Holiday Weight Gain
Suziebear165
Posts: 17 Member
Hi,
Please can I have some advice before I freak out. I've just returned from a 1 week all inclusive holiday to Greece and whilst I did eat and drink what I wanted in moderation and expected a gain the scales show I've gained 10lbs 😭😭😭. Is this possible or is a proportion likely to be water weight?. I'm feeling so upset right now as I find it hard to lose weight and it took me a year to lose 10lbs which seems to have been gained back in a week.
Thanks
Suzanne
Please can I have some advice before I freak out. I've just returned from a 1 week all inclusive holiday to Greece and whilst I did eat and drink what I wanted in moderation and expected a gain the scales show I've gained 10lbs 😭😭😭. Is this possible or is a proportion likely to be water weight?. I'm feeling so upset right now as I find it hard to lose weight and it took me a year to lose 10lbs which seems to have been gained back in a week.
Thanks
Suzanne
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Air travel will cause a water weight gain, travel in general gives me a water weight gain. Changing foods will cause a water weight gain. Extra walking will burn calories, but can also cause an extra water weight gain. All of that should fade off you in about 5-7 days. Just jump back in where you left off and enjoy your vacation memories. You should be fine.11
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It is funny I always seem to lose on vacation because I go on tours and we do tons of walking despite eating like crap for a couple of weeks.1
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I recently "gained" about that much on a week long trip to North Carolina. Within a couple days I was back to where I was before I left. Okay, maybe a pound extra, I did eat a lot of pimento cheese.....3
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Different food, salt, increased carbs, SO much can cause water retention. I doubt you ate 35,000 calories over maintenance. It’s not fat, give it a few days now that you’re back to normal life. 🙂6
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Flights, salt, liquid, sleeping patterns, jet lag all contribute to temporary weight gain. You most certainly did not gain 10 lbs of real weight, so enjoy the memories and soon your weight will be back to normal. OPA!3
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As others have pointed out, I find some of the culprits for travel weight gain are saltier food than we normally eat and air travel. I just came home from 2 weeks in Spain and also showed I gained a few pounds. Seeing as we walked over 160 km in sightseeing in two weeks and ate very modestly I’m sure it’s just a blip (well at least some of it )1
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Likely that most of it is water weight. I suggest you weigh daily for at least a week to learn how your body handles this, how long to shed it. It usually takes me 7-10 days.3
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Thanks so much for the advice everyone. I weighed myself this morning and I've already dropped 5lbs so I'm so relieved. Hopefully the rest will soon come off now I've resumed my normal routine x3
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