Amber at {aefilkins} started EM:ME as a way for us to support each other in our attempts at becoming healthier people. Whether it be physically, emotionally, or even spiritually we can all use support, and I love EM:ME for just that reason.
Each week she asks a question and this weeks question is:
Share with us some of your vacation survival strategies.
Since I am in the middle of a month long vacation and trying desperately to continue on with my exercising and healthy eating habits I had to get in on this question!
So here it goes:
1) Every restaurant we go to we share. Not just me and the hubs, but all 4 of us. We order one dish, no appetizers or dessert, and simply ask for 3 extra plates. If the kids don't get enough then they may have a healthy snack when we get back to the car.
2) The only snacks I brought with us are healthy: Fruit, Veggies, Natural Peanut Butter and Almond Butter, Kashi Whole Wheat crackers, granola, almonds, natural turkey, lowfat cheese stixs...you get the picture. If we have bad stuff it will get eaten by someone, so if it's not here then it can't happen! (you might be wondering how my kids and husband feel about this. My kid's don't know any different because this is how it has pretty much always been-I have gotten a little more strict here in the last few months- and the hubs prefers to be healthy too.
3) We don't eat every meal out. I brought food to eat to counter act all the not as healthy meals we do eat out. We usually eat at least one meal that is our groceries.
4) I brought hand weights, and I wake up to run and do weights early so that there is no way that it won't get done...5:45 early.
5) I normally workout with friends and since I couldn't bring them with me I enlisted the hubby to run and workout with me.
6) We only drink water (we keep a cooler in the car) or milk (occasionally coffee)- no exceptions.
7) We find fun activities to do that are active: hike, walk downtown in big cities, and swim.
8) I allow myself to eat what sounds good when we eat out that way I don't feel deprived. Misery means lots of cheating. I even stopped into a bakery today and got a yummy chocolate chip cookie!!!
I hope that maybe this will help some of you out. It has worked out pretty good for me so far. So everyone go and have a healthy vacation! It can be done!!!
You can go HERE for her site, today's question and link, and the rules and info on EM:ME.
Each week she asks a question and this weeks question is:
Share with us some of your vacation survival strategies.
Since I am in the middle of a month long vacation and trying desperately to continue on with my exercising and healthy eating habits I had to get in on this question!
So here it goes:
1) Every restaurant we go to we share. Not just me and the hubs, but all 4 of us. We order one dish, no appetizers or dessert, and simply ask for 3 extra plates. If the kids don't get enough then they may have a healthy snack when we get back to the car.
2) The only snacks I brought with us are healthy: Fruit, Veggies, Natural Peanut Butter and Almond Butter, Kashi Whole Wheat crackers, granola, almonds, natural turkey, lowfat cheese stixs...you get the picture. If we have bad stuff it will get eaten by someone, so if it's not here then it can't happen! (you might be wondering how my kids and husband feel about this. My kid's don't know any different because this is how it has pretty much always been-I have gotten a little more strict here in the last few months- and the hubs prefers to be healthy too.
3) We don't eat every meal out. I brought food to eat to counter act all the not as healthy meals we do eat out. We usually eat at least one meal that is our groceries.
4) I brought hand weights, and I wake up to run and do weights early so that there is no way that it won't get done...5:45 early.
5) I normally workout with friends and since I couldn't bring them with me I enlisted the hubby to run and workout with me.
6) We only drink water (we keep a cooler in the car) or milk (occasionally coffee)- no exceptions.
7) We find fun activities to do that are active: hike, walk downtown in big cities, and swim.
8) I allow myself to eat what sounds good when we eat out that way I don't feel deprived. Misery means lots of cheating. I even stopped into a bakery today and got a yummy chocolate chip cookie!!!
I hope that maybe this will help some of you out. It has worked out pretty good for me so far. So everyone go and have a healthy vacation! It can be done!!!
You can go HERE for her site, today's question and link, and the rules and info on EM:ME.
