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08/20/2021
I spent the last couple weeks in Washington state visiting my family. It had been 20 LONG months since I had hugged my mom and dad. Needless to say, the trip was EVERYTHING.
It was just a solid reminder that these days and time with the ones I love is so precious and few and far between.
Did my best to stay present and enjoy my time with them, but that didn’t mean not working out and eating and drinking everything in sight. I knew if I did that I’d feel terrible, physically and mentally. And I didn’t want to be in that negative space, so I did the things that made me feel GOOD — so I could best enjoy my time with my peeps.
Here’s how I navigated through ~2 weeks on vacation, away from my normal routine while visiting family:
💫 Ate delicious, homemade meals the majority of the time.
💫 Barely tracked. If anything, I tracked protein just so I had an idea of where I was at.
💫 Prioritized protein in every meal.
💫 Ate vegetables every day, even if it was just 1.
💫 Packed supplements with me ( protein powder, reds + greens, creatine).
💫 Tried to get movement in every day. Luckily my parents have a couple cardio machines, and my brother and sis-in-law have a sweet garage gym with all the weights & equipment. Oh, and did I mention they live on a lake? So lots of wakeboarding, kayaking and paddle boarding.
💫 If I couldn’t get an actual workout in I made sure to spend time stretching and doing my Zero programming for my brokedown knees.
💫 Drank tons of water, especially if I was having alcohol.
Now I’m back home, and while I miss my family already, I’m looking forward to getting back to my regular nutrition and training routine.
Already hit Costco and eased back into training with a light lifting session last night.
No guilt or regrets from my trip, just a whole lot of love in my heart. ❤️
I love that snack life. Find me at Trader Joe’s or Costco and I’ll be in all the aisles picking out the best snacks. Oh, we gotta fill up on gas in the middle of our road trip? SEND ME IN.
For some folks, snacking can help them stick to a nutrition plan and still have an enjoyable, balanced day of eating. It can:
☑️ Provide a boost of energy if several hours pass between meals
☑️ Help curb your appetite to prevent overeating at the next meal
☑️ Provide extra nutrients
☑️ Help maintain adequate nutrition if one has a poor appetite but can’t eat full meals, such as due to an illness
For others, snacking in between meals can cause mindless eating and make it more difficult to stick to a plan. Other pitfalls include:
✔️ Unwanted weight gain if portions or frequency of snacking is too much
✔️ Reduced hunger at meal times or a tendency to skip a meal entirely, potentially losing out on important nutrients
✔️ Increased preference for highly-processed, hyperpalatable foods that contain added salt, sugar, and fats, are low in nutritional value and high in calories, which can lead to a change in eating behaviors and diet quality
So it’s really up to you to determine whether or not snacking will work for you. If you do choose to snack, check my next post to see a few tips that have helped me enjoy it while still being able to maintain a healthy, balanced lifestyle.
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