Gained 10 m# on Euro vacation

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So…. We took the family to Europe for 18 days. I didn’t bring any peps. Timed
It so it El was a real for everything— including Tirz.

We walked 20k a day and ate lightly. Istanbul - Hungary - Croatia meant healthy food choices each meal.

I was shocked — SHOCKED — that it gained 10 in the 3 weeks away. Especially because we were walking so hard doing 19 floors and 30k each day. Only last two days was chill and swim days. And it was Croatia so lightest food with fresh fish and cucumber salad everywhere.

Ok I did drink more wine than usual. Which means -a glass at dinner and not every time. Mainly Budapest bc they have great wine.

So curious — am I one of those most be on tirz at highest dose for lifers ?! I wad at top dose but at my lowest weight / maintaining when we left for Istanbul. Curious what others experience while taking a travel break. Or maintaining….have at it. Whatcha think?
 
I'm pretty sure the way it works for most everyone is that these drugs are a workaround, not a cure. GIGO. So it's to be expected that you can't take a break from them. They're easy enough to take along (reconned), especially if you're staying in short-term rentals or hotels with mini-fridges. I've asked a small hotel to keep my vial in their kitchen fridge; they seemed to be familiar with the routine.

I just bought an RXCoolers Mini Medicine Electric Travel Cooler (ebay, but new in unopened box), which I hope will be better than the icepack in insulated thing routine. It basically is its own refrigerator.
 
Did you have fun and make great memories? Then 10lbs was worth it 😉

That aside, any change in a routine that much for almost 3 weeks. Even with good food and good choices, the body gonna do what it wants sometimes. I think going off of it, once in a while is actually a good reminder of why we take it and appreciate it.
 
Enyola said:
Wait for 3 more weeks and reevaluate then. These 10 lbs are probably not fat (or only a small part of it) and may be gone by that time.
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Totally agree. This is probably mostly water weight due to increased carbs holding onto water and if you have aching legs due to all that walking, them muscles too hold onto water to repair. Couple that with heat if you aren’t used to it or lack of aircon, then the body also hangs onto more water. But if a triple whammy going on. But as @Enyola says reevaluate in a few weeks and see where you are. It can feel disheartening but this is what happens to ‘normal’ people, they are just not so sensitive to holiday weight as it just falls back off when they get back to normal routines, Us GLP peebs, need the medication to help that.
 
People always overestimate how much they burn and underestimate how much they eat. You might think those Eastern European dishes are healthy and light, but they use a lot of oil, fat, and butter everywhere in their cooking and when tossing salads, even though it may not be that obvious. Trust me I have Eastern European friends and they will sneak butter into everything they make and I will sit there wondering why a salad full of olive oil tastes so good.
 
redhead said:
So…. We took the family to Europe for 18 days. I didn’t bring any peps. Timed
It so it El was a real for everything— including Tirz.

We walked 20k a day and ate lightly. Istanbul - Hungary - Croatia meant healthy food choices each meal.

I was shocked — SHOCKED — that it gained 10 in the 3 weeks away. Especially because we were walking so hard doing 19 floors and 30k each day. Only last two days was chill and swim days. And it was Croatia so lightest food with fresh fish and cucumber salad everywhere.

Ok I did drink more wine than usual. Which means -a glass at dinner and not every time. Mainly Budapest bc they have great wine.

So curious — am I one of those most be on tirz at highest dose for lifers ?! I wad at top dose but at my lowest weight / maintaining when we left for Istanbul. Curious what others experience while taking a travel break. Or maintaining….have at it. Whatcha think?
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As I was reading through the first paragraph I was thinking about this person was drinking alcohol. At least you know what probably did you in. I’m sure most of your weight was water weight. It comes off fast. Glad you had a great vacation. We did almost that same trip last year. Bucket list for sure. Isn’t it great how the the Europeans love the Americans. Truly, they were all very kind to us. Especially the Austrians. Nothing like the thousands year old history you can learn about.

Bill
 
I'm guess possibly water weight too.
Not vacations, but real daily life is why I'll stay on a maintenance dose for a long time. I haven't figured what it'll be yet.
 
This happens to me too if we make a 5-day visit to a different US city, even if I don't drink alcohol. But all of the meals are in restaurants, and I have that issue where I feel I need to finish the whole meal.
 
When you are in a calorie deficit, you deplete your glycogen stores. It is the first thing your body taps into and the first thing that gets replenished when you transition into a surplus.

For every gram of stored glycogen, you retain 3-4 gams of water. When you transition into a calorie deficit generally drop several pounds very quickly. That is becuse of the depletion of theses stores and the related water loss. The reverse is true when you move to a surplus; all that comes back.

With a 10 pound weight gain coming out of a deficit, maybe 2-3 pounds of that tops is fat. The bulk of glycogen and water that will go away quickly when you return to a deficit.
 
I have family in Croatia and when when we visit it's constant walking all day long because cars aren't even allowed where we spend the most time. I never lose weight because my body holds on to the water, and I would even feel a bit swollen from it. We eat at home and out and they put a ton of olive oil on everything. I know that cucumber salad well! As others have pointed out above, it's probably a combination of your body retaining water and all the hidden fats in the food. It should come off fast once you're back to your usual routine, since it's unlikely that you've gained 10 pounds of fat. I wouldn't worry too much 🙂
 
5byfive said:
When you are in a calorie deficit, you deplete your glycogen stores. It is the first thing your body taps into and the first thing that gets replenished when you transition into a surplus.

For every gram of stored glycogen, you retain 3-4 gams of water. When you transition into a calorie deficit generally drop several pounds very quickly. That is becuse of the depletion of theses stores and the related water loss. The reverse is true when you move to a surplus; all that comes back.

With a 10 pound weight gain coming out of a deficit, maybe 2-3 pounds of that tops is fat. The bulk of glycogen and water that will go away quickly when you return to a deficit.
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Never thought of it this way. Excellent explanation!
 
Thanks everyone. Great input and perspectives. We made great memories and so yes totally worth it and I’ll get back on it all and back to my desired weight but I wanted to hear some outside perspectives. I was feeling naive to think I’d only gain ~4 ans so the 10 was a rude surprise for me.

Eating out every meal is calorie dense. We just had our first home cooked meal and it felt so good to be back to rice and salmon and garden cucumbers.

Next time I’ll bring a kit like @BBA1969. Great idea.
 
That sounds like a great vacay! I'm a lil jelly over here. But yeah, I agree with everyone else, some will probably be water weight and come off fast.
I seriously lol'd at your profile pic
 
Whiynot20026 said:
As I was reading through the first paragraph I was thinking about this person was drinking alcohol. At least you know what probably did you in. I’m sure most of your weight was water weight. It comes off fast. Glad you had a great vacation. We did almost that same trip last year. Bucket list for sure. Isn’t it great how the the Europeans love the Americans. Truly, they were all very kind to us. Especially the Austrians. Nothing like the thousands year old history you can learn about.

Bill
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It was great and very warm welcome everywhere. Hard to have a favorite spot but the kids loved Budapest — a jewel of a city. And the Soviet history was fascinating. Cruising the bosphorus and visiting the Asian side of Istanbul still tops it for me. And I miss the Turkish tea and hospitality.
 
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