Business Travel and Weight Loss After 40

Yes. The beauty of our program is that you can take it with you. Most hotel gyms have a few dumbbells, and that's all your workouts need. No gym? There are bodyweight workouts for that. Elle On-Demand helps you find good food wherever you're staying, and your coach works the trip into your plan.

You don't have to be perfect on the road.

You just need a plan that comes with you.

Here's how it works.

Why do work trips feel so much harder than vacations?

On a vacation, you pick the restaurant and the schedule.

On a work trip, someone else does.

A lot of the women we coach tell us the same thing. They don't know how food works when it's hotels the whole time, and they can't make their own.

Here's what usually gets in the way:

You don't own the agenda. Breakfast meetings, working lunches, a dinner at eight.
The food is chosen for you. Pastries at the coffee break, sandwiches at lunch.
Sleep takes the first hit. Early flights, late dinners, a strange bed.
Your routine stays home. Your kitchen, your workout space, your groceries.

None of that means the week is lost. It just needs a different plan.

What should I do before the trip?

Do these four before you pack.

Tell your coach. Dates, city, what the days look like. She'll adjust your plan for the trip. Chris asks every woman for one thing: "All we want from you is communication."
Pack your bands. The fabric bands from your equipment weigh almost nothing.
Look up the area. Elle On-Demand, our own AI assistant, helps you make informed choices wherever you're staying. Tell it your hotel and it points you to healthy options nearby, based on your preferences and your targets. Snap a photo of a restaurant menu and it suggests what fits your plan.
Plan one grocery stop. That's your room fridge sorted for the week.

Chris says it on a lot of calls: you can take us with you.

How do I eat well in a hotel?

Start with the room fridge.

One of our coaches keeps a short list for the women she coaches:

Greek yogurt and berries, if dairy fits your plan.
Hard-boiled eggs, ready to eat from most grocery stores.
Single-serve tuna. All you need is a fork.
A protein shake, if you already use one at home.

Then the hotel breakfast.

Here's the thing. Breakfast is usually the meal you control most on a work trip. Look past the muffins. Find eggs, an omelette or yogurt if dairy fits your plan, with fruit on the side.

Gluten-free? When the spread is mostly sandwiches and baked goods, the room fridge is your backup. If you have celiac disease, your doctor's advice comes first. Here's how we build a gluten-free or dairy-free plan.

How do I get through a full conference day?

Conference days are long, and they're mostly sitting.

Here's how I'd handle one:

Eat a real breakfast first. Protein before the first session makes the coffee-break pastries easier to pass on.
Build your lunch around protein. Then add vegetables.
Keep a snack in your bag, so 3 p.m. doesn't get decided by the snack table.
Walk at every break. Stairs, hallways, ten minutes outside.
Refill your water bottle. Every session.

What about client dinners and drinks?

They're part of the job, so they're part of the plan.

Order protein first, add vegetables, and decide on the drink before you sit down. Your coach can build those dinners into your week ahead of time.

Here's how to order at restaurants and still lose fat, including when you eat out for work every week.

Can I keep up my workouts on the road?

Yes. This is one of the main reasons our program works so well.

The hotel gym is enough. Most have a rack of dumbbells, and you can do just your dumbbell workouts.
No gym, no problem. There are bodyweight workouts that fit between the bed and the desk, and your fabric bands weigh almost nothing.
Short on time? A shorter workout still counts. Your coach has strategies for the weeks you can't fit in full workouts, so you keep moving forward without the pressure of being perfect.
Walk everywhere you can. Around the block before dinner, through the airport.
Protect your sleep. Late flight and an early meeting? Tell your coach. She'll help you decide what the week can handle.

What if I don't want to do anything on this trip?

That's okay too.

Some trips are long, packed or just exhausting, and you'd rather not train at all. Tell your coach, and she'll work it into your plan.

This is a coaching program. We work within what you can do and the bandwidth you have that week, so you don't have to be rigid to keep making progress.

Your plan is built around your goals and your life. Some weeks, that means doing less on purpose.

One of our coaches calls them the four pillars on the road: movement, hydration, sleep and protein. Get those four, and the trip is a win.

What if a work trip lands in the middle of my 8 weeks?

Hey ladies, listen up.

Say you've got a week of client meetings booked mid-program, and you're worried you'll waste a week of it.

You won't.

Most women come to us wanting to lose weight. What they actually want to lose is fat.

Fat loss comes from what you do most days, over weeks. One week on the road doesn't erase that.

Your coach plans the week with you. The hotel, the meetings, the dinners.
A long trip can be built in. If you're away for a big part of the program, your coach can extend your plan so you still get your full 8 weeks.
Your coach comes with you. You can reach her between your weekly check-ins, wherever you are.

We've helped 1,000+ women lose 10 to 20 lbs of fat in 8 weeks. A lot of them travel for work.

Here's how much time the program actually takes, including travel weeks.

What happens when I get home?

Pick up at your next meal.

Restock the fridge, do the next workout on your plan, and tell your coach how it went. The good and the messy.

Scale up the morning after you land? Give it a few days. Here's how to travel without undoing your progress, including why the scale jumps when you get home.

Ready for a plan that comes on every trip?

Your career has travel in it.

Your plan should too.

Start with the short video on our homepage at fortyfwd.com. It walks through why your body stopped responding after 40 and the method we use to change that.

If it sounds like you, apply for a call with Chris.

He reads every application himself. On the call, tell him how often you travel and what a work trip usually looks like, and he'll tell you straight whether the program is the right fit. If it is, he walks you through the investment then, once you both know it's a fit.

Pack the bands.

Stock the fridge.

Take us with you.

Frequently asked questions

How do I stay on track on a business trip?

Take the program with you. Do your dumbbell workouts in the hotel gym or a bodyweight workout in your room, keep protein at every meal, and tell your coach before you go so she can work the trip into your plan.

Can I still lose weight if I travel for work every month?

Yes. A lot of the women we coach travel for work, and your coach builds the trips into your plan from the start.

What should I eat for breakfast at a hotel?

Look for protein first: eggs, an omelette, or yogurt if dairy fits your plan, with fruit on the side. Keep a backup in your room fridge for the mornings the buffet doesn't work.

What can I keep in a hotel room fridge?

Greek yogurt and berries if dairy fits your plan, hard-boiled eggs, single-serve tuna, cut vegetables and fruit. A protein shake works too if you already use one.

What if I don't want to work out on a trip?

That's fine. Tell your coach, and she'll work it into your plan. We coach within your bandwidth, so you don't have to be perfect on every trip to keep making progress.

I travel for work. How do I stay on track on business trips and in hotels?