Traveling
& The Holidays: It’s So Hard To Eat Right. Really? Why?
By Dr. Rick
Kattouf II
If you have heard this (or even
said this once) you have probably heard it (or said it) 1000 times,
"eating right while traveling is so difficult!" And/or, “eating right
during the holidays is so difficult!” If this is your mindset and if this is the
verbiage that you have used in the past or currently use, c'mon now, it's time
to pump the brakes and put a stop to this. This makes no sense (you just
believe it to be true and therefore, this has become your reality). Honestly,
why is it any more difficult to eat right while traveling or during the
holidays? It's not, individuals just think and believe that it is and
therefore, that becomes their truth and their reality.
Here's a simple example.
Take anyone that is super lean, super fit, and super healthy and has been for
their entire life (and not because they are lucky; it’s because of the choices
they make). This person travels as much if not even more than other
individuals. They are not whining and complaining about nutrition and travel.
Why is it any different for them than it is for you? Let’s take a page out of
the book, The Power, ‘No Whining, No
Complaining, No Excuses.’
It's the same belief and mindset when
it comes to the holidays. How many times do you hear individuals whine and
complain about how hard it is to eat right during the holidays? And just like
with traveling, those that are super lean, super fit and super healthy also
have the same holiday activities. They go to the same family functions and
holiday parties you go to. They are presented with the same foods and beverages
that you are presented with. These individuals are not gorging themselves,
derailing themselves, derailing their fitness and body composition during the
holidays; not even close. So, it's not any harder to eat right while traveling
and/or during the holidays; it's just a mindset and a belief and a limiting
belief at that.
It’s All About Choices
I was traveling and sitting at
the airport, waiting to board my flight. While sitting at the gate, the two
individuals across from me were overweight as was the individual sitting to my
left. The two individuals sitting across from me both broke out a candy bar (king-size
bar of course). The individual to my left busted into a bag of chips. Now, they
could have just as easily chosen the turkey sandwich on
wheat bread (with lettuce & tomato), which was available at the restaurant
right next to the gate. Point being is this; it's not challenging to eat right
while traveling. It simply comes down to our choices. The overweight
individuals easily could have made a different choice and gone with the turkey
sandwich on wheat bread. It was their choice to go with the king-size candy
bars and the chips. But at the same time, these are the same individuals that are
always complaining about how challenging it is to eat right while traveling.
So, those that are overweight are
the ones complaining about how challenging it is to eat right while traveling.
While the super lean and super fit is neither complaining nor challenged by
travel and nutrition, very interesting.
Time to Change the Belief
If you are one of those
individuals that has been caught in this spider web and feel as if you are challenged
by your nutrition while traveling and/or the holidays, no worries; let's make
today the first day that we break out of and break through this mindset. The
mind and body work together. As long as individuals feels that eating right is
challenging during travel, then they are right. Henry Ford said it best,
"Whether you think you can or when you think you cannot, either way, you
are right." Be sure to read that quote a few more times, it is
super-powerful.
Are you ready to think
different? Are you ready to change your beliefs in order to change the results?
If so, almost in a flash, your nutrition and travel/holiday struggles can
become a thing of the past and no longer a challenge. You just have to change
the thoughts and change the limiting beliefs that you have about travel/holidays
and nutrition. The next time you travel, go into it with a completely different
mindset. Because when you do, positive changes will start to occur. It will
help you go from the world of "unconscious eating" (this is where you
just, unconsciously, purchase that king-size candy bar, bag of chips, etc., in
the airport, on the road, etc.) into the world of "conscious eating."
(This is where you step back, and put some thought into how you choose
to fuel your body)
If eating right while
traveling truly were difficult, then no one would be super lean and super fit.
But there are individuals of course that our super lean and super fit and
travel a ton. And this proof that there is no truth to this, rather, it's just
a limiting belief that we hold on to. And as a result, we act in accordance to
what we believe to be true. If you are ready to make your nutrition while
traveling as easy as it is when you're home, today's your day to make the
change. And then, you want to extend this mindset into the holidays and New
Year as well. Break the chain today and break away from the belief that eating
right while traveling is difficult. And when you do, get ready for exciting and
positive changes to happen.
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Rick Kattouf II, O.D. is a 2x Best-Selling Author and Fitness &
Nutrition expert and has been named one of America’s PremierExperts® and one of
the World Fitness Elite® Trainers of the Year. Rick is a Sports Nutrition
Specialist, Heart Rate Performance Specialist, Master Personal Trainer &
Triathlon Coach. He has been seen on ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox affiliates around
the country as well as in the USA Today, Chicago Tribune, Ironman.com,
Livestrong.com, FIGHT! Magazine, Florida Cycling Magazine and The Independent
in the UK. Rick is the CEO/Founder of TeamKattouf® Inc, CEO/Founder of
TeamKattouf® Nutrition LLC, CEO/Founder of Virtual Gym LLC, Creator of
TeamKattouf® Nutrition Supplements, Host of Rx Nutrition, author of Forever
Fit, Creator of 5-Round Fury® Nutrition Supplement, 5-Round Fury Fitness®
workout app, Creator of Coach2CEO, Creator of Fuel Keeper®, Entrepreneur and
Inspirational Speaker. Dr. Rick has personally coached individuals in 30+
states and 10+ countries.
