I recently took a trip down the Oregon coast and was amazed at the beauty that was around every corner. From the endless white sand beaches, the thundering waves and the desert like surroundings of the sand dunes in Florence this trip has given me memories that will last a life time.

I will say that doing a road trip and staying in various hotels, with various amentities did cause challenges for this fitness gal. We are incredibly fortunate to live in such a healthy environment. BC, primarily Vancouver and surrounding areas, offers endless choices for those of us who choose to eat healthy and live a fit lifestyle. I can't say the same for the United States. I was horrified at the realization that just hours away our close neighbors to the south can be in such a crisis with living healthy. I was surrounded by overweight adults but even more upsetting was the volume of overweight children. Restaurants did offer healthier options but honestly I was always disappointed with how the choices tasted... and hell if it doesn't taste good who would want to eat it? No wonder millions of people daily choose chicken wings over a wilted spinach salad topped with chicken breast that tastes like rubber. Not to mention the price tag attached to these options. I can understand why families would choose the unhealthy, tasty (by somes oppinions) and better priced meals. Unfortunately the true cost of these choices can't be measured by the size of your wallet... the true cost shows on the bodies and in the health status of all these individuals.

So in the end we opted for the "safeway" diet. Meaning we hit the grocery store daily and always checked into rooms that offered us fridges and a small area to prep for the day. Yes, this was alot more work but we felt better for it and our money went alot further and our food tasted GOOD!

So use this as an example... if you want to live healthy, eat healthy and feel great putting in the effort and taking the time is well worth the cost.

-L