Need some ideas..

Help I need a new game plan.

You see I'm driving out of town today to pick my daughter up from the airport 3 hours away. I feel like my whole eating plan is upside down whenever I'm away from home. I know a lot of you travel and still manage to eat healthy and according to plan while your on the go. So how do you do it?  Like I said, I'll be driving a lot today, then spend a couple of hours in an airport, then more driving. Last weekend was the same scenario and I took a cheese stick, some turkey jerky and water, then for dinner we stopped at In and Out and I had a protein style hamburger.  Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Barbara

Good morning, I stick to the cheese stick and usually will get a whey protein shake for my meals. I drive school bus so it is really so much easier than trying to count protein grams and stuff. Then in between i use crystal lite as my water. ( i gag on water). I don't know what stage you are in as far as post or pre op. I am assuming you are back on Regular foods. But that is what i do. Hope it helps. I also get some fruit for my two snacks if the cheese stick is not part of the feeling i want.

Taking water,cheese sticks and turkey jerky is good.  You're far enough out that you can probably eat almost anything.  I do travel a lot and I rarely find myself without something to have for a meal. 

I travel with individual packets of protein powder with my shaker bottle so that all I have to do is add water and there's a protein shake for a meal.  I'm not a big fan of protein bars, but I do carry a few Chocolite Protein Bars with me for a change of pace.  It's not that there's anything wrong with protein bars -- I'm just afraid of the slippery slope that some of them can lead to.  Another thing I always have, either in my carry-on, purse, or car is a selection of nuts.  I buy them in bulk and then use snack size zip plastic bags to portion out an appropriate amount.  If you have a good cooler, Greek yogurt is another option.  You can get some Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh chicken breast or turkey breast luncheon meats, too.  I think 8 slices of the turkey breast is about 50 calories and 9 grams of protein -- the chicken breast is about 60 calories for 6 slices with 10 grams of protein.  The carbs are 2 grams for both, I think.  A portion of the lunch meat and a reduced fat cheese stick or two and you have another meal.  For crunch, baby carrots are great as are pepper strips from various colors of bell peppers.  I prefer red, but orange and yellow are YUM, too!  If you need a dip, use some Greek yogurt flavored with some garlic and/or onion powder.

I'm sure you'll get a lot more responses with lots of other ideas. 

Try not to let being away from home get to you.  You have to live your life with a sleeve and that means getting out and still being able to stay on plan.

Something else to remember:  being hungry is not an emergency!  But that doesn't apply to thirst.  Keep hydrated.......its very easy to forget to drink while traveling. 

Hope this helps a little.......................and good luck!!!

Ree

I bring a softside lunchbox with me.  I pack an ice pack, yogurt, cheese sticks, water, a RTD protien drink and/or whatever else floats my boat that day.  If you're driving, try the lunchbox.

Deb

Yes... I was just thinking of taking my lunch bag with me since that is my norm Monday-Friday. Why should it be different for the weekend since I'm leaving the house. Last weekend when I went out of town, I was afraid to take a protein shake or anything else that might spoil un-refrigerated, I didn't think of my lunch bag or a small ice chest.

Thank you ladies for your input!

I'm super excited that my little girl is coming home today. She's been away for 2 weeks, and I've missed her so.

Enjoy your weekend!

Barbara