Eating Right While on Vacation (LOL)

First of all I apologize for not posting for a bit.  I’m also trying to build the inventory for my online store: msbusyhands.com.

I’m taking a few days off and the first thing that came to my mind was how to continue the diet while being away from home.   So many people have asked me “what are you going to do?, where will you find Ezekiel, or Spelt bread on the road?”  I totally did not want to completely throw my way of eating out the window, not even for a few days, I also did not want to stress about having to eat some of the “avoid” foods.  My solution to enjoying my vacation and not killing my diet at the same time:

1). Eat smaller portions, share entrees and desserts

2). Only eat the “avoid” foods if it makes sense to me, for example a burger that comes on a bun, the bun will probably be white or wheat, (ugh).  Some might say well just lose the bun, that might be okay for some, but for me it’s no longer a burger 😦

On the other hand it doesn’t make sense to eat 3 danish pastries just because I’m on vacation and just because I can.

3). Eat more fiber

4). Drink more water, less dehydrating fluids like coffee and alcohol

5). Take advantage of every opportunity to move.  Walk the local mall or tourist attractions, or workout in the exercise facility offered by many hotels

I really hope these measures will serve me well.  So far I’ve lost a total of 13 pounds since August 2014 and honestly my family and I are still working on the exercise part of this diet:-)  If you have any tips on how to eat right while on vacation, please share.  Stay tuned, and try to make healthy choices!

Yes! You Must Excercise

Exercising is the other component to this diet.  The recommendations for the type of exercise differs for each blood type.  For type O Positive it is recommended that we do something intense.  Right now my family and I do brisk walking for an hour, we try to do this at least 3 times a week.  Our schedules are crazy so we have to walk before school and work which means we are walking in the early morning darkness 😦

 

Honestly, though I have to tell you that for the first couple of months we were just too tired and busy to get up and go walking, but guess what we still lost weight!  For type O Positive this is a gluten-free, pork free, dairy and egg free (depending on your ethnicity), corn and oat free way of eating.  It may seem like there is nothing left to eat but that is a misconception you have to be creative, positive, and open-minded.  I look forward to feeling and looking better now that we’ve added the exercise component!