Weigh In After Weekend Food Fest

Ok.... so the weekend was just as bad (Foodwise) as I thought it was going to be...however I feel like I did show some self-control and didn't go totally to town! On Friday night we had the Chinese and I had quite a bit of the starters and then moved on the duck pancakes ...delish...but then that is where I stopped and I didn't have any of the main... I was feeling just so full after that alone..how others went on to have more I do not know... On Saturday morning I woke up still feeling so so so full so actually went to the gym early and knocked out 40 minutes on the cross-trainer which I was pleased about..then we had a picnic at lunch which was ok followed by scones with a cup of tea..of course served with the customary Cornish cream and jam...and then moved on to the raclette in the evening. The raclette I did go to town on I will admit....so nice and we hardly ever have one! Then on Sunday we had a BBQ... I didn't have any breakfast and didn't have any dinner so although I ate quite a bit of bread I was ok on Sunday....anyway all of this resulted in a weigh-in of 187lbs....AGAIN... to be honest I am ok-ish with it as this weekend really was a food-fest and I was expecting alot worse....however I got on the scales on Friday morning and saw 185lbs and know that if I had been able to have a healthy weekend or even a normal weekend I would have continued to see that weight this morning...but all I can do in know that what I am doing is working (due to the scales on Friday) and keep at it... 

I changed a couple of things last week... I have been looking at my Fitbit results (still wearing it religiously everyday) and am noticing a trend....when I have gone to the gym for a run in the mornings (Mon,Wed,Fri) I stick within my calorie allowance and also hit all my steps...but when I don't run I go over my allowance and don't hit my step target...to be honest I am not that worried about the step target but it does amaze me the difference in calories used when I just have a normal day - as in get up, go to work, pop out to the shops, go home do a bit of housework and then normally dinner and bed...I use about 1700cals during the whole day (compared to 2500cals when I go to the gym)...so  to have a 500cal difference I only need to eat 1200cals...So to ensure I stay within this I have started having a Slimfast shake for Lunch on a Tues and Thurs. I still have a healthy breakfast in the morning but I just don't need to have a big Lunch as I am not using the energy during the day.. this for the moment is really working for me...so we will see what this week brings... hopefully I will see the results I need and want...obviously not going to see the result I was looking for (182lbs) by Monday which is frustrating but the last few weeks have taught me things about my eating habits and realistic calorie allowances so every week I am getting closer to finding a plan that works for me and is something I can stick to and works with my lifestyle...