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Did your mom ever say that to you? It’s good advice to heed as a consultant. We sit on planes, we sit in meetings, and we sit at our desks in front of our laptops. Sitting, or rather slouching, is often how we spend much of our day. Read how my good friend and fellow consultant Ginger learned the hard way that bad “postural habits” can lead you down an uncomfortable path.

After years of talking about it, I finally decided to take the plunge last year and run a 15K. And I picked a doozie – the USTF 15K National Championship, also known as the Gate River Run, is one of the largest 15Ks in the country and THE race in my hometown. Now, to understand the significance of this endeavor, you have to know that running, for me, has always been a necessary evil – a thing to do when I wanted to drop a few pounds and nothing more. Now, a year later, I find myself getting ready to tackle it for the second time this Saturday. As I reflect on the last year, I’ve realized I gained a lot from that personal endeavor that had absolutely nothing to do with my waistline! It’s actually benefited me professionally as much, if not more, than physically.

Traveling every week makes it difficult to get the nutrients needed to stay healthy and to prevent from being hungry when there aren’t any healthy options available. Here are some snacks I like to travel with that are easy to pack in my suitcase and will last all week long!

Because consulting commonly requires long hours and work-intensive projects, many a consultants are sitting for long periods of time. Rarely are they up out of their chairs unless for a meeting or bathroom break. If I sit for long periods of time, not only do I become tired, I loose my train of thought in a duststorm of monotony. Variety stimulates me – variety of work, variety of scenery, variety of speed. While work/life balance may difficult to attain as a consultant, I think is an important part of the balance is Staying active = Staying alert.

When I started traveling as a consultant (and even now on occasion) I had to continually fight the urge to eat whatever was the easiest and closest thing to grab. Faced with crazy busy days and late nights at the office and in the hotel, my desire to eat somewhat healthy was harder and harder to achieve. I had to figure out a way to find some other way to keep a moderately healthy diet during the week. On a trip to buy snacks for the office one day, I started really looking at what my options were for meals in the grocery store. I found these 10 meals that were easy for me to get anywhere…but am still looking for more to add to the list!