tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post8390332349465451315..comments2024-01-01T07:01:27.625-08:00Comments on Foodtrainers: I'm FatUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post-24079131056111375612010-01-05T09:28:41.734-08:002010-01-05T09:28:41.734-08:00Enjoyed your post, and you made a lot of great poi...Enjoyed your post, and you made a lot of great points.<br />Youmay think I'm a crazy dietitian myself when I tell you that I usually bring my scale away with me on vacations that last more than a week. Daily weigh-ins are a ritual I've had for years and they have helped me stay on track and maintain a more than 30 pound weight loss. When I weight myself each AM and see I'm up, I cut back slightly that day; if I'm down, I do what I normall do, and eat what I normally eat and don't think much about it. <br /><br />This past week I knew on vacation, I did not bring my scale; as I went to pack ours in my suitcase, my husband reminded me our hotel room would have a scale--it did the previous two years we stayed there. <br /><br />Though the scale there said I was a pound heavier, I used it every morning like I always do. I came back weighing the same (sometimes I'm up a pound or two after vacation, and others I'm down a pound or two). I don't use the scale to berate or judge myself--it's just my way of personally staying on track. Everyone has to find the method or way that works for them (for some it's a tape measure, for others it's a pair of pants for example). <br /><br />As for vacation eating...I like your ideas. I also think people need to think more about how they want to eat most of the time in their life and to try to be as consistent as possible..try to eat similarly on week days, weekends and vacations. You can still have fun on vacation without overdoing it, which is what many associate vacations with. You can keep up some sort of exercise and make more healthful choices if you want to when you're away. Yes, it's more difficult, but it's possible.<br /><br />Thanks again for sharing this...it shows you too are human and not a food and fitness cop!Elisa ZIEDhttp://www.nutritionatyourfingertips.comnoreply@blogger.com