HOW TO QUICKLY GET BACK ON TRACK POST VACA

I feel like there are two very different ways that life can go when you get home from vacation. 

One way - you pretend that you're still on vaca and you end up diving into a harsh 2 week food and alch bender. 

Second way - You get your shit together. FAST. 

Those are the only options haha. 

If you are wanting to handle life the second way, then you have to dive in head first and just tackle it. I think that the more exceptions you give yourself on that first morning back, the more you'll slip. You can't really say...

"Okay I'm going to continue to eat muffins and champagne for breakfast but I'll try to do go through my emails.." 

NO. You're home. Work starts in 24 hours, and you need to get back on your game.

Here's what I did on my first day back from my latest Cabo trip to make sure that the recent routine of wine during the day and tacos for lunch, snacks, and dinner came to an immediate HAULT. Also - how I got my skin and digestion back to normal asap. 

+ START OF DAY +

Wake up early if you can. First things first. SKIN. Exfoliate and cleanse and then slap a mask on that face of yours to help brighten it up!

Spirulina improves sagging, tired looking skin leaving your skin looking more radiant and youthful. 

GLOWING was the first thing that came to my mind after I used the mask 2 times. It doesn't smell the best but it's fucking algae what do you expect. I think it's the best thing you can put on your face considering it is the more nutrient dense food on the planet. So start with this or your favorite go to mask and leave it on for 15 minutes if you can. 

While that sits, make yourself some warm lemon water to sip on before you eat or drink ANYTHING else. This will help with digestion immediately.

Then have some fruit for breakfast.

My go-to's are a grapefruit and a pear because the grapefruit is a natural fat burner and the pear is uhmazing for digestion! I did a whole blog on why pears are my new skinny secret, here. 

+ MID MORNING +

Do a somewhat mellow workout like yoga or pilates because it's important for you to stretch and sweat after a day of traveling.

After that, hit the grocery store with lunch, snacks and dinner in mind. If you wanna go hard like me, I tell myself "no dairy, no soy, no gluten, no sugar". I mean, I feel like I just had an overload of that on vaca ya know? So I want to shock my body with as many healthy fruits and veggies as I can when I get back.

This also helps fight off any sickness that might try to catch up with you after all that traveling. 

I just got home two night ago so when I went to the grocery store yesterday I grabbed some fruit, a bag of arugula, avocados, pumpkin seeds, beets (the packaged ready to eat ones), bell peppers and brussels sprouts. 

I cooked the everything really quick, more like heated everything up, in some coconut oil, threw it on the arugula, tossed in some pumpkin seeds and then did a quick homemade dressing.

I did:

• 1 Large TBSP tahini
• 1 TSP Apple Cider Vinegar
• 1 Clove Garlic
• 1/2 a Lemon
• 1/2 Cup Olive OIl
• Sea Salt and Pepper

Then wallah! All done. Big homemade rainbow salad packed with veggies for lunch. 

+ AFTERNOON +

About 20 minutes after lunch, drink 1 serving of a detox tea or my new fav, this cleanse and detox powder from MRM. (If you want 40% off, use my code CHELSEY at checkout.) I think it ends up being like 15 bucks? It's a game changer, I also talked about it in my other blog, 6 SUUUPER EASY WAYS I STAY FIT ON VACA.

Then - organize your week. 

Take the next hour or two to go through the e-mails you got while you were on vaca and put things into your calendar, respond to people that you said you would get back to, send invoices, do your thing. Just get it set up as much as possible so that you're caught up. 

PS: You're probably going to want to take a nap at this point but do your best to skip a nap and if anything just go to bed early. 

+ EVENING +

Focus on having a healthy and light dinner then getting to bed at time that's going to give you at least 8 hours of sleep. I'm sure you need to catch up on it! For example, for dinner last night I had a caesar salad and a butter nut squash soup followed by one more serving of the MRM cleanse and detox powder then was knocked out by 9:30pm. You can also plan on having something like this recipe that's a fall favorite of mine from last year! I'm actually obsessed with it!

Today I feel AMAZING. I was at pilates by 7:00am and bought more healthy food today including a bone broth soup which has an insane amount of benefits, but that's for another blog :)

X

Let me know if you have any questions or need any other advise :)

6 SUUUUPER EASY WAYS I STAY FIT ON VACA

Hi Beauties!!

I just got back home from cabo and literally feel like I'm sort of old AF, lol. 

Ugh. I was like one of those old people that didn't feel like they could even relax on vaca until day 3 out of a 4 day trip. I was checking emails after 2 days and felt like I hadn't looked through my inbox for at least a year and was having a hard time keeping my eyes open. 

