Buy a small George Forman type electric grill.
If you don’t have the luxury of a kitchen in your
accommodations, you can still cook your own lean protein
that you’ve purchased from a local market/grocery store.
Request that the bar fridge be emptied in your hotel room.
This will give you room to store the fresh fruit, veggies,
yogurt, etc that you purchased locally.
Request that the hotel send a microwave up to your room.
Most hotels will have a selection of microwaves on hand
for this very reason. Now you can bake a sweet potato,
or heat up that extra grilled chicken breast you ordered
from the restaurant last night. You can even cook eggs in a
microwave.
Yvette prepping her food in the
hotel before heading to a tailgate
party & NFL game; 1 week out
from competition.
Bring sandwich baggies from home with you.
Bag up snacks (almonds, veggies, etc that you purchased)
when you’re heading out for the day. Also, have a few empty
baggies in your purse so that when you are eating out,
you can ask for an extra chicken breast or baked fish fillet.
Stored it in the cleared-out bar fridge back in your room for
tomorrow’s lunch. Baggies are also great for taking a little
extra fruit, fresh veggie sticks, hard boiled eggs, etc from the
morning buffet for your next snack.
Yvette prepping her food in the hotel before heading to a tailgate party & NFL
Quick Travel Sandwich baggies
Plastic utensils
Packing List
Protein powder
Protein bars
Shaker cup
Small insulated cooler bag
Poolside with insulated lunch
bag, shaker cup and protein
powder – Yvette’s travel staples.
Ultimately, your vacation is a time to decompress. You should
feel free to relax and indulge enough to enjoy yourself, but
take well enough care of yourself that you feel good, thereby
adding to the enjoyment of your trip. It’s all about balance
for you. The best timing might be to travel during off-season.
However, if you find yourself travelling during comp training,
there are things you can do to stay on track. As the saying
goes; where there’s a will, there’s a way.
Yvette Styner, CHN
Certified Holistic Nutritionist &
NPAA Elite Pro Figure and Masters Fitness Model Athlete
37.