TRAVELING FOR WORK
- By loramarie03
- 17 May, 2012
- 18 Comments
I remember when I was in college, the idea of traveling for business sounded so cool. “What, you mean you’ll pay me to go to new places? I’ll have all this time to see everything I ever wanted to!” In reality, it isn’t that awesome.
You have to get up super early.
You have to sacrifice your personal life.
You most likely have to sit in a conference room or building [unless you have a cool and fun job, but then this would all be irrelevant], so you can’t see the sights or even enjoy the weather.
[blurry] views on the train
You end up working three times as much as you do if you are in the office because not only do you have to do [insert event or meeting], but you also have to catch up on everything else that happens while you’re out.
The one pro: You can rack up some awesome rewards points for travel.
So today I am doing all of the above. I woke up earlier than I used to get home some nights…
One of the things I struggle with when I travel is eating. It’s so hard to stick in a routine of eating healthy and drinking water when most times, your only option is grabbing fast food [let me tell you, McFlurry was calling my name this morning at 5 a.m... random] or eating catered food. And most people won’t understand when you say you can’t eat something because you’re on business, so why not splurge?
However, here are some things I’m doing today to make sure I don’t too far off track:
- From getting up so early, I am not even close to being hungry but did pack a gluten-free bagel with peanut butter, honey butter and banana for either a late breakfast or, if I’m still not hungry, dinner on the way home. However, I have not found out if I will get lunch today so it might be best to eat it when I can.
- I also brought my own bottle for water and hope to sip on this throughout the day.
- If I end up eating my bagel for breakfast, I will scope out dinner options at the train station to find something that is a) gluten free and b) nutritious. Between this and this, I’m not sure what I’ll pick.
***Burpee Challenge: Day 3***
Traveling also means that I wasn’t able to do the burpee challenge this morning. I should have a chance to do it when I get home tonight… today is 17! Below is a brief update I’ll post daily (thanks to my SweatPink sisters for the idea!) about the challenge and my thoughts… (want to contribute? Feel free to send me your thoughts about a particular day and I’ll feature you! Email is bklynrunning (at) gmail.com.)
DAY 2: The 30-Day Burpee Challenge
1. How many burpees did you do? 16
2. When did you do your burpees? How long did it take you? I did it in the morning after my run. I think it took me about three minutes.
3. Most importantly, how do you feel after day 2? I must admit that my back and arms are slightly sore. My legs aren’t sore, but wondering if they would be tired if I went for a run.
Do you have any tips on how to stay healthy when you travel? Any other pros for traveling on business?
P.S. Super awesome giveaway kicking off later today… stay tuned!
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Safe travels!! Sorry it's not so fun
…and shoot! For some reason I thought the burpee challenge started next Monday. (I just don't understand how its already the middle of May…what?!) can I start after Brooklyn? Is that allowed?
Thanks! And yes you can definitely start after the BK Half!
Seriously, where does the time go?!
I can relate to your post! When I travel for work it's usually a day trip which means up at 3am, flights, meetings, flights, home at midnight. I always carry food – the almond butter sandwich for b-fast, some sort of grain and veggie salad or another sandwich for lunch, raisins and almonds for snack, and of course apples! If I stay over 1 or 2 nights, I always pack my workout gear to either run outside or in the hotel gym. But that usually means getting up early, too!
Sounds exactly like my day today, minus the flights! That's awesome that you find time to workout, I'm usually too exhausted which is a poor excuse!
I can't imagine having to travel for work- it really doesn't sound like fun. My mother in law travels a lot and I don't know how she does it. Kudos to you for packing some food & water.
Thanks! I can't imagine doing it all the time, I get crabby when its once every few months.
At my last job, I was traveling every single Monday for about a month and a half straight… which involved leaving my apt at 4 a.m. and getting home around midnight. It was AWFUL.
I am loving the burpee challenge! But that alarm clock time is kind of scary….
Yay glad you are enjoying the challenge!!
I feel the same way about business travel. Traveling always sounded exciting when I was younger, I now realize that in reality work travel just means an extended commute and no fun involved (although I don't mind a a night or two at a nice hotel every now and then!).
When I travel I try to bring food to the airport with me instead of buying it there in order to stay healthy. Some airports have healthy options these days, but I guess you just need to know your airport options. I carry a lot of Kind Bars and other natural granola bars in case I get starving (I'm used to eating regularly every 3-4 hours and it's harder on business travel).
Also, working in sometime in the AM before meetings for a run or few blurpees is always good!
Good idea! I've heard great things about Kind Bars, need to try them out.
I always pack a TON of food..I will go to the grocery store when I get to a new town and stock up on fruits, and nut mixes. A bagel sounds perfect for any kind of meal or snack!
I love snacking on nut mixes! They are so delicious.
i know my eating habits always go to crap when i travel! it stinks..i know its just that I have to put more effort into it haha. i always thought traveling for work would be a cool thing but i'm sure it has its downsides too…i would totally take the travel points tho!!!
Yeah I agree! It is fun when you travel with other (fun) colleagues, but when you are by yourself, not as cool.
my glutes were sore after my burpees this morning. I did some elliptical work and my plank it out circuit, but I think it’s partly from the number of burpees and partly from my leg workout the other day.
I try to drink as much water as I can when I’m traveling. Try to skip coffee and soda, because those add on calories or bloating fast. If I need to do fast food, I’ll also order just a sandwich and skip the fries. It usually fills me up anyways!
How many burpees are you up to? You have so many different workouts going on, I love it!! Good idea on skipping the fries, although those are my weakness! Haha
I was running low on time, so I need to do my 18 burpees tonight. yikes!
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