But you guys know from following me on insta that I have been ON THE MUTHA FUGGIN GOOOOOOOO.

My life got really insane there for a few months while I took on a second job at Orange Theory (quit after two months because shit was so hectic), continued working nights at the lounge I cocktail at, plus going to school and taking on new clients for Health Coaching.

So it was safe to say I NEEDED vaca. 

Here's the thing with vaca's though. If you're busy like me, you realize that you go 1000 miles an hour to a dead STOP. And that includes your BOD. Working out? NAH, thanks though. Margaritas by the pool? Make that 5. Chips and salsa and warm tortillas dipped in quesso for no god damn reason. You betcccha. 

Even though it took me a few days to TOTALLLLLY relax, I still told myself that no matter what, I was going to enjoy this trip, because I knew I needed it. I wanted to enjoy the lounging, the wine by 10:00am, the whole bag of salt and vinegar chips to myself, and the goats cheese pizza, followed by a poptart...I wanted it ALL.

But at the same time, I didn't want to hate my life when I got back home.

I'm one of those people that will legit grow cankles on the airplane if I'm not drowning in hydration so you can imagine how I look when I finish 3/4 a bottle of white wine and snack on salty foods all week....

So without putting in much effort, I was able to enjoy myself but also not turn into a blimp with these 6 tips:

1. EAT SLOW

I've talked about this before. Have you ever noticed that everyone in places like France and Italy and Spain...is thin? It's partially because the have incorporated LEISURE into their meal times. 

They don't sit half their ass on a stool and swallow a 6 inch sandwich and get on with their day. They kick their shoes off, sit back, and RELAX. This allows them to EAT SLOW which helps IMMENSELY with their digestion. It also helps their body signal to them when they are full (this is a huge topic that I go more in depth on with all of my 1 on 1 clients!) 

So take advantage of being on vaca and sit back and just chill the ef out for a second. You can eat shit food but if you eat it SLOW, it will do your digestion more good than if you had scarfed down something healthy. 

2. WALK AROUND

I remember when I went to Thailand with my now boyfriend but we had kind of just started talking so I was imagining myself after 2 weeks of eating whatever and not working out and it was giving me reaaal anxiety. 

BUT sure enough, we got home and I actually weighed LESS than I did when we went. We walked every single day for hours as we looked at the city and explored. I didn't even realize how much we were walking but it definitely paid off. 

Walking is an excellent exercise specifically for FAT BURN. It has the ability to dip into fat reserves and burn stored fat. HEELLOOOO RESULTS, GOODBYYYE ENCHILADA I HAD FOR LUNCH!

3. BRING SNACKS TO THE AIRPORT:

You've heard this a thousand times but it's legit. I feel like airports have been better (in some places) about offering healthier options but they still charge like 800 dollars for some almonds. WE LITERALLY bought some dried apricots at the airport in Cabo when we landed and there was 4 APRICOTS IN THE BAG. FOUR. 

FOUUUUURRRRR. 

I was so annoyed lol. 

So bring your own snacks just to have with you on the plane in case you get hungry so that you're not forced to eat peanuts and pretzels for however many hours. 

4. DRINK A LOT OF WATER

Luckily this was easy for me on this last trip because it was pretty warm out but hydrating is CRUCIAL. Not only will it help your skin looking fresh and your eyes clear but it's going to help A LOT with your digestion. Because we've all been bloated AF on vaca so we know how things go if digestion isn't running properly..

It will also help you avoid hangovers, and curb your appetite. 

5. DO FUN ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE

This is the other nice thing about vaca - you have TIME to actually do shit, lol. Go play volleyball, ride a jetski, go swimming in the ocean, go fishing, or even hit the hotels gym! It's a good way to sweat and check out your surroundings.

6. USE THIS DETOX AND CLEANSE POWDER

This was my savior on this last trip. MRM-USA is a company I loooove for their plant based proteins and superfoods like maca root and spirulina. 

Recently they came out with some new products, one being this cleanse and detox powder. (Get promo code below). It's an alll natural powder that actually tastes BOMB that is a game changer when it comes to bloating and digestion. Sometimes on vaca for some reason my digestion just turns off. 

I have no idea why. I can't help it. Next thing you know it's like 3 days later and I look 7 months pregnant. I mixed this powder with some cold water a few times after lunch and every night before bed and amazingly had a pretty flat stomach for the trip. 

LIFE SAVERRR.

If you purchase it make sure you use my code CHELSEY at check out so that you get 40% off!!

I highly recommend it!

Let me know in the comments if you have any other super easy tips to stay fit on vaca! Coming up next is 'How to QUICKLY get back on track AFTER vaca!'

See you there :)

XXX