3.9. Additional Factors Affecting Consumption
HOLIDAY
Interruptions to normal routines were reported as both positively and negatively influencing consumption. Some participants reported that while travelling, there was healthy food available and fewer indulgences, so, therefore, they changed their behaviour. This was not always the case. In other situations, there was a perception that because participants were on holiday, they could indulge more often. Some participants reported that if they had guests staying with them or special occasions, their usual eating habits changed, and this often increased their consumption of indulgences. Participants reported that there were specific times of days when they were likely to consume indulgences, particularly in the afternoon or evening. A few participants struggled with reducing indulgences, and we have described this as a lapse, such that participants had changed their behaviour but then started to consume the indulgences again. Some participants reported feeling that if they gave in to indulgences once during a day, they would continue to give in, seeing it as an all-or-nothing experience. A positive observation, but one that was less frequently mentioned, was resilience. This was the perceived ability to continue making changes to their consumption beyond the initial trial.