Holiday Weight

jennegan1
jennegan1 Posts: 677 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So did you lose gain or maintain your weight over the holidays? I only gained a .5 lbs probably from the lack of water and extra sodium
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  • svsl0928
    svsl0928 Posts: 205 Member
    I gained 1.3. But like you I think it is due to lake of water and increased sodium. As long as I am back to my before, by this time next week I am fine.
  • Saramelie
    Saramelie Posts: 308 Member
    December was crazy for me, as I started seriously on december 1st, quickly lost 9 pounds, but then ate everything between Dec 21st and yesterday and gained back 7..... So all and all, I lost 2 pounds in December, which I am trully happy with.
  • shawn1112
    shawn1112 Posts: 94 Member
    I have gained 7lbs in the last 2 weeks, and figured I would gain about 10lbs. So I'm happy and I will get this weight off in 2 weeks.
  • MrsJuli4B
    MrsJuli4B Posts: 27 Member
    I have gained about 6 or 7lbs over the past two weeks. I started logging again today (I gave myself a guilt free fortnight off), I expect to lose it in about the same length of time as normal eating resumes, then I will be back on the slow and steady journey to the finish line.
  • ChrisS30V
    ChrisS30V Posts: 157 Member
    I maintained, just as I intended to. I didn't stray too far from my usual routine during the holidays, for once.
  • jennegan1
    jennegan1 Posts: 677 Member
    I went on vacation so I upped my cals by a 1000 to 1500. So I think that helped a little but figured Ill gain more then I did....Well just remember we all had a small set back and will get back into the swing of things soon
  • Pearsquared
    Pearsquared Posts: 1,656 Member
    Gained about 2 lbs - mostly water weight. It's already dropped off again, but that's because I only splurged on Christmas and ate normally on New Year's.
  • jennegan1
    jennegan1 Posts: 677 Member
    Gained about 2 lbs - mostly water weight. It's already dropped off again, but that's because I only splurged on Christmas and ate normally on New Year's.

    I did the opposite splurged yesterday and ate normal on Christmas
  • luckydays27
    luckydays27 Posts: 552 Member
    I lost .5 lbs. At least that is what the scale said yesterday. Today its up .5 lbs but thats cuz of yesterdays feast.

    Overall a great holiday season for me.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    I lost 5.4 lbs. And that was with a 9 day vacation to Florida/Disney, and like 4 holiday parties. Even though it was crazy and hectic, I think I did pretty fantastic. :)
  • CaffeinatedConfectionist
    CaffeinatedConfectionist Posts: 1,046 Member
    I gained ~8 lb, but I'm ok with that - Christmas cookies come but once a year.
  • jennegan1
    jennegan1 Posts: 677 Member
    I lost 5.4 lbs. And that was with a 9 day vacation to Florida/Disney, and like 4 holiday parties. Even though it was crazy and hectic, I think I did pretty fantastic. :)

    I was down in FL as well visiting family plus was playing with 2 extra kids so I think that helped keep my weight in check
  • jennegan1
    jennegan1 Posts: 677 Member
    I gained ~8 lb, but I'm ok with that - Christmas cookies come but once a year.

    Thats what I said about yesterday it only comes once a year so I can splurge a little bit
  • jurgie18
    jurgie18 Posts: 150 Member
    I am really surprised that I stayed the same. It was a free for all with food and I didn't gain a pound, but I feel like crap. Time to start working out again.
  • Rockstar_JILL
    Rockstar_JILL Posts: 514 Member
    My weight gain started earlier than just the holidays...with the weather getting colder and the days being darker, I lost my drive to exercise like I was. Then the eating started early December. I ended up with about a 10 pound gain, roughly..maybe more. I joined the gym again just before Christmas and am back in action and ready to shed that extra weight once again.
  • sunfirelynn
    sunfirelynn Posts: 186 Member
    <--- Gained 6 pounds !
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    Already back below pre-Xmas low weight.
  • carrieous
    carrieous Posts: 1,024 Member
    I gained about 3 lbs since Halloween - when my profile pic was taken. im up 10 lbs since last summer.
  • toutmonpossible
    toutmonpossible Posts: 1,580 Member
    I gained something like six pounds since Thanksgiving. I weighed myself and the number was worse than I'd anticipated. I'm nowhere near clinically overweight, but this a very high weight for me. It happens every winter holiday season: I don't get out to exercise because it's cold and inconvenient (and don't like formal exercise to begin with), I'm bombarded by food, and and am surrounded by overweight or obese people who love to eat all the time. It's always scary because I never know if I'll be able to get my weight down again. My past ability to say, "Enough!" is the reason my weight's never gotten out of control.

