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What was the damage over the Festive period??

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  • toxikon
    toxikon Posts: 2,383 Member
    In a week, I had 3 Christmas dinners AND spent 2 nights out of town, eating at a bunch of restaurants. :s

    When I got back, I was 4lbs heavier. Now, 3 days later, I am only 1lbs heavier than my pre-Christmas weigh-in. I'm pretty darn happy with that!
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    Just 3 lbs up
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  • georgelapenta76
    georgelapenta76 Posts: 43 Member
    Two pounds.
  • DaveyGravy
    DaveyGravy Posts: 283 Member
    evivahealth wrote: »
    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! :)

    Oh don't get me wrong, i don't regret anything I put in my mouth or the nights out with friends, that is what that time of year is all about. It's how you bounce back from that that matters :)
  • DaveyGravy
    DaveyGravy Posts: 283 Member
    joemac1988 wrote: »
    10lbs. Already down 4.

    Almost identical to myself, guessing it's merely bloat and water weight that we have been holding!
  • RAinWA
    RAinWA Posts: 1,980 Member
    I'm staying off the scale for a bit, but I really tried to stay around maintenance calories over the holidays. I suspect a couple of pounds over what I'd already put back on over Thanksgiving. I know how to lose it so I am not terribly worried.

    I did learn, however, that the holidays are a terrible time to be on medication you are supposed to take 4 times a day with food. So easy to decide "food" should consist of cookies, leftover latkes, pie, rolls - you get the idea.
  • Iamnotasenior
    Iamnotasenior Posts: 235 Member
    About two pounds here but I think it was mostly water weight as it disappeared within two days of cutting out sugar and getting back on the program. I did really, really well until New Year's Eve, then I broke the bank so to speak and ate everything in sight! I just kept logging everything. That really helped to not go too far off track.
  • jenfitnessmama
    jenfitnessmama Posts: 138 Member
    Surprisingly only 3 lbs! I definitely was expecting it to be a lot more because I ate and drank A LOT! Haha
  • DaveyGravy
    DaveyGravy Posts: 283 Member
    jenfitnessmama wrote: »
    Surprisingly only 3 lbs! I definitely was expecting it to be a lot more because I ate and drank A LOT! Haha

    Haha that's not too bad is it! Soon have those off!
  • pamfgil
    pamfgil Posts: 449 Member
    I lost 2 kilos xmas to new year, but I think that a fair percentage was water, cause I noticed the water I had been retaining for weeks was finally leaving
  • sytchequeen
    sytchequeen Posts: 526 Member
    2lbs
    which has already gone away again :)
  • littledainty
    littledainty Posts: 25 Member
    4.5lbs up from 22nd December-2nd January

    HOWEVER
    2lbs of that is already gone, and I still managed a 1.9lb loss in December and a 21lb loss for 2017 overall, so that's a win.

    My trainer keeps us that it's not what you eat Christmas-New Year, it's New Year-Christmas that really counts. So if you're beating yourself up about it think about that.

    Happy 2018!
  • ccruz985
    ccruz985 Posts: 646 Member
    Zero.
  • mookybargirl
    mookybargirl Posts: 165 Member
    No loss, no gain Christmas week. Next weigh in this weekend. Took only Christmas Day off. Still tracked calories. It was BIG.
  • enyagoboom
    enyagoboom Posts: 377 Member
    bounced around on the same +/-3 lbs and I'm back on track now :) I am writing things down to have a better game plan next year too, so no damage done just some very good lessons :)
  • DanielleFayeS
    DanielleFayeS Posts: 1,981 Member
    I've had a 1-3 pound fluctuation the past couple weeks exasperated by starting personal training right after Christmas.
  • DaveyGravy
    DaveyGravy Posts: 283 Member
    Well i've managed to get the full 10lb off in just over a week, happy now! Haha, now onwards with my progress.
  • highlightshadow
    highlightshadow Posts: 116 Member
    Around 2-3 pounds .... but in terms of motivation / resetting cravings.... its done a LOT of damage gained from past year
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