Preparing for a Mexico Vaction - Help!!

[playmorsiberians]

We leave in a few short weeks for our week long Mexico vacation at the Mayan Palace in the Riviera Maya!!! While I can't wait for the sunny tropical paradise I'm also nervous about how I will stay true to Atkins while I am there. In the past we've always packed some things in our suitcase that we like to have that is difficult to find at the stores in Mexico. For this trip I think I am going to bring a few packages of my Ranch dressing mix (powder) as well as a small jar of real mayo this way I can make my own dressing. Our resort has a fabulous chicken salad that I would often eat pool side however I can't be certain their dressing is legal, so packing my own will allow me to eat with confidence.

Any thoughts from you on what I could bring along to make our trip more Atkins friendly. I fear getting myself into a situation of limited food choices and then negotiating 'cheats' during the vacation.

Help!

Smiles,
Lisa

[chinadoll]

well, these places almost always have eggs & bacon or something along those lines for breakfast so you should be good there. Lunch--stick to salads, your chicken one, a caesar salad, etc. Snacks are probably the toughest. Pork rinds, cheese, take some mustard and sneak some hard boiled eggs from the breakfast buffet to make deviled eggs (you will have your mayo), dinners should be doable.

For me the alcohol would be the toughie. Poolside drinks would be hard to substitute.
Have a wonderful trip and hopefully a "legal" one too.

[Jeremy]

Hope you don't get murdered in the Mexican drug chaos.

[playmorsiberians]

Jeremy, advice like this could be kept to yourself.......thanks!