2 Week Vacation- How do you eat?

I eat like I'm on vacation while I'm on vacation. Even if you gain, it'd just be a few lbs, most of which will be water weight.

Do lots of swimming, beach walking, or moving around in general. Don't eat until you're stuffed. Otherwise, just enjoy yourself and try not to worry. Your food diary will be here when you get back.

Rely on what you have learnt losing the 25lb.
Eat everything in moderation and use portion control.
If it helps keep you accountable, write down what you have eaten and the portion size.
You could even take your food scale with you.
Keep active.
Cheers, h.

I love trying food when I am travelling so I don't restrict.

Generally, I try to have a "good" breakfast and lunch, ie within my typical calorie range. I've been doing this long enough to have a good idea of what to eat. I pretty much stick to things I normally have. Then I eat whatever I want for supper. I mean, if there is something I want during the day, I'll have it. I don't restrict too much. Plus I tend to be very active while travelling and I continue to do my normal exercise.

part of a good vacation for me is enjoying the local fare...i've been on a few islands too, and most of the food is pretty darned healthy...lots of grilled fish, vegetables, etc.

honestly, i've never gained any actual fat weight on a vacation...i eat good meals, but i rarely snack and i'm moving a whole hell of a lot more than i do at home given i'm stuck behind a desk most days. i actually will often lose a bit of weight on a vacation.

when out at restaurants, try to limit appetizers and breads and chips. try to order healthy meals with some salad. try to limit drinking, as that can be a source of a lot of empty calories. at breakfast try to have something healthy, like fruit, or complex carbs. find healthy snacks to munch on like fruit.

try to get in plenty of walking and hiking and swimming and whatever.

but it's your vacation! enjoy!!

It depends on your goals and how you can live (accept yourself) with obtaining them later rather than sooner. You have to be comfortable to accept and be accountable for your actions whether it's vacation, a work day, or a day off.
Also, you know your body best and how it responds to the choices you make.

~~~~If you will be beating yourself up after your vacation then I suggest you do your best to follow what you do daily on non vacation time......If you won't beat yourself up after vacation, then live it however but accept the consequences of how it may change your goals....

~~Know thyself Guideline: Here is a comparasion of my experiences. Both week cruises with pre and post stays adding up to 2 weeks vacation.
>Cruise A: I ate as if I wasn't on vacation, I exercised 3x/strength, 3x Cardio in the ship's gym, was active on excursions, use the ships' stair 75% time. I lost 5 punds.
>Cruise B: I ate in moderation which for me was allowing a few days with desserts and the other days with 2 glasses of wine. I exercised in the ship's gym 3x/strength, 3x Cardio, was active on excursions, used hsip's stairs 75% time. I maintained....For me I can not go past 14 days in moderation else I start to gain.

~~Results: Whatever choices I make I live with them, No excuses or whining allowed, I'm accountable for my actions.

I hope this helps you.

I have a lot to lose, like 100+ pounds. I have just been on vacation in the US for a month & I actually ended up losing 18 pounds. It was a roadtrip so even though there wasn't a TON of walking, it was a lot for me!
I tried to log my food while I was there but I'd have good days & bad days with logging so essentially what ended up happening is I ate a very calorie light breakfast and lunch. E.g. continental breakfast at the hotel (such as two pieces of toast with jam & one glass of milk, perhaps an orange) & then typically subway for lunch. Tried to keep snacking to fruit or healthy low-cal options but there were days where I had coldstone ice cream.
Dinner was usually when it came tumbling down & I had In-n-out or Carl's Jr. or some other fast food burger option.
Just try to keep it to one out of control meal a day, if you can of course & you should be fine. Plus take the option to get a bit of walking or another exercise in when you can, especially swimming!

Hope you have an amazing vacation! (:

PS- you can still log your food offline, MFP has a huuuge offline database. That's what I did.

I just got back from vacation. We ate like royalty at very special restaurants. We walked quite a bit and I raced a darn fast 10k. The scale spiked up by 3 pounds... Now up less than a pound. Totally worth it and was easy to get back on track. Have a plan for getting back on track.

I generally am much more active on vacation because at home, I have much less time to exercise. Because of that, I can eat more than I do normally do, but I still don't start eating too much. I do have a weakness for ice cream, and I do indulge in that when I am on vacation, pretty much daily.

I just got back from a 2 week vacation. I did pretty well, in that I still attempted to log every day (you can do this with a pen and paper if there is no internet) but I also didn't deny myself having fun. In the 2 weeks I ended up going over my calories on about half the days, and being under the other half, which was pretty good by my standards. I got a fair bit of exercise from walking, and in the last week managed a couple of sessions at the gym. Had a great time. I don't really weigh myself often anymore, but I reckon I may have gained like one kilo, which I'm not mad about. Worth it