Flying

Zulu87

Does anyone else find when they fly that it's hard to stay under calories for the day? I fly frequently (once a month) and always feel kind of hungover after. I try to drink lots of water but I always overeat on these days, the time zones mess my routine up too I guess. Any tips would be appreciated!

lorrpb

Drink lots & lots of water. Take as much of your own food/snacks as possible. Sorry, no special secrets, it's tough.

whatlunasaid

I bring my own tea bags and ask flight attendants for hot water when the drink cart comes around. Something about a hot tasty drink makes the whole thing less miserable. Plenty of chapstick, lots of gum, try to nap as much as possible.

Best of luck!

TimothyFish

It's probably stress eating.

bunny_347

When i fly i always bloat up like baloon with water retention, this means i psycosomatically feel like ive put on weight even if it really hasnt been that bad a day food-wise!

gamerbabe14

I drink double the amount of water when flying for two reasons: it causes me to pee a ton so I have to get up every 30 mins which reduces the chance of a stroke and then of course the obvious dehydration from travel.

Eat before you get on the plane so you're not starving when you land and make bad choices. Also, I usually look ahead of where my trip is taking me so I can prelog my meal at a restaurant close to the hotel or venue.

When I get home, I jump right back into my routine and any water weight from travel goes away in 2 days or so.

Running_and_Coffee

I always pack my own food on flights and tell myself that's what I can eat. I take the packaged snacks home for my kids or skip them, and I drink club soda or coffee. I fly a few times a month for work and my first year in this role, put on 10 lbs., and I think a lot of it had to do with what I was eating on the road.

malibu927

I've only flown once since losing weight, but I was fortunate enough that my flights included long enough connections that I could walk around the terminals (flight out through Atlanta, coming home through JFK) for a while to earn more calories.

ladyreva78

Urg. I 'gain' a good 10lbs when I fly. I retain water like crazy.

If it's a short flight, I don't actually eat in the airplane but make sure to drink at every opportunity. On longer flight, I'll have the meals but wash them down with a boatload of water.

I also make sure to have chap stick, hand cream, face moisturizer and cleaning towelettes on me. I find that I feel less like dog turd if I can clean my face and remoisturize every couple of hours. My seat neighbors probably think I'm neurotic.

On very long flights (intercontinental) I'll splurge on a shower when I arrive my destination (most airports have shower facilities for an acceptable price). Being clean not only wakes me up and makes me feel more human again, but it also means I don't give in to the munchies nearly as much (these tend to be caused by exhaustion for me as I don't sleep in airplanes). If I have a longer stop-over (3-4hrs), I might check if they have day rooms available for a nap and a refresh at a sink.

Zulu87

Thanks everyone! Ya I think it's a combination of all that partly inevitable to not feel 100% in a tube in the air. I always have club soda/water and bring a full water bottle on board. I think i eat more after i land than on the plane. i like the idea of trying to not to feel like a "dog turd" hahaha. Long distance relationships are not easy! I usually end up at my bf's so a shower right away is definitely doable which might reset me!

dopeysmelly

I take my own food generally and locate a grocery store at my destination before I leave. Jet lag screws me up and there's just no way around it. I do find that working out as much as possible, preferably outside, does help somewhat but not always. That and lots of water and just not being so hard on myself. I accept that I'll put a few pounds on, but it's mostly water and goes within a few days when I get home.