Traveling is tough!!

So I am away this weekend (over the border in Canada) for the first time since I started this lifestyle change.  And I've learned one thing...traveling is tough!!  There are so many temptations around you when you are eating all of your meals in restaurants!  I have managed to do pretty well but I am looking forward to being home tomorrow where it is easier to keep things under control!

Last night we went out to my favorite Canadian restaurant--The Keg Steakhouse.  My mouth waters just thinking about it!  It's hard to calculate points but according to my tracking I came in exactly at my points limit for the day.  Phew!

My absolutely delicious dinner!
Filet Mignon, mushrooms and LOTS
of fresh veggies instead of a potato!  Notice I snuck
a glass of Merlot (4 points) in there too!

Breakfast on the road is a lot easier.  I usually go with a veggie omelet made with egg substitute or egg whites and no cheese.  Almost point free! (Though I add in some because I figure it was still cooked with a bit of vegetable oil).  And fresh fruit is always great for breakfast.  Two pieces of wheat toast are 4 points without butter or margarine.

I packed some snacks--apples, grapefruits and pre-packaged Weight Watchers snacks (2 points each). However, being in close proximity to my two teenage boys who are eating candy and potato chips is hard!  But I didn't give in to temptation.  :)

Dinner tonight was the toughest.  My meal was from the "lighter fare" part of the menu--Chimichurri Chicken--Skinless breast and thigh basted in chimichurri sauce, served with lime cilantro rice and sauteed vegetables.  I ate most of the chicken and rice but only part of the vegetables as they had quite a bit of oil on them from the sautéing process. Why do they have to make vegetables unhealthy with so much grease??  The tough part?  The complimentary chips & salsa they placed on the table right in front of me!  I have to admit that I indulged.  And they were fabulous!  The salsa is zero points but the chips are terrible!  I ended up estimating that I ate about 15 points worth of those yummy chips.  I did go over my points for the day but I still had all of my weekly points left so it was ok.  (They are there so you can have a little splurge each week)  I hadn't used any of my weekly points since I started the program so I felt a little guilty....but it passed quickly!  I don't think it would have bothered me at all if I hadn't had such a small loss last week.  But we were out with friends, having fun, and I am determined not to let this new lifestyle rule my life--so I ate the freakin' chips!  And I asked myself the question "was it worth it?" and the answer was "YES!"  

In a couple of weeks we are going to Las Vegas for 8 days.  It's gonna be tough.  I am hoping that this little weekend adventure helped me to understand what I am going to be facing when we are traveling for that long.  On the plus side, we are staying in a suite with a full kitchen so we can eat some meals there and that will really help.  And I will be doing a LOT of walking!  If anyone has any tips for traveling and eating healthy I would love to hear them!