Business Travel -vs- Diet, who wins?

Sometimes the schedule on the business trip does not allow for exercise time. As a last resort, I think when being dropped off at the hotel by the hosts in the evening, take a walk around the block before going to bed is a little bit better than nothing. It definitely shaves off guilt a little bit.
As for restaurant situations - here\'s what I do. If the host is not trying desperately to impress me with their generosity, I will say I\'m feeling I\'m coming down with something and want to eat light - and will stick with a salad.
If they\'re one of those that want to splurge on you, I go for the \'need to eat me slowly - fussy\' foods. You know, my sister takes her business clients out for a meal a lot and the custom is that as a guest, in terms of price range, you need to follow the host\'s choice. There\'s no way she can order a salad, then. She goes for expensive fresh seafood, like a grilled sole or crabs, or mussels. That gives her guests maneuvre to order, and a plate of whole large unshelled shrimp or a whole grilled fish take up a lot of time to clean or shell when you\'re eating them. That way, you keep your hands occupied, lots of time for conversation, not much calories in them, though.
And for breakfast, you can legitimately say that you\'re still feeling full from a yesterday\'s evening meal. Or say you don\'t normally eat breakfast. That\'s very manly...
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