Weekends are sooo difficult!
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| Sun, 05-16-2004 - 10:26am |
I don't know what it is. During the week, I'm at work for a billion hours per day and I am so good at sticking to my diet. By the time I come home at night, I am usually very tired and I end up eating a light, diet-friendly meal before watching TV, exercising, and going to bed. But then the weekend comes and I find myself with too much "spare time" on my hands, which ultimately leads to eating temptations (boredom is the key trigger here).
I slipped yesterday... big time! I started the day off well:
Breakfast: raisin bran cereal with skim milk; a cup of coffee without sugar or cream
Lunch: one can of plain tuna in water, raw baby spinach with fat-free russian dressing, and a slice of toast with a tablespoon of raspberry jam
Late Afternoon Snack: Progresso vegetable soup (I was starving!)
And then came the fat free frozen yogurt (loaded with sugar & calories).
And then I ate ginger snap cookies - about four servings!
And then I ate peanuts & raisins (trail mix).
And then I had an appletini.
And then I revisited the frozen yogurt again!
On the bright side of things, I managed to chug down 120 oz. of water. But I was still very bad yesterday in terms of my food consumption. I did manage to exercise for 30 minutes, but it doesn't make up for my slip-up!
Fortunately, I didn't gain anything from yesterday's binge. I am just so angry at myself and I always dread weekends for this reason. I'll be better today, I hope.
Anyway, I just needed to vent. Does anyone else have this weekend problem?
Adrienne

As of late....I just have problems all the way around lol
So I'll just try again today. As I sit here eating grapes and melon, I remind myself to take it in small steps one day at a time. That's the best I can do. I recognize the more I beat myself up for the mistakes, the more I fail. So forget yesterday and start fresh again today!
Kerstin
Hugs, Brenda
A typical weekend for me goes like this:
Saturday:
breakfast, on plan, as I need the healthy carbs/lean meat to get me through 2 hours at the gym.
lunch, a bowl of fish ball pho (low fat, lots of veggies)
dinner, bf and I usually cook something fancy. Fancy=healthy, TONS of veggies, never deep fried.
I usually splurge with ice cream/small portion of processed snacks/alcohol (sometimes all 3, but PORTION CONTROL!)
Sunday:
breakfast, healthy, roasted veggie omelet or grilled cheese on whole grain toast, coffee
lunch, eaten at home, usually healthy as I don't keep junk food in my house
dinner out with parents - occasional splurge, but still try mostly to stay OP.
It CAN be done...it takes a bit of willpower and a lot of planning.
Of course some weekends are worse, with pizza and such, but those are rare.
Its tough, as we all seem to be attesting to. I guess I need to be busier on the weekends--HA! I've got two kids in sports, so we're nothing but busy!!
Oh well, its a new week tomorrow.
Dawn