How much weight do you put on in a 2-week vacation?

mikee007

No word of a lie i have put on over 30 pounds in a two week holiday
In fact i had to take with me two sets of clothes !!!!
Labeled week 1 and week 2 !!!!
But not any more :-))))

becklanger

I went on a 2-week cruise in the Summer and anyone who knows cruises know that there is just amazing food available 24/7 all included....I put on 8lbs XD
....But I've found it falls off quite quickly if you go straight back to being good. I was back to what I was before hand only 2 weeks after coming home.

padams2359

Things on vacation might look like the foods you prepare at home, but you don't know what prepackaged ingredients they start with, especially on cruises. The monos used as preservatives are all sodium. The water retention does help reduce dehydration from the sun, and hangovers. Once you are home, it comes off quickly.

amandatapar

I went on a 1.5 week vacation over the summer to Florida and worked out every day but one day. I ate my healthy diet and kept drinking my water. I lost weight that week or so too. I still logged all my food and drinks as well.

daverj1973

I have tracked this many times and found that on average, on a 2-5 week vacation I will gain somewhere between 12-17 pounds. At 3 weeks I can almost gurantee it will be closer to the 17 which I have done consistantly each of the last 3 vacations.

Now during those vacations I do not hold back but I do not go crazy eating either however certainly much more than I eat normally at home. I am more active on vacation and walk an absolute ton every day.

The biggest thing is that a huge portion of it is water weight gained based on the fact that much of the food I am intaking is no where near as clean as I usually eat. I know this because upon getting home and going back to my "normal" diet and exercise routine, I can lose 6-7 pounds in week 1 and 3-4 in week two. After that though, they get to tough little *kitten* to shed again.

For me, still TOTALLY worth it to not have to even think twice about what I decide to eat or drink on vacation. I just have what I want....period. I do so fully knowing i'll pay for it when I have to fight it back off later.

linsdog

Did one recently where I did not log at all. Ate what I wanted and probably more so drank whatever I wanted.

Ended up at about 1 pound gain after all was said and done. Although I did scuba dive 2-3 dives per day.

D_squareG

I want on a 10 day cruise and gained ten pounds. It took me seven years to take off that ten pounds. Be careful.

And one more thing. Don't drink 7 piña Coladas a day. That is what did me in. Unlimited piña Coladas!

6ftamazon

I actually tend to lose more weight on vacation. I think it's because I'm usually a lot more active and walk everywhere and participate in more activities than I do at home. It's important to be mindful of what you eat. You can still eat out and eat healthy/low calorie.