Comments on: Weekend Backsliding?

By: Friday finale? « No Magic Pill

Friday finale? « No Magic Pill — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:52:29 +0000

[...] being said, my second batch of beef jerky in the last two months is going into the dehydrator this weekend—the first batch was usually enough to last over a week but made it only three days (rather [...]

By: Tom Parker

Tom Parker — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:37:47 +0000

Got to admit I’m rubbish when it comes to the weekends. My problem is that I struggle to get myself out of bed on a Saturday unless I have something specific to get up for and then this messes up my eating and exercise routines. Sunday’s are usually a little better but the weekdays are my best in terms of fitness and exercise because I have a more structured plan of attack.

By: Apple News

Apple News — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:12:05 +0000

Agree with you romesaz, its all about the mental health in here!

By: romesaz

romesaz — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:23:11 +0000

I usually don’t pay as much attention to my diet on weekends. Although I do wish I’d be more active during the weekend. My _current_ gym’s on the other side of town though, right by work, and finding friends to be active on the weekend with is kind of tough, as everyone is working on saturdays and too tired from the week to do anything active on sunday.

With regards to food though…I follow a quasi intermittent fasting/calorie restriction during the week, so my usual daily caloric counts are at ~1600 during the week. I don’t find that I really negate the effect by upping that up a bit on sat/sun. I’m still making fat-loss and fitness progress I find. Yes it may be not as quick as I’d like to, but I’m also enjoying the weekends more so.
I still eat clean food. No grains with the exception of maybe a whole wheat croissant or a slice of dark russian rye, and stay away from processed foods. But do usually consume a bit more fruit, and maybe even a touch of honey or some other indulgence occasionally.

I think it’s all more of a mental challenge and people fall off cause of “laziness” or whatever (such as myself )

By: Geek2Freak Brandon

Geek2Freak Brandon — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:53:25 +0000

Luckily, Saturday is one of my most physically demanding days, so I sometimes need MORE calories than on weekdays.

But on Sunday, my off day, I cut back considerably.

By: MikeB

MikeB — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:07:11 +0000

My indulgence is to sleep an extra hour then I’ll do a long (1.5-2hr) bike ride on Saturday and my long run 10k max on Sunday. On Saturday I will do chores until noon and most time have a sensible lunch and dinner.

My family and I had been going out to have Mexican on Friday nights but it proved to inhibit my ability to get rid of the last amount of fat and to get up early on Saturday. It’s a hard battle to be good on the weekends. Having good healthy food around helps.

By: Methuselah

Methuselah — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:26:37 +0000

I often fast on either Saturday or Sunday as a way to counter-balance the ‘weekend effect’. Admittedly this is not always practical, but since most of the time for me it’s a Saturday evening meal that represents letting my hair down, if I have fasted until then on Saturday or instead fast until the evening on the following Sunday I feel better about my excesses!

Methuselah
Pay Now Live Later

By: dragonmamma

dragonmamma — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:45:58 +0000

I really enjoy my Sunday morning buffalo burger on a whole-wheat bun, as well as my evening movie with a big bowl of popcorn. I go grainless the rest of the week, so I figure I can get away with it.

On the plus side, I don’t slack off on my morning workouts. Actually, I usually get in some extra activity in the way of bike-rides with my husband.

By: Bradford

Bradford — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:03:03 +0000

I usually plan a morning Saturday hike. That way I still get up early so I don’t mess up my sleep routine. By the time my roommates wake up, I’m back from the hike, ready to see Batman, and I’ve had a good dose of sun and exercise.

By the way, this study….really? People let loose on weekends? Really? It’s almost as revelatory as that study that proved college kids drink more alcohol than librarians, or the study proving that teenage boys often think about sex.