3 Ways to Make Any Vacation Slimmer

By Karen Asp
April 21, 2011
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You don't have to just accept that you'll come back from your vacation a few pounds heavier or a little bit lazier. Stay on track, even when you're "off" with these tips.
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Bring your own nibbles

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Store nutritious breakfast and snack foods (yogurt, fruit, string cheese) in your room’s mini-fridge, says Susan B. Dopart, RD, author of A Recipe for Life by the Doctor’s Dietitian, so you always have healthy choices on hand.

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Pound the pavement

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No fitness center? Nix public transportation and explore the neighborhood you’re in on foot. "Not only is it built-in exercise, but you’ll discover cool things you wouldn’t normally notice when whizzing by in a car," Dopart says.

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(Almost) have it all

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Pick and choose what you want to indulge in when you’re at an ahh-mazing out-of-town restaurant, Dopart advises. So it’s either a glass or two of wine from the vineyard you’re staying at or the chef’s signature chocolate dessert.

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