If you are trying to lose weight while vacationing, you probably should not be vacationing. What I always aim for is to try not to gain weight. This goal is doable if you are aware of what your choices will be ahead of time and make the best choice. These days we have an advantage since most menus are on line. You will still get sabotaged sometimes but you will not be total undermined.

I have lost 27 pounds since I started on my weight loss campaign in mid-September. During that time I have been on a two week cruise, had my sister come for a week’s visit, spent five days with my best friend in San Antonio, and celebrated Christmas and my birthday. So I am pretty pleased with myself.

John and I are on a little road trip currently. Here are a couple of good choices I have made.

A bowl of chicken pho. I found a Vietnamese restaurant in Albany, OR on Yelp while riding along in the car.

Seafood is usually a good choice. All I had to do is not eat all of the giant pile of rice! (And try to avoid the sauce)

Granted this is a fried dish but it is lightly breaded razor clams, a delicacy that you can only get during their short season. Also green beans, and the potatoes that I only ate part of.