Can you lose weight on vacation?

missdelainie

Is it possible and how? Where do I get the will power? Tips?

L1zardQueen

Eat smaller meals, do lots of activities. Walking tours, rent bikes or hike.

Poisonedpawn78

How badly do you want to lose the weight?

When you reach your goal weight, What then?

Use the vacation to practice eating at maintenance or continue on your weight loss.

livingleanlivingclean

Why wouldn't it be possible?

I find I'm more active on holidays and spend most of my days walking around sightseeing. I am fussy about what I eat - i love food and try to save my indulgences for local delicacies. We generally stay somewhere self contained so we can prepare some of our own meals. I save calories by skipping breakfast

SafioraLinnea

Absolutely. Why wouldn't it work on vacation? My plan is to try to make healthy choices, be attentive to calories in food, log everything, be active for at least two hours a day, and let the deficit happen as it happens.

Sheisinlove109

Are you a picky eater? Lol

My entire family gains and I almost always lose with the increased activity and picky about my eating. I'm not a fan of buffets and we like to cruise.

I'll be honest though, if we go places I love...like Europe....I eat and eat and enjoy life. The activity almost always levels it out but if I gain a few...no biggie. I'm going to enjoy my life and get back to it when I get back. I also work a little harder before I go.

wsandy8512

Yes, you can lose while on vacation. I axed 3.2 pounds while in England. I ate only until almost satisfied because I knew we'd drinking and eating snacks in the evening and no calories were listed on menus so no tracking available. I was logging approximately 13-14k steps a day just being out and about and having fun. I got to enjoy local and ethnic foods, never felt like I was missing out anything, it was an amazing experience.

Moderation is key when traveling, so many things to do other than eat that will keep you active. :-)

Ironandwine69

Anything is possible.
I myself treat vacations as a break from everything though including diet and exercise. Even though I end up gaining, it's an excellent break for me and I am way more recharged and focused when I come back.

kommodevaran

Of course it's possible, but not with willpower (lol). You just don't overeat. When your mind and body is occupied with anything besides eating all the time, any "reason" you have for overeating is gone. The amazing thing is that you can take that mindset home with you.

<- Maintaining 50 pounds loss 2 1/2 years in, and counting.

animatorswearbras

It's possible but I don't if it's a week or less, I just aim to up my activity (walking, cycling, swimming etc) and eat at maintenance and give myself a "diet" break. I've just come back from a week in France though and put on 1 and a half pounds, was totally worth it (there is too much cheese, wine and pastry to explore) it'll be off again in a fortnight.

jemhh

It is possible. I would never aim to lose weight while vacationing though. I think that aiming to maintain or to at least return to your starting point (meaning your weight the day you left) within a week of getting back is a good goal for many. We went away a couple of weeks ago, Wed through Sunday. During that time I walked a ton and pretty much ate what I wanted for three of those days. When I got back I was the exact same weight I was when I left. My vacations are so much more active than my daily life that I don't really stress over the calorie thing.

joeyzuraski

Just remember on vacations, holidays, and weekends to monitor your burns and record your intakes. Most outings have a calorie menu on MFP. But also remember some rules like avoiding temptations on empty calories. Most vacation spots serve nasty food to avoid temptations like Cotton Candy and pretzels that serve 4 people.

ceiswyn

I lost weight last time I was on holiday.

I just kept my eating and exercise habits. Stayed within my calories (guessing a little when I ate out, but I tend to overestimate rather than underestimate), went out and did plenty of walking, even found a local gym and went a couple of times in the mornings before everyone else got up.

This is my lifestyle now; I'm not going to take a holiday from it!

inertiastrength

Well we all COULD, but personally I would not haha

L1zardQueen

joeyzuraski wrote: »

Just remember on vacations, holidays, and weekends to monitor your burns and record your intakes. Most outings have a calorie menu on MFP. But also remember some rules like avoiding temptations on empty calories. Most vacation spots serve nasty food to avoid temptations like Cotton Candy and pretzels that serve 4 people.

Contrary to what you believe, cotton candy and pretzels are not nasty. For one, cotton candy is not that high in calories and pretzels are amazing and topped with mustard!?!? Huzzah!

erienneb66

I find I always lose weight on vacation because my vacations usually involve hiking, walking everywhere as we do not have transportation, eating less because I don't want to pay for it, etc. I think that's just indicative of what kinds of vacations my husband and I take: Singapore, all the National Parks, etc.

fitmom4lifemfp

missdelainie wrote: »

Is it possible and how? Where do I get the will power? Tips?

Of course you can. But willpower has to come from you.

DX2JX2

I find it helps to pre-strategize how to spend my daily calories on vacation just like you would at home. Make room for the things you want to splurge on by making conscious good choices the rest of the time.

Need2Exerc1se

Of course you can if you want.

Ready2Rock206

Of course you could. Why would being on vacation be any different than anywhere else? A calorie deficit is a calorie deficit no matter where your location is.