Vacations

[Unregistered]

I figured I would start a Thread for vacations and some good pointers to get through them, since it is that time of year. I had my first one last weekend and I added for things that I did to stay on track.

So, I had to report that I made it through my first long trip (vacation of the year) with flying colors. We went on a 4 day camping trip. I was able to weigh my food and resist drinking. We have always pigged out and drank heavily on our trips, but I didn't. YEAH!! Next week I am heading to Vegas for 4 days, so I will keep everyone posted on some tricks/hints I was able to come up with to stay on track.

I was able to bring my scale with my camping, so that was the easiest. I saved my soda portions for nighttime around the campfire, when everyone was drinking. So, I had something besides water. I did have a butcher grind up some lean meat that I could eat to have burgers (without the bread of course) with everyone.


Determined

[Shasha]

{hi} there Determined

I'd like to recommend that you search the words TRAVEL TIPS cos there are quiet a lot of wonderful tips all over the forum posted by various DIET BUDDIES...

Here are some from my side:

Your personal diet program is made out of the precise food items and weights you need to take. When travelling or eating out etc, the best would be to have a kitchen in which you can prepare your food just like at home. Unfortunately, this is not always practical and you may need to eat the available foods en-route. Therefore, a setback of your diet is unavoidable but you can try and minimize the setback by eating smart.

Try to find food items that are allowed on your diet (plain yogurt, hardboiled egg, vegetables, canned tuna and the likes). Eating these foods – even with no scale to weigh the foods – is better than eating a sandwich or a hamburger.

Eating out while you on a personal diet program where all your food intake is calculated carefully, might be a challenge. Some brave customers take their kitchen scale with them to the restaurant and order just a green salad. Others go out but just drink coffee / water. Eating out while on the program will set your progress back and we strongly recommend trying and avoiding this. If you have to go, just order a small green salad with a low-fat dressing on the side. This will help in having a smaller setback.

Hopefully, by eating smart the setback will not be as bad - some clients even report loosing weight while being away and following these guidelines, so here's wishing you much success on your weight loss, even when you are on holidays!{cheerleader} YOU CAN DO IT!