Food for thought before weekend mentality fully kicks in….
If you have attempted to improve your diet and lose weight, I am sure you have experienced weight loss through the week to only have it come right back when you step on the scale Monday morning… or maybe you postpone knowing what is to come & wait until Tuesday 😉 And so the cycle goes, week after week, ultimately leading to no weight loss. This is a natural ebb & flow for someone who is not trying to lose weight, BUT when in weight loss mode, we just can’t have that. It gets too frustrating and leads to discouragement. No matter what influences our choices over the weekend – unwinding from the stressful week, busy schedule tackling personal to-do’s or bussing kids around – try to make your weekend days look like your week days as much as possible with sleep & eating â¬…ï¸ the 2 most common behaviors I see that change. Decreased sleep or excess time spent in bed. Either way both affect eating behaviors. Going from 3 meals during the week to just 2 and/or sporadic eating. This leads to mindless eating, impulsive decisions, increased portions, etc. increasing calorie intake and loading calories later in the day.
2 hacks to help combat weekend mentality…
FYI ~ this is very blanketed; each individual situation is unique over the weekend but these may be pieces of the puzzle that could help set you up for success. If weekends are a struggle for you and you are having trouble pinpointing what exactly is going on, please connect with me! I work with my clients on a very individualized, personal level which allows us to investigate & get to the core of what is going on.
1ï¸âƒ£Take time on Thursday/Friday and think your weekend through so you can game plan for the various obstacles. You may still run into challenging situations but will help to decrease overall.
2ï¸âƒ£This is the one I really want to drive home… if you are trying to improve your diet and achieve weight loss right now, please take a moment & think what your motivation is specifically. What is your driving force? — Okay, do you have it? Is the motivator strong enough that when faced with a temptation you can think about it and it would lead you to make the more mindful, healthy decision? It is okay if your answer is no. It doesn’t at all mean that your motivation is wrong or needs to change. We just need to find you a strong-in-the-moment motivator that you can think about that will help you think twice and hopefully lead to a more mindful, healthy decision… may be a more short-term goal.
That’s your homework for this weekend 
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