Hydrating nearly solely on Aperol spritzes. Slothing in mattress till midday. Pretending the resort gymnasium doesn’t exist. We go on trip to really feel relaxed, and stress-free our typical routines is a part of the enjoyable.

“What makes journey so thrilling is the novelty—experiencing new cultures, seeing new locations, and attempting new meals,” Anthea Levi, RD, a registered dietitian based mostly in Brooklyn, tells SELF. There’s zero purpose to really feel responsible in case your finest trip life appears very completely different from the schedule you are inclined to comply with at residence, Levi says (in spite of everything, that’s type of the entire level, proper?). And to be completely clear, you shouldn’t really feel strain to “stick” to sure well being habits whereas touring—or anytime, for that matter.

Nonetheless, many people do really feel our greatest, bodily and emotionally, with slightly consistency, whether or not which means common and filling meals for power, getting a candy endorphin enhance from figuring out, or clocking sufficient sleep. In order a lot as you could be wanting ahead to “getting away from all of it,” it’s additionally comprehensible for those who’re apprehensive that shaking up your routine would possibly make it more durable to really feel nearly as good as you do at residence.

However we’re right here to ease your thoughts with a pleasant reminder: This isn’t an all-or-nothing state of affairs. Right here’s some professional recommendation on learn how to commit to some healthy-enough habits which can be straightforward to take care of on a visit—whereas nonetheless having fun with your self, Aperol spritzes (or mocktails) and all.

1. Earlier than you go away, reject the “be good” mindset.

When you’re involved an upcoming trip goes to throw off your typical meals routine, it’s not unusual to begin fascinated by needing to be “good” to someway “earn” your journey, Alissa Rumsey, RD, creator of Unapologetic Consuming and founding father of Rumsey Diet Consulting, tells SELF. Individuals who have this mindset are “nearly precompensating for what they assume goes to occur on trip,” Rumsey says.

This strategy is solely unhelpful for just a few causes. A giant one: It assigns ethical worth to sure meals, a core tenant of eating regimen tradition. (PSA: No meals are “good” or “unhealthy,” and also you’re allowed to eat what you need with out “saving up” for it first!) Plus, once you deprive your self of stuff you actually love, you’re much less seemingly to have the ability to eat mindfully and take note of your physique’s starvation cues, Rumsey explains, as a result of restriction could make you are feeling uncontrolled. So for those who’ve been attempting to be “good” for weeks, once you lastly go away, “you possibly can have an ‘F it’ mentality,” she says—and find yourself feeling unwell in consequence.

To shift your mindset, Rumsey suggests specializing in consuming sufficient, consuming persistently, and consuming meals you really like within the lead-up to a visit (and on a regular basis!). Simply keep in mind that there could (will) nonetheless be occasions once you select meals that don’t make you are feeling nice, for instance, or eat previous the purpose of fullness. “Each consuming expertise is completely different,” Rumsey says, including that some meals may not be probably the most intuitive or in sync along with your physique’s starvation cues, and that’s okay. “However proceed training coming again to your self and your physique and simply staying linked as a lot as you possibly can,” she provides.

2. Ask your self if in case you have any nonnegotiables.

Everybody has completely different well being priorities—you would possibly really feel actually anxious and overwhelmed with out your twice-weekly yoga class, for instance. Or perhaps you wrestle with fuel and bloating and are nervous that new meals and routines will trigger your digestive system to go completely haywire.