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November 02, 2006
Will Travel Well
Don’t let business travel and client meetings sabotage your healthy lifestyle. If you’re a frequent flyer, follow these tips to help keep you on track when you’re away from your normal routine.
PREBREAKFAST: Food at breakfast meetings is rarely healthy. Eat your oatmeal at your hotel, then stick to coffee and fruit at the meeting.
CARRY SUSTENANCE: Undereating is one of the biggest risks for overeating. Tuck a piece of fruit and a yogurt from the hotel breakfast bar into your briefcase to tide you over so you don’t dive for the bread basket at lunch or succumb to junk food.
JUST SAY NO: Politely decline dessert, bread, foods that just don’t appeal. Don’t make a big deal of it or even explain. Nobody cares about your dietary needs, and that’s gauche.
SAVE THE SPLURGES: Wouldn’t you rather enjoy indulgences in the company of loved ones than with Joe from accounting? If you splurge every time you travel and your travel is business, you’re going to get in trouble. Differentiate between business and vacation travel.
STOP MEANS STOP: When you’ve eaten your fill, have the waiter take your plate so you’re not tempted to keep nibbling.
CALL HOME: Instead of wolfing comfort food when you’re lonely, call home, take a walk, go to the gym. Find other ways to treat yourself.
KEEP MOVING: Not only does business travel often mean more food, it usually means less exercise. Wear a pedometer and aim for 10,000 steps a day, even if it means hiking around airport terminals. Start your day on the treadmill at the hotel gym to fit in at least half those steps.
Posted by Lisa at November 2, 2006 08:00 AM
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