Christmas Weight Gain?

GemmaRowlands
GemmaRowlands Posts: 360 Member
edited October 7 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello!

Not sure if there's already a topic like this, so apologies if there is. Just thought we could all share how much weight we'd gained over Christmas!

I was naughty for two weeks, and when I stepped on the scales yesterday it said that I'd gained 3lbs. I had a really healthy day and some exercise, and this morning it said that two of those pounds have now gone. So I'm happy with that as it was obviously mostly water retention.

How about you? What's the damage?
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  • kbanzhaf
    kbanzhaf Posts: 601 Member
    About 3 pounds....depends on which day I weighed that you want to use! :wink:
    Am wanting to get down about 10 pounds from where I am as of today. I WILL do this! Recommitment is my goal for 2012.
    Kaye
  • AmyEm3
    AmyEm3 Posts: 784 Member
    I was off track for two weeks too. We were visiting family and staying in other people's houses and I found it very difficult to stay on track with eating. We went out to eat way too much--we don't eat out much when we are at home. I wasn't able to log calories. I had great intentions to continue exercising---but I ended up only running three days.

    When I got back home the scale was up 6lbs. I'm not sure how much/if any of that was from sodium/water retention. I'm still up 5lbs and I've been home and back on track for 2.5 days.

    It's a lesson though. It's frustrating to be set back and have to lose those pounds again. I will absolutely do better on our next trip this summer.
  • GemmaRowlands
    GemmaRowlands Posts: 360 Member
    This morning I stepped on the scales and they said that I am back to my pre-Christmas weight which is 12 stone 10lbs! So only 10lbs to go until I am a normal BMI!

    Going to do a fitness DVD this afternoon in the hope that it helps me to beat the bulge a little bit! :D Hope everyone else is doing well.
  • rheiah
    rheiah Posts: 84
    I'm pretty much the same weight as before Christmas, which is surprising considering I basically went on a week-long food binge while staying with various family members.
    I think I must have eaten my body weight in cookies...
  • sirihermine
    sirihermine Posts: 123 Member
    actually just 3 lbs, in which 2 are allready gone. :) So all in all, not bad...
  • Zero2hero2013
    Zero2hero2013 Posts: 458
    7lbs gained, 5 gone from yesterday to today so hoping tomorrow wil be good lol. currently up 2lbs from 10 days ago
  • Zero2hero2013
    Zero2hero2013 Posts: 458
    7lbs gained, 5 gone from yesterday to today so hoping tomorrow wil be good lol. currently up 2lbs from 10 days ago
  • Schraudt814
    Schraudt814 Posts: 496 Member
    I've been practicing a policy of avoidance when it comes to scales since Christmas...I can tell in the way my clothes fit and the way I look that there's some added padding but it's a new year right?? :drinker:
  • jagoochie
    jagoochie Posts: 218 Member
    4 gained - down to 3 gained - nit weighed myself yet this week so i hope some of that has also gone.... fingers crossed!!! ive been way too bad!!!!! :(

    ps - im scared to weigh in!
  • phoebe2488
    phoebe2488 Posts: 106 Member
    I was off track for two weeks too. We were visiting family and staying in other people's houses and I found it very difficult to stay on track with eating. We went out to eat way too much--we don't eat out much when we are at home. I wasn't able to log calories. I had great intentions to continue exercising---but I ended up only running three days.

    When I got back home the scale was up 6lbs. I'm not sure how much/if any of that was from sodium/water retention. I'm still up 5lbs and I've been home and back on track for 2.5 days.

    It's a lesson though. It's frustrating to be set back and have to lose those pounds again. I will absolutely do better on our next trip this summer.

    This is about the same for me. I was off track for about 2 weeks. When I weighed in on Monday, it said a gain of 3 lbs, however this morning when I weighed in, I was up 5 lbs. Not sure what's going on considering I have been really good since Monday and worked out each day. I think I just have to give it some time to show a loss.
  • Hotrodhoodlum
    Hotrodhoodlum Posts: 148
    LOST 2 POUNDS :happy:
  • deniseg31
    deniseg31 Posts: 667 Member
    12 lbs. gained (yeah, you read right...SMH) - lost 2 so far. I practically didn't log, didn't work out and ate too much the entire month of December (...sigh...)
  • AmyJ_N4
    AmyJ_N4 Posts: 5
    After 2 weeks of 3 course dinners (and the rest!) I have been too scared to get on the scales. Back on the wagon this week and so I will weigh in for the first time on Friday - hoping this will reduce the damage by a pound or two.

