Vegas while on my DietBets? Yep, I'm crazy!

Posted on May 26, 2015

So tomorrow I'm on my way to Vegas! I'm having my wedding there in October, so I'm trying to do some preplanning and scope out venues. I'm super excited, but also super nervous about staying on track. My fiancee and I are going for 5 whole days - Wednesday - Monday. We're staying in two hotels - neither of which have fridges or microwaves. So, I gotta be extra careful. Also, did I mention it's a 5 hour plane ride each way? Yikes! But, I'm not going into this without a plan.

First, I'm taking LOTS of snacks with me to avoid eating out as much as possible. I've got a ton of protein bars and powders (which normally I try to limit, but in Vegas will be healthier than eating out). I've also got some tuna and salmon in pouches and some bread for a protein filled snack/meal. Bringing some dried nuts and fruit too. I'll try to bring as much as I can, but since we will have a car, I can always go grocery shopping if I forget something (or wanna pick up a salad). And I gotta drink that water, especially since Vegas will be hot!

I'm going to pass on a few things in Vegas, too. I'm going to avoid the buffets. Normally I love them because I can eat my one meal a day there and be set for the rest of the evening, but that will be a receipe for disaster. I'm also avoiding cake tastings. Originally we were gonna do 3 cake tastings, but I'm pretty sure I settled on doing a giant bundt cake and I don't really need the sugar (it'll just put me to sleep). I'm also gonna do my best to avoid the alcohol. I'm not too much of a drinker, but the free drinks are super tempting while gambling. It's also a lot of calories that I don't need. No drunken wild nights in Vegas for me ... I'll save that for the bachelorette party ;)

I've got some restaurants planned out too for healthy options via Yelp, including a raw restaurant, a vegan place, and a greek place (because I've been really jonesing for some octopus). You can browse my Yelp bookmarks here: http://www.yelp.com/user_details_bookmarks?userid=pWlelwBYGwvzISHzauw6-A

Because I'm crazy, I'm currently in FIVE different dietbets - three kickstarters, and two transformers. I really wanna motivate myself to stay on track, so only time will tell if it'll keep me motivated or be a horrible idea. One of them ends RIGHT after I come back from Vegas too, however that one is only $10 (holla at my Fitbit pals), so if I lose out I won't sweat it too much. The others I have at least a week to get my weight back down if I go crazy. Eek! If I pull this off I'll be super proud.

I'll be sure to report back - good or bad - and let you know how I do. And for those who want to follow me more closely on my journey, add me on MyFitnessPal (username: gadgetive). I'll be posting micro updates there to keep myself accountable. And I'll be trying to track. We'll see how that goes.

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Jocey

05/27/2015 2:19PM

Have a great trip! Can't wait to hear about it!

Rachel

Thanks. I plan to post an update about it very soon but it was pretty awesome! Hard to have a bad time in Vegas!

Lori

05/27/2015 12:25PM

Vegas doesn't have to be a diet disaster. First of all you do so much walking, you'll easily get 10K steps in -- When I went there for my brothers wedding I actually averaged something like 20k steps per day. Also, the restaurants aren't as bad as all that. Yes, there are a lot of buffets, but if you know where to go (and yelp makes this easy), you can easily find healthy options. I'm a low carb dieter, so the rules with me are always the same - double the vegetables, banish the starch. There is a great hotel only a block off the center of the strip (right next to the miracle mile) that gives great service and will only charge 20 or so dollars a night for a suite upgrade (and the rooms are pretty cheap to begin with), which comes with a fully modern kitchen. The hotel is called the carriage house and is worth looking into, if not for this trip, than the next. When my fiancé (now husband) went there for a vacation last year, we upgraded to the suite and were so happy with it. The place also had a fitness center, which I actually managed to use. We ended up buying breakfast and lunch ingredients for the week and only having dinners out. By the way, I recommend Hugo's Cellar on the old strip for one special dinner. Its like a very romantic time warp.

Rachel

Wow you are SO right. I underestimated how much walking I would do. I easily hit 10k steps everyday and sometimes even hit 20. I did a buffet and didn't even do too badly. Thanks for the tips about those places. I'll have to check them out next time I'm in town. I'll be posting a wrap-up very shortly!

Lori

Yay!!! that's so awesome. can't wait to hear about your trip!