We're heading down for 15 nights in November/December, will be on the
DDP and I have no intention of counting points. What I do plan to do is:
1. Get up early before DH and DS (like always) and either do the elliptical in the resort gym or take a walk (part of the trip is VWL and I can't wait to take the path from VWL to Ft Wilderness!). I will keep track of every single AP in my journal.
2. Eat a small snack in the morning in the room before I exercise (fruit or yogurt)
3. Drink no more than one soda a day - otherwise water, water, water!
4. Get every single one of my Healthy Checks in: 5+ fruits and veggies, tons of water, 2 dairy, activity, healthy oils, multivitamin every day. I can't eat THAT much, so making sure I fill up on fruits and veggies will mean I eat less of the other stuff. I will also track each of these in my journal.
5. Eat until I am full and not overfull. Eat more of what is healthy and good, and taste more of what is not as great (ie: have more of the shrimp cocktail at Le Cellier and less of the NY Strip, choose bacon or ham over sausage and share half with DS, fruit platter, fruit platter, fruit platter!).
6. Do not deprive myself of anything I want, but only really eat it if it tastes good and is worth it.
I have dieted twice at WDW and I felt deprived - I was low carbing so it wasn't a choice of portion control, it was what foods CAN I have? I have found that when I don't deprive myself, I don't actually want or have the things I felt deprived that I couldn't have.
Example: walking through the Confectionary during the holidays and seeing lots of that pretty and festive eggnog fudge. If I can't have it, I want to at least try it and feel grumpy I can't. If I can, I usually opt not to get one anyway but I don't feel deprived. Or I try it and enjoy a tiny taste before I realize how rich it is and I leave it. But again - I don't feel deprived. Or the cookies at
MVMCP - so not worth the calories, but part of the experience. If I can't have "the experience" I feel deprived. If I CAN, I choose not to.
My goal? To keep up all the good things I am doing for myself and also have a fantastic time on my trip. Overall? To maintain my weight. If I want to lose and then maintain my weight, I have to make it liveable. And right now, it is VERY liveable. And making allowances for vacation but planning ahead of time is what makes me feel like it is a win overall.
(But truth be told, on our last trip I ate DDP for 15 nights with abandon (just check out my Dining Report - truly, I ate ANYTHING I wanted!
), but all the walking and water I drank, I actually lost weight without trying...! So I am confident I can maintain my weight this time with all the trying
)
Good luck in whatever you choose to do!
