How much weight do you put on in a 2-week vacation?
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actresskat
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Hi everyone,
Just wondering how much weight you put on in a 2-week vacation. I'm off to Florida soon for a fortnight and will indulge a bit without going overboard. I won't be sticking to my strict 1,200 calorie diet then! So how much have you put on in a fortnight vacation?
Just wondering how much weight you put on in a 2-week vacation. I'm off to Florida soon for a fortnight and will indulge a bit without going overboard. I won't be sticking to my strict 1,200 calorie diet then! So how much have you put on in a fortnight vacation?
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anyone?0
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I've not ever went on a 2 week vacation but when I go on a week vacation and do not watch what I eat, I can gain between 2-6 lbs too easily (this is before I started MYP here and trying to be careful). I would recommend being really careful still even if you don't count calories. Just try your best to make wise choices that way you don't have to come back from vacation and stress about the new weight you need to lose. Have fun on vacation!0
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I put on 10 for a week and 1/2 vacation to Disneyworld. Would've been much more if not for all the walking.
It came off pretty quickly once back on a routine.0 -
I think it depends what you end up doing.. I had a week off and I put on 3 lbs, but when I go to Vegas for 3 days I can put on 8 -- probably becuase I drink like a fool HAHA!!!!
But in most cases I get the weight back off in a few days to a week, so I say just go enjoy yourself and get right back on the wagon once you return.
ETA - the weight you put on isn't really fat, it's probably water weight.0 -
3-4 lbs a week if I'm eating unconstrained and not exercising much. Like previous poster though it comes off pretty fast when back to a routine.0
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I tend to not gain at all when I go on vacations because I am too busy enjoying everything to eat like crap and when I do get hungry I am wanting something protein heavy which is never a bad thing. I think a pound or two gain would be pretty typical up to 5lbs with water rentention... you should totally be fine.0
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Why not just plan on eatting healthy and not gaining anything? I think that is part of making health and fitness a lifestyle rather than a phase or diet....0
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I recently put on 3lbs over 13 days on vacation and lost it the first week we were back.0
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I put on 5 lbs in one week when I went to FLA and that was exercising at You Fit (a work out gym all over Fla). and trying to do my best at good choices.It came off pretty fast after I got home. On another trip I gained 12 lbs in 6 days with minimal exercise and a few binge meals.I gain very fast if I eat salty food, sometimes 2-3 lbs with just one meal.0
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Did three weeks in Australia, but we walked so much every day that we didn't gain anything, despite eating almost everything. The key for me is to keep active. I did a week in FLA last winter, didn't walk as much, and gained a pound.
Keep it moving and you will burn off the extras that you enjoy!0 -
I love vacations, I always lose weight on them. I need more vacations.0
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I generally lose weight on vacation because I am active, sight seeing, etc. I just make it a point that even if we have a "special meal" to eat healthy, so I don't miss out on enjoying the vacation. My husband and I even lose weight on a cruise with two simple rules - no elevators once we set sail and no bread/pasta/potatos/rice after 6 pm ship time. It works!0
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Just got back from a 6 day vacation to the Oregon Coast. I exercised 4 of those six days, and I still put on 4 pounds. I ate and drank waaaay too much. But I knew I would, and I made a commitment to get RIGHT back on track when I got home, and I'm already down 2. I'm guessing about 2 pounds was water weight, and two were real fat. Back on track until Thanksgiving.0
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I haven't been on vacation in ages, but when I took a full month off from logging and exercise in January when I had a stress fracture, I did so with the expectation that I would gain about a pound a week. I was ok with that, because I knew it would come off when I was able to exercise again. Spend the entire month pretty much eating what I wanted, and playing video games.
I gained one pound. :laugh:
It depends on what your eating habits, unchecked, are like, and how active you'll be on vacation.0 -
I barely gain any weight on vacation because I continue to exercise (I pack my running shoes...great way to sightsee) and I tend to eat a lot of seafood. Especially in Florida where fresh seafood is plentiful.0
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I took a VERY indulgent week off (including rounds of ice cream cake, lots of heavy restaurant food, etc.), with minimal exercise, and I gained 3-4 pounds.0
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I love vacations, I always lose weight on them. I need more vacations.
Me too, I am busy and active, not stressed. This puts me in a good mood and keeps me focused on eating Right and LIGHT!0 -
I've put on 4lbs in a week so double that!!0
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What's a two week vacation?0
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Just recently came off a 2 week vacation which included mostly camping food. I gained 10 pounds...OUCH!0
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