Do you Gain or Lose Weight When You Visit WDW?

[vinnya1726]

Disney is not a place to go to loose weight.

 

[rsoxguy]

I lose weight. The miles of daily walking, combined with my disdain for much of the food offerings in the parks, make for a bit of a weight loss utopia. I only lose roughly 2-3 pounds, but I never gain weight when visiting WDW for a few days in a row.

 

[flavious27]

Gain, more chance to sit down and eat a meal. Even with walking around the parks all day long, it isn't enough to cover up the extra calories.

 

[s&k'smom]

I do believe last time I gained a couple of pounds unfortunately I could feel my food compulsions kick in but easily took it off with some intense exercise so I don't tend to worry to much. I eat and eat and enjoy, though I must admit at the end of the week I'm feeling pretty stuffed because I tend to eat food I don't usually. But it's so much fun!!!!!

 

[DisneyPrincess5]

Gain ugh!!! Which is unreal since we walk a million miles. Buuuuut I'm also eating horrendous things so the ya go haha.

 

[BCVTalsJam]

I usually eat until I can't walk anymore lol

 

[Dad 2 M & M]

Inches maybe, don't know about weight. A couple of weeks after our return, my clothes feel the same again!

 

[bgraham34]

On this past trip the first few days I actually was losing weight because I was sweating everything out. Then We started to slow down and do some swimming at the resort towards the end of the trip and I started to gain weight.

 

[Goofnut1980]

I eat like a horse, but usually stay the same. Sometimes my weight may go up or down a pound.. So not too bad really..

 

[real mad hatter]

Well I stood on my scales after 14 days & nights of disney yumminess and lo & behold,exactly the same.So I reckon all the walking around the parks helped.

 

[FettFan]

I lose weight. Between all of the walking and the fact that I shrug off soda in favor of my own Nalgene water bottles.

Besides, soda at WDW is far too expensive. $2.50 for a 20oz bottle of Coke? No way. If I want a Coke that badly, I'll just make a five-minute drive off property to the nearest drug or grocery store.


EDIT -- I also don't go crazy with the sweet treats.

 

[Sweet Melissa]

I usually maintain. What I have to watch is the couple weeks after the trip, when I come home and want to eat like I was on vacation without the benefit of walking 8-12 miles a day.

 

[JIMINYCR]

I always lose a bit from increasing my walking before the trip, to prepare myself. Then even with all I snack, splurge on, the walking in the parks from morning to night keeps the pounds off. I've never returned home gaining or losing. I stay pretty even.

 

[DDuckFan130]

I've been on Weight Watchers for over a year (30 lbs lost...kinda stuck there actually since June with fluctuations, a trip to WDW for 4th of July and a trip to Boston for a week haha). Anyway, I've taken many trips to WDW since I started and the most I've ever gained is 2 lbs, and some trips I see no difference and a couple I have lost. I don't think the walking makes up for some of the food I eat, but I try to watch my portion sizes and choices when I can. I think something like a meatloaf meal at 50s Prime Time is a better choice than the fried chicken meal for instance. I don't really "snack," and when I do I share with someone in my family.

The one or two times I did lose, I realized I was in a rut and did go for that "to hell with it" mentality and ate whatever I wanted. I think that gave my system/metabolism/whatever a jolt and made a difference that week. I have some more trips coming up so my experiments continue

 

[FitzherbertFreak]

I probably stay the same the same weight, maybe gain a pound or two. Eating at every country in Epcot really doesn't do you wonders. I walk of all that pizza, shaved ice, tacos, etc

 

[LoriMistress]

I always lose weight when I visit a Disney Parks. I normally lose an average 10-15lbs. The main reason is because of all the walking. I gain it all back within 1-2 weeks though. And that makes me a sad panda.

 

[gwhb75]

Both times we did the DDP I gained no less than 10 lbs even with all the walking. When not on the DDP I generally gained more like 2-5 lbs.

Weight is something I fight with every day. At home I mostly watch what I eat, cook carefully, exercise regularly, etc. On vacation in the past I let myself be on vacation entirely. Trying to shift away from that. On our upcoming 3-night cruise getaway I'm going to change this up a bit and stick with my running schedule.

I'm the same way. I've struggled with my weight my whole life. Just got back yesterday from 10 days (on the normal dining plan) and gained about 6 lbs. Normally I'll be able to drop that again in about two weeks, but it's still a surprise when you factor in all the walking and the fact that we didn't really eat any snacks.

 

[englanddg]

I'm the same way. I've struggled with my weight my whole life. Just got back yesterday from 10 days (on the normal dining plan) and gained about 6 lbs. Normally I'll be able to drop that again in about two weeks, but it's still a surprise when you factor in all the walking and the fact that we didn't really eat any snacks.

I, too, stuggle with weight. But, I've not had that problem, but I also never use all my snack credits either...they are mostly for the kid. This past trip, I lost weight, but she gained, but only towards the end of the trip. Then again, she's about to hit another growth spurt...so I didn't read much into it.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

I've always lost weight from all of the walking, but it's even more of a loss having to push a stroller w/kiddos & cargo while also carrying a backpack.

 

[pontiacguy84]

Last time I went I had some sort of sinus throat thing, all i drank was water, soda made my throat all flemmy. So between no soda and all the walking, I came home weighing less than when I left.