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Vacation Sabotage?

I love to go on vacations. Driving or flying. Fancy hotel or motel. Sightseeing, walking around, sleeping in and YES the food. Let’s face it, when you go on vacation one of the main planning happens in the “where to eat” category. It’s so fun to try different foods from different places. But do vacations cause “diet” sabotage?

My take is that vacations can either kill a healthy lifestyle or work with one and YOU are the one that makes that choice.

I just got back from a week long vacation in New York City, lucky me! We flew and had to deal with airplane food, we stayed at a nice hotel and we planned a lot of things to see, do and eat. It was a total blast. While I wouldn’t say we ate like health angels, my husband and I both made a conscious effort to scale back on the food portions, eat healthy when we could and the main thing? WALK everywhere.

We really worked hard at this plan and I have to tell you, my feet have never been so tired. But you know what? It totally paid off. I lost 2 pounds on the trip!

The bottom line is that you can’t let vacations sabotage you. They are supposed to be exciting times where you can let your hair down. They can be that and still not crush your healthy lifestyle if you simply make a plan and stick to it the best you can!