Family road trip - mostly eating at restaurants. Just eat salad with chicken on it? Help!

Also, for breakfast I would do something like a banana and a protein bar which can also be taken with you if you're leaving early and don't want to eat right away.

I think it's okay to cheat a little bit on a vacation (maybe one meal, a snack or something a day- whatever your comfortable with). Especially taking into consideration all of the walking you will be doing around Disney! Remember the overall goal- you're not just on a diet, your making a lifestyle change too- when you reach your goal weight would you have a slice of pizza? It's all about moderation , enjoy yourself on your trip! Salads with chicken can be super boring with so many great options around, but Disney is pretty accommodating. You could always do a grilled protein with a veggie side, or if you have dinner at a buffet grab some fruit and stick it in your bag for later or breakfast!

Bring a cooler since you are driving. Make a huge batch of hard boiled eggs- the perfect on the go breakfast food.

We are going to Disney in June. We'll be flying. We will get some groceries once we arrive and do instant oatmeal for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch, eat out for dinner. I plan to have whatever I want for dinner (within reason!) And eat sensibly the rest of the day. I figure we'll be walking a ton.

We'll keep fruit, nuts, string cheese, and cut up raw veggies with us for snacks.

We have to drive cross country usually at least once every couple of months so I have gotten very used to trying (note the "try" because it's extremely difficult) to eat healthy on the road.

Personally I don't think it's a huge deal to not worry about your calories for a week or two if you think you can get back to it once your trip is over, but if you do choose to try it's definitely worth it! For me it's more because I feel so sick and bloated from eating bad foods that it's not worth it.

What I do:

Pack as many healthy snacks as I can to eat instead of fast food. The cooler takes up way too much space so I stock up on non perishables (though I have done the cooler in the past and it's great if your family is on board).

The key is to buy pre packaged / pre cut foods because the less work the better and more likely you will eat it.

My fiancé eats fast food every meal when we travel, so I just buck up and deal with eating a protein bar and banana instead of a Big Mac, OR I order a chicken salad and don't use the dressing.

Personally for dinner I bring myself canned soups and disposable spoons/bowls because although I can go through the daytime on veggies and fruits, I like something warm and salty at night so it's my way of not giving into the temptations lol!

I usually have one chicken nugget out of the fiancés batch to give myself a treat and I bring dark chocolate as a pick me up.

I wish you a ton of luck, but don't be hard on yourself if the trip is a vacation from your healthy eating habits, you can always get back to it when your home!

I always take protein bars on road trips. I am fine eating them every morning.

If it's a vacation, enjoy yourself. Look at it as a challenge to maintain your weight under difficult circumstances. Eat reasonably, don't give in to every treat and greasy meal. But it is vacation, live a little. It's a good opportunity to try to make reasonable choices without tracking. So what if you have a gap week, you can get back when you get home feeling refreshed, rewarded, and ready to get back to it.