Holiday weight spike!

I "gained" 5 pounds in one week, but I know it was just water weight because when I snapped back into my routine it all went away the next week. I didn't expect to gain any at all because I didn't have many holiday parties to attend, but there were... ahem... a couple of significant mistakes made at home involving chocolate and red wine. I have another ten pounds to lose before I hit my goal, but am back on track now and trying not to dwell on the misstep.

I am up a whopping 10 pounds! But I just let the holiday depression kick in and ate my way though. Back on track now, and not doing that ever again!!

Up about 4lbs but I was well under my upper weight limit before Christmas so I'm in "the OK zone".
A bit less to lose this year to get to my best cycling weight compared to most years.

The usual whacky water weight/digestive contents after holiday eating events, up to 3ish pound jumps a few times from one day to the next. But Libra trendline (60 day smoothing) slooowwwly creeping down as intended over about past 3 months, though near flat (maybe -0.1 pound?) over December.

I'm routinely a peaky (uneven) eater, so multi-pound fluctuations from one day to the next are a routine thing. What matters for maintenance is averages, though, right? Year 5 of maintenance begins sometime in 2020.

Jthanmyfitnesspal wrote: »

sijomial wrote: »

Up about 4lbs but I was well under my upper weight limit before Christmas so I'm in "the OK zone".
A bit less to lose this year to get to my best cycling weight compared to most years.

I'm in the WTF zone! Getting a cold over the holidays making me stop exercising has really had it's effect. And, there were the many craft beers we were trading around at our various parties.

BTW: It is getting hard to find a craft beer with less than 5% alcohol these days in the US. It is very in vogue to make them >7% ABV (many as high as 9% and a few higher). This makes them nearly twice as caloric and, IMHO, not any better tasting!

"The Craft Beer Diet" - you won't lose weight but you might lose a whole weekend.
:drinker:

I'm afraid to weigh myself!

Love this thread, feel a bit better about my last month. I'm up 4-5 lbs. No way could I not be after friends coming to town and we ate out at several chi chi places with awesome food and dessert. It was almost (was) worth every tasty bite! Back to discipline and home cooking. Happy new year--everyone.

I stopped tracking for Christmas and Boxing day and didn't care - put on 2kg (4.5 pounds). It went away again by the next week

I was around 54.6kg / 55kg at the beginning of December. I went up as high as 57+kg towards end of December, but i went back into a normal routine from boxing Day so as of today I'm back around 55.2kg and almost back to maintenance weight.

Lietchi wrote: »

I gained 2 lbs at Christmas, which disappeared the following days, and 2 lbs again at New Year's, which is already going down now. I ate 1300kcal above maintenance in total for the three holidays combined, so it's just a little blip for me, a few weeks delay.
My biggest issue is the hunger. For several days after these large meals, I'm a lot hungrier, so some discipline is required.

Yes, this! I'd not clocked it before, but this year has been amazingly noticeable. (Though, being female of middle age, I have other factors influencing my hunger...)

Happy Scale says: I'm weighing just over 1 kg more than my lowest December rate. It's very slow going down, but I'm pretty sure I know why (sleep being a huge part, for me.) Still at about 4 kg over the high end of my maintenance range, 7 over actual goal weight. Hoping to hit those before my 42nd birthday in March.

I weighed in at the low point of my maintenance range Christmas morning and was on plan except for husband's birthday and new years (also anniversary). I enjoyed more wine than planned and then, less inhibited, leftover pizza the kids brought home. It was a big unplanned splurge (~1000kcal), but not too big for a moderate deficit to bring it in at maintenance for the week. I too was waylaid by a cold and skipped strength training for almost 2 weeks and cardio several days. I'm more concerned about losing strength than weight gain (still in maintenance range).

I haven't noticed being a lot hungrier after a big meal, but I definitely notice being hungrier the day after drinking more than usual or eating late. Sticking with good habits really saves effort in the long run.

Wishing everyone peace of mind and good health in 2020.

Before Christmas (12/20) I was 151.4 and Monday morning (12/30) I was 159.6. Yes... you read that correctly. I knew a good amount was sodium/water weight as my body grabs hold of it like crazy. BUT I also knew some was actual weight gain too. Back to my regular workouts and healthier eating since Monday morning and as of this morning (Friday, 1/3) I am 151.2 All gain is GONE and a tad more. Returning to my healthier habits caused my digestive system to claim WAR and for 3.5 days this week my stomach was in turmoil trying to adjust. <~~ Just one of the many reasons I could never go back to the eating habits I used to keep when I was more than 100 lbs heavier.

I have no idea ...
I only landed back in the UK last night after two weeks away. I’ll not be hopping on the scale until tomorrow as I always retain water when flying. Whatever the “damage”, and there will be some, I’ll just snap back into proper eating and strict logging for a few weeks. I’ve already done my weeks menu plan and shopping list this morning.