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Weight control: how to properly organize nutrition during business trips, meetups, and trips to IT conferences?

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Trips to conferences, hackathons, and business trips often break the usual eating routine. Buffets with an abundance of snacks, restaurants with heavy food, and on-the-go bites lead to the fact that in just a few days of travel, you can gain extra weight and disrupt all eating habits.

The main rule in travel is planning and conscious choice. Study the menus of places near the hotel or conference venue in advance so you don't make choices on an empty stomach. At buffets and coffee breaks, give preference to fresh vegetables, baked meat, or fish, and avoid an abundance of sauces and pastries.

Carry portable healthy snacks in your backpack, such as nuts, sugar-free protein bars, or whole fruits. This will save you from a situation where you are hungry during a long lecture and ready to eat the first fast food you come across.

Start your morning with a hearty protein breakfast at the hotel to stabilize blood sugar levels for the first half of the day.
Control portion sizes in restaurants using the half-plate rule for vegetables and greens.
Limit alcohol consumption at evening networking events, as it strongly stimulates appetite and retains water.
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