How do you stay on track when you're on vacation?

gonetothedogs19

Take a vacation from calorie counting. If you gain weigh, do what you were doing before, and you will lose the weight you gained. Enjoy your vacation!

nickisa28

That's so strange...that wasn't my whole post! Lol. I continued with where I've been in US and why I gained weight on that vacation and that when I go to Ibiza with the girls I normally lose weight due to lots of dancing and walking and very little eating. I'm going on holiday next week but I know it will be an active one and I'm taking exercise equipment with me. I'm going to loosen my diet but hope to maintain by exercising everyday.

jps2222

Appreciate everyone's suggestions! I'm about half way through it now. I came back from Part 1 of this vacation month about 3 pounds lighter! Just tried to make good food choices and stayed very active, including finding a friend who wanted to power walk every morning and choosing to go to an aerobic drumming class one night while I visited my sister. Definitely used the hotel gym. Now in the middle of Part 2 and using a lot of the same strategies - no hotel gym, but lots of walking /hiking and I'm using exercise bands that I brought and doing ab work in my hotel room. So far, so good, even with a steady supply of vacation ice cream.

missemmibelle

Depends on the vacation.

We do a lot of "staycations"... spending a weekend at a resort just to get away periodically.

If I'm on a vacation, I don't really worry about it. I'm on vacation... a week or two of indulging is a speck of nothing on the bigger picture.

I do try to stay active, however.

Zealand4530

Vacation is a time to let loose don't worry about what u eat or drink. I usually justs have a few good work outs at hotel and don't have too much of problem

rainbow198

When vacationing I'm still very mindful about what and how much I am consuming and I rarely gain weight when I return. If I do it's only temporary water weight because of higher sodium meals which will easily go away in a couple of days.

• My meal timing is different compared to when I eat at home. Eating a larger breakfast and a larger dinner while vacationing works well for me and I don't get hungry in between unless I'm really active that day.
  
  
• I still practice things I do at home however such as rarely drink calories, listening to my hunger cues (stop eating when I'm becoming full/I don't need to clean the plate) and writing down everything I consume in my food journal.
  
  
• I am a planner. I try to browse menus online first if possible.
  
  
• Staying very active everyday. I walk as much as I can. I would rather walk then take a cab or drive somewhere if I can and I can walk far! Also I use the hotel's gym every early morning and/or do some workouts in my hotel room (Youtube workouts or simple bodyweight work like push-ups on my toes or tricep dips etc.)

Over the years I have learned that I can incorporate some treats here and there and still maintain my weight. For me it was about finding that balance of enjoying some of the things I wanted, but still mostly staying on track. However, I try live this way everyday.

Enjoy yourself on your vacation!

Carnhot

I am in Canada, on holiday fromthe UK. Yesterday I had poutine and green apple gelato (

Carnhot

Lost the end of that! I had those things because they were new to me. I am avoiding the things I can have as easily at home.