One of the hardest things about changing the way you eat is having to travel. This week, I attended a 3-day Sales Training in Atlanta. It wasn't horrible, but it also was not on my top 10 list of things to do either.
Here is how I a managed - I figured I was going to be hungry for most of the day until dinner and that I was going to drink a lot of coffee, tea, & water...A LOT of it!
It's not even that I was tempted to "cheat." Well, until the the miles and miles of candy displayed on the final day during the afternoon break....but the good news while I thought to myself - 1 hot tamale or 1 gummy bear wouldn't be THAT bad would it?? I always answered with - YES stupid! It would be THAT bad! It really felt like those candy tables were out on display for hours!
The real problem I had was finding food at the right time because I am only supposed to eat when I am hungry and not when I am not. A challenge when there are set meal times and meetings every minute in between. I ended up just eating when there were options within my food parameters. Luckily, I was pretty hungry at lunch and dinner, so it worked out ok. And lunch was better (not as in yummy better, but as in foods I can eat better - ie: plain chicken and veggies or salad).
We also went out to dinner both nights and with several substitutions, they were both meals were quite good. Luckily, I am past the embarrassment of being a complicated order-er at restaurants. Plus, my colleagues were fantastic at understanding and supporting which was a huge help.
So strangely, it really wasn't as bad as I expected. I wasn't all that hungry and with some pre-planning for dinners, those meals were really quite delicious.
I am always delighted when things work out better than expected. Because it is during those times I truly feel as if my life and habits are changing for good and for the better.
Oh -and cheers to the fact that I can still drink vodka!
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