Cutting 500 a day for upcomming vacations.

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ferd_ttp5
ferd_ttp5 Posts: 246 Member
in Goal: Maintaining Weight
I cut 500 cal's perday for upcomming vacations. So i'm planning to cut up for 2 weeks so i can have 7000 cals to eat for vacation.

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    ok....
  • ferd_ttp5
    ferd_ttp5 Posts: 246 Member
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    TavistockToad wrote: »
    ok....
    Thanks
  • KateTii
    KateTii Posts: 886 Member
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    Not sure what your maintenance is but 500 calories can be a lot to cut. Why not cut 250 and eat that for 4 weeks?
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    ferd_ttp5 wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    ok....
    Thanks

    you're welcome
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
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    So, you are saying you want to lose two pounds and then gain it back on vacation. Personally, I prefer not to gain weight on vacation.
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
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    sijomial wrote: »
    I would prefer to enjoy my vacation and sort out any weight increase, if it happens, afterwards.

    This.
  • bfanny
    bfanny Posts: 440 Member
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    TimothyFish wrote: »
    So, you are saying you want to lose two pounds and then gain it back on vacation. Personally, I prefer not to gain weight on vacation.

    ...On a perfect world :D

  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,139 Member
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    why not just eat at maintenance level on vacation and get in a few workouts ?
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
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    TavistockToad wrote: »
    TimothyFish wrote: »
    So, you are saying you want to lose two pounds and then gain it back on vacation. Personally, I prefer not to gain weight on vacation.

    i'm disappointed if i DON'T gain weight on holiday...

    If I gain weight on vacation, that means I'm not riding my bicycle or doing something else active. That seems like a very boring kind of vacation to me.
  • sammyliftsandeats
    sammyliftsandeats Posts: 2,421 Member
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    How many days are you going on vacation for?

    Even that 7000 calories can be used up pretty easily if you're going somewhere with lots of food and booze.
  • SuzySunshine99
    SuzySunshine99 Posts: 2,984 Member
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    It's the "preemptive strike"...I do this.. not 500 a day, but a small deficit for a few weeks that makes me feel better about going over my maintainence calories. Even though I take active vacations (hiking, biking, kayaking), it doesn't make up for the added food/drinks that I consume.

    I also have been known to deploy this method in the weeks leading up to holidays and doctor appointments.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    edited April 2017
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    If I could only start losing as soon as I actually start a brand new cut.. those two pounds would not show up on the scale for 3-4 weeks for me..

    Vacations are a vacation from everything, but its not something for me lose my common sense on eating. Eat and enjoy and come back, let all the water weight gain balance back out after going back to normal diet. There is such a thing as maintenance and staying active on vacation.
  • neldabg
    neldabg Posts: 1,452 Member
    edited May 2017
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    Everyone is different. Cutting before or after a vacation or focusing on eating up to TDEE are all valid ways to maintain weight.
    Assuming 500 calories less is a healthy amount for OP, I think OP is smart to cut back some before vacation rather than after. Even with activity, vacation-type foods tend to be calorie bombs such that even smaller portions are not enough to keep off extra pound(s) of fat.
    Of course, have fun; it is vacation after all. Still, there's more to fun than food, and it is not a bad idea to prepare for possible weight gain.
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
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    crazyravr wrote: »
    Ahhh nothing like the all inclusive vacation. "must each and drink everything all the time no matter what".

    Yup!!!! The best! o:)

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