Vacation binge advice?

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dave_in_ni
dave_in_ni Posts: 533 Member
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So was off and leave last week. I never went anywhere which was actually worse as I was bored and all I had to do was eat and I really went to town.

I’m talking takeaway every night, chocolate crisps all the junk I could eat basically.

I fell of the wagon big time. Have you ever done this? I just feel so guilty and fat now.

I’m back to work tomorrow so I know I will be back on track then but as I say just feel so bad now.

Any advice? I should add I am going on a weeks vacation in a couple of weeks, I need to learn from this and not let it happen again.

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  • LyndaBSS
    LyndaBSS Posts: 6,964 Member
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    We've all been there. Sounds like you know what you need to do to get back on track. 😉
  • texasredreb
    texasredreb Posts: 541 Member
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    Forgive yourself. Log it all accurately. Move on.
  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
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    Keep in mind that even if you overate by 1000 calories a day, that’s only 2lbs. No biggie.
  • slbbw
    slbbw Posts: 329 Member
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    At worst saying you ate 1000 calories over MAINTENANCE each day (which would be a bunch to sustain daily), then you possibly could have gained up to 2lbs of fat in that week. You may also have de-stressed a bit, reset your hunger hormones and did a bunch of other beneficial things that week as well. Likely you did not overeat by quite that much gained a percentage of that 2lbs but still had some of the positive side effects of the reset. Feel no guilt. Do not try and compensate. Do get back on the steady plan you ad and in a week everything will be back to where you started or maybe even still on track. Most importantly do not let it derail your long term mindset.
  • dave_in_ni
    dave_in_ni Posts: 533 Member
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    Danp wrote: »
    What if there was no wagon?

    What if overeating for an entire weak doesn't mean squat because 1 week makes up less than 2% of the entire year and what you did/do during that 2% is in the grand scheme of things pretty meaningless when compared to what you do during the other 98%

    What if enjoying yourself sometimes is important and healthy?

    What if being perfect all the time is impossible and not something you should expect?

    What if you did nothing wrong?

    Good way of looking at it I guess.
  • Momjogger
    Momjogger Posts: 750 Member
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    Danp wrote: »
    What if there was no wagon?

    What if overeating for an entire weak doesn't mean squat because 1 week makes up less than 2% of the entire year and what you did/do during that 2% is in the grand scheme of things pretty meaningless when compared to what you do during the other 98%

    What if enjoying yourself sometimes is important and healthy?

    What if being perfect all the time is impossible and not something you should expect?

    What if you did nothing wrong?

    I love this. So true. I ate too much when I was away, and then ate too much when I got back. I logged my food every day, even on my cheat days so I stay in the habit and can track my eating patterns. Feeling guilt starts those defeatist thoughts, which can derail you. Look at it as a lifelong journey and trust in the process. I call cheat days “re - feeds” and then just try again the next day. It’s not easy, but give yourself a break!

  • shrinking_amazonian
    shrinking_amazonian Posts: 26 Member
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    I eat out of boredom too. A lot. I have a ton of vacation with my job and am very lucky for it but my spouse has no paid vacation so I am often home alone.

    If I do not have some structure while I am on vacation it can easily turn into a free for all. I need to keep myself busy. Cleaning and chores helps but who wants to do that all holiday? I like to try and get out of the house, go for walks, go to the park and enjoy nature, go the library, visit with my grandma, go walk the mall if the weather is poor ... anything I can do to stay away from the fridge for a few hours so I am not in there rummaging around.

    :smile:
  • ExistingFish
    ExistingFish Posts: 1,259 Member
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    Think of how long it takes to lose weight. Believe it not, you don't gain weight much faster. Months of progress doesn't just fall off with a week of being "off". A week, in the grand scheme of the rest of your life of healthy eating, is nothing.

    You may see a huge scale jump. You didn't gain that much, you are probably retaining water from the extra food and sodium-laden restaurant food.
  • RelCanonical
    RelCanonical Posts: 3,882 Member
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    I agree with a lot of the comments above. Looking to the future, what's helped me on vacation is planning and keeping busy, but not too busy (where you get overtired). So, for planning, I make sure to bring things along that I enjoy, but I won't go overboard with. It can be treats! That way, it's easier to portion. I also make sure I bring things to do in downtime. A book, or video games, so I'm not stuck with nothing to do in downtime, which is also when I go to eat. I also try to make a grocery store visit while on vacation, and buy things that I can just keep around the house. Again, doesn't have to be totally low-calories things, but things you enjoy and won't go crazy overboard on. I make a list beforehand so I don't get caught up in the things at the grocery store that are impulsive.

    Lastly, I try to make some time for downtime, because being too busy makes me just want to grab whatever, and that's when I go overboard. It also helps because I can cook. I generally do the airbnb thing so I'm not as limited, although I do have grocery lists that take into account no stove top, microwave, or fridge.
  • Blythmag
    Blythmag Posts: 252 Member
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    Came off keto 2 weeks ago after my wedding .went on honeymoon wouldn't say I ate to excess tbh.i had a lot of carbs and more booze ...jumped on the scales today, got back yesterday, shocked at a 7lb weight gain .however I now understand a couple of that will be water weight and I hope in a week to have shed 2 pounds.back on strict keto today.
  • Blythmag
    Blythmag Posts: 252 Member
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    The time I ever try to diet or watch what I eat on holiday will be the day I give up holidays
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 13,591 Member
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    Blythmag wrote: »
    Came off keto 2 weeks ago after my wedding .went on honeymoon wouldn't say I ate to excess tbh.i had a lot of carbs and more booze ...jumped on the scales today, got back yesterday, shocked at a 7lb weight gain .however I now understand a couple of that will be water weight and I hope in a week to have shed 2 pounds.back on strict keto today.

    Keto is an even more special case since people have to deal with glycogen depletion/replenishment in addition to everything else!

    A good 66% + of your 7lbs is probably due to glycogen replenishment because you went off keto. This is not fat gain as by definition glycogen is lean mass. And it is the same lean mass you will lose when starting up keto. In other words it is borrowed water weight loss and gain that will always be there when you enter and exit keto.

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