Dieting Strategies for the Busy Traveler

Hey it's Due, I certainly want to pass this along...

If you find that you are constantly sitting on a plane, in a car, or on a train, whether it be for work or pleasure, you can still eat a healthy diet.

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Today I wanted to give you a few tips surrounding this so you can travel for business or pleasure and it does not have to lead to gaining weight...in fact the opposite.

If you are always running around or are in between cities, it is so tempting to buy food from a vending machine or from airport restaurants. Unfortunately those food choices are usually full of trans fats, sugars, and processed carbs, and can leave you feeling unsatisfied, while also causing you to pack on the pounds.

A lunch of potato chips, a plain bagel and cream cheese and a pop is NOT going to help your waist line. So to prevent yourself from going for the first thing you see during your travels, plan ahead. When you know you are heading on a trip, you can:

• Cut up fruits and vegetables and pack them with you
• Pre-cook some protein the night before and bring it along
• If you will be traveling for a long period of time and are worried the food will go back, you can drink your nutrients! Making a fruit shake or a protein shake and adding flax seeds, oats or mixed nuts, along with some greens + will keep you going during your trip.
• Bring protein bars, or even better, make some yourself with protein powder to bring on your trip.

Really, packing some food can make the difference. I know when I travel I try to pack a few things at least to tie me over. Food on the planes is not very good, and the airport stuff is expensive and usually leaves me feeling bloated before jumping on a plan.

Not a very nice feeling!

If you are heading somewhere for a few weeks, it is a great idea to pack some foods that you know are good for you and that you may not be able to find at your destination city. You can bring pre-made healthy choices and your favorite protein powder along to ensure you are getting everything you need while you`re away.

You can also pre-ship some items before you head on your trip, so that when you arrive at your destination, your protein powder, cooking utensils, cheese, eggs and so on are there waiting for you. It is also a great idea to stay in a hotel that has a kitchenette so that you can make your own food and avoid heading out to restaurants all together where you won`t be able to control ingredients or portion sizes.

Plan ahead...it will truly pay off.

Taking a few minutes to organize your food for your trip can really pay off. You will look and feel better, and will be able to enjoy your trip even more by eating right while you`re there.

Another great idea when you are traveling is choosing your hotel based on its location. Is it close to a park or a walk path? Does it have a gym or pool? If so, book it! If not, keep looking. There are always hotels with these amenities in every city!

Have a healthy and safe trip next journey!

Cara M.

Certified Personal Trainer

Certified Specialist in Fitness Nutrition

www.stripthatfat.com

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The Strip That Fat diet is a two phase diet that offers quick weight loss routine as well as a focus for healthy living and long term, sustainable weight loss. Our goal is to help people lose weight using natural techniques and methods that leverage your own bodies capabilities.

Try the Strip That Fat diet today risk free!

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Due Daniels
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312.725.3836

It is Not Just About The Food...

Hey there... this is a message from the Strip That Fat Team,

 

We all like to eat!

 

It`s true, many of us over-indulge in food, and when we want to lose weight, that is the first thing we focus on.

 

Taking out the bad snacks like chips and soda and replacing them with healthier options like fruit and veggies and water.

 

This IS a very important part of not only losing weight, but becoming healthier overall, but many of us tend to ignore the importance of exercise.

 

By combining exercise with our food diets, we can allow ourselves a higher daily caloric intake, because if we are burning more calories than we take in, we can consume more.

 

For example, let`s say Tisha weighs 150 pounds, and allows herself 2,000 calories per day.  By including exercise into her lifestyle, she can  add 200-500 more calories into her daily meal plans, which will help her feel more satisfied and less inclined to `cheat`and over-eat.

 

So, what type of exercises can you do to increase your daily calorie limit? Here are just a few ideas:

 

    * Clean the house (burns 160 calories/hr)

    * Golf (burns 180 calories/hr)

    * Garden (burns 250 calories/hr)

    * Walk (burns 280 calories/hr)

    * Play tennis (burns 290 calories/hr)

    * Go skating (burns 420 calories/hr)

    * Bike (burns 450 calories/hr)

    * Swim (burns 500 calories/hr)

    * Cross Country Ski (burns 500 calories/hr)

    * Hike (burns 500 calories/hr)

    * Do Step Aerobics (burns 550 calories/hr)

    * Play squash (burns 650 calories/hr)

    * Jump rope (burns 700 calories/hr)

    * Go for a run (burns 700 calories/hr)

 

To lose weight you must burn more calories than you consume.  One pound of fat is equivalent to 3,500 calories, so to burn fat, you must combine diet and exercise in order to lose and maintain weight loss.

 

Generally people cut out 500 calories a day, but cutting out 500 calories from your diet alone is quite a lot. By combining diet plus exercise, you can cut 250 calories out of your diet and you can burn off the other 250 calories per day by exercising.

 

Ideally, you should do a combination of both, (such as cut back 250 calories; burn an extra 250 calories).  So, if we go back to Sally`s example, she could cut out 250 calories from her diet, allowing her daily caloric intake to be 1,750 if she also burns 250 calories per day by going for a run for half an hour during her lunch break.  At this rate, Sally would be losing weight at a safe and steady rate, and she could keep this diet up long-term.

 

The key to sustainable weight loss is in the combining of diet AND exercise. You don`t have to deprive yourself of food and starve in order to lose weight.  You do not need to eat less food to lose weight,  instead, you need to consume fewer calories. With smart choices, this is very doable.

 

The key is to choose "low density" foods, which means foods that allow you to eat a larger portion sizes but that is lower in calories. These foods, including many fruits and vegetables, tend to contain more water and fiber. Try starting your meal with a low-density salad or soup (just watch the dressings and sodium) to help fill you up, so you eat less of your entrée.

 

Some substitution ideas are:

• Instead of a Starbucks Grande Cafe Late (190 cals), choose a 16oz Coffee or Tea (5 cals) and save 185 calories
• Instead of  a Glazed Doughnut (239 cals) , choose an apple (72 cals) and save 135 calories
• Instead of a bag of corn chips (441 cals), choose 2 large carrots with 2 tbsp hummus (138 cals) and save 318 calories
• Instead of pancakes with butter and syrup (520 cals), choose 1 cup cooked oats (166 cals) and save 354 calories

To lose weight and stay healthy, choose healthy snacks and meal plans, and exercise routines that you enjoy to cut 500 calories from your regular caloric intake, and you will be losing weight while remaining healthy, and you will be losing weight for the long-term!

 

Have a healthy one,

 

The Team @

Strip That Fat

www.stripthatfat.com

 

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The Strip That Fat diet is a two phase diet that reveals a quick weight loss routine as well as a focus for healthy living and long term weight loss.  Our goal is to help people lose weight using natural techniques and methods that leverage your own bodies capabilities.

 

Try the Strip That Fat diet today risk free!

 

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--
Due Daniels
"Talk to Me"
www.DueDaniels.com
312.725.3836

Top 5 Things You Don't Want to Hear Your Boss Say

Number 5 - Jamerson, you're late...

Number 4 - Jamerson why are you late?

Number 3 - Jamerson, I know tonight's your anniversary, tell your wife to take a rain check, we need you over time...

Number 2 - Jamerson, you wore that yesterday!

and the number one thing you DON'T want to hear your boss say...

Jamerson, I need to see you in my office...I need to borrow $500 dollars

-- Due Daniels
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www.DueDaniels.com