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Staying on track while traveling

alottahunnie
alottahunnie Posts: 22 Member
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I travel quite a bit for work and really strugle with staying on track with my eating when away from my kitchen. Exercising is not a problem since I take DVDs with me and play them on my laptop in my hotel room or take walks/slow jogs. But, in the coming weeks, there will be lots of eating out and going to my mom's (who doesn't get what low carb is about at all) and then my in laws (who love to drink, God bless 'em). I know what I should be doing, but when I am out of my element and off schedule, things have a tendency to go sideways quickly. I tend to bring my own snacks (jerky, nuts, tuna fish packets), but temptation...ugh.

Any ideas how I can stay on track with my low carb eating while living in a hotel and then hanging out in my mom's carby kitchen?

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  • hpmoon
    hpmoon Posts: 23 Member
    Hey! Do as much pre planning and research as possible. You can make card that lists the reasons you really want weight loss and review it before a possible difficult situation. It is okay to politely say no thank you to family members. Details are not required a simple no thank you maybe later does work. The hard part is saying it because you do not think it will be accepted but it does work. If it does not, say it and excuse yourself to the bathroom and by the time you come back a new topic has normally started. Hope this is helpful.
  • alottahunnie
    alottahunnie Posts: 22 Member
    Thanks, hpmoon! I appreciate the ideas. I will deinitely make a little card that has the reasons I need to do this and look at it several times a day, especially in the afternoons and evenings when my resolve weakens. Sometimes I'm at conferences and meetings where they have cookies and chips and cake and donuts and bagels, oh my! LOL I start off strong, but by 3pm, when what I really need is a nap, I start renegotiating with myself...I can have one, right? not! I am fine saying no when I am feeling strong and focused, but sugar really is my weakness. It really is an addiction and you have no idea how validating it is to hear the research supporting how hard it is to kick the habit. Have you heard its more addictive than heroin? geez

    I guess my real issue isn't traveling or being offered sweets, but how do I stay focused past 3 pm and on the weekends?! I notice that's when I am most vulnerable. If I am doing something active, its not as big of an issue because I'm busy. But if I'm at work, that vending machine starts whispering my name. If it's the weekend, the snacks or wine in the pantry start calling me. What do I do?
  • thisonewillwork
    thisonewillwork Posts: 74 Member
    Go through your pantry and throw out the junk. Try to only have clean food in the house.
  • MarcieWhitley
    MarcieWhitley Posts: 10 Member
    Do you know your body type or how many micronutrients and calories your body requires for weight loss? Meal planning is a great strategy for staying on track. Plan your meals weekly or daily based on your goal and nutritional needs and stick to the plan. Look at it as a map. A map gives you a snap shot of how to get to your destination you know where to turn and how to get there based on location distance landmarks etc. Using it can get you to your destination by taking out the guess work. Not using it can cost you time and more money. You can find your self going in circles never reaching the destination or taking way longer to get there.

    I found a great website for meal planning tools and will post more under the "nutrition guide" topic

    www.eatthismuch.com

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