How to Stay on Diet While Traveling
There are many people out there today who travel for work each week. Then there are the hermits who only leave the house when they need groceries. Whichever category you fall into, the tips below will ensure you don’t fall off the wagon with your diet while traveling and you decide to leave the comforts of your home. With a little planning and know-how, you can easily make sure you don’t blow your macros through the roof and kill your progress.
1. Plan ahead by prepping your meals
Do you have a cooler large enough to store several meals? Or to make things even easier and organized, grab a 6 Pack Bag which you can store up to 5 meals depending on the bag you purchase. The nice thing is that these bags come with everything you need to stay on your diet while traveling. So you’ll get compartments for your silverware, slots to put all your meals with actual containers that seal your food, gel packs that keep your food fresh and cool for 8+ hours, as well as other compartments to store anything else you would need to take with you for your meals—even a place to store your supplements!
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So now you have your cooler or bag situation figured out—now what? Meal prep time! Figure out what macros you will need for the day and break them down into the number of meals you need to eat while you’re out of the house. These meals can be something as simple as chicken with broccoli, steak with sweet potato, or salmon with rice just to give a few examples. Whatever you decide to take, simply prepare all of the food ahead of time and store them in sealable containers until you are ready to leave. When it’s time to go throw them in your cooler or meal prep bag and you’re out the door with healthy meals in hand. It’s diet while traveling… made simple.
2. Hit the grocery store if you are out of town for more than a day
This goes along with the section above, but if you are staying in a hotel while traveling, look for a nearby grocery store that would allow you to pick up food for the following day(s) so you can maintain your diet while traveling. Many hotels either have microwaves in the room or available in the breakfast area near the lobby to allow you to heat things up. Or, if you decide to stay in a hotel that gives you a kitchen right in your room that’s even easier. Either way, find food that you can prepare based off what’s available at your hotel to create your meals.
At the store you can purchase items such as:
• rice in a cup that just needs to be microwaved
• individually packaged cups of oatmeal
• already cooked chicken breast or frozen in a bag that needs to be warmed
• lunch meat from the deli
• already prepared hard boiled eggs
• fresh vegetables
• frozen vegetables in a microwaveable steam bag
• fresh fruit
• white or sweet potatoes
• frozen salmon to put in the microwave
• rotisserie chicken that you can pull apart and separate for individual meals
• various nuts
The above is just the tip of the iceberg to give you some ideas. Figure out what macros you need and find the foods that help you hit your daily intake requirements.
3. If you must hit a fast food chain in a pinch, make smart choices
I get it; we live in a world where everyone is in a rush. Sometimes it feels like we barely have time to breathe let alone sit down to enjoy a nice nutritious meal. But don’t let the rushing around hinder your progress in the gym.
Not everything at fast food chains is terrible for you. In fact, you’d be surprised how many different places you can eat without the guilt of destroying a greasy burger. Have no fear, the choices below are here to give you some ideas to save the day and your diet.
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