Staying OP while on a long flight
 

So. Saturday I leave for Vancouver, flying out of Toronto. It's a five hour flight. I leave at 11am local time (so have to be at the airport by 9ish) and get in to Van at 1pm local time.

In my mind I was thinking no problem, I'll just take my ready made pudding and shake and a restricted and I'll be fine. BUT...I can't take them in my carry on as they're liquids. Restricted is fine. Maybe I can get away with the pudding but definitely not the shake.

I'll be going out for dinner with friends once I'm in Vancouver on the Saturday night so that's when my protein and veg meal will be. It will be later than I'd normally eat but I can make it work.

But what do I do for the seven plus hours I'll have to go without food? A pudding and a restricted won't hold me for all that time. Or maybe they will - thoughts?

Coming home is worse. I leave Vancouver at 4:30 local time and get in at 11:30pm Toronto time. I will not be able to have a good veg and meat meal unless I can forage for something at the Vancouver airport before I leave.

Am I overthinking this? Should I just count on a pudding and a restricted for each flight and suck it up? Should I bring powders and my shaker and shake up a drink in the washroom? :dizzy:

Any insight from people who've been there would be greatly appreciated!!!

They both should hold you. My coach always says that if you have to have two restrictives in one day then that's better then going too many hours without protein or falling off plan all together. You could also bring a hard boiled egg with you instead of a second restricted.

I second the idea of bringing a boiled egg or a can/pack of chicken

I don't know how it is in Canada but in the states puddings and gels like toothpaste are not allowed in qty over 3 oz. maybe check the airline website. Anyway, I recently did this. I took cut up celery and kohlrabi, and a bar. As others have said, an egg or a pack of tuna or salmon or chicken can work. I'm too lazy to deal with the powder and shaker thing, but that is just me. Drink lots of water, bring a good book and the time will fly. Have a great trip.

I travel a lot too and what has worked for me is to bring the cappucino drink mix with me, buy a water bottle on the plane and mix it up at your seat. I love to mix it with a cup of black coffee, it's very filling that way. Also, I bake 12 muffins before I leave the house (3 pudding packets), put them in a ziplock and eat 4 a day. I also carry giant dill pickles with me. This plus a bar takes care of every meal except dinner which will be easy! Hope this helps

Another easy non-restricted to carry is the Crispy Cereal. Just ask for ice water and you've got a meal!

Ready made puddings won't be acceptable but baggies of cut up veggies is. My strategy is to also have a restricted like soy balls or chips where I can eat them over an extended period instead of a bar which I can't seem to stop once started. Drink a glass of water every time they come through the cabin but also good to buy a bottle before you get on the plane - drink twice as much as you normally would during this time as plane travel will dehydrate you.

Also, on another note, I would advise to sit in a aisle seat! All that water your going to the lavatory often! Nothing worse than having to climb over people!

Great minds think alike! I've already pre-booked my seats to ensure that I get aisle both ways. :)