What Kind of Adventures Are You Headed on This Summer?

Well here we are one of the most exciting times of the year: SUM SUM SUM SUMMER TIME!!! The time when cookouts and time spent with family and friends abound! Vacations and staycations are on the calendars! This summer for me is a little... OK a LOT slower for me than last summer! Last summer was 6 straight weeks on the road!This summer...not so much travel. Traveling can be a hazard to your eating habits! There are the infamous fast food stops because a sit down place takes up to much time and we just have to get there like yesterday! Can I challenge to you make wise choices in your stops along the way? A couple of our favorite places to stop on our journeys are Chick Fil A and Cracker Barrel. Cracker Barrel always has a WIDE variety of choices and plenty of veggies to choose from. Chick Fil A offers a great grilled chicken sandwich and a wonderful fresh fruit option for your side instead of fries (although..I do splurge at times and get the fries) When you make stops at rest areas make sure you give your body a break as well as your bladder! Take a little bit of time and walk around. There are times that we will "race" back to the car with the kids. It gives your body a little bit of movement after riding for so long in the car! Make sure that the hotels that you are staying in have a pool and a fitness room! The pool is a great way to get some wonderful low impact exercise in!! I love to get in the pool and do water walking, swim some laps. If you happen to have a noodle...those are great to do crunches with and a wide variety of exercises with. Every summer the girls in my family go on a vacation together. When we arrive at our condo, there are a few of us that will look and see if the complex that we are staying at has a water aerobics group. We have at times been the youngest ones there...but really enjoy getting our exercise in!!! This year, I plan on taking my exercise DVD's, hand weights, and yoga mat with me and exercise first thing in the mornings. Make sure to get your water in as well! That will help keep you hydrated! Do your best to get some exercise in and make wise choices with your food so that you can either maintain or surprise yourself and loose weight on vacation! Just remember...it is OK to splurge every so often while on vacation...but not EVERY meal EVERY day! Have a wonderful summer...Take care of yourself..because you are the only you there is! Keep on keeping on!