We all travel, and we all worry about what to eat when we are on a holiday.
Some people gain all the weight they lost before going on holidays, while others can still be aware about the quality and quantity of food they eat on a vacation.
For me, being on vacation means relaxing, changing the environment, and getting out of the routine. While getting out of the routine, it is hard for me to maintain a diet or a healthy way of eating. Also, it is hard to stick to regular food timings while on holidays. Nevertheless, I try as much as I can to follow the tips below; and trust me, it is not as hard as it seems to lose weight while traveling.
- Engage in touristic activities that involve walking which helps burn calories and most importantly it is fun at the same time.
- Drink plenty of water and cut down on other drinks like soft drinks and juices which contain lots of sugar and calories that you do not need.
- Use sweeteners instead of white sugar for your coffees and teas
- One teaspoon of white sugar has 20 calories, while a teaspoon of sweetener has less than 1 calorie.
- Select a variety of vegetable salads and focus on mustard and lemon dressings, instead of mayonnaise and Italian dressings.
- Reduce the intake of junk food and sweets that contain high amounts of fat, sodium, butter and sugar. But you can still indulge yourself once in a while.
- Replace junk foods with healthier options such as mushroom steak with baked potato, grilled chicken breast with steamed rice, tomato sauce pastas, sorbets, fruit salads, jelly, frozen yogurt ice creams…
- Skip any of the three main meals: Follow the intermittent fasting when traveling, it is the best way to reduce your calories without starving yourself. I usually skip breakfast and enjoy the rest of my day.
- Avoid adding salt to your dishes. Taste the food first. If it needs more salt, you can add a little, but you have to taste it first. Salt does not have calories but it retains water in the body and will increase your weight and make you feel bloated, and we do not need to experience that during our holidays.
For people who like to have breakfast, all hotels and even restaurants have a variety of diet food items.Always choose skim milk, white cheeses, boiled eggs, (an omelet without bread can work but not every day), low fat yogurt, muesli or bran flakes for cereals. If you need something sweet after your breakfast, go for a fresh fruit
Controlling what you eat during your vacation does not mean you cannot taste the traditional foods of the country you are visiting… But do it smartly
A small change in our mindset is all that is needed.
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