day 93: week 13 check-in
Okay, so technically my month 3 weigh in should have been last week, but since I was visiting my sister in Chicago I never got around to posting. I’ll compare today’s stats to my previous two months results.
| Start: | Month 1: | Month 2: | Month 3: | Overall Change: | |
| Weight | 153.6 lb | 150.6 lb | 146.8 lb | 149.4 lb | - 4.2lb |
| Body Fat % | 33.0% | 31.7% | 30.3% | 31.3% | - 4.0lb |
| Muscle Mass % | 33.0% | 33.6% | 34.3% | 33.8% | - 0.2lb |
| Waist | 81 cm | 79 cm | 78 cm | 78 cm | - 3cm |
Yikes. I knew this month would be bad. I’m off the elimination diet that my naturopath put me on and I’ve been really letting myself go wild on the weekends again.
On the plus side, my numbers are all down from day 1 (I guess that’s not really a plus for my muscle mass, but .2lbs is nothing to sweat over).
So here is my goal for May: BEWARE the Weekend.
Here’s an interesting, albeit blatantly obvious fact: the weekend is 2 days long and the work week is 5. That means, excluding Friday nights, the weekend is 29% of the week. Throw in Friday night and the weekend makes up EXACTLY one third of the week.
So if I’m letting myself eat uncontrollably on the weekend that means I’m practically throwing away all the hard work I’ve done, regaining much of what I’ve lost, and being left with only a couple of days to make a real impact in my diet. I really am working for the weekend and it has to stop.
So here’s my plan of attack for the weekend:
- keep hydrated. Easy during the week when I sit at a desk and sip water all day, tough on the weekend when I’m running errands all day. I guess I’ll have to keep my water bottle on me as often as possible.
- plan my meals. If I’m staying in, great! If not, I’ll check a restaurant’s website before going out and scan for healthier meal options or pick the unhealthy choice that I’m hankering for and adjust my other meals during the day.
- plan my snacks. I don’t usually get around to snacking on the weekends which leaves me starved at meals and looking for the quickest possible source of food (which is usually something from the junk cupboard)
- treat myself on special occasions. If there’s a reason to celebrate then I’ll have a dessert or an extra drink, but no indulgence otherwise. Isn’t cake so much sweeter when you’re having it for a reason?
I’d love to hear your tips on how else I can stop chasing my weekend weight gain!
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Carry Lara bars in your purse! I think most of them only have 3 ingredients (they’re just nuts and dried fruit) and they almost act as a complete meal replacement in terms of how much they fill you up. Of course, you could also bring along a bag of nuts and dried fruit, but I like the Lara bar.
Food journaling, because it keeps you accountable. Also, you have to remember and write down everything you’ve eaten. When you have to do that, it becomes a pain in the ass, and therefore not worth it to eat x, y and x. I’m obviously lazy.
I’d agree food journaling really helps me. I don’t treat the weekend any different than the weekdays.
Yeah, weekends ARE dangerous! You think it’s only 2 days of the week when you let your guard down and indulge but it’s somehow freaking me out when I read that’s actually 29% of the week, that sounds a lot!
I wish I was better at planning my meals in general, that would help during the weekends too 
I definitely indulge way more on the weekends too. I think it’s okay to a point- you have to enjoy yourself!- but some “weekend meals” just go above and beyond what is reasonable or healthy. My rule is that if I eat enough junk to make me feel crappy, the “everything in moderation rule” isn’t being used!
UGH the weekends are terrible for me too! I usually make sure I only eat 2 meals (brunch and dinner, because I normally get up late!) and have a healthy snack planned for mid-afternoon. I also always make a plan for the gym — the weekend can sweep me away, and I can discover on a sunday night that I haven’t worked out since Thursday! I also like to plan my days, even if it is “clean this, organize that” or I will snack my life away.
I try to plan my longer runs for the weekend. That way I need to snack in order to fuel up for the run and then have a snack afterwards. However, with the house work and the moving, the weekends have been bad for me. We wake up late, have a late breakfast and then work on the house until dinner. Usually we try to plan a balance meal for dinner, but there has been the occasional “Let’s just call for pizza”
Great job on the numbers!
yes the weekends can be deadly…..i still think overall you are doing fantastic! keep it up and do not get discouraged.
Instead of giving myself the whole weekend, I give myself a meal. Knowing that I still get a “cheat” helps!
The weekends are so hard, I hear ya. If there were no Friday, Saturday, or Sunday I’d probably not struggle with my weight