Surviving a 3 Day Conference With Food Provided

Hi All!  I just attended a 3 day conference that was awesome - and they provided lunch and snacks each day.  I came up with some strategies to stay on target during the conference.  1 - the conference was at a huge convention center -so I did tons of walking during the conference - walked all over between sessions and always took the stairs. 2 - I brought 4 low fat cheese sticks each day  and had 2 for breakfast and 2 end of day snack to avoid bad for you snacks that were provided. 3 - I drank at least 30 oz of herbal tea each morning - and 30 more in the afternoon to ensure I could easily make my fluid goals and stay warm in the overly air conditioned building. 4 - If sandwich was the provided meal - I stacked all the meat on one side and threw out the rest. 5 - When I did have a provided snack - I made good choices - breakfast burrito - just ate the inside and threw out the wrap, another snack had some humus and olives.

It was really great attending the conference, fully participating enjoying along with everyone else!  I can honestly say no one noticed that I was eating strangely - would just do my thing and enjoy!

My take-away is pre-plan and you can easily stick to plan!  Have a great night everyone!

Wonderful real world post. You are my new hero.

Thanks for this! I'm currently at a 3 day conference!

I like your strategy. I am heading to a conference for 3 days in a couple of weeks so thanks for sharing your tips.

 

Glad it was a help - enjoy your conference.  Remember to bring a sweater - we get colder than we used to lol.