How do you stay on plan when you travel?

Scott2026

I travel frequently for both work and fun. I'm finding better ways to manage exercise and eating but am always looking for advice or best practices from others. What are ways that help you stay on plan when you travel? And do you track food while on the road?

A few of mine:
- Find Hotel near running trail or close to my national gym.
- Grocery Store run when I land to have healthy drink, snack, food options for the week.
- Planning light lunch's in anticipation of bigger dinner & making wise choices at those dinners. More fish, chicken, etc than maybe I'd naturally be inclined to choose.
- Variety of in room exercise options depending on circumstances. Kickboxing, Yoga, Pilates, Practicing line dancing (Don't judge me, I spend a lot of time in Texas )

Fitgoal90

On vacation, my partner and I tend to walk EVERYWHERE (usually well over 10k steps a day) unless the location absolutely requires driving/uber. The exploration is fun and calories are burned.

Food-wise, I try to eat a salad and/or extra veggies as a side with roughly 85% of meals, plus have at least 2 glasses of water per meal. This and the walking usually tend to balance out the 15% of "deliciously bad" food choices.

JessiBelleW

Uber eats lets you order smaller orders from supermarkets, so it’s pretty easy to have things delivered now.

I also carry protein powder and a shaker for those days when the food options around me aren’t great

SafariGalNYC

I’m on vacation now.

I travel often.. it’s basically the same as when I am at home. I try all local cuisines.. I keep portion sizes reasonable. I try to make as healthy choices as possible.

If I were going to a food desert.. I would pack some food items with me to stay on plan.

I don’t like to derail while on holiday - I still live it up and keep health conscious at the same time.

elisa123gal

You have to find what can work for you..so you don/t gain. I've done that.. but I've never lost weight while on vacation,
I don't eat breakfast. Vacation breakfasts do me in... if I don't do that and workout in the gym or walk a lot. That works for me. Also.. not eating in the airport or binging on snacks on the plane or in the car if you're driving.

Final key thing.. is to jump right back on plan strictly when you get back.. any damage can be quickly reversed.. but staying off plan when returning for a week or two or more.. is where the real damage is done.

Hobartlemagne

Its not designed as a meal replacement, but I found that drinking 2 protein drinks for breakfast comes in at 320 calories and is filling enough to last until lunchtime.

cupcakesandproteinshakes

I try and stay in places with some form of cooking facility. That way can at least prepare breakfast and lunch and maybe a few dinners. I walk everywhere. This approach means there is generally no weight gain.