My husband and I travel A LOT. But we don’t let traveling throw us off our goals. Here’s how we travel and enjoy without gaining a ton of weight:

1. We rent a hotel room that has a fridge and microwave or better yet, an AirBnB that has a full kitchen.
2. We do a search for area restaurants we’d like to try, then plan to hit one each day.
3. Upon arrival, we hit up the local grocery store to shop for essentials we can have on hand to make healthy breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks, around our planned meals out.
4. We incorporate exercise by hitting the hotel gym, a local fitness center, or simply getting out in nature for walks, or jogs in the park.

One of the biggest things we do is also give ourselves room to enjoy. If we are too strict with our diets, we end up feeling like we’ve ‘missed out’ and we will likely binge on gas station donuts. By planning our meals and snacks, and by having some super essentials on hand at all times, we’re able to indulge here and there on local specialties while also maintaining our health results and staying energized for our adventures.

Here are some of our favorite travel go-to food items we buy and keep in our fridge at our rental:

Protein

Grilled chicken breast chunks

Cauliflower coated chicken tenders

Seitan

Whole eggs

Women’s Best Cookies n Cream vegan protein powder

Tuna packets

Veggies

Bell peppers

Cucumbers

Tomatoes

Onions

Mushrooms

Avocados

Kale salad mix

Other

Everything but the Bagel seasoning

Dark roast kcups

Aunt Millie’s light bread

Fit Crunch bars

Bananas

Fun

Sunkist Diet Orange soda

LilBuff Protein cakes

Pop Chips

White chocolate creamer

For the most part we use protein and veggies as meal prep (stir fry, salads, Buddha bowls). We stick to veg and protein mostly because a lot of restaurant meals and local snacks are lower in these two areas and higher in fats and carbs. So, we meet our protein and veggie goals at ‘home’ and enjoy our carbs and fats while we’re out.

Traveling doesn’t have to be complicated and you don’t have to miss out on all the local flavor either. It’s not all or nothing. You just have to take a beat to make a plan…then stick to it!

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