To accomplish this, I've come up with some guidelines for me to follow while on vacation.
- Stay active. Sightseeing can burn lots of calories when you are doing a majority of it on foot! On the days we will be doing more driving than exploring I will either hit up the hotel gym or do some cardio in our hotel room {I am bringing my workout clothes and some easy workout equipment}. Even 20-30 minutes is better than nothing!
- Eat a hearty breakfast. Personally, I do better throughout the day once I've eaten a good breakfast. All the hotels we're staying at offer a free breakfast, hopefully offering more than just waffles & pastries. Which leads to.....
- Bring our own food. All our hotels offer mini fridges & microwaves, so we are loading up a cooler full of healthy snacks to bring with us. If all else fails and the breakfast sucks, we can enjoy a waffle with our own boiled eggs and kale chips.
- Limit Indulgences. Yes, I want to try VooDoo Doughnut. But I don't need to load the cooler full of them, so I can enjoy one for breakfast, lunch AND dinner!
- At times, just IGNORE my guidelines. I think this is the one I will struggle with the most because I tend to have a "do or die" attitude. I need to remember that we are on vacation for 2 weeks. I don't need to have a salad or a side of steamed broccoli for every meal {even though these are 2 things I truly love}. I can stick to my food rules 100% of the time when I get back from vacation.
***How do you handle eating when on vacation? Do you stick to normal eating or have the belief "I'm on vacation; I deserve to eat what I want?"***
