How to Travel with a Healthy Lifestyle

Living a healthy lifestyle can be challenging enough, let alone when you are out of town or on vacation.  It seems like as soon as you get off your usual routine all attempts at a healthy lifestyle go down the drain…or at least they do for me.

I have a week-long work trip coming up and I am determined to stay on track and not lose the momentum I've gained so far.  Here are some tips and tricks I am using for my trip so that I can maintain a healthy lifestyle away from home:

• Pack healthy snacks: being on the road makes it really easy to justify grabbing a quick bite at a fast food restaurant or overindulging at a restaurant.  By bringing healthy snacks you will be able to keep your blood sugar at a regulated level and have something to fill you up between meals.  On this trip I'll be bringing 100 calorie packs of almonds, dried apricots, and Kind bars.
  
• Bring your sneakers: usually the last thing I want to do on vacation is work out, but if you're determined to keep up with your healthy lifestyle it's not a bad idea to bring workout shoes with you.  That way you at least have the option of going for a walk or hitting the gym.  For this work trip I am using a larger suitcase just so I have plenty of room for workout clothes and shoes.
• Check out menus before getting to the restaurant: these days almost every restaurant has their menu online.  Instead of making my meal choice when I'm hungry and tempted to eat unhealthy food, I usually look at the menu before getting to the restaurant so that I know what I'm going to eat before I even sit down at the table.
• Bring a reusable water bottle: drinking lots of water is a huge part of my lifestyle transformation.  I bring a water bottle with me everywhere I go so that staying hydrated isn't as much of a challenge.

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Let me know if you have any travel tips or tricks that you use on your trips in order to stay healthy!