Jim KatsoulisJim AI — Your Personal Guide to Living at Your Goal Weight

Vacation is not the time to lose weight #programyourselfthin

6 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this short YouTube monologue, Jim Katsoulis argues that vacations should not be treated as a period for strict weight‑loss dieting. He advises viewers to adopt a moderate, enjoyable approach to eating while on holiday, rather than striving for perfect nutrition that can lead to feelings of deprivation. Katsoulis explains that overly rigid vacation diets often cause a psychological backlash—people feel they missed out, become resentful, and then overeat for weeks or months after returning. By practicing moderation during vacations, individuals maintain a realistic, long‑term mindset toward weight control, which supports greater overall success when they return to their regular routine.

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Vacation is not the time to lose weight. It's the time to enjoy yourself moderately. Instead of trying to eat perfectly on vacation and then feeling miserable because of it, instead enjoy yourself but practice being moderate with it. This is a much more realistic long-term approach that sets you up for much bigger success in the bigger picture. Because one of the big mistakes I see people making is they'll eat perfect during vacation, but then when they get back, they feel like they missed out on vacation and now they're pissed about it, and now their eating goes off track for weeks or months. So instead, learn to be moderate when you go on on vacation and enjoy yourself. The reason we focus on our weight during the off-vacation times is so we can go on vacation and enjoy ourselves.