Post holiday

renatethema2016

Back to square one with a 5 lb gain after hol

Next hol in 12 weeks ! I need motivation from those who have succeded and stuck to their goal

mkculs

I don't assess a holiday gain until I've been home and eating normally for a week to 10 days. I eat a lot more salt when away from home, and I've found I show a gain of 5-10 lbs after most vacations that disappears after a week to 10 days of normal eating and routine exercise—as in, I'm back to the weight I was when I left.

My vacations are generally tons of walking and eating whatever I want—dessert at lunch and dinner often, too. Walking 7-10 miles a day. So, more than normal walking, more than normal eating.

See how it looks in a few more days. YMMV.

AnnPT77

I agree with that post above. On to17500p of unusual eating, if there was a long drive or air flight to return home, either of those tend to increase water retention temporarily, too, and distort scale weight. One to two weeks to see the net effect is typical for me. In unusual cases, women who have menstrual cycles may see an apparent scale gain or stall a little longer, if the water retention from the trip overlaps with normal hormone-cycle-related water retention increases.

For context, gaining 5 pounds of body fat would require eating roughly a cumulative 17500 calories in excess of current maintenance calories (not just that many above weight loss calorie goal), and possibly even a bit more than that because of how our bodies may react to sudden big calorie overages. Those calories could be a combination of more eating/drinking plus less activity. Still it's a pretty big number, so if you don't have a sense that you did something(s) that added up to that, that increases the odds that there's water retention adding to scale weight.

Just get back on your healthy routine. High likelihood everything will be fine, maybe a minor net jump on the scale, once everything settles out. Our regular routine has the biggest impact on our body weight, a few unusual days here or there on holidays, much less impact. Not zero, but less.

Best wishes!

Corina1143

Prelog your meals for the first few days home before you leave. Make sure you have everything you need to prepare it before you leave. Possibly even prep a meal or two. One less thing to worry about when you come home tired. And you're immediately and easily back to it.

For me, I always get a lot of exercise while I'm gone. No boredom snacking. I love to try new foods. Living in a landlocked state, I love to try the fish! I'm not a very good cook, so I love trying the veggies. I'm a baker. I'm not tempted by bread and dessert.

As stated above, I may weigh more for a few days after the trip, but it comes down soon. I usually end up losing a little.

Good luck! And enjoy your vacations!