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I don’t know about you, but I have been SO busy this summer! I have been traveling every weekend since Memorial Day and have only one weekend left this summer that I am planning on staying in the city. I figured what better thing to write about for my first post than staying on track during your vacations/getaways. The things I struggle with the most on vacation are workouts, eating, and drinking!
*Work it out!
Go for a swim or do water aerobics
Go for a walk/run on a nature trail or along the beach
Create your own mini boot camp on the beach! Find a bench and do pushups, squats, dips, etc and then run back and forth on the beach
Try to workout in the AM. That way you are done for the day!
Do sprints! When I am pressed for time but want to squeeze in a quality calorie burning workout I sprint 2 telephone poles and then walk one. It is a great workout and you will feel it the next day
Know that you are not going to be perfect. I usually workout 5 times a week doing zumba, spin, weights, running, etc. I don’t have those options on vacation so I usually aim to get 3-4 workouts in running/walking and boot camping!
*Nourish your body well!
I try my best to east as close as possible to what I do when I am at home. I eat 3 meals and a lot of snacks at home so I try and do that while I am away as well. I know if I don’t snack a lot on healthy foods, then I will overeat later.
Plan, plan, plan. Plan as much as you can, but know you can’t plan/control everything and that’s ok!
Like I said about working out in the day, unless I am going out to breakfast I try to start my day with a healthy, filling meal of egg white sandwiches or egg white omelets, and fruit. If I don’t splurge at breakfast I can save it for later in the day!
While on vacation I have at least one treat or splurge a day. When I am visiting my parents there’s always going to be something unhealthy and delicious laying around. The way I see it is a lot of these items are summer only and as long as I am not over doing it, white bread, white pasta, brownies, and other processed foods will not kill me in small amounts
I don’t beat myself up if I overeat, one day is not going to kill me. Trust me. I used to think it would but I have managed to stay the same weight all summer and have really overdone it on some days!
*To booze or not to booze?
If you are going to imbibe try drinking low calorie. I love vodka soda’s, sangria (made with white wine, fruit and club soda), or a low calorie beer
I find it’s also best if you choose to day or night drink, it never ends well when you try to do both in one day
Try limiting yourself to drinking only one night on the weekend. If you are away for the week try 3 times.
Do not over do it! You are not going to want to get up for your run in the morning with a hangover!
Well I hope you liked my tips! I try my best to follow these but I’m not perfect so I would love to know some of your tips!!
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