Going on holiday - any tips?

I've been on many trips lately: London, Dublin and Orkney. I ate delicious food whenever I felt hungry, also had a fantastic piece of cake on Orkney but didn't have one every day to keep it special. I generally avoid softice as it's just ... well.. it doesn't taste well. If I find some real artisan icecream somewhere then I'll have one. Just one serving, not two. Think of the size of that thing! Even one is usually massive. So it's just about making the right choices I guess.

I'm flying to Svalbard next week and intend to have a multicourse dinner in a posh restaurant. It will be very rich in calories I'm sure, but I'm also sure I'll be able to offset it. Lets be honest, if you overeat by 500kcal, then that's the deficite of one modest day gone. If you overeat by 1000, then you might gain a fraction of a pound. Now waterweight due to sitting in a car for long hours or flying is something different. But it will go away in a few days.

eat it all, drink it all?????????

yirara wrote: »

KANGOOJUMPS wrote: »

eat it all, drink it all?????????

That's a bit too much I guess, and one doesn't learn anything from it. Making conscious decisions seems a better approach. Stuffing oneself senseless might be what some people like, but what will happen once they go into maintenance? Do they stuff themselves senseless again?

I've been in maintenance for over 10 years and eat all the food and drink all the drink on holiday.

The day I return I eat at a 250 calorie deficit until I hit my maintenance figure again.

I eat at maintenance and continue to log everything. You can find most things on the MFP database - if you get several results go for an average one, not the highest or lowest. As others have said, with plenty of walking you should be fine even if you go over. My golden rule is, if I'm eating something and not particularly enjoying it, I don't finish it as its a waste of calories that could be spent on something delicious.
As you've ben on a restricted intake you might find that actually you don't want as much, so if you have a big lunch you will only want a sandwich in the evening. If you're self catering then there's no big breakfasts to avoid (you know its illegal not to eat a cooked breakfast if someone else cooks and washes up!!) and on the days you're taking a packed lunch you can control what you take, so you'll know what calories to log. OK you might splash out on a nice pack of kettle chips instead of quavers, but you won't be going mad! And if you only pack the savoury stuff for your lunch, then your tea/cake stop is dessert not an extra meal.
Main point is, its your holiday, you've looked forward to it and PAID for it, so don't deprive yourself of something you really want (just don't eat a whole packet of biscuits "just because"!). You didn't put it all your weight on during a holiday before so you won't this time. Its not like you're going on a cruise/all-inclusive which can be a bit more problematic!

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yirara wrote: »

KANGOOJUMPS wrote: »

eat it all, drink it all?????????

That's a bit too much I guess, and one doesn't learn anything from it. Making conscious decisions seems a better approach. Stuffing oneself senseless might be what some people like, but what will happen once they go into maintenance? Do they stuff themselves senseless again?

Enjoying yourself, eating what you'd like and drinking what you'd like doesn't automatically equate to stuffing yourself senseless. I ate a lot more carbs and drunk massive amounts on holiday this year but looking at my weight afterwards and how quick it came off I was mostly around maintenance for the time I was away.

It is possible to still make smarter choices, I know I did, I mostly had low calorie mixers, I chose more protein based meals than I might have previously and I made an effort to drink plenty of water. Worst case you have had a thoroughly enjoyable holiday that puts your long term weight loss plan back a couple of weeks.