Hi all,
I have an interesting situation that I'm trying to handle as effectively as possible(from a fitness/nutrition perspective). Namely... I'm in China for work, spending >80% of my time here, and typically over here for 2+ months at a time. The good news, is the hotel I generally stay at has a pretty good gym(though the freeweights are a bit lacking). The bad news... I don't have nearly as much control over my diet as I'd like.
An outline of what I usually do:
Breakfast: Buffet-style. Generally there's either fish(with too much oil) or chick available. I also frequently go for eggs(can get scrambled or as an omelet). I try and grab some fruit, and whatever vegetables are available - if they're not drowning in too much butter/oil.
Lunch: Provided for us at work - usually a decent mix of things. The main challenge here is that there's not always that much protein - the bits of meat are pretty small some days. Generally try and get as much protein as I can, but it's sometimes less than I'd like. Good news is that there's generally plenty of veggies here. Also white rice is available, but I try not to eat too much.
Pre-Dinner - I workout most days - lately I've been alternating between a full-body weight plan, and cardio(typically ~25 minutes of running).
Dinner: The hotel generally has a "Happy hour" that I rush to after my workout, with a selection of foods. Generally there is at least one non-fried meat choice(could be chicken, mutton, pork, or seafood depending on the day). Depending, I'll also have some seafood/pork dumplings if they're available and I feel I need more protein. Also fresh fruit and a few veggies are available here as well.
Room service is also available, but the only high-protein options are generally served with french fries(ugh) and/or bread+butter(double ugh) instead of some vegetable.
I guess the biggest issues are associated with the lack of control over my diet right now, since I don't have the ability to cook for myself:
1) Trying to reliably get enough protein - breakfast is OK, but the others are tougher
2) I'd like to have smaller meals in between breakfast/lunch and lunch/dinner, but don't have good means to do that right now.
3) Trying get calories where they need to be when I don't have any control over ingredients, etc. The good news is, weight-wise I've done a pretty good job of keeping things level, and I'm pretty confident I could slowly go up or down if I wanted. But I'm also pretty sure my calories aren't as consistent day-to-day.
Wondering if anyone else here has been in a similar situation - overseas, with protein supplements hard to find, and not a lot of choice in diet. Only good news is I'm making a short trip to Shanghai in a couple days, I might have a chance of finding some decent protein supplements somewhere.
I have an interesting situation that I'm trying to handle as effectively as possible(from a fitness/nutrition perspective). Namely... I'm in China for work, spending >80% of my time here, and typically over here for 2+ months at a time. The good news, is the hotel I generally stay at has a pretty good gym(though the freeweights are a bit lacking). The bad news... I don't have nearly as much control over my diet as I'd like.
An outline of what I usually do:
Breakfast: Buffet-style. Generally there's either fish(with too much oil) or chick available. I also frequently go for eggs(can get scrambled or as an omelet). I try and grab some fruit, and whatever vegetables are available - if they're not drowning in too much butter/oil.
Lunch: Provided for us at work - usually a decent mix of things. The main challenge here is that there's not always that much protein - the bits of meat are pretty small some days. Generally try and get as much protein as I can, but it's sometimes less than I'd like. Good news is that there's generally plenty of veggies here. Also white rice is available, but I try not to eat too much.
Pre-Dinner - I workout most days - lately I've been alternating between a full-body weight plan, and cardio(typically ~25 minutes of running).
Dinner: The hotel generally has a "Happy hour" that I rush to after my workout, with a selection of foods. Generally there is at least one non-fried meat choice(could be chicken, mutton, pork, or seafood depending on the day). Depending, I'll also have some seafood/pork dumplings if they're available and I feel I need more protein. Also fresh fruit and a few veggies are available here as well.
Room service is also available, but the only high-protein options are generally served with french fries(ugh) and/or bread+butter(double ugh) instead of some vegetable.
I guess the biggest issues are associated with the lack of control over my diet right now, since I don't have the ability to cook for myself:
1) Trying to reliably get enough protein - breakfast is OK, but the others are tougher
2) I'd like to have smaller meals in between breakfast/lunch and lunch/dinner, but don't have good means to do that right now.
3) Trying get calories where they need to be when I don't have any control over ingredients, etc. The good news is, weight-wise I've done a pretty good job of keeping things level, and I'm pretty confident I could slowly go up or down if I wanted. But I'm also pretty sure my calories aren't as consistent day-to-day.
Wondering if anyone else here has been in a similar situation - overseas, with protein supplements hard to find, and not a lot of choice in diet. Only good news is I'm making a short trip to Shanghai in a couple days, I might have a chance of finding some decent protein supplements somewhere.