So after a full work week on the nutrition plan - I'm pretty pleased with myself. I managed to stick to the plan pretty well and I think I'm starting to change my tastebuds a little. That's really good! Of course, the weekdays are the easiest times to eat right. I'm in a very controlled environment and and I have access to a fridge and microwave. In my office, the office treats are by the receptionist on the other side of the suite, where most days, I don't even see them. That helps. I've lost a few lbs, that REALLY helps.
Now comes the hard part - my first weekend on the plan. Weekends are hard because that's when the social events and odd schedule. The odd schedule is not so bad if I'm at home because the food is still there. But this weekend, I may be going on a mini road trip and I have a sorority meeting at a restaurant. Oh boy - I better think about this, yes?
As far as the mini road trip (if my car gets fixed, fingers crossed!), I'm going to pack my food in my big cooler and take it with me. I *think* I will only have to worry about 1 or 2 "real" food meal while I'm gone (it's a quick overnight) and the rest I can use my trusty protein powder. That should be the best way to do it. I'm going to a house, so there will be a microwave and all that good stuff and I know that using it won't be a big deal at all.
The restaurant meeting will be a little harder. For one, depending on what time I wake up and leave from my road drip destination back home, I have no clue where I'll be in the food plan timing. It'll be lunch time I'm sure, which *maybe* will be easy. The food I eat is really simple and I know at most places I should be able to order it or something similar to it. Or I can bring protein powder in the case I can't? Maybe that's a good plan.
For anyone else on a relatively strict nutrition plan, how do you manage the weekends or the social events in your calendar? I don't want to be weird around food, but I'm struggling with how to deal with ordering food when I can't control all the details like I do at home.
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I always check out the menu online and pick a safe choice before I go, or if Im going to a party, i bring a healthy dish to be nice to the host, but mainly its just for me to eat- like a big plate of fruit and vegiies with hummus and yogurt dip
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip! I will look up the menu before I go. We try to bring healthy stuff to parties, but I just need to learn to be more disciplined and stay away from some of the dessert-y stuff.
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