I don't know about anyone else but I find weekends to be the hardest...by far. I'm so "on task" all week with my workouts and eating and then the weekends come...and let's just say I throw caution to the wind! For me, it's all very black and white. I'm either good or not good. Let's say I have an "event" on both Friday & Saturday nights...well then I usually decide the weekend is a lost cause and I might as well eat crap for the entire time! I'm trying very hard not to do this...which leads me to not want to go out at all for the entire weekend (which doesn't make my husband very happy at all)!
Does anyone have any suggestions or tips on how you handle this? I could really use them considering between this weekend and next I have about 5 events that involve food (doesn't everything?!)!
Oh and I thought I'd pass along this little tidbit about dailyburn. When I plugged in my weight it gave me a VERY high range of calories for the day....too high in my opinion...but when I plugged in my body fat it adjusted to an appropriate range.
Have a HEALTHY weekend everyone!
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Hi Mandy - It's Elaine (writing from Florida) My suggestion would be before each event to have a full healthy meal so that you are not hungry when you get to the event. Showing up on a full stomach will mean you'll be less likely to choose to impulse eat. If you feel the need to have a drink then here is my suggestion: vodka (stoli ras) and mix it with soda water and splash of cran. Vodka has the least amount of sugar so this is one of the best drink choices for the calories.
ReplyDeleteGood luck, have fun. Stay disciplined. :)
Thanks Elaine! So jealous you are writing from Florida. That is very good advice. I will try it out and let you know how it goes. As for the drink: Me + Vodka = TROUBLE! But I guess if I'm stopping at ONE it wouldn't be so bad.
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You can do it Mandy! I am facing the same challenge this weekend. I'm going to try to think of all the time I spent on my goal this week and that it is SO NOT WORTH it to erase all of my progress in two days. The other thing that helps is equating food to time on the treadmill. It REALLY helps me when I think of the TIME on the treadmill that I would have to put in for munching on chips and dip all night! Stay focused! You can do it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kristen! You can do it too. We are so lucky to have such a supportive team. I can't wait to catch up on Tuesday at 5am...and see how we both made it through the weekend.
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