's MOTD Sat 2/25/2006 - Weekends

February 25, 2006

's Daily Message

Saturday

February 25, 2006

BLOW IT ON THE WEEKENDS

At the start of every weekend, I get a flood of emails that read like this.

" , I do so well on the weekdays, but I seem to always blow it on the

weekends. Why do I keep doing this? " We`ve all been raised to cherish our

weekends. Most of our parents worked five days a week and were off the next

two days, so Saturday and Sunday were the days to party and celebrate.

I couldn`t wait for the weekend to come! I knew we would be going out for

dinner Saturday night because it was a family tradition. On Friday evening,

Leonard would say, " Where does everyone want to go tomorrow night for

dinner? " He would listen to all our suggestions, and then always choose the

one my mother wanted. Now that`s love!

Sunday was our movie day. Over breakfast in the morning, we would look

through the entertainment section of the paper and see what was playing. If

two movies sounded good, we would go to both, which meant I got to eat

popcorn and milk duds… twice!

After you finish school and get a job, weekends continue to become a

happening. You gather with family or go out with your friends to eat and

dance the night away. Weekends have become your reward for working so hard

all week long, and how better to reward yourself than with food? A lot of

people I know indulge in food these two days of the week and then get back

on their program Monday morning. Gosh, it`s like starting over! It is

possible to gain two, four, or more pounds over forty-eight hours, and I

know when you step on the scale and see the weight gain, you are not very

happy with yourself.

You just have to remember that you only get a certain amount of calories and

fat grams, not only from Monday through Friday, but also the weekend. I eat

1800 calories a day, and I try my best to stay true to that number seven

days a week. If you`re going out for dinner tonight, remember, you have a

date with your FoodMover. If you`re going to a movie, remember, eating

calories in the dark counts, too!

Love,

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