I’ve got a bit of a story to share with you today from my own experiences last weekend and the thing that I really want to stress to you out of this is how you can enjoy a great weekend away and not worry about stacking on the extra kilos.
Best thing is you are still able to enjoy your cheat meals too. Sounds like a win-win situation? That’s cause it is!
Anyway, I surprised my wife with tickets to Rob Thomas in the Hunter Valley for my wedding present to her. The Hunter is a special place for us – it’s where we had our first trip away together 4 years ago but more importantly it’s where we got married last November.
As soon as I found out Rob Thomas was playing up there I knew that she’d be keen to go. We saw him last time he was here and both loved it. And what better way to see him that outdoors at a winery!
Well that was until a massive lightning storm came through before the show started…
And of course the Hunter Valley, if you’ve ever been up there, is known for great wine, food and the Hunter Valley Chocolate Company.
So what’s this all have to do with keeping on track with your healthy eating plan? Because despite all the wine tasting and a regulatory pit stop for some to die for dark chocolate nuts I managed to keep on track with my healthy eating plan.
How’s that so when I was away and there’s so many temptations?
I got smart. I planned for my cheats to be my wine tasting and the chocolates.
We planned dinner at a Japanese restaurant which did awesome seafood that wasn’t cooked in a deep fryer. It comes out fresh and with plenty of nice crispy vegetables. Absolutely delicious.
We did a healthy lunch of sorts of a turkey wrap. I don’t usually do wraps as you may know my anti-wheat stance but these are so thin they give me no side effects from the usual wheat dramas.
Even at the concert I avoided the meat pies and fried calamari and went for grilled salmon and salad. I was so pleased to see that the food options weren’t just the usual garbage concert fare of fast food.
A number of Hunter Valley restaurants had their little store set up selling their fresh, and healthy meals.
So the salmon and salad went down a treat.
For breakfast I enjoyed a beautiful bacon and eggs but substituted the bread for some spinach. Now you’re probably thinking that the bacon wasn’t exactly the smartest choice but here’s why it was.
Because the restaurant was a top quality place the bacon wasn’t the garbage type that’s all fat and chewy and leaves you feeling cheated for having it. This was delicious and was pure bacon.
Granted, you wouldn’t want to have it by the truckload but considering you can count the times I eat bacon on one hand each year, I think it was a pretty smart choice.
For breakfast the next morning we had it at the hotel and went for the continental breakfast as it was included in our room fee and had fresh fruit and yoghurt and didn’t even give the bread or cereal a glance.
I don’t say this to brag about how great my weekend eating was because believe you me, I enjoyed my wine tasting and of course the chocolates. I just didn’t go overboard like I have done in the past and go for the burger and fries option for lunch, destroy a bunch of fried seafood for dinner and wash it down with a thousand beers.
My point is this just goes to show that even in wine country you don’t have to totally abandon your fat loss mission. You can keep on track, enjoy your cheat meals yet still feel good about yourself for not throwing everything out the window for a couple of days.
And I didn’t even have to deprive myself of the ‘good’ stuff because when you choose quality you get quality taste without all the garbage included.
So what can you do this weekend, or on your next trip away to keep you on track with the healthy eating plan?
Trust me, if you plan ahead and think smart about when you actually want to use your cheat meals be surprised about what can
actually happen!
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