vacations!!!

I went on vacation in July. I didn't deprive myself. If I wanted to eat it I did. I did a lot of walking when I was on vacation so the exercise part was taken care of. I would just try to stay as much on track as you can and log it. That way you know what you did.

Good luck!

I love to vacation. my husband and I try to go somewhere once a month. so to keep on track I make sure and pack lunches and take my healthy snacks with me and if we go out to eat we split the meal, most restaurants give you huge servings any way. a lot of times I will eat the salad and a small portion of meat and let my hubby have the entree. sometimes you just gotta splurge . don't beat yourself up over it and just get back on track.

I just got back from a 10 day vacation where I decided to eat maintenance calories (or at least what MFP set as my maintenance calories) rather than trying to create a deficit. I knew that I would be eating at really yummy restaurants and would want to treat myself while still making healthy choices, so my biggest concern was gaining back any weight that I have already lost. I also made sure to walk a lot and try to keep active as much as I could. In the end, I didn't gain any weight, but I also didn't lose, which was fine for me. Oh, and I had a wonderful vacation! This might not be for you, but it took a lot of pressure off me for those 10 days.

I still logged my food though as best as I could, just to be sure that I was remaining within my allotted calories.

Those of you that have already been this summer would you mind answering a couple of questions-

Did you gain weight on your return - if so how much?

Did you try to be "good" or did you just throw caution to the wind and ate/drank as you pleased?

We did a week long cruise in June (with 4 days in New York prior) and I tried to be good but also threw caution to the wind and had an excellent time. The scale said I put on 7lbs but I think that was probably because I wasn't drinking enough water. I was back to my pre-cruise weight within a week. I never logged what I was eating at all - it was vacation after all But I had no problem getting back into the routine of exercising and logging when I got back. If you think that might be an issue for you, I'd continue logging.

Honestly I just went on vacation and figure its time to splurge have fun as a vacation is rare- why stress over food when you are having fun and saved you can get back on track when your home.. At least that is the way I looked at it

I didnt track for 2 1/2 weeks gained 3 lbs but stayed active by walking alot , touring and just staying active in a fun way. To me the weight gain was WELL worth it had alot of great memories