Our tips to maintain weight whilst on holiday!

Does anyone actually enjoy plan food? I’ve seen even young kids screw up their noses after one mouthful of whatever substance is hiding under that tin foil.

Good news…you don’t have to eat it! Yes, you CAN take your own food on the plane. Why eat bland, gooey food that is calorie loaded when you don’t have to?

Things I take on board:

*nuts

*protein powder

*oats

*fruit

*rice cakes

*peanut butter

You can take anything (with less than 100mL of liquid) on your flight. If you do choose fruit, be sure to toss it out before you go through customs.

This not only saves your taste buds, it saves you TONNES of useless calories.

Also, pack extra (again, I go for nuts or peanut butter) incase you have a delayed flight.  This has saved me MANY times. Not only do you have a healthy snack to tie you over , it will stop you going hungry as some terminals have literally no food available.

When travelling, there is often the option of buffet meals included or offered with your accommodation.

Buffets are both good and bad, depending on your will power.

Every buffet I have been to has provided healthy options: eggs, usually cooked however you like, wholegrain toast, fruit, salads, meat, seafood… there is always a way to make your choices healthy and delicious.

Question is, can you resist the croissants, the bacon, hashbrowns, Bolognese, chips and chocolate cake?!

Yes, you can!

Remember, although the cost of the buffet was (most likely) included in your accommodation fee, it doesn’t mean you have to eat EVERYTHING to get your moneys worth.

Enjoying a decent meal that has been prepared for you and without having to clean up is by far money well spent AND won’t effect your waistline.

Again, a little treat here and there (moderation!) won’t hurt. Respect your body and all the hard work you put into looking after yourself. Just because you are on holidays doesn’t mean you need undo this.

Whether its overseas or just to the Coast, I ALWAYS pack snacks.

Nuts, fruit, crackers, tea, peanut butter…

Having available snacks with me stops me from craving ‘naughty snacks’. If I have something readily available to tie me over, I don’t LOOK for food.

The Mars Bar in the mini bar doesn’t enter my mind because I have a bag of roasted almonds. The oversized pancakes with ice-cream on the room service menu doesn’t appeal to me because Im hungry now (not in 20 minutes) and can eat some rice cakes with banana and peanut butter which lets admit, is delicious.

Having healthy, tasty snacks available also helps avoid raging hunger. Raging hunger encourages eating ALL of the food at your next meal.

Rather than a sensible sized lunch you go hard and eat as much as you can because you haven’t eaten for 6 hours! In addition, you know you may not have dinner for ANOTHER 6 hours and feel the need to overeat.

Its all about being prepared!