Is it true? Gaining vs Losing
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Is it true that u can gain weight much quicker than losing it??? Cuz I REALLY don't wanna gain weight over the holidays but I do want to eat and enjoy myself and not worry about cal counting or watching what I eat. It's only gonna be Xmas Eve, Xmas Day and New Years Eve that I indulge. Then I will be having cake on January 6th for my sons 1st bday so... What do you guys think? Am I doomed or what?
I went on a 2 week cruise and came back 17 lbs heavier - the same amount which took 6 months to lose. So yes!
Wow you ate 4250 more calories than you TDEE a day over two weeks, that's crazy!
Actually, that is pretty easy to do on a cruise. Especially when you consider alcohol consumption along with the over-abundance of foods. There is food everywhere, all the time on cruise ships. Most people gain an average of 10 pounds in a week of cruising.0 -
This is a lifestyle change. With that is knowing there is going to be more holidays, parties, etc. This needs to come from within you to enjoy in moderation and stuff yourself so full of crap that you feel like you are going to explode or have a major belly ache because you are not use to all that food. Just my little food for thought. Self control is pretty powerful in itself.0
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Well, for me it's easier to eat 1000 calories over my maintenance, than it is for me to be in a 1000 calorie deficit. So in that sense, I suppose I would gain faster than I lose.
That said, as long as you get back on the wagon after these 3/4 days then you're not going to derail all your efforts until now. It's not like you have to go mad anyway, just have a bit of everything. Eat and drink what you like, but don't stuff yourself until you feel sick. Then, make sure it is just those days. Get back to normal life afterwards. It may seem like you've put on loads, but a lot of this will be food/water weight NOT fat. Only a small portion will be fat.
Remember, it's approx 3500 calories over your maintenance to gain just 1lb of fat. Say you eat 4000 each of the holidays, 3000 on the birthday, and your maintenance is 2000. This in total is a surplus of 7000. That's 2lbs of fat. To me, that's worth a little relaxation over the holidays. Even then, I doubt you'll have that much food, apart from maybe today (25th)0 -
Unless you have pyschological issues with food 3500 calories is 3500 calories on the gain or lose side. But it's easy to start into a "downward spiral". I gained almost 15 lbs over the course of a month one time because I was constantly finding myself at a drive-in fast-food window around 8:30PM or later due to having to work extra hours at work that month. When your whole life and schedule begin to push concerns for your health down the stack your cummulative bad decisions can average out with very bad consequences. OTOH, if you have a healthy mindset and eating plan say 80% of the time it's nearly impossible to destroy that 20% of the time with poor food choices unless you are being gluttonous.0
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When we're trying to lose weight we can get an unhealthy attitude towards food - that it's the enemy, that we will put on weight if we have one bad day. Of course we don't want to to go back to old habits, but you need to look at losing and maintaining weight as a lifelong goal. So, most days you make good choices. You change your lifestyle - eat more fruit and veggies, eat fresh foods, exercise. You do that most days. But enjoyment of food is a part of life and a day off for a birthday or Christmas is no biggie. Enjoy it without the guilt then continue on with your new improved healthy eating. If you do this then in the long term you will lose, then maintain a healthy weight. You won't feel constantly deprived so you're more likely to stick to it.0
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I think it is "easier" to gain fat than lose it for a couple of reasons. First, I can easily add 500 or more calories to a day's intake, without blinking an eye. A decadent dessert, some mixed drinks, etc. will up the calorie count by that much or more without a thought if I am not careful. But to shave 500 or more calories off what I need to maintain or lose weight does not happen easily or thoughtlessly. The second reason is related to the first. I have to THINK and PLAN, exercise SELF-CONTROL, to lose. It requires a sincere effort and a firm "no" or at the very least, a calorie compromise, to lose. I have to exercise and be cognizant of what and how I eat.
Perhaps that is why losing weight and getting fit is so infinitely satisfying to me! I know I worked hard, am continuing to work hard, for my health. It looks better and it feels good, with no comparison. That piece of cheesecake or margarita may taste good for minutes (or seconds!) but how I look and feel gives me a high that lasts far longer...0 -
:huh: Silly, silly people here.
Is it easy to gain weight? If you lose all self control for an EXTENDED (again, I repeat, extendedddd) period of time, then of course you will gain weight.
