Extra water, food in your system, and alcohol consumption can all be contributed to weight gain that isn't necessarily going to stay with you.
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The scientific number is 400g. This study [2] found that the net gain of 61% of participants out of 122 adults with an average age of 32 who gained weight on a holiday between one to three weeks was 300g and the average weight gain was 400g.
Vacation weight gain is often largely waterCelebrations and vacations can involve eating foods higher in carbs and salt than your normal diet, and both of these lead to water retention, she said.
The key to dropping that weight is getting right back on track with a sleep routine + diet. Getting a good nights' sleep will give your body time to recover, and allow your body to start releasing water weight and providing it with proper nutrition will do the same.
Celebrations and vacations can involve eating foods higher in carbs and salt than your normal diet, and both of these lead to water retention, she said. We store carbs as glycogen in our body, and for each gram of glycogen we retain several grams of water right along with it, Mockler said. Same with salt.