Weekends

I don't seem to have any problems when I'm at work - I take my vitamins, drink my water and do my protein but then the weekend comes along and I forget I had WLS.  I do get in most protein but the water and vitamins are tough.  Why don't I remember on the weekends????  I even tried setting my cell alarm but I usually forget to actually set it.  AND to top it off I gained 2 pound!

HELP!!!

Hi,

Do you have your supplements in daily containers?  That might help.  Then you could put one next to your purse or in it or near something you use everyday.  I have an alarm set on my cell phone that reminds me.  I occasionally slip too though.   I go through phases where I laps but they aren't as frequent as they used to be.  I guess I finally got a routine going.  Water, I have to have it!  I feel thirsty most of the time.  I get the bottled water and put them in the frig.  I grab one one the way out the door, or when I sit at the computer etc. 

I have the same problem....I am so glad it is Monday.  I love the weekends but if I am not busy I tend to graze all day, I hate it.

I know for me the weekdays are easier because I have structured time and more of a schedule.  The weekends are less structured which, of course, is a good thing for us overall but it can present a challenge for keeping the habits you have during the week.

I will bring my vitamins with me in a small ziploc bag in my purse and that helps.  I will also bring my daily vitamin holder too and that also helps. 

With water, I generally have one with me wherever I go.  Whether I'm sitting at my computer or on the run doing something, I'll have my water bottle.  There's a saying that you can tell a successful wls patient because they always have a water bottle close by.  Maybe trying to remember that will help too.

Cathy

Thanks for the suggestions - I'll try them. 

I also have problem staying on track on weekends.  That are the days that I also get sick more often from foods that I either ate too much, too fast or the wrong ones for me. 

As for vitamins - I do use 2  7-days containers, and on top of that  I always have a 1-2 day worth of vitamins in my purse (chewable) so when I remember that I have not taken any that day (when running around on weekends) I just grab them then and there (like in a car) and that way I do not forget to take them later.

I agree!!  Weekends are very unstructured for me.  Both Saturday and Sunday I ended up feeling like total crap because of the foods that I ate.  I'm very thankful for this board because I've started tracking my food and exercise and it has helped me tremendously.  I was eating way too many calories and didn't even realize it.