by Lokemun Magar

Created on: November 08, 2009

A vacation for weight watchers is equivalent to the ultimate test as the game Survivor is to strategists, and The Amazing Race is to adventurous backpackers. You may be in a faraway land where you can give the excuse that telephone and the internet is inaccessible, and thus not even online meetings with your Weight Watchers group or Leader. Basically, you are on your own, and you know you have no way to account for your weight, if you have no access to a weighing machine. You need Weight Watchers tips for vacations, to keep you on track.

Tip number one: Do not give that excuse that you have no control over what you have for food, as you are in a land foreign to you, and that you are not cooking what you want to eat. Study available menus carefully. Give careful instructions as to what you want in ala carte menus. The cook will be more than willing to oblige and please you, and hope that you will visit again.

Tip number two: When you are faced with buffets that are included in your vacation package, go for filling foods. Fill your plate with lots of greens, healthy and filling fruit (and cut out the dressing), and treat yourself to the smallest slices of meat on the serving dishes. After filling your stomach with green salads, you are more assured that you will not tuck into much of the other fattening dishes.

Tip number three: Carry your own two-liter water bottle on the go. This will ensure that you do not dehydrate and go hunting for liquids that do more harm to your weight control. If you are out of water, it is unlikely that you will settle for a bottle of mineral water while your family members indulge in icy cold Coke, ice cream platters, or popsicle sticks. When you are on holiday in a South-East Asian country, the next best and cheaper alternative would be a fresh coconut. You are guaranteed thirst-quenching satisfaction that may even keep you so full that you will eat less at meal time. Make sure you have at least half an hour wait time before you are on the move again, if you have a small bladder.

Tip number four: Ask for less or no salt, vinegar and Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) in your food, as these tend to make you thirsty, and get you drinking while you eat. Drinking fluids while eating dissolves the digestive acids in your system, rendering the acids less powerful in digesting your food.

Tip number five: If you are partying into the night, watch what you drink. Do not be tempted to think that a fruit-based drink will give you less calories than

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