Advice on hotel living please

I live out of hotels often and have no trouble hitting my calorie and macro goals. Just have to familiarize yourself with the nutrition data.

This.

Also, this might sound goofy, but I when I have stayed very near a hospital, I've eaten in the cafeteria.
They offered low-priced, high quality food.

for hotels, are we talking like Holiday Inn ?

OMG.....like, Holiday Inn Express breakfasts are my downfall.

BACON! SAUSAGE! CHEAP SCRAMBLED EGGS!

Love 'em, but they screw up my blood tests when consumed daily over many months. Otherwise, I LUV 'EM!

P.S.-The cinnamon rolls are to die for! Literally!

Is intermittent fasting an option? Eating once or twice a day would give you room to enjoy the higher calorie restaurant meals.

Doesn't sound like a good idea to me.

If anything, eat a part of the larger calorie meal, and then eat the rest of it a little later (break it up into smaller meals).
This should help keep your metabolism going, instead of making your body want to store fat by fasting and then eating one big meal.

Sorry bud, but research has shown that meal timing is irrelevent for weight loss. Eating more often does not affect your metabolism.

Just quoting this for truth. All the truth.

Take the opportunity to have a healthy breakfast in the hotel. Put some eggs, lean meats and veggies and keep the carbs to a minimum. Make it as any other meal and by having more protein and less carbs it should keep you satiated until lunch time.

Have a lunch based on the best choice available (always try to replace rice/bread/potato by some grilles or steamed veggies). If the hotel has a gym take advantage of it and go everyday. If does't need to be a very long session. Do some 15-20 minutes of HIIT carbio and then get some dumbbells (any gym in a hotel has at least some dumbbells) and do some squats, dead lifts, presses, etc.

It will be fine... just make sure you log your calories as accurate as possible.

This is one of those times when quality will matter lots. If you rely heavily on cold cuts, for instance make sure they're the clean type without nitrates/nitrites. That's the stuff that kills your heart. I eat real bacon nearly daily with 2 eggs (all organic) and my cholesterol is in the 150 range (I'm 53, this is considered excellent). My heart health is amazing. It's HOW the meat is processed that makes a difference.

I'm going to give you a recipe suggestion to get your day off right .... high protein wrap! Carb balance tortilla with a sprinkle of cheese, 2 scrambled eggs and 2-3 slices bacon (bacon is 35 cal/2.5g fat/2.5g protein per slice). The protein will keep you going all day, you can make the bacon AND eggs in the microwave and take it on the run! good any time of day and you can try the hormel naturals hams/turkeys, veggies, etc. as well.

GOOD LUCK!

ETA: Sonic has a pretty close wrap available any time too, but I hold the cheese sauce and the tots, both are too highly processed. Steak, egg, veggies and tortilla there and around 500 calories, loads of protein ... fewer synthetics than most fast food ...

Since you don't get to pick your hotel and can't ask to stay in a place with a kitchenette or fridge/microwave (excellent prior suggestions), I think buying an inexpensive microwave and cooler is an excellent idea. When I travel for business, I always make sure my room has the micro/fridge, and it makes all the difference to be able to prepare my own food. I am able to avoid restaurants entirely, shop from the local grocery store, and expense the grocery store food. I suggest packing a can opener and simple utensils (flatware, plate, bowl). Good luck!

My husband has a job that has him living in a hotel Mon-Friday every week. He's been doing this for 7 or 8 years now. I get to go with him a lot, and some tricks I've found...

-Try to get a room on the top floor, and always take the stairs.
-Keep fruit or vegetables around.
- I always log my food BEFORE we go out to eat. I look up what the places serve, choose what I'm eating, then log it on here.
-If you are someone who snacks out of boredom (I am!) then this can be a good thing, you don't have a bunch of food sitting around to chose from.
-You don't have to eat all the bread. Skip the rolls with dinner, take off the top piece of bread on your sandwich. Save a lot of calories, almost painlessly.

Just a tip... Most hotels will give you a mini fridge for your room if you tell them you have medication that needs to be refrigerated. Most will not charge for this.