    Pleased to see most people haven't put on too much - hoping I'm in the same boat as you!
  • graysmom2005
    graysmom2005 Posts: 1,882 Member
    I gained SEVEN pounds. We went to New Orleans (Hubby and me) and went all out with the big dinners and cocktails. Then I was at my inlaws and they are both obese. Tons of treats everywhere and eating out all the time. It was my downfall. I make my house set up for success so I don't have cookies and cakes everywhere because I know I'll eat them. Having them around at EVERY CORNER killed me. :-( I'm hoping it won't take months to lose this again.
  • JeanineLaymon1970
    JeanineLaymon1970 Posts: 44 Member
    6 gained, but I have lost it since then... The holiday buffets were killer!
  • JenCM
    JenCM Posts: 195
    I think I gained, give or take, 10. =/ I had some good days...and then I had some really really bad days. But, I've lost 4 of it so far!
  • BerryH
    BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
    6lbs up. I kept up the exercise but ate and drank everything in sight and generally stopped logging at lunchtime. Will see on Friday if I've lost anything.
  • ash1976
    ash1976 Posts: 41 Member
    About 3.5 lbs, which i didn't think was too bad considering the over indulgence and lack of exercise!
  • kristelpoole
    kristelpoole Posts: 440 Member
    Somewhere between 1-3 lbs gained. It was hard. We were travelling and in other people's homes where sometimes I just didn't have a choice about what I ate or how it was prepared. I didn't go overboard on sweets, but I definitely realized that other people don't eat half as many vegetables as I do. :/

    So I didn't log and I had just had surgery (twice in December) so I wasn't able to work out all month. Almost to the point where I'll be healed enough to start working out again, so I joined Gym-pact and signed up to run a 10K on March 31. :)
  • vonnywaft
    vonnywaft Posts: 182
    Gained about 4 pounds over December. COntinued logging throughout the 2 week period but probably didn't accurately log every last bit of chocolate that got eaten. However, the process of logging kept me more on track than if I wasn't logging and I probably went over a lot less than I would have otherwise. I kind of figured it's important not to get obsessive and to have some fun with food at Christmas, but to keep it somewhat in check so I don't undo all the good work. I didn't exercise much either and I'm feeling it today after my first wheelchiar basketball session in 2 weeks last night - stiff shoulders or what?! Anyway my clothes still fit and I'm back on track now so it feels OK.
  • bea2304
    bea2304 Posts: 4
    I've manged to gain 5lb's over christmas and new year decide to use my fitness pal to keep track of what I'm doing for the new year. Hoping i'll get to where i wont to be XD
  • Txnurse97
    Txnurse97 Posts: 275 Member
    Up 3.6 pounds. It actually probably would have been worse but I joined a gym the week before Christmas so I'm sure the workouts helped. Someone else said they ate their body weight in cookies and I'm sure I did too.

    Won't weigh again until Monday...hoping that 3.6 plus at least another pound will be gone by then!
  • chatterbox3110
    chatterbox3110 Posts: 630 Member
    3lbs up when I weighed on my normal day last Friday. My Wii had me up 4 but I was clothed and holding the controller.

    Makes you realise just how easy it is to fall back into old habits when the temptation is there.

    Not to worry though, I'm back at the pool, back on the Wii and back on track!

    Onwards and downwards!
  • cherigurl
    cherigurl Posts: 184 Member
    I've been practicing a policy of avoidance when it comes to scales since Christmas...I can tell in the way my clothes fit and the way I look that there's some added padding but it's a new year right?? :drinker:


    YES THIS ALL THE WAY!
    I have not stepped on the scale yet, i know i have a little more cushion than before the holidays, but when my clothes are back to normal fitting that is when i will step on the scale again. If i see the needle going in the wrong direction i will be bummed.
  • 0RESET0
    0RESET0 Posts: 128
    I lost .4 between 12-23 and 1-2. I weighed again yesterday and it said I lost another 2. I didn't record that one though, I only record on Monday. I recorded on 12-23 knowing I was going to be out of town all week. I too ate too many cookies and didn't have a gym to go to. I did calisthenics in the morning, I think that helped. I have also put on some muscle in the last two months so that helped too. I love my little fat burning friends!
  • Smuterella
    Smuterella Posts: 1,623 Member
    i have put on the exact amount I lost - am back to 60kg so put on, let me convert, 4.4lbs. Ugh. I blame the Baileys.
  • JulesKilvo
    JulesKilvo Posts: 61 Member
    6lb gain. Not weighed myself since as my weigh day is Friday so hopefully I will of lost some of that!
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    My goal is to lose 1/2 pound a week. Over the past two weeks I lost 1 1/2 pounds, so that was better than expected.
  • heathally
    heathally Posts: 128 Member
    Gave myself a free pass from Thanksgiving on. Gained around 8 pounds, but 3 are gone already since I got back to swimming and running last week.
  • shazzamax11
    shazzamax11 Posts: 154
    Gained 5lbs but did manage to swim 3 times during the christmas break. Back on logging today and the exercise regime so I'm hoping it wont stay on for long.
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