I wanted to jump on real quick and share my favorite tips for maintaining your routines, or at least not destroying progress, on the weekends!
This one will be super quick, so here we go:
1) Know your plans. For instance, tonight Vic and I have a date night planned. Now, I'm more of a breakfast than lunch/dinner kind of girl if I'm going to have one Macro-dense meal (unless chocolate cake is involved). So, last night we decided to go to Vic's favorite, the Red Lobster! I know, so romantic, haha, but everywhere is romantic when you've got a big crush on your date. I planned out getting crab legs and grilled veggies and I'm going to drag him to get froyo with me (he's not an ice cream guy). By having this planned ahead of time, I can structure the rest of my day. I had almost considered trying to hoard my macros all day long and then just gasp! order off the menu like a normal person at a new restaurant, but I'm in Contest prep and don't want to risk it. #controlfreak
2) Keep up that water intake! I try to drink 150 oz per day and that is NO different on the weekends. Especially if you plan on having any beer or cocktails, water will keep you full and on top of your game as far as the confusing way dehydration and hunger can feel the same. I love my Contigo 40oz bottle, three a day and I'm good to go for the most part!
3) MOVE! We like to lift together in Saturday's, but you don't have to hit the gym just go do something! As a society, we generally have the worst habits of sitting at work all week and then on the weekends, we just Netflix and Chill because we're mentally exhausted. This is SO bad for our bodies! Go run errands, go wander the mall, go find some touristy spot in your city that you've never explored! After the gym, I'm dragging the family to Costco to wander every aisle and stock up on some stuff, and I want to wander Home Depot. I want to NOT be sitting in the house and to be moving!
That's it! Plan ahead just a bit, drink your water, move your body. Don't look at the weekend as a free for all and keep your goals in mind. If you don't have a specific finish line in mind just remember that you want to keep up your good habits! As a runner, I look at it this way. If I'm on a long run and my body gets tired, it is ALWAYS harder to start running again halfway through a half marathon if I stop than if I were to just slow down a bit and keep moving and keep my stride. I hope this was helpful!
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