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Weight It Out: The Math Behind Vacation Weight Gain

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You come home from your vacation proclaiming a 10 pound weight gain. But a week later you feel back to normal. Diving into the math behind vacation weight gain will help you realize it’s not as dramatic as you think. Enjoy your trip knowing that your regular healthy eating patterns matter much more than a few days of indulging. I still dream about that amazing 10′ sprinkle cake from the Nest County Fair! Vacation Weight Gain: Weight (Wait) It Out Over a decade ago when I had just finished losing my college weight, I used to weigh myself daily. But the scale started to control my emotions and I knew it was no longer serving me. I gave it up years ago. These days, the only time I hop on a scale is at the doctor’s office. My goal is to feel good in my body and in my clothes. A scale tells me my force against the earth, but it can’t tell me how I feel. A scale can be a useful tool to track long term trends and motivate someone to lose weight if they have medical advice they need to.

Why Clean Eating Doesn’t Work

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You’ve heard it before… “You need to eat clean to lose weight.” But what does “eating clean” even mean? And does eating clean mean you’ll magically lose weight? Nope. Eating clean does NOT mean you’ll automatically lose weight. Why? Because it’s not just about the “cleanliness” of the food you consume. Ok, yes, the quality of food is important, but so is the  quantity of food you consume. If you don’t know how many calories you are consuming, it’s easy to plateau and get stuck at the same weight. You also probably feel discouraged because you’re not making progress and your commitment to clean eating is likely preventing you from enjoying a donut, glass of wine, or big ol’ juicy burger. If you’re missing out on many of the fun parts of life (i.e. brunch with friends, happy hour, cake at a birthday party), you’re likely feeling super deprived, which, of course, is not enjoyable or sustainable. If you allow yourself a balance of nutritious and delicious (aka “fun”) foods and us