I hate the cultural norm that makes drinking and eating rich food almost mandatory for client entertainment and/or team bonding on travel jobs. Any tips on how to stay fit and stick to a healthy diet?

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Just don't be a wuss, and order healthy food. Better yet make it known you are sticking to a healthy diet, so the team takes that into consideration when choosing a restaurant. Just because your team wants to eat "rich" food doesn't mean you have to.

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I order water every time at happy hours. I've been the subject of endless pregnancy rumors since about 2 years. But again I really don't get bothered by people who think human gestation is something that can last 24 months. See you on the beach.

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Drink low calorie drinks and pass on the food?

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Pretend to be a vegetarian. I'm a vegetarian so it usually puts the onus on me to have the final say on restaurants. Restaurants that offer more vegetarian options tend to be healthier on the whole. Plus the amount of meals a week you'd be eating meatless is probably an appropriate amount healthwise for someone who keeps meat in their diet.

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I feel like most of my male and female coworkers eat salads and no one cares. Order a salad! And drink a water with lime in between drinks. 🍹

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I eat healthy all the time...

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Order something light and eat it slowly. If you really do need to get something heavy order it but sort of push it around your plate while taking small bites until everyone's done.

Be the one to pick the restaurant

just order the healthiest options. don't let them peer pressure you. only a real dick would penalize or criticize you for ordering salmon when everyone else orders steak.

In my opinion this is no different from someone who doesn't like to drink and gets invited to a happy hour. Everyone might pressure or encourage you to have a drink but if that's not your thing then you order something else. Similar to eating out - just order what you want.

I don't know about your teams but my teams are always extremely nice and considerate about it. I really only mentioned once that I didn't eat meat because someone picked up on it and asked. Since then they always ask if a restaurant has food for me

Don't let the bad habits of others become your bad habits.

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