vacations?

I'd say try to use good judgement most of the time but also to allow yourself some enjoyment. And do stuff! Its not like you're going to spend your vacation sitting in your hotel room, right? You'll be active & moving constantly. So that will help offset any extra calories.

Just back from a 4 day holiday, ate and drank god knows how much.

I accepted before hand that I would go all out, I didn't cheat at all 4 weeks prior to the holiday so I felt I deserved it. Haven't gained a single pound though so time to continue!

I also went for an almost 3 hour weight training session when I got back to make use of the fact I had been in a surplus and had excess calories.

I never track what I eat on vacation.... too much of a hassle (for me). I'm always more active on vacation because there is so much to do and see. I usually come back to find I am down 3 or 4 pounds.

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my husband is on a diet and trying to lose weight. we just went on a 5 day vacation and he didn't diet while we were there. he gained 11 pounds.

If that's all because of calories in, that means he ate about 7700 calories more than he burned!! I gotta believe a large part of that is water retention, perhaps due to salty foods?

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WeddedBliss1992 wrote: »

my husband is on a diet and trying to lose weight. we just went on a 5 day vacation and he didn't diet while we were there. he gained 11 pounds.

He genuinely gained 11 pounds in 5 days? Or he came back retaining a lot of water?

I believe that someone could gain weight in 5 days, but to truly gain 11 pounds in that time would take some serious calorie consumption.

well we are home now for 4 days and he is still about 10 lbs up. we went to las vegas, so yea, 11 lbs is true weight. have you seen those buffets???

I've had water retention that lasted that lasted longer than four days. If it is real weight gain though, I'm impressed that he manged to eat 38,500 calories OVER his maintainence needs. Depending on his needs, that means he could have been eating close to 10,000 a day!

I do eat a lot in Vegas, but I also walk a lot. Anyway, wish him luck getting back on track.

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janejellyroll wrote: »

WeddedBliss1992 wrote: »

janejellyroll wrote: »

WeddedBliss1992 wrote: »

my husband is on a diet and trying to lose weight. we just went on a 5 day vacation and he didn't diet while we were there. he gained 11 pounds.

He genuinely gained 11 pounds in 5 days? Or he came back retaining a lot of water?

I believe that someone could gain weight in 5 days, but to truly gain 11 pounds in that time would take some serious calorie consumption.

well we are home now for 4 days and he is still about 10 lbs up. we went to las vegas, so yea, 11 lbs is true weight. have you seen those buffets???

I've had water retention that lasted that lasted longer than four days. If it is real weight gain though, I'm impressed that he manged to eat 38,500 calories OVER his maintainence needs. Depending on his needs, that means he could have been eating close to 10,000 a day!

I do eat a lot in Vegas, but I also walk a lot. Anyway, wish him luck getting back on track.

as for walking, well, we got about 4 times a year, and this trip was not a walking trip. this trip, we stayed in our hotel the entire time, except for one cab ride to Rio so i could get my tattoo & one cab ride to caesar's to their buffet. so no walking for us. we even got room service alot so we wouldn't have to go downstairs to the buffet. talk about lazy! LOL

It sounds like it was a fun trip. I adore Vegas and I haven't been for too long!

The hardest thing for me when on vacation is eating a good balance of foods. Carbs are so quick and easy that, in the past, I used to just live off of them and all was good, except it was easy to gain weight since I wasn't a big meat eater then (or any protein, actually). So now instead of living off of cereal bars and pasta on trips, I always make sure to have my balance of protein/fat/carbs and that, for me, has made an enormous difference.

I went to Disneyworld last year for 2 weeks and didn't put on more than about 3lbs - most of which was water. I didn't count calories, I was just conscious of what I was eating. I had healthy breakfasts 10/14 days (porridge, fruit & yogurt), then was sensible through the day i.e. just having the burger/sandwich without the fries. On the days I didn't do much walking (shopping or pool days), I got myself aquatinted with the gym and did 60 mins on the treadmill with long runs and intervals. I had a couple of days where I let myself go though....

When I go on holiday I eat what I want. Last summer I gained 10lbs in 10 days (AND I did a LOT of up hill walking) but I enjoyed it... so it didn't bother me lol

I loosely track on vacation, logging with general entries recognizing that the accuracy is gonna be way off, but the mere act of logging keeps me mindful. And I typically walk and exercise WAY more on vacation than I do at home at my desk job. So usually I end up losing weight on vacation.

Beware of the common vacation traps of buffets, giant restaurant portions, and alcohol. If you can moderate these things and make healthier choices, you'll do fine.

But if you're in a once-in-a-lifetime kind of situation, then don't miss out just because of your diet! I love to try the local foods wherever I am. And I'm not gonna go to France and avoid French food and wine, for example. That'd just be silly. I just am careful about overdoing it, and hey, even if I end up with a small gain on the scale, it will have been worth it and I can lose it again once I get home.

I just returned from a week in Mexico. I didn't have internet so I couldn't log (too lazy to do paper and pen). I just cut loose and started logging once I got back home. I haven't stepped on the scale because I don't want to know. ;-)

I was, however, very active there. Lots of swimming and walking.

I went on two separate vacations late this winter and my goal was to stay the same weight. I was pleasantly surprised to get home and see that I managed to do that (both times!!).

I made sure I worked out every day of my vacation; get out and take some walks, see the sites, enjoy the atmosphere of your vacation spot. Swim in the pool, if there will be one. If the kids are in the pool playing, jump in and tread water instead of standing in the shallow end. Also, I agree with the portion control. Try to take half the meal to go with you (or just don't eat it or share it with someone else at the table). Try subbing steamed veggies or fruit instead of having fries as the side.

Prior to these past two vacations, my normal vacation mindset would be that I would just say screw it, I'm on vacation; I've been working hard; I deserve a treat, blah, blah, blah and I always got home being a lot heavier (we're talking 5 - 10 pounds). I knew it was just water weight, but it still took time to lose that weight (again), and it was frustrating and I always ended up just being so p.o'd at myself for letting me do that. It was a two week set back, at best and in the end, it really wasn't worth it! Plus, it made it so much harder to get back into working out and healthy eating when I got back from vacation because I was used to being lazy and eating whatever I wanted.

Enjoy your vacation, but just remember how far you've come and how hard you've worked. Think about whether the choices you are making is worth having to lose the same weight again.

BTW - congrats on the awesome loss so far!!!