Well, I'm back from my vacation to Mexico and I have to say, going anywhere on vacation and trying to stick to a diet is a joke...HA! The food is too good, the diet items are hard to find and, let's be honest, who wants to work out when you can just lounge around and relax... right?
Well, in all honestly it wasn't all that bad. Mind you, I didn't bother tracking any points or food intake since I knew it would be waaaaaaay over my limits. However, I did manage to put in quite a bit of exercise. See, Mexico City is a walking city. You walk to the train station, then to your destination, then back and so on. The cool thing is, the city is so vibrant and full of history that you don't even notice how much you've walked.
My wife and I decided to take a little walking tour of the city. If you are not familiar with Mexico City, just look at the map (Red= Train; Black= Taxi; Blue=Walk). We started in Col. Azcapozalco and walked about 1/4 mile to the train that took us to Polanco. While there, we walked for a while looking at stores and galleries along the way (a good 3-4 miles). We then took a taxi to Zona Rosa.
This is another, more widely known tourist destination where you can find high-end stores, clubs and bars. We walked for another 7-8 miles looking at more stores, historical markers like La Diana and El Angel, from Reforma to Chapultepec and them to Auditorio Nacional where we took the train back. Then the last 1/4 mile to the house. All in all, we walked a good 10.5 miles that day not counting the walk to the food market for dinner. Although not as much, we would walk every day.
Food choices were a little harder since everything is Mexico is sooooo good! I tried though: For breakfast I would have small, healty meals (one egg and toast or oatmeal) for lunch I would have 2-4 Tacos al Pastor. Dinner was more complicated. There were quesadillas (not what you know as quesadilla mind you), carne arrachera (skirt steak), beans, rice, fish, etc.
When it comes to food in Mexico City everything is fresh. What you eat in the evening was likely still walking in the morning. Vegetables are picked daily and the fruit is sweeter than anything you can buy at a major food outlet in the US. I have been traveling to Mexico for 4 years now and have yet to get sick off of any food or drink and I always eat wherever my friends and family eat, no "tourist traps" for me. Mexico is a great place to visit. The culture is amazing, people are friendly and the sights are beautiful, the food is to die for.
Here's the kicker, although I haven't weighed in yet, I'm willing to bet I lost weight this past week, even though I wasn't a stickler for the diet.
My point is, your vacation comes once a year and might last 1-2 weeks. If you are good about following your diet plan the other 50 weeks of the year, there is no reason not to enjoy yourself.
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