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Are Weekends Wrecking Your Diet?

April 17, 2016 Leave a Comment

 

 

What’s worse for your waistline: Five days planted at your desk during the week or two days parked on the couch over the weekend? If you relied on simple maths, you’d probably go with five weekdays at your desk, right? Surprisingly, a new study suggests that lazy weekends may be more of a weight saboteur for people.

In an abstract presented at the American Heart Association meeting in Phoenix in March, researchers reported that cutting sedentary time by just 20 minutes during the weekend resulted in a loss of more than 2 pounds and 1.6 percent body fat after a year. When this same reduction in sedentary time was applied to weekdays, there was no weight loss benefit.

Most people view the weekend as a time to kick back (literally) and reward themselves with unhealthy foods. More calories + less activity = a double weight loss whammy. Even though many of us spend a chunk of our day sitting in an office or at a desk during the week, we’re more likely to eat less and often choose healthier foods, researchers suggest.

I’ve always recommended a 90-10 philosophy when it comes to eating—if you make an effort to eat healthfully 90 percent of the time, you can enjoy some wiggle room the rest of the time. So, there’s no need to totally avoid your favourite foods once the week comes to a close. Instead, simply spend a little less time on the couch, and take your dog for a quick walk, stroll through the park, or do some light housework. That slight increase in activity could help offset the increase in calories that often occurs over the weekend. It’s a small time investment that can have a huge pay-off when it comes to your weight and health.

Better still – why not use a bit of that weekend time to plan your meals; do some advance cooking (and chill or freeze); fill in your journal and spot any trends; take some measurements (sometimes you lose inches not pounds and it’s good to see); and check into your support group or favourite forum to see the latest news. Or pick up the phone and chat to your bariatric buddy and make a plan to stroll out over the weekend. CAROL 

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Feature courtesy of joybauer.com

 

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Tags: cooking, eating, Exercise, food journal, housework, planning, Research, Support Groups, walking, weekends, weight gain Categories: Coping mechanisms, Exercise, Research, Weight Regain

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