Most people look forward to the weekends – but when you’re tracking all their food on WeightWatchers, they can be a nightmare. Going out to brunch. Dates. Self-serve yogurt. Cocktails. Late night snacking. You need to muster up ALL of your strength and willpower to make it through those two days.
At first, I would save all my weekly and activity points for the weekend and then have a 2-day free-for-all. The result: I’d lose two pounds Monday through Friday, then gain it back on the weekend. It’s an easy way to stay on a plateau and never lose anything.
I think the key is that you have to KEEP TRACKING – ALL THE TIME, even on the weekend, even if you go out to eat and have no idea what the nutrition facts are (more on that later). If you stop counting, you’ll absolutely go over your points allowance – and gain (or at least not lose) weight. Saving all of your weekly points for the weekend is fine, especially if you know you’ll be going out. But you still have to keep tracking.
Here are some other tips I’ve learned for surviving the weekend:
Plan ahead as much as you can. If you’re going to go out to dinner, see if you can look at menus beforehand and find something that will fit how many points you have left. If a place has nutrition facts available, even better. If you know you’ll be going out on Saturday night, then you can easily plan to eat less for breakfast and lunch.
Limit your drinking. You might stick to the same kind of drink – I like Diet Coke with Bacardi or Michelob Ultra – and try to figure out how many drinks you can have before you even go out. Offering to be a designated driver is another way to make sure you won’t drink more than you anticipate. You could also pick an expensive place and/or only let yourself spend the cash in your wallet. Remember that the more you drink, the more likely you are to succumb to Dominos or In & Out Burger at 2 am!
Don’t center all social activities around eating. If you go out for brunch on Saturday, maybe on Sunday you can see a movie, go for a hike, go to the beach, etc.
Invite people to your place. If the party or BBQ is at your house, you’re in complete control of what’s on the menu – and how many points each food has!
Have healthy alternatives. When my roommate wants to go out for yogurt, I suggest Pinkberry, because the portions are controlled and I can look up the nutrition facts. McDonalds vanilla cones are another (cheaper) option!
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