Patty

I lose about 2 lbs for every week. I eat larger meals but tend not to snack at all while traveling.

bonniebroad

I stay the same on vacations because I don't have a refrigerator full of food in my hotel room (as I do at home), so even though we eat well, it's only at mealtime! And I walk much, much more than usual when vacationing..........

palette

I stayed the same after a week in Paris; my travel companion was overjoyed to find she had lost 10 lbs. She wants to return; thought it was the best diet plan around. (Very little snacking and tons of walking....)

Madison

Paris 2 1/2 years ago I lost 8 pounds in 12 days.

London/Paris last month I lost 6 pounds in 12 days.

It has to be the walking because I didn't deprive myself of anything, however I wasn't a glutton either.

amyb

I must be the oddball here...I gained 8 the first time I was in Italy. I gained 4 the second time (I was there for half the time). I attribute it to eating unlike I do here and not keeping up with my gym schedule 5x a week like I would at home. I also live by the cardinal rule: Never pass a gelato shop without trying at least one...

FainaAgain

One one of the bus toors I've taken the guide said he'll weigh the bus with us inside at the beginning and at the end of the trip. If there would be less then 10 lbs per person weight gain we'll take the tour again!

I always gain weight on vacation - hard to stay on a diet eating out. And I am not a foodie, I eat wherever!

job816

Sometimes I gain and sometimes I lose, but never more than a few pounds in either direction. But I always come back with great looking calves.

nytraveler

I always lose weight on vacation - an average of 3/4 pounds per week - even though I eat much more than at home. It's all the exercise - when you walk all day (as opposed to sitting behind a desk for 10/11 hours a day) your metabolism just burns everything up.

cailin

I usually gain a few lbs - where I would normally go to the gym a few times a week, I don't get a chance to on holidays. Also, I find when I walk while on holidays, I do it at a slower pace than I normally would - to take in all the sights!

JulieVikmanis

Because of the walking I usually stay the same or only gain pound or two even though eating is one of our favorite things to do in Europe. Where the big weight gains comes is after the trip. Somehow we always seem to continue the eating pattern we establish on holiday without the walking. Then the pounds really start to pack back on. Besides the eating helps with the post holiday letdown.

kaudrey

I usually stay about the same. Although I do take active vacations - walking, hiking etc, at home I run 3 or 4 miles 3 times a week, lift weights, and play racquetball - so my body is used to quite a bit of exercise already. I don't feel like I get more exercise on vacation, unless I am doing a LOT of hiking.

Karen

ChatNoir

Karen

I didn't think anybody played racquetball anymore.

I first started playing it when the name was paddleball with huge wooden paddles and only three-wall courts.
Stayed with it for 15 years and then stopped as it got harder to find courts and partners as we moved around the world.

Recently "discovered" it again. Lots of aches and pains, but still love those flat roll-outs on my corner kill shots.

cmt

I ALWAYS lose weight on vacation, even though on vacations I often eat more food, or eat fattening things (e.g., wine, fatty cheeses, gelato) much more often than I do at home. I'm sure it's because I walk constantly on vacation. I really don't eat "bad" food at home, but spend way too much time sitting and therefore eat too much for my activity level.

hawaiiantraveler

The wife and I just got back from a month in Europe and both of us gained weight. I gained 7 pounds and she gained 4. We walked alot every day but with all of the gelatos,tapas, pastas,frites,croissants,wines, cheeses,foie gras,chocolates,brats, veal,lamb, beer and the occasional grapa tossed down before bed I guess explains what usually happens. Don't worry, your on vacation. You can lose the weight when you get back home.

m_kingdom2

My dear, I always eat one meal a day at home, usually twice a day on holiday, but like others I walk a lot so my weight stays the same, sometimes it even drops just a little.

cigalechanta

I always gain because we have three meals(not at home Do I, only café au lait for breakfast) and apertifs and digestifs, not an every day at home ritual. Plus so much pastis and wine with friends.

travelinwifey

I don't gain when in Europe or US cities, hubby wears a pedometer and we walk an average of 8-9 miles/day exploring. And boy, do I binge about 2 days before we go home! I diet before we go and relax and enjoy while we're there.

Now cruising....I have gained about 2 pounds on our last 2 week long cruises, but again, only because I really let myself go, but when I come home the party's over. Back to my normal weight after eating the right way again.

mebanese

I don't lose or gain weight, but on our last trip I came home with a much flatter stomach. One day I kept wondering why my shirt was riding up, and finally realized that my pants were sliding down. :~0

SeaUrchin

On my last trip to Italy I didn gain three pounds even though I walked every day and climbed 137 steps to our apartment a few times every day.

I really don't know why this happened, but I joined both Curves and a Middle Eastern Dance Class when I got back to nip any more weight gain in the bud.

kaudrey

Chat Noir -

Yes, some people still play racquetball! I play tournaments, and run tournaments here in Northern Virginia.

I travel to national championships several times a year as well. It is a great community of people, and great exercise! (My current rotator cuff tendonitis notwithstanding )

Karen