23/07/2021
Let’s talk tracking macros on vacation! ☀️
There are usually 3 paths I tell a client they can take if they’re going to be traveling or going on vacation ::
1 - Don’t track. Not a single thing! Eat, drink, enjoy, relax. I usually recommend this option for big events :: weddings, anniversaries, etc.
2 - Track everything. Bring the scale, go grocery shopping, limit eating out, etc. This is for clients who have a specific short term goal in mind - or a competition on the horizon for a sport that relies on body weight.
3 - Meet in the middle. Focus on protein + veggies + starch at each meal, pre-plan any meals out to eat at restaurants, stay active each day.
Most of my clients I encourage to choose option 3. Enjoy your vacation, have a couple drinks, but don’t go completely off the rails and go head first into booze and fried foods. If only for the reason your stomach probably won’t thank you 😉
Now - here’s the caveat. If you’re going out of town or on vacation more than once or twice in a whole year - we would start talking about Option 2 on your trips. If you can’t give yourself 2-3 months of pure consistency - your body isn’t going to change at the rate you’d like it to. You see a lot of “before and afters” after 3 months of work - here’s the catch - those people have made that much progress because they put food and the gym as their #1 priority ahead of anything else. They are focused each and every single day (not just Monday-Friday) and have made a commitment to see change.
If you’re going out of town every month - you’re getting a couple weeks of good work under your belt - and then it all goes out the window on vacation. At the end of the day - and then the whole cycle starts over again. It’s always a partnership between me and my clients - we make the decisions together about the plan for the trip and then I help with accountability and executing to that plan.
Just remember - you’re the only person who is in charge of what food and drink passes past your lips - at home - or on vacation 😘
