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    What was the damage over the Festive period??

    Posts: 283 Member
    edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    10lbs here...bit of a shock when I stepped on the scale this morning BUT it's motivated me. Get them off in 2 weeks then back on track!

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    • Posts: 8,626 Member
      3 pounds over november and december (didnt count a bit or worry about anything).

      no biggie.
    • Posts: 138 Member
      I had lost 1lb when I weighed myself on Christmas Day, but I knew it was due to not eating much & running around the shops...weighed myself this morning & I've put 3lbs on, back to my regular running this week
    • Posts: 302 Member
      Maintained. Didn't go mental with the christmas treats really. The bugger is that I wanted to put on some weight as I have some strength gains I want to make during January. Must try harder
    • Posts: 175 Member
      edited January 2018
      2 lbs down - Woo and boy did I eat :)B)
    • Posts: 131 Member
      didn't quite gain 3 lbs from thanksgiving to new years. hopefully will have it fixed this month!
    • Posts: 1,440 Member
      I gained 5lbs over my normal weight, so not bad. After all the Christmas treats I was ready to start eating lighter again before I even stepped on the scale... Maybe next year I'll incorporate some healthier treats to indulge in, lol.
    • Posts: 25 Member
      I gained 8lbs over the holidays, but I also weighed myself after a night of drinking and lack of sleep. So maybe more like 5-6lbs.
    • Posts: 194 Member
      I was surprised and happy to look back and see that even though I had multiple parties over this holiday season, looking back from Thanksgiving through New Years I'm actually down 5.8 pounds. All it took was continual logging and I tried very hard to be completely honest every day. Plus keeping up with my exercise routine really did help. I thought at the beginning of the holiday season I'd end up a little over, and really just hoped to stay even, but saying no to those extra sweets and drinks really did pay off. Feels good to start off 2018 on a good note!
    • Posts: 2,163 Member
      Up since Christmas but down since Thanksgiving, so it's kind of a wash.
    • Posts: 13,575 Member
      About 7 lbs. Surprisingly a little less than normal. I was expecting more.
    • Posts: 226 Member
      Six pounds. I’m not weighing again til next Monday. It’ll come off. :)
    • Posts: 152 Member
      I'm up but I'm sure half of it is water from all that salty Chex mix
    • Posts: 1,227 Member
      I haven't weighed myself in a while but I know I put on a bit of weight. I'm doing dry January and really zeroing in on my eating though, so I'm hopeful by the end of January I'll be back on the right track!
    • Posts: 13,342 Member
      None. I ate well but didn't go mad. I had a fab Christmas :smiley:
    • Posts: 646 Member
      I'm currently in maintenance mode and while the scale bounced around a lot.. my Friday weigh-ins were always within my maintenance. So I'm happy :)
    • Posts: 131 Member
      Ugh, 2.5kg (5.5 lbs) and up 3% body fat. So bad. Back into it now and excited to see how much I can accomplish in my first week!
    • Posts: 1,483 Member
      None gained and I ate and drank like a wild woman!
    • Posts: 7,460 Member
      About 2 pounds up in November and December. Usually gain 20 pounds over the winter, so 2 pounds in 2 out of 5 winter months is a win!
    • Posts: 283 Member
      It is definitely good to know I am not the only one who has gained lol but I have been at it for long enough now to know that it's simply bloat (read..'good time weight') and will be gone in a couple of weigh-ins anyway. Definitely had a great time this festive period and it has shown but onwards and upwards (or downwards on the scale haha)

      Let's all kick *kitten* in 2018 :)
    • Posts: 1,120 Member
      I'm bulking so.. none :D
    • Posts: 141 Member
      Down 3 pounds. Told myself to listen to my body when I start to get full instead of overindulge which I normally do during the holidays. Guess it worked!
    • Posts: 283 Member
      Managed to drop 5lb of them already, glad it was just bloat really!!
    • Posts: 270 Member
      Had allowed myself maintenance calories over the 10 days, from Christmas Eve. But chose carefully and made every calorie count. Wanted to enjoy my meals and I did, but didn't want to waste calories. Also found how much my taste buds have changed, and old favourites I no longer liked. Having extra calories to play with, seemed to help psychologically, didn't feel deprived. That said, I'm down 5.5lb in 2 weeks. So win win for me.
    • Posts: 350 Member
      What was the damage? That every time I hit a new low, I bounced back up. :tongue:
      All told, from Thanksgiving to the new year I gained 1.5 pounds, but that's effectively nothing. I can gain/lose that much at the drop of a hat. This morning I lost 3 pounds from yesterday. I'm back on track now. I want to hit my next goal before the 1 year anniversary of my MFP journey.
    • Posts: 1,021 Member
      10lbs. Already down 4.
    • Posts: 571 Member
      edited January 2018
      7.2lb up in December. One day back logging and I've lost 2.5lb. We will see what the real impact of eating above maintenance calories was once the water weight clears.

      I totally agree with others posting here though - I enjoyed every minute of indulgence, meals with family, nights at the pub with friends. Wouldn't change a thing! :)
    • Posts: 5 Member
      7lbs but only 0.4% fat so not going to lose sleep over it! I had a great Christmas....now time for this January shred
    • Posts: 41,865 Member
      None...I've put on my usual 8ish Lbs that I do every winter, but most of that was before the holidays.
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