Don't do this, this weekend!

Weekends are notoriously hard on your diet.  And by diet, I mean your healthy nutrition plan.  You can be rigorous with your meal planning and exercise all week but still not see results because your weekends just blow out!

 

Love eating breakfast out on the weekend?  Try and choose some solid protein choices rather than the calorie dense banana breads, croissants and even toasted granolas.  Muesli's are a sneaky little bunch - they're usually LOADED with fats (and not healthy fats either!) and  major calories.  

Think poached eggs or lean scrambled eggs.   Call me dumb but I only realised recently that most cafes make scrambled eggs with cream!  What a rip off. Here I was thinking I was making a good choice - but NO!

Watch the size of your coffee!  All these supersized options are a waistline KILLER.  If you don't down a massive glass of water in one sitting, then why are you downing a massive latte in one sitting?  Huge calories right there.  Start thinking about the milk in your coffee as a meal, not a drink.

Alcohol.  Surely, that should be enough said.  Relaxing, sociable, sharing.... Empty calories devoid of all nutrition that go straight to your fat storage areas.  Sad, but true!

Like breakfasts, any social occasion that involves eating out can pose huge challenges too.  Your fallback position should always involve a lean protein choice alongside a selection of veggies or salads.  Enjoy it if it's your cheat meal, but otherwise you can minimise damage to your weight loss efforts by making those simple choices.

Stick to routine as much as you can over the weekend!  Try and get in a quick workout to keep your head focused.  If you're having a very social weekend, any meals that fall outside that social inter-action should be lean and small.  Restrict your starchy carbs and all processed foods and save those calories for when you're socialising.

Weekends can be tough stuff from a nutrition point of view.  You just want to relax and let go a little but unfortunately that little "relaxation" can just shoot your weekday efforts down in flames.

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