What a weekend I had! Last Wednesday kicked off a little mini trip with my husband. We first headed to my hometown to coach a workout class, Thursday through Saturday we were at the Crossfit Games, Saturday we had to cruise back to my hometown for a wedding and we finally ventured home yesterday. It was a packed few days, but everything we did was so much fun!
The majority of our trip was spent at the games which was such a cool experience! I will go into that more later this week when I share the workout I did AT the games. Today, I want to chat about how I prepared for being on the road, staying in a hotel and knowing we’d be eating out more often than normal.
First of all, I didn’t change anything leading up to our trip. I didn’t restrict any of my food and I didn’t workout any more than usual. When I know I will be traveling for multiple days in a row I treat it just like planning out my weekly meals and workouts as if I was at home. I first plan the meals we will be eating out so I can then plan healthy snacks and additional meals around that. Since we were going to be at the Crossfit Games I knew there would be paleo and healthier food vendor options available so I didn’t even worry about doing any research on somewhere to eat there. I did, however, do a little research before leaving to find out the restaurant options around our hotel.
I then plan my travel snacks! I always pack plenty of grab and go high protein snacks and snacks with a little bit more healthy fat to keep me full longer. I don’t know about you, but whenever I travel there always seems to be large gaps between meals. So, I like to have high protein and fat snacks along to keep me nice and satisfied until my next meal.
Some of my go to high protein/fat travel snacks:
- protein powder
- jerky/snack sticks
- RX bars or other protein bars
- nut butters
- nut/seed trail mix
We were going to be in a car and in a hotel room with a mini fridge so I also packed fresh vegetables and fruit and made protein balls and kept these things in a cooler while in the car.
I am one who likes to get in a workout while traveling so I then planned out when and where we could workout. If your hotel doesn’t have a gym or a very small gym, don’t be afraid to venture out and find a gym in the city you are staying at. That’s what we did and were both able to get in a really good workout.
And that’s it! I plan my travels just like I plan my every day to day weeks.
- What meals will I be having out?
- Where will these meals be?
- What snacks will I need?
- When and where can I fit in a workout?
As long as you take a little bit of time to pre plan your eats and workouts before any upcoming trips, travel does not have to get you off track of your healthy lifestyle and fitness goals. Think ahead, plan, prep and be as prepared as you can be.
These cookies are so simple to throw together and would be the perfect pre or post workout snack to give you a little fuel, energy and recovery. Feel free to add in different nuts that more suits your taste buds!
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1 cup oat flour
- 2 tbsp peanut butter or nut butter of choice
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup slivered almonds
- ¼ cup enjoy life chocolate chips
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add the bananas, oat flour, peanut butter, egg and vanilla extract to a medium sized bowl. With a handmixer, mix until ingredients are fully combined and smooth. Fold in the almonds and chocolate chips.
- Using a cookie scoop, place 12 scoops of the dough evenly on the baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Enjoy!