    This season I decided not to fret too much and just to enjoy the food with a plan to lose weight now. Maybe I should have been harder on myself. With the arrival of the New Year, I'm trying to strike a balance between self-disgust and too much self-acceptance. It's always temporarily satisfying for me to berate myself, but I know now that if I want to direct energy towards this, it should be towards eating the right foods, avoiding the wrong ones, and being active.

    A strict, streamlined, short-term diet has always helped me get back to an acceptable baseline and that is what I intend to do in a day or so.
  • XjXannX
    XjXannX Posts: 44 Member
    I gained a good 20 :) lol
  • Ed98043
    Ed98043 Posts: 1,333 Member
    Between December 24 and December 30th I gained 5.4 lbs. I always gain about a pound a day when I go visit my parents. I'm not eating 3,500 surplus calories a day when I'm there (probably 1,000 over though, not gonna lie) but the lbs still come on and they linger. :/

    After getting up to pee about five times overnight (TMI I know, but obviously I was retaining some water) I'm down 1.4 lbs today.
  • fruttibiscotti
    fruttibiscotti Posts: 986 Member
    I lost 2 lbs. I ate over my daily calorie limit, and indulged in cream, butter, full fat cheese, gravy, etc. I'm on a LCHF plan. It is amazing! I was able to indulge in the Xmas feasts and still lost weight. How cool is that?!?!?!
  • toutmonpossible
    toutmonpossible Posts: 1,580 Member
    I am really surprised that I stayed the same. It was a free for all with food and I didn't gain a pound, but I feel like crap. Time to start working out again.

    I really think that if I had exercised most days it would have been harder for me to pig out as much as I did: The act of moving a body that you think is becoming ungainly acts as a good check on overindulgence. But it was cold and very inconvenient to work out. Oh, well, what''s done is done. Time to start again.


    I've posted here as penance. :-) I'm so tempted to hide my ticker, but I'm using the shame as motivation.
  • choochoobell
    choochoobell Posts: 147 Member
    I put on 1.5lbs, but I'll be back to normal weight by next weekend. (I hope)
  • willdob3
    willdob3 Posts: 640 Member
    I actually lost more than usual over the holidays. lol...
  • indianarunner76
    indianarunner76 Posts: 108 Member
    Since Christmas day lost 2 pounds.
  • MistyRose0424
    MistyRose0424 Posts: 114 Member
    I was actually surprised i had lost 4 lbs that week when i weighed in on monday after because i had pigged out Christmas eve & day
  • tiggerlgh
    tiggerlgh Posts: 73 Member
    I am up 1.4 lbs I hope to have those off next week and then move on. Not too bad considering I spent a week at an all inclusive resort over the holidays.
  • jennegan1
    jennegan1 Posts: 677 Member
    I gained something like six pounds since Thanksgiving. I weighed myself and the number was worse than I'd anticipated. I'm nowhere near clinically overweight, but this a very high weight for me. It happens every winter holiday season: I don't get out to exercise because it's cold and inconvenient (and don't like formal exercise to begin with), I'm bombarded by food, and and am surrounded by overweight or obese people who love to eat all the time. It's always scary because I never know if I'll be able to get my weight down again. My past ability to say, "Enough!" is the reason my weight's never gotten out of control.

    This season I decided not to fret too much and just to enjoy the food with a plan to lose weight now. Maybe I should have been harder on myself. With the arrival of the New Year, I'm trying to strike a balance between self-disgust and too much self-acceptance. It's always temporarily satisfying for me to berate myself, but I know now that if I want to direct energy towards this, it should be towards eating the right foods, avoiding the wrong ones, and being active.

    A strict, streamlined, short-term diet has always helped me get back to an acceptable baseline and that is what I intend to do in a day or so.

    I understand how you feel...Most of my family are either over weight or obese but when Sept came I finally had enough and said no longer will I eat like I am....You see other people eating food and think well Ill join in with them and eat right along. But I realize in order for my girls to learn good eating habits is to show them good eating habits. My oldest has changed her ways of eating and even working out more and when she sees a new work out routine she wants to try it or have me try it with her....So I keep on saying Im doing this for my girls dont give up in the short run, keep on going for the long run...Best of luck to you
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    I gained like 6 lbs overall. That's better than last year.

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