Taking a week break from logging food - What results have YOU had from a logging break?

I rarely log food intake anymore. As long as I eat my protein and fruits and veggies, and get my exercise, I stay on track. Occasionally I let other things take priority and I gain a little weight, but with a bit of focus (but still no logging), it comes right back off again. A few times I have really struggled and started logging again in hopes of getting back to my good habits, and so far, it has always worked.

I lost 125 lbs then been maintaining 1 year after I stopped logging. I logged only for my first 3 months, 25 lbs. I eat consistently (same things) and learned to manage eating out. So the things I learned while logging stayed with me.

In July I went to Europe for 2 weeks and took a break. Mentally it was great for me! I didn’t log, didn’t wear my Fitbit, and swapped my regular intense 2hr weights/boxing workouts for 15 min morning yoga.

I did come back a few lbs heavier but it was water weight and within a little over a week I was back to normal. I was plateaued for a few months before the trip and am now down 5lb from pre-vacation weight with 5lb more to go to goal.

I just had a week off due to going overseas for a holiday. I set my goal to loose .25 kilos and I was able to eat an extra 1800kj per day. It made a difference eating more. I also walked alot and ate some of those kj's back. I ended up loosing 700 grams and came back slightly lighter.

skymningen wrote: »

I would like to throw something in here... A lot of people say they instantly gained weight when not logging a week. But this observation might be biased. Many of us take a break from logging because other things take over. Vacation, depression, stress at work, having a baby, you name it. That already sets you up to be thrown out of your rhythm and is connected to having fewer choices of food/ choice to prepare it yourself / choice of portions served to you. That does not mean that the break from logging alone made you gain weight, it was the break from your structure in total. That can be different if you just take a random break but keep everything else on track.

That would be correct, and for one week it's likely not going to make that much of a difference if you're careful with your choices. "IDGAF" kind of logging break is potentially more likely to lead to weight gain. My experience, however, with longer periods of not logging is that it's harder for me to diet because I tend to want to undereat "just in case" and it's more stressful because I'm not sure if I can "afford" that piece of high calorie something I want, which leads to food blowouts that make it harder for me to lose weight. For maintenance, I find not logging much easier. I notice a calorie creep the longer I'm not logging and I find myself needing to take corrective "fast days" more often (when weight goes above my set maximum allowed). I also personally feel logging puts me in a better mental state for calorie control and I'm happier on it.

Water weight gain. Was eating more carbs and enjoying two weeks' holiday. It was ace! Came back no problems logging and hitting calorie targets for deficit. Still losing now. I like the slow and steady approach. I like being flexible. I like the practice and the confidence eating at maintenance and slightly over has given me. Not logging did not stress me out either.

Stopped logging. Started gaining. Went back to logging.

If it is ONLY a week, Maintenance.
If more than a week I can go up by 5-7 lbs due to my love of carbs some will be fat some will be water.

Taking a tracking break for 1 week does wonders for recommitting to tracking. I'd rather stop tracking completely than become lax in tracking.

Its second nature for me to login every day and track food and exercise. It does not take much time for me to do it, but I have not met my need to take a break from it.

Weight gain. I'm up a lb and a half. Not loving it.