How much was your vacation weight gain?

I usually gain around 4lbs too. Mind you, I did have one holiday whereby I actually LOST 2lbs during the two weeks! I was playing lots of water volleyball and other activities though, that would have been why the loss.

I gained 2.5 lbs on Spring Break and it took about 2 1/2 weeks to lose it after that.

We went on a vacation in early April for a week and I gained 5lbs. I want to assume half of it was sodium..lol

I gained 5# on my honeymoon (3 day cruise) i'm sure some of it was water weight but I definately pigged out

I've gone both ways. Last year my vacation to Florida was super active (without particularly trying to be, other than running 3x a week). I took a lot of walks on the beach, played beach volleyball, went paddleboarding, and walked my butt off allllll over Disney. That time I actually lost almost 4 lbs. I wasn't super strict with my calories...I indulged in plenty of drinks, but since it's near the ocean I didn't have a super hard time picking delicious but decent options for food calorie wise. I wasn't SUPER strict, but if I was looking at menus I made an effort to at least try to find something healthier. Other times I've been AWFUL and ate and drank anything in sight and barely moved off the pool lounger. My advice would be to do little things to make sure you aren't going totally over board. Drink a lot of water, particularly because you'll be in a hot climate, so stay hydrated!! Take walks on the beach/through town/whatever. Try finding some active fun things to do. Swim in the pool/ocean if it's possible. Watch the # of fruity drinks and cocktails....they're delicious but omg the calories! Just don't go overboard with them. It's your honeymoon you should DEFINITELY enjoy, just be mindful of not ordering 4 and 5 haha! Also just kinda try to make things a little healthier if it's an option. Choose the healthier thing if you'r between two meal choices....watch what kind of dressings are on salads, skip the mayo on burgers...that type of thing. I don't blame you for not wanting to count calories, just have fun!!

I can gain 4lbs in a week or two of vacation, but that's only b/c I have to eat restaurant food which always has too much salt oil and sugar, and processed ingredients. Usually returning to super clean eating at home, and drinking plenty of water has it gone in a couple of days. I do try order healthier food....I care about my health even when on vacation.

I lost a little on each one.

Went on 7-day cruise and gained 2.2 lbs--lost that plus some the following week. I didn't count calories or log exercise or any of that--just enjoyed myself and ate and drank 'normally.'

When I booked the cruise, I signed up to compete in a Mud Run 2 weeks after it would return--so when I hit dry land I had to get back on track with my healthy lifestyle--and it worked! Suggest you sign up for a 5K a couple of weeks after your trip too.

MFP is simply training wheels so that you can learn about portion size, balanced diet, true hunger rather than boredom and so on. You can then apply the lessons learned unconsciously without then worrying about calorie counting consciously.

Exactly this. I maintain through vacations. Sometimes I log, sometimes I don't.

With a little bit of mindful eating, I can gain 0 permanent pounds. Often, I will gain 4-5 pounds of water weight and then it comes right back off in a few days - it's not fat. The trick is not to get freaked out at temporary changes.

I actually lost a couple pounds on our honeymoon, but we were on Maui and did a lot of activities!

It's your honeymoon. I imagine you will be getting in plenty of "cardio" to offset not being careful with food that week.

Did 30 days of traveling...put on 5 lbs. Hoping some of that falls off quickly though!

It was about 6 lbs, but I didn't care at all, because I was in Aruba. The weight went away in about two months, with no effort.

I usually lose weight on holiday because I am walking more.

As much as I remember it was somewhere between 6lbs and 8lbs, so yeah, you can tell, I've indulged myself a lot during our last vacation. But it was because I was in Aruba for the first time, so I have an excuse. I was surprised to lose it as quickly as I gained it, but I was happy to come back to my usual weight. They say, what was in Aruba, remains in Aruba, but well, I took a few pounds with me, and a bunch of beautiful memories. It was something about their food, that I couldn't resist, and I've spoiled myself too much, but it was worth it. If you ever have the chance to visit Aruba, do it.