Belize plans & Yogurt x2

I had two great yogurt experiences today. The first one was when I finally tried the new Pineapple flavored Chobani that everyone has been raving about. I ate it without cereal or toppings to truly experience it – Loved it DSCN1397

I had some trail mix on the side. DSCN1371

A bit later I was going to eat this bar, but it was just okay so I stopped after this piece. DSCN1398

When I got home I was hungry, but didn’t want to ruin dinner. I decided an apple would put something in my stomach without making me full. I also grabbed a few of Ben’s Pringles – oops. DSCN1406

We didn’t have many options for dinner since I wanted to use up what we had on hand so dinner was random. I had salad, half a sweet potato that wouldn’t have lasted until we got back and a pita pizza. Our dinner plates are HUGE! DSCN1399

I fancied up the salad with cashews, feta and cranberries DSCN1403

After dinner I was full, but I have had frozen yogurt on my mind all week! I saw the Yogiberry booth at the mall yesterday, but they are “Cash Only” right now and I didn’t have any cash So, I fully intended to get some frozen yogurt tonight. It was not necessary given my big dinner, but at least now it’s out of my mind. I think that is an unhealthy mindset, and I should work on having to get my hands on a certain food just because I’m craving it. DSCN1405

Belize & a Healthy Lifestyle!

I do try to maintain a healthy lifestyle while traveling. For me this means exercising when I can and trying to eat a balanced diet. This is not always possible, but I do my best.

Exercise on the trip – My goal during this trip is to get in 2 short runs and a lot of swimming and hiking. The runs will have to be during the first half of our trip while we are near the ocean, I don’t want to run in the rain forest and become jaguar bait!

Eating on the trip – I am going to enjoy the foods available and try to make healthy choices 80% of the time with full permission to eat “fun stuff” the other 20%. This is actually what I aim for in my day to day eats too!

I went to Europe while in college (when I had a problem with disordered eating/thinking) and brought a ton of protein bars so I wouldn’t have to eat the food and risk gaining weight. I was so proud of myself at the time for being so “healthy”. When I mentioned this to the R.D. she said something to the effect of, “That is so sad for you. Wait, let’s think about that for a second and just realize that you missed out on a life experience because of dieting.” Noted.

I am going to enjoy local foods and drinks in moderation. I am going to enjoy my vacation, my honeymoon – but I’m not going to let all hell break loose either. I hope to stay true to my 80/20 healthy lifestyle on this trip and continue back home

We are mid-packing for Belize. Ben and I are notorious for waiting until the last minute to get things done. It’s bad that neither one of us takes the initiative to get this stuff done early – oh well.

I have some fun guest posts lined up for while I am gone. I hope to be able to log on once or twice to say “Hi”, but other than that I’ll save the full recap for when I get home September 12th!

I am off on a plane for Belize in 6 hours! AHHHHHHH!!!!