These tips helped me all the way 9 weeks to stay focused and enjoy without regrets!
1. Oatmeal: Oatmeal
is super easy to pre pack and put in your suitcase. I portioned out 1/2 cup
oatmeal into 3 baggies (because we were gone for 3 days) with 1/2 cup raisins,
1 tbsp. flaxseed and wheat germ. Every hotel has hot water or a continental
breakfast that you can get hot water from. I just poured in the hot water over
my oatmeal and covered with a napkin for a few minutes and voila, breakfast is
served! The best part is that it is totally clean! Since oatmeal is only the
complex carb portion of your breakfast I went to the continental breakfast at
the hotel and got 3 egg whites to go with my oatmeal! If you don't have a
restaurant at your hotel then pack a baggie of nuts and eat that with your
oatmeal or throw in a scoop of protein powder with your oatmeal.
2. Nuts: Before I left for my trip I spent some time
measuring out a small handful of nuts into bags such as unsalted almonds,
cashews and peanuts. I also packed a few apples and oranges because they travel
well! Then, while driving when I was starving I reached in my bag and grabbed a
bag of nuts and my apple and I was satisfied!
3. Refillable water bottle: I filled up my water bottle
before I left the house and then every time we stopped I went in to the rest
stop and filled it up again. Especially when you are driving you tend to get
bored and mindlessly snack on junk. But when you continually drink your water
your body stays full and you only get hungry when you are actually hungry! Oh
and the refillable water bottle is good for the environment.
4. Granola: I made homemade granola homemade granola before
I left the house because the commercial stuff has all kinds of processed junk
in it and then put it in a baggie. When I got to the hotel I hit up the
continental breakfast and grabbed a few non-fat plain yogurt and stored them in
my hotel room. When I need a snack I threw a handful of granola in my yogurt
for a healthy alternative!
5. Exercising: If you are the type of person who travels
frequently but still need to get some exercise then I recommend taking your
laptop with you. At home, before we had a TV in our garage I would take the
laptop down every day and play Insanity right from my computer. When you are
committed to a program you must make do with what you have! No EXCUSES! With
the technology these days there is no reason why you can't work out! Hint hint: Beachbody on Demand. You can stream workouts from your phone!
6. Alcohol: A huge part of eating out especially with
clients is drinking! It's so hard not to enjoy wine, beer and mixed drinks with
your co-workers and customers. I'm not saying that you should never drink but
you should decide if that dinner is going to be your cheat meal for the week.
Alcohol has a lot of excess sugar and empty calories. So for starters limit
your alcohol and for every drink that you have you are required to drink 1 full
glass of water! DEAL?!
7. Don't be afraid to speak up: When eating out restaurants
always cook with high fat ingredients because it gives the food additional
flavor. But that always equals more calories! So don't be afraid to ask for you
veggies steamed without butter or your chicken sautéed or grilled naked! Always
ask for your salad dressing on the side and stay away from anything that is
fried or cream based! Don't be afraid to ask for your food to be prepared the
way you want it! I had a Waiter once tell me that he wouldn't prepare my food
without the butter because that is the way the chef recommended it and my fish
wouldn't taste good without it. But I was adamant and he did prepare it the way
I wanted and it was delicious.
8. Last but not least! If you are going to an event like a
wedding or fundraiser. My top tips are to pre eat! If you know that there are
not going to be healthy options at the event then make sure you have a
well-balanced breakfast and eat your healthy snacks every 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
Then when you get to the event munch on fruit and veggies and keep a glass of
sparkling water in hand. Mingle and make the event a social hour that doesn't
revolve around food! If you keep yourself busy talking then no one will even
notice that you didn't pig out on the cookie table! In your mind you have to
decide what is more important, the cookie table or that amazing body you have
been working so hard to get! In my mind, it was totally the amazing body that I
wanted and that trumped any cookie or cake that you could put in front of me!
