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Eat a healthy meal before you arrive. You’ll be less likely to munch on high-calorie snacks just because they’re around or you’re bored.
If eating in an airport, spend the time searching out healthy foods. Look for salads, fresh fruit, vegetable based soups, and baked chicken.
Take every opportunity for extra movement while in the airport. Use the stairs, pass on the peoplemovers and carry your own luggage.
Instead of sitting around before boarding the plane, use the time to walk. You’ll arrive early enough to fit in 15-20 minutes of walking, so take advantage of it. After all, you’re about to sit for an entire flight.
Call the airline 48 hours in advance to see if a meal is offered. Typical in-flight dinners can have as many calories (more than 1,000) as a fast food meal, and even more fat! Special order a diabetic, low-fat, vegetarian, child, or religious meal. Or, pack your own meal and snacks to ensure you all get exactly what you want.
Flying can easily dehydrate you, so drink plenty of water. Drinking one cup per hour in-flight will ward off dehydration and jet lag.
It’s okay to get up and walk through the aisles a few times during a long flight.
screening the mail, of course) and miles of fiber-optic cabling. But here’s what you definitely won’t find at chez Gates: an iPhone.
Photo sharing site Flickr has passed the two billion picture mark, every cellphone carries a camera and in my tourist-honeypot hometown, vacationers tote DSLRs. But while film is almost dead, there are still some things that the old school does better.
