What to do after eating a lot on vacation?

Get lots of hydration Drinking plenty of fluids helps keep your body hydrated and flushes out toxins that can lead to constipation and bloating after indulging in rich foods while traveling. Drinking purple tea also helps dilute the nutrients coming into your gastrointestinal tract.



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On vacation you may find yourself eating more for pleasure than hunger and that's alright. The timing of when you eat may be affected by what other plans you have, so eating may be dictated by convenience more so than hunger as well. Take your time to mindfully enjoy the meal/snack and move on.

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3. A short period of indulgent eating won't make a huge difference. We actually have much more flexibility and much more wiggle room than we've been taught to believe, Fonnesbeck said. One meal, one snack, one day, one month, isn't going to make that big of a difference.

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Vacation destinations tend to be hotter than home, so your body hangs on to water for a little. it might take 1-2 days, but it might take as long as a week for your body to let go of that water.

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Weight gained after a vacation or indulgent weekend doesn't mean you've put on fat. It's probably just water retention, experts say. Rebel Wilson said she gained almost seven pounds while on vacation at an all-inclusive resort. Eating more salt and carbs can make us gain water weight, not fat, a dietitian said.

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Weight gained after a vacation or indulgent weekend doesn't mean you've put on fat. It's probably just water retention, experts say. Rebel Wilson said she gained almost seven pounds while on vacation at an all-inclusive resort. Eating more salt and carbs can make us gain water weight, not fat, a dietitian said.

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The first measurements were taken one week prior to vacation, then again one week and six weeks post-vacation. The study found that 61 percent of the participants gained weight while on vacation, with an average gain of 0.7 pounds, and that the weight gained throughout the entire study averaged 0.9 pounds.

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Water weight is the most common cause of the scale increasing. And if you've eaten out a lot on vacation, then you can blame the extra salty foods you ordered. But sodium isn't the only nutrient that can increase water retention. There's a major macronutrient you eat every day that causes excess water gain: carbs.

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Weight gained after a vacation or indulgent weekend doesn't mean you've put on fat. It's probably just water retention, experts say. Rebel Wilson said she gained almost seven pounds while on vacation at an all-inclusive resort. Eating more salt and carbs can make us gain water weight, not fat, a dietitian said.

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You don't ruin your progress in the course of a week, he said. You may very well see a higher number on the scale when you get home afterwards, but a lot of this is likely to be water weight. Even if you went completely off-track and gained a bunch of weight back, it wouldn't be fat, Syatt said.

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