| wannabehot
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I joined SB a few years ago and had lost 18 pounds and felt great. Over the last 3+ years I've put on 20 pounds due to my current job and lifestyle. My work makes me travel 70% of the time which means eating on the run, airport food and room service late at night when I've been travelling all day and haven't eaten!
I'm really psyched about starting the diet next Monday but I'm a little scared...can anyone give me some tricks and advice? When I have to catch a 6am flight like I do tomorrow, I certainly can't have eggs for breakfast! Would a yoggurt on the go be okay???
Any seasoned SB dieters out there in the same boat? |
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Wed May 07, 2008 2:22 am |
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| ami
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You did this diet before, so you know how it works.
You also know that you need to eat before you're hungry.
The key here is going to be prepared at all times.
Take with you some pre-packed nuts, string cheese and your individual 6 oz. cans of V8.
Also buy at the other end, some water bottle to have handy at all times.
It's perfectly OK to have some plain yogurt, sweetened with Splenda in P1, for breakfast. You can also have anything from the approved list or from last night's dinner. You could also hard-boiled some eggs and have them ready to peel and eat on the run!
You can find salads with some grilled chicken breast at almost all airports and hotel restaurants. If your room has a fridge, you can stack some "approved" food in your room too.
My point is, when there is a will, there is a way!
Good luck, |
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Wed May 07, 2008 11:30 am |
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| RedRox
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PapaBanucci used to frequent here and travels extensively for his business. Here are a few threads of similar discussions he has participated in in the past with some good tips. Note though that he also is a runner and runs extensively wherever he is as well, so some of his choices are based on the fact that he is a guy and burns up more calories in a day than probably many of us do in a week and not all his ideas are P1 friendly. But still some good ideas and tips to think about and perhaps incorporate!
http://www.southbeach-diet-plan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=77094
http://www.southbeach-diet-plan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=80408
http://www.southbeach-diet-plan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=58034 |
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Wed May 07, 2008 1:15 pm |
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| griffin
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Hi there!
I'm back to South Beach after a successful time on in but a recent weight gain.
When I have to grab breakfast at the airport, the choices are really limited. I don't do well with a lot of dairy products so even yogurt doesn't work for me.
Most airports have a McDonalds and as much as I don't like their food, I will get an Egg McMuffin or two. Toss the muffin and lose most of the cheese. Bingo - perfect South Beach friendly canadian bacon and egg breakfast on the go. May not meet the strictest guidelines but it beats latte and bagel!
- Griffin |
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Wed May 07, 2008 5:47 pm |
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| wannabehot
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thanks to everyone for their suggestions! I guess it's about being prepared and not going hungry. For example today I caught a 6am flight which meant being at the airport at 4am, grabbed a coffee and then off to teach once I landed. The in-service at the hospital was over by 1pm and I had had nothing else to eat. I was STARVING!!!! So as soon as I got to the hotel I ordered room service. Choices were extremely limited, had a soup (which I couldn't have next week when I start SB cause it had noodles) and grilled chiken with vegies. Not bad, but really didn't satisfy me. That's one meal the whole day.....yet I'm fat!!
I think I'm going to pack a few protein bars when I travel, so that I'm not left starving. Are they ok to have? Somehow having boiled eggs in my purse isn't an option I want to make!
I also remember having ALOT of difficulty with breakfast when I did SB last time. All that protein makes me gag. I almost prefered not to have anything at all. The problem with that is being famished by lunch and tempted to cheat.
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Wed May 07, 2008 11:51 pm |
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| Magna
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That situation is very close to one I was in recently - long flights, busy for hours immediately after I arrived, few options. I held on with some cashews and diet soda and went out for a Greek chicken salad for dinner. It was pretty miserable, though.
I didn't see any easy ways out of this. You can't take much on the plane with you and, depending on your schedule, you may not be able to eat at the airport or even after you arrive. You can't very well dig a can of chili or beans out of your suitcase and start chowing down in a taxi or a meeting! ;) So even if you pack food in your luggage you may not be able to eat it for hours.
This is one of the times I think protein bars and/or shakes are appropriate. You may go over the limit on sweet treats with just one bar, and they're not ideal nutritionally anyway, so I wouldn't make a habit of it. Also, I would suggest you buy only one or two bars. Otherwise, you may be tempted to finish the rest even when it's not an emergency. You may also want to consider carrying other dry snack food on the plane with you, such as nuts, sunflower seeds, or dried vegetables. Obviously, these aren't really a meal, but they may help tide you over.
If you're able to get to your hotel room and have even a few minutes, you may have some more options, especially if your room has a microwave. You can pack food in your luggage such as canned soups, chili, beans, or vegetables that you can open and have for a meal even if you don't have very much time. This would be a better option than the room service situation you described.
If you have more time than a few minutes, the advice RedRox linked to is excellent. |
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Thu May 08, 2008 12:24 am |
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