Gaining weight in Disney

PhilharMagician

Well-Known Member
I usually gain 3 - 5 lbs. We only eat 2 meals and almost no snacking. I even get up about 5:30 AM and go for about an hour walk in the morning while the girls sleep and sometime even swim laps in the pool if I have time before we head for the parks. I don't know how anyone can lose weight on the 3 meal per day plan.
 

bork

Active Member
We rarely eat 3 meals a day while at WDW. It's eiter a normal breakfast at the resort, some snacks during the day at the park, and then a big dinner at a sit down place. Or else it's a light breakfast, a big lunch, and a light dinner.

I don't think I really gain or lost weight on a trip. But we usally walk more leading up to the trip to get used to all that walking
 

Nemo14

Well-Known Member
I'm at the age now where I can gain weight simply by looking at food, so I figure I might as well enjoy it at WDW. Dispite all the walking I usually gain a couple of lbs every time we go. But it's SO worth it!!!
 

DisneyFreak529

New Member
WIth all the walking we do we always lose 10-15 pounds. No Joke, My husband & I both end up loseing some weight. Then when we get home we say, lets keep it off and we gain it back. We love to walk & we are really big fans and we love to see everything. So we end up walking no-stop.
 

PamelaNiebergal

New Member
We too lose weight. We usually just eat counter service for the majority of our trips because it is quicker but so unhealthy. Also you'd think those Mickey premium bars and Main Street ice cream sandwiches would be the deal breaker but somehow we always manage to lose weight, I guess cause of all the walking and adrenaline. That's one of the reasons I love WDW so much. It's magic. If I ate at home like I do there I would gain 50 lbs.
 

shoppingnut

Active Member
HunnyPot said:
I try to stick with my normal routine of a jog sometime during the day at the resort.

Where do you find the time to jog???? We are going from the minute we get up until we drop in the bed at night.
 

CAPTAIN HOOK

Well-Known Member
For us - a trip to WDW involves walking / standing for probably 10 hours a day :eek: we exercise more on holiday than when we're at home so the lbs come off rather than go on
 
For most people, the walking that you do at Disney, burns no more calories than any other day with "normal" activity. Any good cardio specialist will tell you that you dont really start burning excesive calories unless you walk constantly for a minimum of 20 minutes. Sooooo, if you go to Disney, or any other vacation, and eat more, or higher calorie foods than you normally do, you are more likely to maintain your weight or gain.

For those that lose weight while eating more tend to have higher than normal matabolisms (sp?) anyway and any extra physical activity kicks yours into gear quicker than the rest of us poor souls.....
 

miles1

Active Member
I usually wind up gaining a little too, simply because I wind up eating more often. At home, breakfast is 1 or 2 cups of coffee, lunch is more of a snack that I grab between crises at work, and dinner is about the one decent meal. I also get a lot more intensive exercise at home as opposed to just walking. At Disney, I usually eat three square meals a day with the family, so I'm simply eating more on vacation.

Thankfully, I ________ it all off when the credit card bill comes after the trip.
 

tigsmom

Well-Known Member
PhotoDave219 said:
I usually lose a few pounds when i go for a few days.....

Because your usual trips are what? Just a few hours. :fork:
Someday I'll live close enough to pop in every afternoon if I want to also! :p
 

VillainFan

New Member
Oh my gosh! I thought I was insane, but I gain weight too! I mean, come on, we walk MILES a day and eat maybe one big meal and some snacks, but I do gain weight. I'm glad I'm not the only one!
 

tink68

Member
Diet

My husband is in the military and needs to lose 10 lbs and I just had a baby. We are both trying to watch what we eat and at DW that is kinda hard. Anyone know of some places there that serve really good salads or diet type meals? I hope all the walking helps us and it prob. will him but we women have to work a little harder.
 

bgraham34

Well-Known Member
Original Poster
I have 2 months before i go to drop some weight. So that way I wont feel too quilty if i gain some while i am there.
 

tink68

Member
too late

too late! already read it and what are elephant ears? have to find out and i am sure they are not on my diet. hehe oh well, i plan on enjoying myself so i guess i will just starve myself before i go.
 

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