Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Day 50-51: Biz Trip

Only 2 days to Singapore but it was still challenging staying on the diet/exercise plan, least of which was the fact I love Singaporean and Malaysian food and chilli crab was on the menu Monday night.

Some key learnings;

- always prepare in advance
- plan your flights if you can around your normal your exercise / meal routine
- pre-order the fruit plate on flight
- bring a day or two veggies and fruit, unless you are confident you know of pcp compliant supermarkets/restaurants close to your destination. Even if you do , sometimes its tough to get away from work to go searching for stuff.
- don't forget your jump rope! (other gear you can probably find in the hotel gym)

- Be flexible as even with the above I found myself in situations where I had to make compromises...(and no - I didn't have the crab...:).

- Don't be embarrassed pulling out your pcp food, and embrace the attention you'll get (even if it is laughter at your expense as it makes great dinner conversations!)

If you've planned ahead you won't feel as bad when things don't quite go accordingly to plan - you've tried your best.

I did end up having a Singaporean Prima Taste sampler (chicken rice, laksa and some mee siam) as my indulgence at the airport on my way out... but that was on my own terms, and at least an hr before my flight and close to the bathrooms just in case... haha.

1 comment:

  1. Good advice Ken, especially the point about not being embarassed about taking PCP food out when with others. As you said, it all comes down to being prepared!

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