When in Rome...

[lauren921]

Hi everyone. I am going to Rome in about 10 days and the place I'm staying does not have a gym. I'm going with a tour group and we'll be sight seeing for a majority of the day, so I'm not sure that I'll have much time to scope out a gym. Should I just stick with body weight exercises for the week or just give it a rest?

[bouncingpuka]

Hi everyone. I am going to Rome in about 10 days and the place I'm staying does not have a gym. I'm going with a tour group and we'll be sight seeing for a majority of the day, so I'm not sure that I'll have much time to scope out a gym. Should I just stick with body weight exercises for the week or just give it a rest?

Give it a rest and come visit me in Milan! :-D
Hehe, joking....um, well, how long are you holiday-ing for? I would honestly just embrace the fact that you're visiting a beautiful city, unplug the socket while you're there, and focus on enjoying the trip :-)

[onnadafit]

Ahh Roma... lovely city! Enjoy the sight seeing, you will be doing lots of walking YOu could always get up early and go for a stroll if a park is near you and do bodyweight exercises, then you can enjoy your day - the coffee gelato is bellissimo!! Just watch the bread and cheese... ahhh italian food... divine.

Give it a rest and come visit me in Milan! :-D
Hehe, joking....um, well, how long are you holiday-ing for? I would honestly just embrace the fact that you're visiting a beautiful city, unplug the socket while you're there, and focus on enjoying the trip :-)

[lauren921]

I'll be there for 7 days. I'm not concerned about missing cardio because of all the walking, but I am concerned about the food and not being able to track my cals. I put on weight very easily and have a hard time taking it off - at least lately I do!

[juliacheh]

I don't know about everybody, but when I take a week off, I don't lose any strength and manage to up my weights on most of the lifts.
And how much fat can you gain in 7 days, if you will be burning a ton of calories by walking?
Enjoy your trip and have fun, it's only a week.

[Killer queen]

I'll be there for 7 days. I'm not concerned about missing cardio because of all the walking, but I am concerned about the food and not being able to track my cals. I put on weight very easily and have a hard time taking it off - at least lately I do!

I actually ran into this problem back in March when I went to Rome and Venice. Unfortunately it is very very hard to eat clean and not spend a TON of euro doing it. They aren't a big protein based country, obviously. So I went to the super market and stocked up on basic foods as much as I could rather than buying meals. Beware though, it is very expensive so don't buy on the streets. What hotel are you staying at? I stayed right near the Piazza Navona. But honestly, I walked about 5-7 miles a day so I didn't gain much at all. (and I ate like pizza, pasta, and all the dark chocolate gelato I could find) I would take the week off and completely enjoy your time..just use portion control and speed walk.

I also checked on getting a gym membership, but it was pretty far from my hotel and very expensive FYI..

[lauren921]

I actually ran into this problem back in March when I went to Rome and Venice. Unfortunately it is very very hard to eat clean and not spend a TON of euro doing it. They aren't a big protein based country, obviously. So I went to the super market and stocked up on basic foods as much as I could rather than buying meals. Beware though, it is very expensive so don't buy on the streets. What hotel are you staying at? I stayed right near the Piazza Navona. But honestly, I walked about 5-7 miles a day so I didn't gain much at all. (and I ate like pizza, pasta, and all the dark chocolate gelato I could find) I would take the week off and completely enjoy your time..just use portion control and speed walk.

I also checked on getting a gym membership, but it was pretty far from my hotel and very expensive FYI..

I'm not really staying at a hotel; I'm staying at the Generalate which is the Brother's world headquarters. I'm going going with tour group from my old college and that's where they usually stay. I'm bring nuts, kashi and south beach bars with me for snacks but I'll just have to make do for lunch and dinner. Thanks for the tips!

[divinediva77]

[QUOTE=lauren921;395623131]I'm not really staying at a hotel; I'm staying at the Generalate which is the Brother's world headquarters. I'm going going with tour group from my old college and that's where they usually stay. I'm bring nuts, kashi and south beach bars with me for snacks but I'll just have to make do for lunch and dinner. Thanks for the tips![/QUOT

This is very funny that you are posting this because I just got back from my trip to Italy 2 weeks ago. I spent 3 & 1/2 weeks there. About a week of my trip was in Roma. I agree with other people's comments that its very hard to eat as you normally would while you are there, however you will be walking a lot. There were a couple of days where I walked from the Colleseum to the Vatican. That's a good hike, so you may not be weight training while you are there but the walking will help.

