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Kahlua13 06/26/2009

I am getting ready to go away on vacation and I am struggling to come up with ways to eat healthy while I am gone. I am bringing some nuts, some fruit cups (no refrigeration needed), some rice cakes, bottled water, grapes, raisins. I am also bringing a little cup at a time coffee pot where I can heat water and I am bringing my high fiber oatmeal for breakfast. I will try to make healthy choices at restaurants and watch my portions, since we will be eating out pretty much every day. I don't eat salads at all. I think I will buy some fruit when I get there, like bananas and apples. And I will desperately try to steer clear of McDonalds!

I am also bringing my MP3 player and my pedometer and plan on getting in plenty of reading, relaxing and also my 10,000 steps a day. My SIL brings her own small refrigerator and microwave! I am tempted, believe me!

Any other suggestions for surviving vacations?

frogerina 06/27/2009

Those sound good! I'm doing a lot of travelling this summer, and it's been an ongoing challenge. One thing that helps me is, if we decide what restarant we're likely to go to, I look them up online for pre-making my choice and nutrition info (that way, I don't get swayed by the huge menu). I have some calorie counting and nutrion software on my ipod, and keep track of what I eat, even in a restaurant.

ASK the waiters how the dish is prepared, and order sauces on the side (or not at all). Go for grilled over fried, etc.

Most of all, enjoy your vacation. Continue to make good choices, and you will do fine.

deleted_user 07/12/2009

Good luck! I too am going on vacation too. I plan to bring lots of stuff to do so I don't get bored a lot and eat you know. I also plan on bringing lots of CD's to listen to.

deleted_user 07/12/2009

I am going camping and wonder what to bring to eat. Kahlua you have a lot of great ideas! And the person I am going with... I don't believe he thinks about healthy eating, he just eats. So, that will be challenging. I'm doin' low carb so I better start thinking about what to bring now so I don't get caught in a situation that I don't want to be in. Thanks for the ideas!

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