On vacation... should I just enjoy myself?

gebeziseva wrote: »

Can you do midway? Like not stuff yourself but still enjoy? (I'm not suggesting you stuffed yourself the other day!) Still if you go 700cals over maintenance each day that is 1 pound for 5 days which is not as much. You can lose it in a week and you would have enjoyed your vacation. I wouldn't stress too much, I'd rather over eat than stress over what is supposed to be a deserved vacation.

+1 any damage can be undone but, vacations are expensive enjoy it

Speaking for myself. I have worked to hard to drop this weight(70 lbs) and I refuse to give up just because i'm on vacation. This does not mean i will not enjoy myself. I will eat within my daily calories. i may not get in as many steps as i normally do but will try.By all means Have desert, but maybe you can share it with someone . I eat out all the time but i make choices on what i will eat. i would rather have a larger cut of meat than eat the bread. i'll skip the potatoes or fries and opt to have a veggie and then split a desert with my wife. its not all or nothing...think how you'll feel once you come home and get on the scale... if you put on a few pounds will you then say screw it and not continue on your on quest for healthy living..just my 2 cents worth

junodog1 wrote: »

JaneSnowe wrote: »

I say go for it! As long as it's not a long vacation, say over a week, just enjoy it! Especially if you have the chance to sample new foods. Wouldn't you hate to look back and say, I had the chance to try croquembouche but didn't because I was counting calories?

Any bit of added weight will come back off eventually, but you'll never have this vacation again.

I had to google croquembouche. Is it as yummy as it looks or will it let you down?

No, it's delicious.

Enjoy yourself!!! If it makes you feel better, pick one meal a day where you indulge (like a good evening dinner). But don't hold back if there is anything you really love and that will be worth the calories! I always tell myself I didn't gain weight by enjoying a vacation, and truth be told, I've never gained so much as a pound on a weeklong vacation. Even my two-week honeymoon I gained only 2 pounds. Now, the month of December is another story

IMHO if you only take vacation once a year, and the rest of the time you log your calories and stay within your diary, then go nuts and have fun. One or two days of eating badly really don't matter all that much. A week of eating badly might gain you a lb or two but it isn't going to derail your efforts that much. Losing weight and becoming healthier is a way of life, not just a diet you do then forget about after its done. So it's the 'long game' you're working toward, not the 'short game'. So enjoy your vacation. I, personally, eat at maintenance, and log my food when I have time. If I go over during vacation then so what. The last one I took I simply used the gym in the hotel 4-5 days during the week I was there and ate what I wanted. I ended up gaining maybe half a pound which was gone 3 days later once all the sodium and water weight was gone. It really didn't matter, and I felt much more rested and happier not having to worry about it. I worked out because I wanted, not because I had to, and I may have chosen light dressings or diet sodas when I was eating out, but those were conscious decisions that I intend to make the rest of my life, not just during vacation.

I'm Team Enjoy Vacation. Go have a margarita now.