Anyone Else Struggle During the Weekends?

When I stay home, it's usually not a problem. When we go camping..... my eating goes a bit wonky.

But I still log it all, since I use a weekly calorie goal as opposed to starting over every day with a daily calorie goal.

I have the same problem, I try to be as active as possible to account for any slipups. Go to the gym, go for a walk, clean house, garden or just be goofy and dance around the house w/ your fave music! Most importantly don't beat yourself up if you slip, just move it off! EAT LESS, MOVE MORE, SMILE OFTEN AND LIVE FULLY!

I have this same issue. My wife is not really trying to watch what she eats, and that is fine. When i approached her about me getting back into shape, I made it clear that She did not have to, but i would love the company. Well, she isn't thrilled about it, so I leave her alone.

However, That means she still wants to go eat Chinese, Mexican and pizza. I know everything is decent in moderation, but when i eat pretty good all week, manage to exercise at work as much as possible, it kinda stinks to blow it on the weekends. My goal is get her into my program so this doesn't happen any more. It is a slow process.

It is also hard for me to really exercise on the weekends, because she wants me to stay busy with them, and not spend two hours on weights and a treadmill...

So yea, weekends are a struggle for me as well!

THIS IS MY BIGGEST ISSUE! How do you guys track things for the weekend?? For example: If you have dinner at a friend's house (and the calories of the food she cooked, and what she used) or go to a birthday party (and the calories of the cake)? I find it impossible to! Any ideas?

Weekends are definitely tougher! I deal with it by planning my meals as early in the day as possible, trying to fit in family walks, and allowing myselt to use Saturday as a cheat day if necessary - I know that one day won't undo all the good work I've done during the week, and just try not to go completely overboard.

yeah, I have this problem too

HA...shoulda seen my status this morning... was good all week (1800-1900 cals)....then saturday and sunday.... BOOM!! 9000 calories at least. sigh*. life happens.

My boyfriend works all week, so I do really well because I cook all my own meals and eat at home. But on the weekends when he's free, we go out to eat, and it's very hard to not go out of control. xD But the good eating seems to be countering the bad eating on the weekends. So, so far, so good.

yep im the same , me and my other half tend to have chippy on a sat , i no i dont have to eat big portions of it , this wk end just gone omg wont be having that again was over 10000 cals luckily ide been good in the day was out walking for hours on end shopping , he doen need to lose weight at all he is very active plays tennis hectic job , me im not as active ive rhemautoid arthritis have had foot reconstuction this january 12 ,so been off my off my feet , i only work part time also i go back to work on the 2nd july so hopefuly will lose more of the weight been back , i put most of it on when i gave up smoking 1 and half years ago so fingers crossed im losing that weight now as well good luck every one it is tough xx:bigsmile: i forgot to say im good during the week within the cals range, but come sat ,,,, sunday can be tricky as well roast dinners ...

it wasnt intended to be that way i wanted to be more in control. yesterday i went to a street fair and wanted to enjoy a treat
had 1 zeppole an empanada and a gyro....it didnt nd there
italian bread, penne ala vodka, 2 tacos, a magnum bar and potato chips
redemption monday is here again :-(

Weekends are horrible for me. My husband isn't supportive in my effort to get healthy, so he bugs me to eat not so healthy foods allot on the weekends. I'm happy you brought up this subject, maybe someone has some ideas for me.

weekends are my relaxing days a light run or bike is all i do

Yes...my exact problem. I just started on this site last week and was doing great. Lost 3 lbs in 3 days but then over the weekend it all came back I need to figure out how to avoid this. I usually designate one weekend night to going out and enjoying a few cocktails with friends which is probably part of my problem...and when I'm out we'll get appetizers sometimes and munchies. I am conscious of it though so hopefully I am able to improve it and be successful in my efforts to shed those lbs!

During the work week, I stick to be diet beautifully. But the weekends come around and it's so hard!!! I'm surrounded by foods I don't see during the week!!!! How do you deal with the weekends???!!!!

During the week, I'm a grazer. I bag a lunch with a set number of calories and graze on it all day long.

On the weekends, I generally find lots of things to keep me busy around the house (well, my wife does mostly), and I end up changing my eating habits a bit. On the weekends, I eat 2-3 large meals. I start with a big breakfast with lots of complex carbs and proteins (sometimes close to 1200 calories), and try to end with a meal that will leave me just enough calories for a small dessert and a glass of wine in the evening.

It's gotten easier since we got our farmshare, since we're inundated with beautiful leafy green vegetables - and stir-frying spinach and kale and collard greens in garlic and olive oil can easily turn in to a satisfying big-plate meal with a little meat and a little carbs on the side!

I always eat worse on the weekends because I'm home all day and my grandfather doesn't want to cook because he works M-F so he orders pizza or grills hot dogs and says "Go at it". I usually plan and pack meals for the weekdays because I'm gone all day but come the weekend, I sleep in, stay up late, drink a little soda, eat hotdogs and crisps and go out to eat usually with my boyfriend and friends because we go to the hookah lounge and then get sushi or gyros before/after. I try to undereat a little on Thursday and Friday to balance everything out but man weekends are really setting me back!