[Caliwany]

Thanks kellyjane, I'll do my best! But holidaying on the British isles is like Russian Roulette. Either its sunny and gorgeous, or its wet miserable and you're in danger of being blown off a cliff in the gale. I am hoping, unsurprisingly, for the former!

[Caliwany]

Ok, I'm aiming to be a certain weight for my holiday in the west of Ireland. I'm going with my family which has three kids under the age of eight and my boyfriend. It will be chaos, but lovely chaos.

Point is, I don't want to gain all the weight I've lost back. I will try to keep to induction style eating as far as possible, but with excursions etc it may be difficult.

In the book Atkins says its allowable to temporarily go onto life maintenance levels of carbs for vacation, and that if I as a women with moderate resistance did this I could have thirty five grams of carb approx a day.

I wouldn't need this every day, just some days. The theory is I won't lose but I shouldn't gain. Has anybody done this? Does it work?

And if it doesn't does anyone have any advice? It's over two weeks away but I've worked too hard to gain my weight back because of poor organisation and planning!

Any advice appreciated,

C x 8)

[GrolmangHat27]

ANY plan is better than NO plan, Christine!!! I think you should go with the one have. 35 g a day on the days you need them. Even if you DO gain a few pounds, it won't be something you can't take care of once you're back at home. And, for SURE, you won't gain as much as you would if you totally didn't try at all. When I go on vacation/holiday I consider it damage control time... do the best you can under the circumstances so you do the least damage to you your weight loss. You still need to have fun. Even THIN people know that... they indulge occasionally. A holiday is one of those times. Just know that when you get back it's not negotiable. You'll be back on plan.

In our quest to lose weight it's important that we don't forget to enjoy the journey...

[alanamosteller]

The 35 grams plan sounds good. Actually, I'm in the OWL stage, and that is what I eat pretty much every day. I'm not losing as fast as in Induction, but I still lose from 1 to 3 lbs per week.

[Caliwany]

Thank you! You're right Tril, and I will enjoy it! But while I don't mind putting on a couple of pounds I don't want to put on seven! And if my potato chip addiction is unleashed that's what will happen! Thanks for the advice, Tril and karenjs, as always its much appreciated x

[Unhappu]

Have a lovely time )