Sara, I travel a lot for my job and I know how difficult it is to eat healthy and get exercise. I decided that I was not going to be able to control all my eating, but that I could eat only the healthy stuff. I will be traveling three weeks out of four in October, so I'm trying to come up with some strategies. Here are some I've thought of.
Get a little purse size spiral notebook and write down everything you put in your mouth and every bit of exercise you do. Use it as a trip journal, and it will help you stay focused on what you want to accomplish.
If your hotel has a breakfast buffet, stay away from the bread stuff (waffles, pancakes, etc), avoid the bacon and sausage, and eat an egg or put mix some cereal with some yogurt. Take a banana with you to the training so you'll have a snack. If your room has a mini-fridge, you are in great luck because you can keep stuff in your room.
For the meals that they provide, if the chicken has a sauce ask for it without the sauce. Try to find out if you can get a vegetarian meal instead -- lots of places will do this if you ask in advance. (Although sometimes they just bring in a bunch of ham sandwiches -- then you're stuck. But just eat a half and skip the chips.) You might stock up on some snacks, like raisins or fruit when you get in and you can keep them in your purse.
If the hotel has a fitness room, you could do the treadmill early in the morning or immediately after your class, before you eat dinner. If the hotel has several floors, you could also walk the stairs. Depending on the neighborhood, you might be able to walk. Perhaps there will be others there who will join you for a walk?
Good luck and let us know how it goes!
|
