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Tips for staying fit on vacation

I’ve just returned from the beach and the lake. And I managed to lose weight when all was said and done.

That never happens. In fact, I was up two pounds on Friday, from my weight on Sunday morning (the day we left for the beach.) I miraculously had lost those two pounds plus some by Sunday morning. The difference this vacation versus other vacations? A few things. We do try to walk more when we’re vacationing (it’s something the whole family can do), but I went (literally) the extra mile to make sure I stayed on top of my fitness.

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1. I woke up early when we were at the beach and ran. I wanted to see the sunrise, and this was a perfect excuse. The beach was 1.3 miles from my condo door.

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2. We walked a lot. We tried to walk to most of our destinations. When we were in Charleston for a morning, we parked our car and walked a mile and a half to do some shopping and eat lunch, and then walked back to our car. It was crazy hot, but I just made sure we had hats and water (and sunscreen) and we all were good. (My son rode in his stroller.)

3. Swimming was a top priority. And if my son was occupied with my husband, I’d try to get in an extra lap in the pool. Whatever I could to stay active.

4. I worked out even for 10 or 15 minutes at a time. I took extra walks when we were at my in-laws. On the day I wanted to go for a run, a storm was brewing. I set out and once I saw lightning in the distance, I booked it back to their house. I only got about a mile in, but it was something.

5. We did not eat out much. We stayed in a condo at the beach, and only ate out once during our time there. (Not only saving us money, but also saving us a few fried calories.) We made sure that we ate one dinner out. The same thing happened at my in-laws. We ate breakfast and dinner there, and only had lunch out once. We really tried to make a few better choices.

Do you keep up a fitness routine while on vacation?

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July 15, 2014 7:00 am Jaime 33 Comments Filed Under: training Tuesday

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  1. Julie @ Running in a Skirt says

    July 15, 2014 at 7:09 am

    I have to admit I’m pretty bad on vacation. I’ll usually eat well right up to vacation and right after vacation, but on vacation it’s ugly. ugly. I’m blame my husband- haha!
    So proud of you for keeping up with your fitness/food plan on your trip! You should be really proud and these are some great ideas.

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    • Jaime says

      July 15, 2014 at 8:26 am

      I should start blaming my husband, but I think I’m partly to blame as well. 😉

      Reply
  2. Lindsey @ Redhead Baby Mama says

    July 15, 2014 at 9:10 am

    Congrats! I maintained when I was on vacation with Mom and Dad, where we went out a lot, tried local foods and mom kept pouring wine…. so I consider that a success!

    Reply
  3. Kay Adeola says

    July 15, 2014 at 9:23 am

    To be honest no i do not lol,bad I know but hey its a vacation i want to just relax.Well done to you for keeping it going though :).

    Reply
  4. Robin (Masshole Mommy) says

    July 15, 2014 at 9:30 am

    We go to Disney world every year and we clocked it one year and we walked over 70 miles in the week we were there. Not too shabby!

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  5. Lori says

    July 15, 2014 at 11:56 am

    These are great tips. I feel like when you try not to focus too hard on the activity is when it becomes easier to ‘just do it’ and incorporate it daily.

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  6. Mickey says

    July 15, 2014 at 12:22 pm

    We try to be really active when we’re on vacation. Usually, we’re walking so much at a theme park or doing vigorous activities, so that’s our exercise.

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  7. Robin Blommi.com says

    July 15, 2014 at 12:54 pm

    Good for you! That is quite an accomplishment! That beach is gorgeous so I can see why you went jogging there.

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  8. Carly Anderson says

    July 15, 2014 at 1:43 pm

    These are some great tips for staying fit while on vacation. I know for me, I usually forget all about trying to get any exercise in because I wan to relax.

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  9. Shop with Me Mama (Kim) says

    July 15, 2014 at 5:25 pm

    That is awesome! Way to go! I would do the beach running too. What a great way to see the sites, have fresh air and feel energized!

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  10. Shell says

    July 15, 2014 at 7:28 pm

    I’m so impressed! I usually gain on vacation.

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  11. Debbie Denny says

    July 15, 2014 at 8:55 pm

    Ahh a lot of my trips involve walking and I do enjoy it.

