Can you lose weight on vacation?

Hypsibius

missdelainie wrote: »

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

So I actually JUST got back from a 2 week honeymoon. Here was my experience:

I work a desk job, so I took this as a great opportunity to go kayaking, horseback riding, running, hiking, biking etc. Lifting and swimming in the morings at the resort gym. I did ALL of those things. It was awesome.

I also ate big dinners w/ appetizers and desserts.

I did "gain" weight. But turns out the vast majority of that was water retention from re-introducing carbs, high-sodium meals and flying. But because I stayed so active, I hit the gym back from vacation and got right back on diet no problem.

Can you lose weight on vacation? Of course, if you pay close attention to what you eat and/or can utilize a kitchen where you are to control your meals. BUT don't be surprised if the scale goes up a bit if you're making a temporary (but radical) change in meals.

Hope this helps!

Hypsibius

nevadavis1 wrote: »

Got sick traveling, couldn't keep food down, lost a bunch of weight.....

Ugh that is the worst. I got food poisoning a few years back and dropped a considerable amount of weight quickly after 2-3 weeks of barely eating -- but I looked terrible.

inertiastrength

trigden1991 wrote: »

I normally skip breakfast and fast until lunch. That "earns" me 400-800calories that I would otherwise have consumed.

this is so smart. I'm doing this in Punta Cana for sure! I'll still blow my cals but it will mitigate damage haha

cwolfman13

missdelainie wrote: »

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

It's not a-typical for me to lose some weight on vacation...I don't try to, it just happens because at home I sit behind a desk all day and on vacation, I'm really active most of the time.

We have two kids so we typically get a condo rental or something from Homeaway so we usually cook at least one or two meals per day at the condo depending on what the events of the day are.