If you eat some cake, a big christmas dinner and partake in other delicious holiday festivities then it's not even worth regretting or looking back on negatively. Do you plan on sitting out on these things every single year? I doubt it. Eat the food, enjoy it and don't look back.
Resume regular eating habits the next meal or day. (Or if it's just 1 piece of cake, budget it into your macros for the day)0 -
For me it's really easy to gain weight. My maintenance is 1500 calories, which is nothing. If I enjoy myself for a few days during the holidays and eat 2500 calories, which to me is nothing when eating holiday food, I'll gain 1-2 pounds in a week. But in order to lose that 1-2 pounds, it'll take me a lot longer than a week, unless I wanted to eat 1000 calories a day.0
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Is it true that u can gain weight much quicker than losing it??? Cuz I REALLY don't wanna gain weight over the holidays but I do want to eat and enjoy myself and not worry about cal counting or watching what I eat. It's only gonna be Xmas Eve, Xmas Day and New Years Eve that I indulge. Then I will be having cake on January 6th for my sons 1st bday so... What do you guys think? Am I doomed or what?
I went on a 2 week cruise and came back 17 lbs heavier - the same amount which took 6 months to lose. So yes!
Wow! I went on a 2 week cruise and gained 6.5 lbs. It was worth climbing the stairs between decks every time we went anywhere, and walking miles in every port :-)0 -
I gained 10 pounds during my one week honeymoon.0
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And keep in mind that just because the scale reading is higher after the holidays, it's not necessarily pounds of fat--salty and sugary treats will cause you to retain some water, so give it a week after everything is over before you decide that you have really gained. And keep exercising when you can, even if it's just a walk around the block after that big meal.0
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If not for the egg nog I'd be doing fabulous! Oh well.. tomorrow it' the gym again..
and no.. a day or two of over indulgence won't hurt as long as you get right back on the horse tomorrow.
Just don't go crazy and eat a ridiclous amount.. luckily I really can't do that.. I'm just not hungry.. like I said.. if not for the darn egg nog I'd be way under today and yesterday..but that darn nog is soooooooo good. I make my own, so it's still better for me then the store bought kind.. Of course drinking the entire blender full myself negates that.. LOL0 -
Oh yes!! My issue right there!! I don't eat enough! IT's the whole reason i track!! I as averaging 600-800 calories a day. now that I force myself to track it.. I'm up to 1000-1200 (except for this weekend and holiday! UGH!) a day. I defiantly lost weight once I started eating enough.. and it literally melted away.. 2 whole pants sizes in 6 weeks. All because I started eating enough..0
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I once gained 5 lbs from a cookie, true story.
Then it must have been a five pound cookie.0 -
I can gain much quicker than losing, but it may not be true for everyone.0
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Is it true that u can gain weight much quicker than losing it??? Cuz I REALLY don't wanna gain weight over the holidays but I do want to eat and enjoy myself and not worry about cal counting or watching what I eat. It's only gonna be Xmas Eve, Xmas Day and New Years Eve that I indulge. Then I will be having cake on January 6th for my sons 1st bday so... What do you guys think? Am I doomed or what?
I went on a 2 week cruise and came back 17 lbs heavier - the same amount which took 6 months to lose. So yes!
Wow you ate 4250 more calories than you TDEE a day over two weeks, that's crazy!
Have you been on an all-inclusive cruise, it's not beyond the realm of possibility or even the realm of believability.0 -
Is it true that u can gain weight much quicker than losing it??? Cuz I REALLY don't wanna gain weight over the holidays but I do want to eat and enjoy myself and not worry about cal counting or watching what I eat. It's only gonna be Xmas Eve, Xmas Day and New Years Eve that I indulge. Then I will be having cake on January 6th for my sons 1st bday so... What do you guys think? Am I doomed or what?
I went on a 2 week cruise and came back 17 lbs heavier - the same amount which took 6 months to lose. So yes!
wow, that's really depressing.0 -
:huh: Silly, silly people here.
Is it easy to gain weight? If you lose all self control for an EXTENDED (again, I repeat, extendedddd) period of time, then of course you will gain weight.
If you eat some cake, a big christmas dinner and partake in other delicious holiday festivities then it's not even worth regretting or looking back on negatively. Do you plan on sitting out on these things every single year? I doubt it. Eat the food, enjoy it and don't look back.
