Dieting and Vacations

aeloine

sarahthes wrote: »

I didn't log on my most recent vacation because I didn't have internet or cellular data at the resort. We went into town at least once a day but honestly I didn't want to bother logging. I may have gained a bit of fat (scale is up 4.2 lbs) but I would bet most of it is water and a bit of constipation. We will see where things are by this time next week.

My only concession to my healthier lifestyle was bringing my running gear. Ran through downtown Canmore on Saturday for my C25K scheduled workout, but skipped yesterday because I was staying somewhere else at that point and didn't want to run into a bear. Back on exercise plan today.

Hey, I'll actually be on W5 and W6 while away. Still trying to figure out if I'm willing to hoof it on the hotel treadmills or if I can find a comfortable and well lit route in Cozumel. Not really wanting to pause the program, since I've been so consistent up to this point.

Anyone else have thoughts on running while in a different country?

Spliner1969

I'll be going on vacation starting tomorrow (Friday). I don't intend to work out at all this weekend, but will find myself with a ton of time on my hands this next week. So I'll likely make up for it and then some. I say enjoy the vacation, if time presents itself then work out. Log what you can, but don't if you can't. It's not a big deal and the chances are anything over a pound or two that is gained in a week is water weight anyway. Remember, every pound gained requires a surplus of at least 3500 calories over your maintenance calories. It's tough to eat that much over. I'm sure it can be done, but it would take some serious effort to gain even a pound a day of real fat.

CattOfTheGarage

I used to just not log and let it all hang out, but I seem to find it very hard to start logging again after a break, plus if I'm not logging, I worry about food. So instead, I'm now logging through my holiday trips, but quite loosely. I'm an eyeballer anyway, and while away I'm accepting a lower level of accuracy. But I'm still making an entry for everything I eat. It keeps me in the habit and stops me fretting.

It's clear from the responses that different people prefer different approaches in this.

aeloine

Quick update: forgot the scale and ditched the measuring cups. Turns out there really wasn't wifi anyway, so couldn't log even if I'd tried. 0.2 pounds gained, but I'm guessing that's just water weight from travel and some "tasty" airport snacks. Getting back on the band wagon today!