Eating out While Traveling: Ethnic Foods

Posted by on Jun 24, 2011 in Blog | 1,054 comments

It’s summertime! Whether on family vacation stateside, or traveling to far off lands, ethnic food can be a real treat. However, it can also pack on the pounds even faster than normal holiday eating. Here are some things to think twice about, and some L.E.A.N.-er options to keep you on your path to healthy eating choices: Cajun Think Twice About: Hush puppies, fried seafood, gumbos, etouffee sauces, blackened fish and dirty rice. L.E.A.N. Options: creoles, jumbalayas, boiled crawfish, boiled shrimp, white rice. Chinese Food Think Twice...

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PRESS RELEASE – “L.E.A.N. Guide for the Business Traveler” Released

Posted by on May 17, 2011 in Blog | 3,556 comments

73885 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE L.E.A.N. Guide for the Business Traveler This new book is a practical, real world guide for business travelers, with strategies for eating smart and keeping the weight in check. The ultimate GPS for maintaining a healthy lifestyle while living on the GO! Hollywood, FL – (May 17, 2011) – Author Veronica Tomor has been a road warrior traveling for business as a healthcare professional for half a decade, averaging more than 150,000 miles per year. While her frequent flyer miles increased, so did her time waiting...

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Business Traveler and Exercise: Fitting YOU into your Suitcase

Posted by on Apr 29, 2011 in Blog | 62 comments

How do you incorporate exercise into your travels and keep it fun? Let’s face it. As business travelers we have business to do, which is why we left home in the first place. We focus on goals, accountability and execution. If you are the main breadwinner for the household, you carry enormous pressure on your shoulders just from that factor alone. Add the stress of performance to get paid and you have just increased the stress level tenfold. Add still more stress from having multiple employees reporting to you, and you have multiplied the...

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Alcohol can really pack on the pounds!

Posted by on Apr 15, 2011 in Blog | 215 comments

Airports, airplanes and hotels are all a drinker’s best friend. When you are surrounded by alcohol, as you most definitely are in these places, it becomes harder to resist the temptation. I have seen business travelers in their business suits drinking it up early in the morning, and then going on with their day. Airlines have very little (to no) restrictions on serving alcohol and there are no set times for drinking on planes. As long as you can pay for it, there is alcohol available for purchase. When you fly in first or business class,...

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Constantly in Flight….How to Fight the Fat

Posted by on Apr 8, 2011 in Blog | 105 comments

You put a lot of time and effort into maintaining a good diet and hitting the gym. This may be an easy task when you’re heading into the office during the week. What if you’re traveling for work… and traveling often? It can be a real challenge to keep on top of your diet when you’re in transit but we’ve got some tips to get a handle on your nutrition when you’re out of town and on the run. The Hunger Demons Challenge: Too long between meals—hunger blindness leading to over indulging and bad...

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