I had a great time away after a week in New Zealand – we surprised Pete’s parents with 7 of us staying for the week. It was an awesome trick, we got it on video as we raced up to the door. Poor Pam, she just kept crying out Oh My God !! Oh My God !! Can you imagine what it would been like, sitting down and watching tv and then opening the door and having her 3 Aussie Grandkids standing there! And then the rest of us adults thundering around the corner ( we didn’t have the patience to stay hiding for any longer than 30 seconds !
Once we got over the initial shock I then had to really get strategical about what I was going to eat, and when. Which was easier said then done when my body clock was all over the shop, I was out of my normal routine and there was all this wonderful food being cooked for the masses!
I think I’ll give myself a 7 out of 10 for effort, it could have been better but it could definitely have been worse !
Some of my tips to stay eating clean when you are away from home are :
- have a back up plan with sealed non perishables such as rice crackers, nuts and tins of tuna
- schedule in your fitness training like you would any other day of the week
- if you get caught out and have to eat in a food court my best options would be kebab meat with rice, indian with as little as sauce as possible, or sushi.
- When eating out go for a chicken or fish salad and ask them to hold the dressing.
This all proved to be great timing as Sascha, one of our top trainers, Sportsmodel and who just happens to be my little sister just wrote an article on how to battle the bulge this Christmas called : How To Stay Slim During The Festive Season season
Check it out and enjoy yourself in moderation this Christmas !
