Vacations and diet plans?

[PRINCESS VIJA]

When you go on vacation are you following your plan just as strictly as before, or do you give yourself a little break? Just curious what everyone does.

I know that on our next vacation, we will be doing a lot of exercising, so I shouldn't have too much of a problem staying "on". Can't wait!!

 

[yasuern]

I always plan to stay on plan but know I will stray once or twice as I did in July and will probably do next week.

Sue

 

[ZerasPride]

Dieting and exercise is still pretty new to me and my vacation this past June was the first time I've been on a eating and exercise program while on vacation and I was able to stay on plan and exercise at the health club most days. It wasn't a problem at all probably because I was six months into my program and it was just natural to keep on track.

I hope to do the same when we go to Hilton Head in November.

 

[newholiday]

When we went away last summer and on our Nov cruise I had days of watching what I was eating but still enjoying myself.
Now that Im at goal I find it harder not to go further "off plan" when on vaca. I know I do need to watch it a little more next time we go away (Aug 19-23). Want to feel great when we go to Disney/FL Oct 2-10.

 

[KimRaye]

I got back Sunday from a 9 day vacation. This is what I did......I achieved a personal goal of losing 50 lbs before I left (actually lost 51), and I gave myself 5 lbs to GAIN, yes Gain, while I was away. Well, at least I said I'd be happy with only a 5 lb gain. I did journal everything I ate/drank while I was gone, but I did NOT count points...couldn't have anyway, with no 'puter access, and didn't want to know the REAL numbers. I only managed to hit the resort exercise room twice. I did eat a lot of chicken and shrimp, but also indulged in a Prime Rib one night (YIKES, the points for that!) , as well as eating from a buffet all mornings, and twice for dinner (bad idea). We ate two meals a day, and I brought 2 pt snacks to eat between meals, as well as my fat free salad dressing (hey, it helps to cut some points, right?) I know for a fact that I went over my points each and every day. Did I gain 5 lbs? No, unbelievably. I lost 1.5 lbs. Do I think this loss is true? No. I expect the loss to be negated, and possibly a gain to show up this coming week, as I think it takes the body more than 24 hours to show any results, good or bad.

End result, I'm very happy with the food choices I made, and sometimes indulged in, and happy with the (probable temporary) loss, and I'm back on program since yesterday.

Another WW told me what her leader said one meeting: There are 3 approaches to vacation.........1. You stay strictly on diet; 2. You TRY to stay on plan, with a slip every now and then; or, 3. You totally blow your plan. I was a mix between 2 and 3.

(Sorry, long post)

 

[nativetxn]

I follow my plan. I never eat flour or sugar but I probably eat too many olives and/or almonds.