5 day vacation and 14lbs later - Before pics included

[yerbamate]

Hey Everyone,

I just got back from vacationing and put on 14lbs. I was gone for 5 days and basically ate/drank sweets and BBQ and booze continuously. My body has completely transformed within the 5 days and it's really bumming the crap out of me. I've busted my ass cutting weight. I was 217lb last Wednesday and today I'm 231lb. I've attached pictures of how I looked right before the trip. I'm really choked cause now my stomach has no definition what so ever. Like I look chubby and fat and look like a completely different person.

It's so weird when last week I would shower and feel my tight stomach but now it feels all fat squishy with no firmness.

I've attached pics of me before I left - exactly a week ago.

Anyone have a similar experience and able to get back to where they were? I'm back to eating clean today and am in a calorie deficit.

Coles notes:

-5 days of eating and drinking crap put 14lbs on.
-Completely transformed from having abs to looking like porky pig.
-Advice on how to quickly rebound back.
-Anyone have a similar experience?

- 2 pics attached before to give you an idea of how lean I was because now I have no definition, absolutely none, just a round undefined stomach and puffy love handles.

I will also rep responses.

[ceno]

well, since you were lean before, you already know what to do...

clean your diet and work your azz off in the gym....

it takes 5 days to put 14lb but takes 2 months to get rid of it...how cool is that eh??

good luck

BTW, dont worry I am sure most of it is just water....

[yerbamate]

thanks for your response. I repped you and will continue to do so for any other responses.

[Footballstar_rb]

wow...that really sucks bro!!
yea i went up like 9lbs in like 5 days eatin bad and stuff
i just burnt it off with a quick 2-3 week cut
ate about 10-12 x my body weight in calories
then boom gone.

[kang_kronik]

you were pretty cut before

[skuZZitude]

Most of it is water weight probably 7-8lbs.

How tall are you?

[yerbamate]

Most of it is water weight probably 7-8lbs.

How tall are you?

I'm 6'3

and was actually 216.5lb on day I left and 231lb this morning so it's actually 15lbs of weight gain.

[doktorfaustus77]

The last time I took a vacation I came back 5 lbs heavier. I too felt and looked a bit jiggly in the belly. I used this disgust I felt to fuel my ab recovery. Eat clean, drink water, hit the gym hard.

Much of the damage is probably mental.

A good chunk of the weight is mostl likely water weight from all of the salt.

Beer, to excess is def bad news. A pound of fat is only 3500 calories..Six pack of beer will run around 900-1000 calories depending on brand. So I suggest no more drinking till you get back to where you feel comfortable.

[DismalDelts]

Most of it is water weight probably 7-8lbs.

How tall are you?

x2...

Cut the carbs way down <45g for a few days and up your water to 1.5-2 gal a day and you will probably drop at least half of it within the first week.

[commi]

It is water weight. I dont think its humanly possible to gain 14 pounds in 5 days i mean look at the guy in supersize me it took him a month to gain 24 but he ate horribly. I am sure the weight will come back off quick enough.

[DarinK]

It's probably 40% fat, 60% bloating. Lift and cardio hard, you should be back to where you were in 4 weeks tops.

[cawiau]

Clean up your diet and hit the gym hard.
More than 2/3 of it is water weight and should be gone in about a week or two.

[bleeder]

I suggest you take this as a lesson learned, and never make the mistake again...

yeah it sucks, but thats what happens. just be VERY strict with your diet, and lift heavy, and up the cardio for a couple weeks.


good luck

[OfficerCartman]

Yea, as most have already pointed out. You might be just a bit bloated and holding a lot of water weight. Hit the gym hard and work your ass off, and it will drop off pretty quick in a couple weeks or so. Keep your diet clean and don't worry too much, you'll soon go back to being lean in no time. Just don't let this get you down and stay dedicated

[yerbamate]

Thanks for all the responses guys. I will make sure everyone gets reps as soon as I recharge.

Today I took in roughly 2200 cals and went to the gym for an hour first thing in the morning and worked shoulders. Got home and did 1 and half hours of hiking for cardio. Kept my carbs in the 80g range. I will lower them even more tomorrow.

[shinobidoode]

You cannot gain 14lbs in 5 days...
I can guarantee you most of it is water weight (bloat/retention).
Get back on track and you'll be back to normal in a few days.

