo pack her bags quickly!

Hey Amanda, I feel your "PAIN" as it where.
I try to weigh myself everyday, and about fell over when I GAINED 2 pounds overnight. :noway:
Then I started a few hours later.
LIGHT BLUB MOMENT!! OH retaining water! I GET IT!.
drink oddles of water and flush your system. :drinker:
Get the excersive to stop cramps. (As stated before)
TRY to stay away from words like FRIED, and DIPPED IN, CREAMED, and my favorite MEGA or something like that, meaning they give you 4 times the amount that a normal person should eat. Only do Mega if you are sharing the whole thing with 4 or more people.
When you get your meal whatever it is. BEFORE YOU EAT ONE BITE! GET A TO GO BOX, section out 1/2 the plate. and put it in the to go box. Set it to the side, NOW you can eat.
If you want wine. 1 glass, not a whole bottle. If you are drunk you will be on the "to heck with the diet" thing, and you will hate yourself in the AM.
If you want desert SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS one cake with 2 or more spoons is:
1) less calories. 2) Mindful eating..Meaning you will be thinking about what and how you are eating more when you share. 3) CHEAPER!
But still have fun, Just because you are dieting and losing weight does not mean you need to turn into a hermit. You are doing this to be healthy, NOT to be a shut in that never GOES anywhere or DOES anything.
--Diann...

Hey Amanda

I don't have an aunt flo but my wife does. Inlaws what can you do? What works for my wife is during the visit she allows me to decide what she eats. She says the responsibility is the killer. She crave sweets the most. Knowing this I go to great lengths to give her them to her( low calorie). With in her daily amount of coarse. so my point is this if you have someone who take over let them your stress out enough with the visitor.

PS
I make small changes to her over all food menu to allow for the sweets and I always allow enough room for the I just want one more pleasssssssssssssssse.