What else is key is letting the people you’re traveling with know you’re watching what you eat. If you communicate this, they may be less likely to suggest the pasta place or the drinks each night.

As far as with kids, etc… I’m not there yet! Will cross that bridge when I get to it BUT, as I’m creating habits now, hopefully those habits can stick through any big life changes. That’s the goal at least!

Thanks Adam and Derek!

Now traveling is difficult but what I’ve been doing for the last three trips is stay within a maximum I set for myself going into the trip. I know I will more than likely drink at some mixer but I try to stick to one or two glasses of wine at the open bar instead of the 4 or 5 beers that was the usual back in the day.

With food on trips I just try to be true to what I’m trying to accomplish. I let myself have a tiny indulgence here and there but not the whole trip.

…maybe more so, kids.I want to do this stuff when I have children but cooking every meal? Going to the gym?

Thanks for introducing me to that site, it looks like an excellent resource for healthy living.

Artificial sweeteners are definitely the devil!

I have recently started getting back in shape by 1) in December giving up artificial sweeteners and then 2) in January challenging myself to do Thermal Yoga 5 days a week. The culminating effect of both has been craving healthy foods, sleeping hard, being energized, and – because the yoga is so twisty – a smaller stomach and appetite. I could never deal with a restrictive diet because it just makes me obsess about what I can’t have, but I found replacing sweeteners with a new healthy habit was just the cure.

Good luck with your challenge and definitely post pictures (and hopefully even some new healthy recipes!) – I’ll definitely be following!