Oh, the Places You'll Go (and the Food You'll Eat)...

The past 6 months have been full of travels... and the next few months will continue to be full of travels! I'm a lucky girl.

However, for some reason, these travels continue to throw me off my game in terms of my diet. And I know sort of why, but not completely.

I know one reason is that I'm not in control of my food. I don't always control when I eat, or where. I might get hungry and other people might not be!

Another reason is that when I go away, I make excuses to eat junk. At my 5 year college reunion, we had a brunch, and because it was unlimited food, and Cinnamon Toast Crunch is amazing, I had like, 3 bowls of it. I mean, a little would have been okay - I don't usually eat that... but I didn't just stop at a little. And I don't stop at a little when I start eating junk. It ends up being a multi-day free for all! And the last time, that free for all didn't stop when my vacation ended, it lasted almost the entire next week.

So, I am trying to figure out how to not let it happen this weekend.

I am SO excited to get away to Wyoming for the very first time! We're off to visit A's relatives and grandparents, who live there. I have no idea what else we're doing, but I've heard it's completely beautiful.

Now, since I don't know what is planned (since A is a boy and boys never tend to know these things...), I know I can't plan out every minute of my food. But, I've taken this head on in a few ways:

1. Writing this post
2. Telling A about my struggles with traveling - knowing all my flights are with him eases my mind a bit, since when left to my own devices, I always want some damn candy and chex mix on the airplane
3. Accepting the fact that although I will NOT have complete control over my food, I will still have the opportunity to make choices about what I want to eat wherever we go
4. Allowing myself to indulge a bit, but selectively. I know some foods are not worth it for me, and not every opportunity to eat out needs to be an indulgence.
5. Knowing that it's taken over two weeks to start to get back around my typical weight range after gaining a couple lbs during/after my LAST vacation is inspiring me to NOT do it again!


So, I'm hoping this little weekend getaway will not be a problem, or trigger me to eat foods that are not good to my body. A little bit of a treat is fine - but not the whole time, and not afterwards. We'll see how it goes - wish me luck!

xoxo