few weeks ago I wrote a post about how to bounce back after a holiday and I got heaps of emails from people saying that they’re currently on holiday (lucky ducks!) and they need tips to stop them from packing on piles of holiday weight while they’re away.
I’m not saying you HAVE to be careful when you’re on holiday (how boring would a treat free holiday be?) but if you’re the type of person who’s able to undo years of regular gym visits and daily salad eating with one week’s worth of fried food at a beach side resort, here are a few tips on how to stay healthy while on holiday.
Eat healthily for two out of every three meals
If you’re in New York you can’t not experience eating a slice of pizza the size of your head, if you’re in Italy and you avoid pasta the whole time, that’s a wasted trip as far as I’m concerned. It’s totally fine to try everything your travel destination has to offer but try to stick to the 2:3 rule. Make sensible choices for 2 meals, say breakfast and lunch and splurge a little on dinner. Make good choices when you can and really own your splurges.
Move
It can be very tempting to loll about in your hotel room or permanently plant yourself on a sun-lounger for a week but it won’t be doing your health any favours. Try to walk as much as possible and hit up the hotel or resort gym if there’s one available to you. Although it’s unlikely that exercise will help you lose weight, it’s bloody good for maintenance so you should be doing extra exercise rather than skipping it when you’re on holiday.
Schedule in a few alcohol free days
Just because you don’t have to work when you’re on holiday doesn’t mean you should get trolleyed every weeknight. Alcohol is full of empty calories, it slows down your digestion and hangovers can make you seriously over-indulged the next day. Obviously a holiday wouldn’t be a holiday with out a cocktail at a fancy bar or a beer on the beach but you don’t need to totally pickle your liver every single day while you’re on a break.
Prioritise your treat foods
If I’m on a holiday in a country I’ve never been to before, I’m not going to waste calories and wonderful food experiences on things I’ve already tried. For example if I’m in Thailand I’m not going to eat a Mars Bar for dessert because I already know what they taste like. I’d much rather spend those calories on mango and sticky rice or some other traditional dessert. Make sure you save your calories for something awesome. Tip: Order lots of food and share things. My partner and I tend to snack our way around the world when we travel so we get to try little, harmless bites of everything so we don’t have to sacrifice our holiday or our health.
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Do you struggle to keep healthy on holidays? Or do you not care just go hell for leather on the delicious stuff?
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