any place that serves breakfast all day long is golden...omelettes, steak & eggs, sausage, etc

mexican - fajitas with no wrap or some places actually have low-carb wraps now, taco bell has an egg based wrap option

chicken places - you can either get something grilled, skip the skin, or just suck up a few carbs (depending on the actual fast food place some of them are worse than others)

wing places - avoid the sweet sauces and go for the ones with less sugar, or get them naked with sauce on the side so you can control how much of the sauce you use, or naked with blue cheese dressing which is so yum

also, don't be afraid to have food on hand in the hotel - I always bring or get salami & cheese (better cold but both will keep even without refrigeration and are relatively easy to chill in the ice bin if you put them in a ziplock bag) so that if I get hungry at odd hours I have a quick easy snack...plus, if I know I'm going to be eating somewhere with temptation (I can avoid anything except temptation), I will snack up before going so that I'm less tempted to order off plan or can more easily limit it to a few bites and then leave the rest of the serving of whatever on the plate

they typically serve too much food at weddings, so if you eat your keto approved portion first, you may find that you are satisfied with just a few bites of the carby parts, but that kind of depends on what they are serving...in any case, one meal is not going to be the end of the world

Have a great time!!!

Naked chicken wings?

I tend to do the opposite of your plan. On special occasions I focus more on keeping calories in check and I flex on carbs. My biggest flex this last year or more was probably Tres Leches Cake at a wedding in June. Actually it was post wedding. We had a major flight delay and missed both the wedding and the reception. Fortunately we were staying with family of the groom so leftover cake was available. It might be the best cake I've ever had. Definitely the best wedding cake.

amdev23_23 wrote: »

I’m out of town all weekend for a wedding and I’m a little nervous. I’m trying my best to stay on plan—I’ve decided I’m only going to be strict on carbs this weekend, but allow myself to go over on calories if need be.

This is my strategy, and I have to say it works pretty well for me. At receptions, you get cheese and broccoli from a table and have something to politely carry around and nibble on while being social. At Thanksgiving, I have turkey and salad. The calories fall where they fall, and I log, but if some salami has put me over on calories, I don't get stressed.

iamnotvoldemort wrote: »

tcunbeliever wrote: »

also, don't be afraid to have food on hand in the hotel - I always bring or get salami & cheese (better cold but both will keep even without refrigeration and are relatively easy to chill in the ice bin if you put them in a ziplock bag) so that if I get hungry at odd hours I have a quick easy snack...plus, if I know I'm going to be eating somewhere with temptation (I can avoid anything except temptation), I will snack up before going so that I'm less tempted to order off plan or can more easily limit it to a few bites and then leave the rest of the serving of whatever on the plate

I've never understood why more people don't do this - my family always had quick, non-perishable food items with us on hand whenever we traveled growing up. Not even from a nutritional standpoint (there were things like those tuna lunch things, nuts, and fruit, but kid me loved frosted cherry poptarts so those were always there too), but it saves you a ton of money from not having to eat out for every meal of your trip. Especially if the place you're staying doesn't do continental breakfast.

Since starting Keto, I've also started carrying snacks/food with me that are easy to grab and won't go bad. This would be my suggestion to help keep you on track as well. And increase your water intake, if you can. That will help flush out anything you don't want sticking around as well. I cheated a little when I was on vacation about a month ago and didn't gain any weight from it as I just shrugged, drank water, and started right back up when I was able. But the big plus was knowing I had food at the hotel I could easily eat.

I travel with turkey jerky, almond milk & protein powder. Add a salad and the day is complete.

Very few of us will be on plan at all times.

It sounds like you indulged over a 24 hour period and then got back to it. That really is way better than going all out for the entire trip! I think getting right back to it is the most important thing. Nice work.