Secrets to Eating Consistently Throughout the Week and Weekend
Sep 22, 2023
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Georgie Fear, a coach specializing in consistent eating habits, teams up with Christina Jodoin, a lifestyle coach, to tackle the weekend eating dilemma. They delve into the pitfalls of social events that lead to overeating, offering practical strategies to maintain balance without feeling deprived. The duo emphasizes planning meals and recognizing triggers, alongside integrating hobbies to enhance overall well-being. Get ready to embrace mindful eating and enjoy your weekends while staying on track with your health goals!
Understanding that social events often trigger overeating highlights the importance of recognizing hunger cues to maintain health goals.
Developing a flexible eating mindset throughout the week can help prevent weekend binges and foster a more balanced relationship with food.
Deep dives
Weekend Eating Challenges
Eating habits often change significantly from weekdays to weekends, with many individuals facing struggles during social events and routine outings. Common scenarios include date nights that lead to indulgent meals and social gatherings that encourage excessive grazing, often exacerbated by alcohol consumption. These social contexts can contribute to overeating as individuals feel less inhibited and may ignore their hunger cues. Identifying these patterns is crucial for making intentional choices that support health goals while still enjoying social activities.
Adjusting Expectations for Food Enjoyment
High expectations for weekend enjoyment can lead to a mindset where overeating is considered synonymous with having fun. People often associate parties and celebrations with indulgent foods and drinks, believing that more food equals more enjoyment. However, it's essential to separate the enjoyment of experiences from the need to overconsume, which can result in discomfort afterwards. Developing a mindset that recognizes that enjoyment can occur without excessive amounts of food can foster a healthier relationship with both fun and nourishment.
The Impact of Weekday Restraint
Being overly strict with food intake during the week can lead to a rebound effect on weekends, prompting individuals to indulge excessively. Clients often find it challenging to maintain moderation after a week of rigorous meal planning and healthy eating, leading to feelings of anger and resentment towards their dietary restrictions. Embracing a more flexible approach during the week, including allowing small indulgences, can help mitigate feelings of deprivation and reduce the urge to binge on weekends. Therefore, rethinking the concept of restraint throughout the week is vital for promoting balance and satisfaction.
Planning and Intentional Eating
Creating a structured eating plan for weekends can help individuals avoid mindless snacking and overeating due to chaotic schedules or boredom. By recognizing the potential for long gaps between meals, planning meals or snacks ahead can support consistent energy levels and reduce the urge to graze. Additionally, checking in with emotions regarding food can help distinguish between genuine hunger and boredom-driven eating. Ultimately, integrating mindful eating and intentional decision-making into weekend routines fosters a healthier and more satisfying relationship with food.
Do you eat "perfectly" Monday-Friday only to hit the weekend and feel like you've blown all of your progress? If so, you are not alone! Many of our clients have struggled to maintain consistency from weekdays to weekend eating. With varying schedules, home responsibilities, social events, more free time or boredom, it seems like weekends are a trap for overeating.
Fear not! We are here to help. Join coaches Georgie Fear and Christina Jodoin as they discuss the secret sauce to weekend consistency and maintaining your goals without sacrificing your social life or fun. Tune into this episode for actionable strategies and real client examples so that you can be a confident eater, even on the weekends.
Connect with Georgie and the Confident Eaters Coaches:
Have you ever thought, "I know what to do, I just need to consistently do it"? Who hasn't? Sometimes we need accountability. Sometimes we need specific strategies, new tools, or a bit of help. If you want help to personalize how to create consistency from weekdays to weekends in your weight management journey and learn to become a confident, sensible eater with 1:1 shame-free personalized attention, sign up here.
If you are someone who struggles with binge eating or emotional eating, be sure to check out Coach Georgie's other podcast Breaking Up With Binge Eating.
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