Traveling, Eating and Staying Active

This past Friday I got on the road to head 8 hours away to Virginia. On the road to VA I enjoyed the sight seeing of nothing but Fall in the air. All of the different shades of leaves and the view of the mountains from the highway was very relaxing.

Whenever I am traveling I have had the most difficult problem of spending too much money and also my eating habits. Is it just me or when you are out of town you just HAVE the urge to try all the different types of foods? Well I am a witness of this in the past but now I am able to have self-control and knowing when to stop over eating. I will explain in detail of how I maintained my appetite while on the road and also what food selections I chose.

First off I thought about what I would eat everyday in my mind so that I would not get side tracked. I continued to eat breakfast every morning whether it was some Nekot cookies or a chicken biscuit from Biscuitville. Remembering that breakfast is very important I didn't let that change because I was away from home.

When lunch time came around I ate either out to Chickfila getting my regular (#3 spicy chicken sandwich meal) with a wheat bun and a fruit cup or I ate at Jersey Mikes. Choosing the right fast food places to dine out at is key, you don't want to eat a bunch of fatty foods when you are on the road, it tends to make you sluggish and lazy, and trust me I was not planning on gaining any pounds while on vacation.

Dinner time I ate out to Ocharley's and Cracker Barrel. While some of these days I didn't eat dinner, simply because I only at half of my food and saved it for the following day/night and other nights I enjoyed a home cooked meal. With the home cooked meals I continued to watch portion control with using a small plate rather than a dinner plate. That way when I did go for seconds I would not feel guilty. (as mentioned in other blogs)

Lastly while being out of town I enjoyed many sweets from cookies, brownies and lemon pound cakes. To not feel as guilty about enjoying these sweets I only at half of the portion and saved the rest for later or another day.

I emphasize on portion control so much now because it is all about how much you eat. Because honestly, you can eat whatever you want as long as you take control of how much it is you are in taking. Eating all these different foods these past 5 days I am proud to say that I haven't gained a single pound. I also was staying active with doing my regular 3 sets of 12 squats and planking,(every morning and night) as well as going to the local gym.

I hope that everyone has learned a lot from this blog about eating and traveling. Be sure to Read/Comment/Share my other blogs. Thanks in advance.

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