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  12. Christie says

    July 15, 2014 at 9:07 pm

    Eating out always kills me. I definitely need to take advantage of this list for my trip

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  13. Brandy says

    July 15, 2014 at 9:30 pm

    These are all great tips. I am never really on a huge fitness kick, I was doing workouts 5 of 7 days a week and that got me down quite a bit of weight off, but I am back up again. I don’t eat too much and when on vacation I actually am more active with the kids so that is how I get my exercise when home or on vacation – doing things with the kids such as playing tag, racing around, chasing them on their bikes and swimming.

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  14. Melissa says

    July 15, 2014 at 10:22 pm

    Wow, you did great! I’m so bad on vacations!

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  15. Danielle @ We Have It All says

    July 15, 2014 at 10:25 pm

    Awesome idea to run on the each. And eating in is perfect. We did the same. We’d have to grocery shop if we were at home, so we just did it the week we stayed at a beach condo and saved a ton of money.

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  16. Carly Bellard says

    July 15, 2014 at 11:52 pm

    That is amazing! I always screw up and overindulge during vacations. Keep up the good work!

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  17. Kiwi says

    July 15, 2014 at 11:54 pm

    Great tips…I probably would utilize swimming the most on this list. When i go on vacay majority of the time I wanna be around water.

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  18. Tammy Litke (@threedifferent) says

    July 16, 2014 at 1:21 am

    I usually don’t do too badly when on vacation because we tend to do a lot of walking even though we eat out a lot too. When I struggle is when we have company at our home. I eat poorly, and don’t exercise a lot when we have people here. I’m still trying to drop at least 3 or 4 pounds that I gained from when we had house guests for our daughter’s graduation in May!

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  19. Candy O. says

    July 16, 2014 at 2:00 am

    Way to go! I’ll be heading home for a couple weeks and have already made plans to hit up some exercise classes.

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  20. Veronica says

    July 16, 2014 at 2:15 am

    these are wonderful tips. No vacation for us this summer but I need to get more workouts in

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  21. Dina says

    July 16, 2014 at 9:19 am

    We just got back too. We went out twice. I cooked most all meals and we ate well. I think eating well and not eating out definitely helps our waistline. I didn’t keep my fitness regime up tho.

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  22. Chrystal @ YUM eating says

    July 16, 2014 at 9:56 am

    My vacations are a mix of good and bad depending on where we are going. We always do a lot of walking so that helps.

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  23. Krystal says

    July 16, 2014 at 10:06 am

    Congrats on keeping in shape while on vacation! That can be difficult. Thanks for sharing your story. The beach is a great place to get in a workout.

    Reply
  24. Liz Mays says

    July 16, 2014 at 11:41 am

    I tend to rely on the fact that I’m much more active in general when I’m on vacation. With all the walking that comes with it, I usually get more of a workout than I do at home. (It’s sad, I know.)

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  25. Tracey says

    July 16, 2014 at 12:09 pm

    These are great tips. My work out routine usually falls by the wayside on vacation!

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  26. Shannon gosney says

    July 16, 2014 at 1:10 pm

    These are definitely great ways to stay in shape while you’re traveling! I definitely need to get better about walking around more and not eating out as much. Thanks for sharing.

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  27. Lora says

    July 16, 2014 at 1:23 pm

    I’ve never been very good at keeping fit on vacation but I’m going to try some of your tips this weekend on my trip to California. Running on the beach during sunset sounds like a great idea!

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  28. Angie | Big Bear's Wife says

    July 16, 2014 at 2:35 pm

    I always loose weight when I go on vacation! I think it because we walk literally everywhere!

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  29. Travel Blogger says

    July 16, 2014 at 5:30 pm

    These are great tips. i find it’s easier to work out than you expect once you commit to it.

    Reply
  30. Dawn says

    July 16, 2014 at 6:54 pm

    I always find it hard to maintain/lose weight during vacation! I am glad to see these tips because they really are great. Our bad habit is that while on vacation, we eat out almost every meal.

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  31. Rachael says

    July 16, 2014 at 9:56 pm

    I tried to while in Vegas for 5 days. But the hotel room didn’t have a fridge or microwave. Not even a coffee maker. But I did take my individual packets of Shakeology and my shaker cup. I wasn’t about to miss out on that while I was away.

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  32. Amanda says

    July 16, 2014 at 11:01 pm

    Great tips! Nothing is worse than gaining weight on your vacation!

    Reply

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