Guilty! I am definitely more careful about what I eat during the week. I think it's related to a number of factors:
Time helps me control portions: In the morning before work, I don't have a lot of time to sit down for a giant pancake breakfast with blueberries like I can on the weekend. Time is a determining factor in how much I eat. I know this seems to be the opposite of our grab-and-go culture, but for me, sometimes the amount of time I dedicate to eating determines how much I'll eat.
Planning helps me control portions: During the week, I plan my lunch. I put food in containers of limited sizes. At home, I have a half gallon of ice cream in the fridge that I can keep going back to. Not so at work. I use relatively small containers and don't have the option of going back for 'just one more bite' of anything.
Activities: Also, there's no chance I'm going to get my hands on a giant bucket of popcorn during the week like I can on the weekends. You're right Susan, so many of our activities include copious amounts of food. Also, I tend to grab a drink with friends more on weekends too. It's not uncommon for us to sit at the bar at our neighborhood restaurant and eat dinner and have full access to all 160 flavors of alcohol. (Not that we're out of control here, but we'd probably have only one drink with dinner instead of two.)
The fact that I'm writing these down helps me realize where there are holes in my weekend eating, which has led to weight gain over the past six or seven years. The only tip that I can recommend is writing this down. Just these last few minutes have helped tremendously.
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Guilty! I am definitely more careful about what I eat during the week. I think it's related to a number of factors:
Time helps me control portions: In the morning before work, I don't have a lot of time to sit down for a giant pancake breakfast with blueberries like I can on the weekend. Time is a determining factor in how much I eat. I know this seems to be the opposite of our grab-and-go culture, but for me, sometimes the amount of time I dedicate to eating determines how much I'll eat.
Planning helps me control portions: During the week, I plan my lunch. I put food in containers of limited sizes. At home, I have a half gallon of ice cream in the fridge that I can keep going back to. Not so at work. I use relatively small containers and don't have the option of going back for 'just one more bite' of anything.
Activities: Also, there's no chance I'm going to get my hands on a giant bucket of popcorn during the week like I can on the weekends. You're right Susan, so many of our activities include copious amounts of food. Also, I tend to grab a drink with friends more on weekends too. It's not uncommon for us to sit at the bar at our neighborhood restaurant and eat dinner and have full access to all 160 flavors of alcohol. (Not that we're out of control here, but we'd probably have only one drink with dinner instead of two.)
The fact that I'm writing these down helps me realize where there are holes in my weekend eating, which has led to weight gain over the past six or seven years. The only tip that I can recommend is writing this down. Just these last few minutes have helped tremendously.
July 14, 2008 - 12:41pmThis Comment
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