The week I was in Roma I took off completely from working out and just enjoyed myself. But the rest of the time I stayed in a little town were my fiance's family lives and got to workout here and there at a gym. But not as consistent as I normally would. But I think my body appreciated the break because I never take a break like that.

Regardless the food there is amazing, especially in Roma so you should try some of it. In Italy as you go further north the food tends to be richer so foods like Carbonera and All'Matricina are must haves there, oh and don't forget Gelato's If you like olives, grapes wine, or even nuts you be in heaven. There is a huge difference in the quality from the olives, grapes and wine in this country. Trust me!!!..... Italy is not a huge protein first country so you will have to make an extra effort to get it in, but you can....I did. Also a lot of the food there contains no preservatives and isn't processed so its way more healthy. Plus a lot of it is locally grown. There were days that I had fish that was caught less than a mile from where I was staying. I also had plenty of grapes, olives and figs right off my fiance's mom's tree. It was amazing!!!!

I typically gain weight looking at food and after being there for 3 weeks and eating whatever I wanted didn't gain more than 2 lbs. if that, but I didn't weigh myself. I had a few people tell me I lost weight....weird huh? . .....So don't worry about a thing and enjoy yourself and the food and culture

[divinediva77]

oh btw if you are looking for a great resturant to eat at, that is not a tourist trap, which there are a lot of those everywhere, and isn't rediculously expensive, but is fabulous go to "Pancotto" Its a great restaurant with good prices and killer food!!!! I think there address is 00153 Roma - V. Trastevere, 8-14 (P.te Garibaldi) Its actually right near a sushi restaurant. (the sushi place is at the corner. Buon Appetito

[bouncingpuka]

DivineDiva.....! Just........couldn't.......resist........MUST..... correct......Italian....spelling.........can't.... not.....do .....it.......

Pasta alla Carbonara
and
Pasta all'Amatriciana

PHEW!!!! Had to get that off my chest! Hehehehe :-D Gimme a break, I'm italian here! :-D But excellent, EXCELLENT effort I do say :-)

[divinediva77]

DivineDiva.....! Just........couldn't.......resist........MUST..... correct......Italian....spelling.........can't.... not.....do .....it.......

Pasta alla Carbonara
and
Pasta all'Amatriciana

PHEW!!!! Had to get that off my chest! Hehehehe :-D Gimme a break, I'm italian here! :-D But excellent, EXCELLENT effort I do say :-)

Hahaha Yeah after looking at my spelling.....I butchered both of those.... Sorry BouncingPuka......lol But I do know how to cook both of those and they sure are yummy I am trying to work on my poor spelling let alone my ability to speak fluent Italian. Especially because most of my fiance's family lives there, well in Mola di Bari, not Rome. And we might be moving to Italy in the next couple of years.

[bouncingpuka]

Hahaha Yeah after looking at my spelling.....I butchered both of those.... Sorry BouncingPuka......lol But I do know how to cook both of those and they sure are yummy I am trying to work on my poor spelling let alone my ability to speak fluent Italian. Especially because most of my fiance's family lives there, well in Mola di Bari, not Rome. And we might be moving to Italy in the next couple of years.

Hehehehehehehe, not a problem! :-) And I'm 130% positive that you do them justice in the kitchen! You'll get to the speaking part in no time.....I've heard that Italian isn't that difficult to learn (I wouldn't know personally, since I never actually LEARNED it.....I'm just naturally bilingual (tri actually) since I was really little, and you know how kids absorb languages like sponges :-) I'll be glad to have you as a neighbour! Ok, Mola di Bari...not adjacent to Milan.....but hey! :-D
Buonanotte to all, almost midnight here and I'm POOPED!

[Killer queen]

Also, pleas go to "Da Baffetto" it is a small pizzeria but AMAZING! They place is always sooo busy there so get there early. (Italians eat much later for dinner, which is so weird to me) and also Gelateria Giolitti, BEST gelato I found in Rome. Amazing dark chocolate gelato, I wish I could go back just for that. haha have fun!

[ToraAdams]

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[lauren921]

Thanks ladies!