Do you track on vacation?

When I did track and keep a diary, I didn't do so when I was on vacation. I always thought of vacation as a good place to practice portion control and intuitive eating in general. Unless you're just going balls out or something a week is pretty irrelevant, even if you decided to cut lose a bit.

If I had reached a target weight then I might not, or if I didn't mind losing a week in the decline then I wouldn't. But since neither are reality for me, I'd do the best I could at logging.

I absolutely don't track calories when on vacation, especially when I'm in another food culture-- most of the fun of vacation (at least for me) is eating and drinking as much as possible! Paris is such a perfect walking city, so hopefully that'll help you mentally offset some of the calories you'll be consuming My boyfriend and I were there a few months ago and we walked an average of about 8 miles each day, probably more.
In the end, do whichever will make you comfortable. If you'd have more fun not logging for a few days, then don't! But if not logging will stress you out, make best guesses based on what's in the app and enjoy!
If you're sticking to more well-travelled or touristy sections of the city (which seems likely, as you said you don't speak French), most restaurants and cafes have English translations on the menus or a waiter who speaks enough English to help you order. Have fun!!

I am going to Vegas in June and I doubt I will log, but will try to do some cardio and make good choices, but we will see what happens. I am looking forward to the break!

lol no. I'm too drunk on vacation to track calories.

interesting thread (im sure there have been others). We are going on vacation Easter week (usual place for us, so nothing new and exciting or anything- we know all the businesses (and are friends with most of the owners LOL and know what we eat) and I was debating on tracking or not. a LOT of our meals we cook in our rental house but we do eat out quite a few times if we can swing it. I'll probably track what i can, but not stress over the stuff I can't or dont want to try and dissect LOL. The great thing is that its a small island village and I do a LOT of walking there, so I think it i do go over maintenance (which is what ill set it to while were there).... it probably wont be devastating to my overall progress

I wouldnt. ...unless I was going for like a month or six weeks lol

It's a vacation. NO

there are plenty of ways to stay healthy on a 5 day trip, especially in Paris. you will not find the greasy fast food that you would in the US. i'm going to assume you're paying for meals, so you'll probably be a little money conscious. also, eating at restaurants you might find yourself in a little shock as far as the servings go; you won't be getting big American portions. and you don't have to each get an appetizer at dinner and lunch, which will save calories and money.

do not skimp on the wine. french wine is blissful, and it's very affordable!

bring some work out clothes. in five days you might be able to get in at least two runs, if not a third work out. i love running on vacation and exploring the area.

Nope. I went overseas for 3 weeks last year, one week of that on an island in Fiji. I didn't track anything for 3 solid weeks.

Have fun in Paris!

I am mindful, but don't track. I'll try to have a few days estimating a deficit/maintenance , and a few days way over maintenance. I did this on an 8 day cruise and was able to indulge without gaining an ounce.

I'll log right up till I'm in then red on my first day and then I'm done till I get home.

I spent 8 days in Hawaii last month. I didn't log at all. I did try to incorporate some healthy choices here and there, but also splurged some as well at a few meals / dessert runs. I did try to stay active to offset. I snorkeled a pile, and did several pretty decent hikes, and also did a sunrise walk every morning on the beach for several miles. The sand was super soft where I was at, and that actually proved to be plenty of effort. Came home flatlined on the scale from when I left, so was happy with that.

Hmm. . . I would say that the only reason to log is so that you can track and try to keep your calories at a certain range. YOU ARE GOING TO PARIS. How often do you get to do that? You are only going to be there for 5 days. I would hate to think that you would waste any of that time logging food - or worrying about whether that wine or cheese or baguette that you will never get another chance to taste is going to put you over. This is Paris - not some island vacation. Deal with whatever happened when you get home, it will have been worth it.

wishiwasarunner wrote: »

YOU ARE GOING TO PARIS. How often do you get to do that? You are only going to be there for 5 days. I would hate to think that you would waste any of that time logging food - or worrying about whether that wine or cheese or baguette that you will never get another chance to taste is going to put you over. This is Paris - not some island vacation. Deal with whatever happened when you get home, it will have been worth it.

All of this.

(ETA: Got any spare room in your suitcase? I've lost some weight; I can squeeze into a smaller space now.)