Resume regular eating habits the next meal or day. (Or if it's just 1 piece of cake, budget it into your macros for the day)
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I second the poster who said that it's ridiculously eat to over-eat without realizing it. That's where I got into trouble, along with not exercising. Put on 15 pounds in two weeks in September. But that doesn't mean that eating at special times isn't worth it. And I kept up on my exercise, too. Damage control.
I can feel, between water retention and actual poundage, a couple of pounds being added on over the last four days. I'm not terribly worried. I just finished Christmas dinner, from here on out I get back on track. It just means my goal weight will take a week or two longer. No big deal. Definitely worth the enjoyment!0 -
Is it true that u can gain weight much quicker than losing it??? Cuz I REALLY don't wanna gain weight over the holidays but I do want to eat and enjoy myself and not worry about cal counting or watching what I eat. It's only gonna be Xmas Eve, Xmas Day and New Years Eve that I indulge. Then I will be having cake on January 6th for my sons 1st bday so... What do you guys think? Am I doomed or what?
I went on a 2 week cruise and came back 17 lbs heavier - the same amount which took 6 months to lose. So yes!
Wow you ate 4250 more calories than you TDEE a day over two weeks, that's crazy!
Have you been on an all-inclusive cruise, it's not beyond the realm of possibility or even the realm of believability.
I didn't even think I was eating that much, and I was walking several miles every morning as well as doing line dancing and zumba classes every day... so I don't know what the hell happened, maybe it was the margaritas.
I should add I also discovered I was pregnant when I got back before I got on the scales.... so that may have contributed somewhat. Still it's not possible to gain weight in a shortish period of time is my point. Not a day, not two days, not a week. But 2 definitely :P0 -
I recently went on a 4 day trip to Portland where I basically ate whatever I wanted and then had my office holiday party the next day where i ate a lot. I wound up gaining no weight though. I think that made me realize I can handle more food than I originally thought.0
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:huh: Silly, silly people here.
Is it easy to gain weight? If you lose all self control for an EXTENDED (again, I repeat, extendedddd) period of time, then of course you will gain weight.
If you eat some cake, a big christmas dinner and partake in other delicious holiday festivities then it's not even worth regretting or looking back on negatively. Do you plan on sitting out on these things every single year? I doubt it. Eat the food, enjoy it and don't look back.
Resume regular eating habits the next meal or day. (Or if it's just 1 piece of cake, budget it into your macros for the day)
^^ This
I also agree wholeheartedly with this - sorry for scaring people with my cruise horror story but I think some of it may have been fluid retention combined with falling pregnant. I do agree about one day of eating poorly not ruining your diet or making you gain weight. I would suggest eating a little bit less the other days if you're that worried, to offset the extra calories. Otherwise just do it, move on. You can't gain it all back in a day. Not even in a week. It takes 3500 calories above and beyond your TDEE to gain a lb.0 -
Sounds like you went from one extreme that was unhealthy for your body to a different extreme that is unhealthy for your mind. There are many places between the extremes that are both healthy and happy, and include occasional indulgences.Don’t do it……
Honestly, I went through the same thing in October and November with My daughter's Birthday, Halloween Parties and Thanksgiving. I put on weight rapidly and it feels like its taking forever to get it off. I have several dinner parties coming up and I am totally porting my digital food scale with me (I don't care how crazy I look) and logging everything I put in my mouth. In some cases I will be bring my own food. INDULGENCE IS NOT WORTH THE SELF LOATHING that comes with it. It takes hard work to get weight off and maintain it......don't throw it away!
Self loathing is not a component of success. Especially self loathing over something as insignificant as a temporary gain of one or two pounds. That isn't throwing it away... you aren't going to die any earlier because of it or suffer in any other way, the only "difference" is in your head.0 -
Don’t do it……
Honestly, I went through the same thing in October and November with My daughter's Birthday, Halloween Parties and Thanksgiving. I put on weight rapidly and it feels like its taking forever to get it off. I have several dinner parties coming up and I am totally porting my digital food scale with me (I don't care how crazy I look) and logging everything I put in my mouth. In some cases I will be bring my own food. INDULGENCE IS NOT WORTH THE SELF LOATHING that comes with it. It takes hard work to get weight off and maintain it......don't throw it away!
Extreme restriction is not worth failing every time you try to lose weight.0
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