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I'm on my first business trip post surgery, 6 weeks ago. I planned and planned so that I can have max success while I'm gone. To a certain degree I feel like an alcoholic with new-found sobriety. So far, so good. It's hard to get enough Water while on the planes but worked out at the hotel, got in a nice walk, had a salad for dinner, etc. Here's hoping the rest of the week is as easy.

What kinds of things have others done to keep on the straight and narrow while traveling? Any tips, tricks?

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I'm on my first business trip post surgery, 6 weeks ago. I planned and planned so that I can have max success while I'm gone. To a certain degree I feel like an alcoholic with new-found sobriety. So far, so good. It's hard to get enough Water while on the planes but worked out at the hotel, got in a nice walk, had a salad for dinner, etc. Here's hoping the rest of the week is as easy.

What kinds of things have others done to keep on the straight and narrow while traveling? Any tips, tricks?

When did you start eating salads? I thought that they would be too hard to digest with the majority of your stomach gone. Do you tolerate them ok and what type of salads are you eating?

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I just got back from a week long trip for work last week.

I didn't do well with my Water - in retrospect, I just didn't make it a priority. I should have had a bottle at the ready all the time, but didn't.

What did I do well? I exercised at the hotel gym every day except for one - I woke up early and got it out of the way first thing, so I didn't have an excuse after a long day at work or dinner with friends.

I stayed in the same place all week, so I stocked up on high Protein Snacks to keep in my room - beef Jerky, P3 packs, yogurt, etc. I brought my Magic Bullet so I could make my shakes w/ frozen berries. I always had Protein Bars with me. I also had Jerky and almonds at the ready for the mid-afternoon snack.< /p>

I also had a built in excuse when we went to lunch on what I ate (like the lunch when I ordered a Philly Cheesesteak w/out the bun - I told my lunch date I was cutting carbs, so no bread...he shrugged and continued to eat his pizza). I covered my plate with my napkin when I was done so it wasn't obvious how little I ate.

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