Don’t let the weekend jeopardize your fitness goals!

junk-food-vs-healthy-food

From Monday to Friday, we have a routine due to our busy work lives and often it’s easiest to stay on track with our nutrition and exercise during that time. On weekends, it’s entirely too easy to slip up, binge on unhealthy foods at parties and gatherings, and throw out the rule book entirely.

You don’t have to deprive yourself, but you don’t have to kill your fitness goals entirely every weekend, either. Stay on track by remembering to drink plenty of water, eat lots of veggies, fruit, and whole grains, and when presented with options that are less than healthy either passing them up for healthy food instead, swapping them out with a healthier version, or picking one thing to eat in moderation and leave the rest.

I’m a firm believer in the 80-20 rule: eat healthy 80% of the time and 20% of the time allow for reasonable indulgences. Same holds true for weekend. Don’t do 80% unhealthy or worse yet, 100%! Remember your “whys” and your motivation for living a healthier life.

And then, have an ice cream sundae on occasion. 🙂

Happy weekend!

4 thoughts on “Don’t let the weekend jeopardize your fitness goals!

  1. Mahalia looks great and has been inspiring. I have been doing WW for 8 weeks now, and down 8.5kg….10 more to go! I am finding it is easy to maintain, and I exercise 4 times a week, loving Zumba at the moment! 🙂 The plan is easy to follow, and I love the app! Hubby and I have a few favourite recipes too that we love and that certainly don't make you feel like you are on a diet! 🙂

    Well done on your progress Lisa. 🙂

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.