Tips for Weekend Overeaters?

I don't know about everyone else, but I tend to completely de-rail my diet efforts on the weekends. Why is it that on the weekends I think I "deserve" to not pay attention to what I eat?? I either go to a really good restaurant and order something completely delicious and try to not think about how bad it is for me, or I eat way too many snacks throughout the day (which add up to practically another full meal!).

It is really hard for me to make good choices on the weekend. And with the possibility of going out to a bar and having 2-3 alcoholic drinks, it's hard for me to save up those calories throughout the day so I can use them on alcohol. I feel too deprived and weekends should not be times of deprivation (maybe that sentiment is exactly my problem...)!!

How does everyone else cope with weekend dieting?? Do you have any tips for the rest of us Weekend Overeaters?

Thanks for the advice!

ABSOLUTELY   -- me too. 

Not so much now, but as a lonely kid, food seemed to fill the hole inside that come from sadness, anger, boredom....

I still have to watch myself so I do not revert to old habits. 

For me, as a kid, food was the ultimate reward.  My single mom worked 2 and 3 jobs leaving me the oldest kid to take care of the two little ones i.e. make dinner etc, meaning I deserved the extra hot dog, handful of chips, second scoop of ice cream etc. 

I have to remind myself even now, food will not fill up what is wrong with you --  Food will not make you happy.  food is not a reward.  Food is fuel for my body, so don;t abuse it....... 

My relationship with food will always be messed up, but I am learning to deal with it.... 

It's good to know I'm not alone!!

In other news, how is the weekend going for everyone?  I started the day off kind of rough ~ had one of the new egg wraps from Einstein's that turned out to be 700-plus calories.  Oops.  I really didn't know what to pick because there's not many healthy choices there except for the fruit & yogurt parfait.  I can only eat the parfait so many times before the bagels & sandwiches get the best of me!  Anyways, so I've got to deal with the choice I made and eat less throughout the day today.  I think I'm going to squeeze in a short workout to make me feel better!

I hope everyone else is having a great weekend! 

Im a weekend overeater too...

What Im doing to avoid this is exercising at Saturdays and Sundays and forgetting about all the excuses that I use to eat like I deserve it, or Im so tired and start eating... I just have one life and just one July 26 2008 to be overweight and not happy with myself so when I start eating I ask myself Why am I eating? Am I really hungry? so thats when I know if its real or if its an excuse...

Dont drink beer, drink whiskey or tequila with mineral water or soda, I know is expensive but isnt it more expensive to be unhealthy? Before you leave your computer on the night log what you think youre going to drink so you can control it.

By the way, if there is any Mexican here dont eat tacooos when you finish  your party! they have about 500 calories each (medium flour tortilla with meat and cheese) and we usually eat 2... for me thats 2/3 of my daily calorie intake.