Can you Travel and Eat Healthy at the same time?
I just got back from a 4 day trip to Washington D.C. The President invited me for dinner and I just could not say no.
While the pres and I talked business, I told him he really should get the whole white house on the Diet Solution Plan. He agreed and suggested the whole country get on the plan as well. (Someday right?)
The truth? I was actually attending a 4 day business conference in D.C. It was 4 days of non-stop meetings, speakers and networking.
I know traveling can sometimes put a bit of a dent in your healthy eating and weight loss efforts. When you’re running around from place to place, airport to airport and meeting to meeting, you are just inhaling whatever someone places in front of you (small children beware).
Here is exactly what I ate during my 4 days of travel and how I was able to come back in one “healthy” piece:
Wednesday afternoon:
I made a huge salad with raw and cooked vegetables and loads of chicken to take with me. That would be my lunch and my dinner while at the airport and on the plane. I packed walnuts and an apple with me just in case. Thank goodness I did because I was delayed 4 hours and based on the reactions of my fellow plane mates they had obviously forgotten to pack their snacks.
Thursday:
Breakfast at hotel restaurant: Veggie Omelet and Fresh Berries. Besides the fact that breakfast cost me over $20 bucks, it was super healthy. I knew I was going to have to find a plan B because I didn’t necessarily want to spend that much on breakfast each day.
Lunch: Chopped Salad. I found one of those places where you can pick your salad ingredients and they put it together for you. I got Romaine Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, artichokes and turkey with olive oil and vinegar. This salad was so huge I had enough for an afternoon snack.
Dinner: Mexican Restaurant. I skipped the Margarita’s (and my peers definitely drank my share) and got a Mexican salad with Ceviche. Ceviche is a Spanish dish where the fish cooks in lemon juice. If you don’t like fish, this is not the meal for you but I loved it. I also put some fresh guacamole on top and it was perfect.
Friday:
Breakfast: Ahhh…Back to the hotel restaurant. Same omelet and berries. I’ve got to find a solution to this so I don’t go broke here.
Lunch: I found the local Whole Foods online and it was a 5 minute cab ride away. Not only did I get my lunch, I also bought apples, oranges, walnuts, pecans, fresh slicked turkey, cottage cheese, and one canned salmon. This would help to solve my breakfast dilemma as well as give me some healthy snacks during the day. (Yes, my hotel room had a small refrigerator and you can almost always request one at no extra cost.)
Dinner: Provided by the conference. Baked Chicken, string beans and polenta. Wow, they must have known I was coming. I decided not to have the polenta but I did have a bite of cake for dessert. I then made my colleague’s day when I told him he could have the rest of my cake (after he had already finished his). Should I have given him a copy of The Diet Solution to go along with his cake?
Saturday:
Breakfast: I ate the sliced turkey I bought at Whole Foods with an orange and some pecans. I took my nuts and another fruit with me to the first meeting just in case I got hungry.
Lunch: Canned salmon I bought at Whole Foods over a salad I bought at the hotel. There must have been gold nuggets at the bottom of this salad based on the price. Unfortunately, I never found them.
Sunday I finished the rest of my Whole Foods goodies and headed home in the early afternoon.
In a nutshell…
1. I packed healthy food.
2. I sought out and found the best places with healthy options.
3. I stayed away from the really bad food (and believe me it is everywhere!)
I am really glad to be home but I never let my healthy habits stop me from doing anything, going anywhere and enjoying life. There is always a healthy solution to every problem (and that goes even further than just food).
Will you be traveling to Tampa in January to meet me in person? The Buy One Get One Half off Sale ends today and I don’t want to see you get stuck paying full price!
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Safe and healthy travels to you!
In health and happiness,
Isabel De Los Rios
www.TheDietSolutionProgram.com
Are raisins good to eat? I love them so much with my nuts.. are they fattening?
Hi Isabel, I will have to pass on this trip, I am having a new house built and that is taking all my time (and resources) at the moment, I am staying on track with the eating program,though. I will be away from home for 3 days this weekend, however my friends are very supportive of me and wont expect me to eat anything that I dont want to. we are very fortunate to have excellent local produce in Australia, readily available.Regards Del
Hi Juanita,
Raisins are a bit high in sugar and high on the glycemic index so you do need to keep the servings small. But I would not consider them “fattening”. You can add raisins to your nuts but I would make sure that you are adding 1 part raisins to 2 parts nuts. So if you’re having 1oz of nuts, have 1/2 oz or less of raisins.
All the best,
Isabel
Hi Isabel, how many almonds can I eat in a 1oz serving?
Hi Isabel,
THis is my first reply to your mails after I took your program. I am unable to come to Tampa coz the actual reason is it is too far from India and It is too costly to come to Tampa.
I am sorry, but I travel 50% every month. I havent exactly started your diet program, but I have joined a gym and started workout 5 hours a week.
I wanted to meet you, in person, as it is too costly & too far to come from india, lets see whats in store in my destiny?
Rgds
Arif H S
Hey Elsa,
You can be pretty liberal with Almonds, as long as they are raw, but I would say a handful should do the trick. I snack on them for most of the day and I usually just stop once I’ve had my fill, which happens pretty quickly with Almonds.
Happy Snacking!
Isabel