[hassaanu]

I dont even know if thats humanly possible man. Its prolly just a lot of water weight.

[yerbamate]

so I weighed myself this morning 227lbs. So I've droped 4lbs in a day. Hopefully this will continue. If I could break into the 219's or lower in a week I'd be very happy.

[seoulseek80]

so I weighed myself this morning 227lbs. So I've droped 4lbs in a day. Hopefully this will continue. If I could break into the 219's or lower in a week I'd be very happy.

good job on getting back on track right away and i would agree with the rest of them that majority of it was water.

[TimWhalen]

Big time cheats like that happen especially in the summer with vacations. The worst thing you can do is dwell on it. Just accept that it happened and start working your ass off. Most of the bloating and what not will be gone in days if you are going hard with weights and cardio.

[yerbamate]

Update: Yesterday ate two pieces of whole weat bread for carbs and the rest was protien and fat around 2300 cals. I did legs in the monring and another 1.5 hour hike at night. Had a ****ty sleep last night and hit the gym again this morning and did squats,deads and leg press. My weight was at 223lbs. So I'm down 8lbs. I really hope this trend continues I'm gonna go for another hike after work which makes me sweat like crazy and extra hard after leg days. Tomorrow I hope to see 219lb.

PS reped everyone down the list accept the last 2 because I needed to recharge. Tomorrow I will continue repping people that have responded or plan on adding a comment.

Thanks

[cawiau]

Update: Yesterday ate two pieces of whole weat bread for carbs and the rest was protien and fat around 2300 cals. I did legs in the monring and another 1.5 hour hike at night. Had a ****ty sleep last night and hit the gym again this morning and did squats,deads and leg press. My weight was at 223lbs. So I'm down 8lbs. I really hope this trend continues I'm gonna go for another hike after work which makes me sweat like crazy and extra hard after leg days. Tomorrow I hope to see 219lb.

PS reped everyone down the list accept the last 2 because I needed to recharge. Tomorrow I will continue repping people that have responded or plan on adding a comment.

Thanks

Good job on dropping the weight so far

*rep on recharge*

[adm793]

Had the same thing happen, 12 lbs in 7 days. Was back to normal in 4 days. Its all the sodium from the junk food causing water retention. Good job that your back on track.

[Falloftroy]

ya i just got back from panama on tuesday and i gained 12 lbs in 7 days, today i weighed in at 152. so dont worry man itll shed off soon.

[Violent J333]

Have you noticed your abs coming back in. It was most likely water retention. Everything should be fine. Good luck getting back on your cut =)

[yerbamate]

Have you noticed your abs coming back in. It was most likely water retention. Everything should be fine. Good luck getting back on your cut =)

I've noticed that they're slowly comming back. They don't feel as soft. They are somewhat visible but near the bottom there is no definition at all. My love hanldes also seems flabby. However my arms have lots of vasculatiry and my shoulders seemed to be quite defined. I also have a vein at the bottom of my stomach that sticks out a bit in sunlight.

Thanks for all the responses guys - Reps for all!

[skuZZitude]

I've noticed that they're slowly comming back. They don't feel as soft. They are somewhat visible but near the bottom there is no definition at all. My love hanldes also seems flabby. However my arms have lots of vasculatiry and my shoulders seemed to be quite defined. I also have a vein at the bottom of my stomach that sticks out a bit in sunlight.

Thanks for all the responses guys - Reps for all!

Glad to hear you are back on track. Chances are you will only have 3-4bs of actual weight to lose.

[CU33]

most def water weight. 15lbs in 5 days is insane. ive been on cruises before eating and drinking nonstop and have only put on a couple of pounds, and I put on weight pretty easily.

but just as everyone else said, just hit the gym even harder and cut the carbs even lower. im sure youre plenty motivated to lose this weight, and if you put in the effort I'm guessing it wont take very long to shed it.

[teebirdhyzer]

wow! you must have eaten like a horse around the clock!
You will be back to normal soon I'm sure. It sounds like you are already almost there.

[nacersusaf]

I think the biggest contributing factor was drinking alcohol along with the bad eating. I have gone on vacations before where I ate like crap and came home leaner as long as I didn't drink alcohol... there have been times though that I have put on 10-15lbs where alcohol was definately involved.

Lesson for next time; eat good stuff 50% of the time, and limit alcohol. The damage should be minimal.