Episode 039- Five Decisions You Must Make at Every Restaurant on the Road

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I’m your host, BpB, fellow road warrior, husband of one and father of five, avid Chicago sports fan, and a huge desire to see business travelers master the business travel life leveraging the six energy habits. 

And this podcast episode energy habit focus is the 2nd energy habit and the 2nd of the physical energy habits: FUEL

However, each decision can be easier if you view eating out on the road with the following lenses:
Food is Fuel

Fuel is Energy

The energy to….

• finish that proposal
• review the presentation
• Get to bed at a decent time

This is why Elite Road Warrior has three focus areas:

Work

Health

Home Life

Five Key Decisions You Must Make at Every Restaurant on the Road

These five decisions are naturally in order. They shouldn’t surprise you but somehow we act surprised when the server comes by and asks us these five questions.

Decision One - What I Will Drink

Here are some suggestions:

• Always and I mean always order a glass of water if one is not already provided for you then here’s the key: drink as much as you can to start. Why?

1. Most of us are more dehydrated than we even think so getting some water into your system is always a smart decision
2.  Water fills us up and hopefully detours us from over-eating
3. Join the Free WMP - water match program so whatever drink you do order, make sure you match it 1:1 with water. This will keep you hydrated the rest of the night and especially save you from waking up overly-parched and feeling like you’ve swallowed cotton balls that seem to multiply throughout the night

• Think about what you’re really drinking and how much you plan to or should drink. Are you going to stay with one type of drink or hop all over the place? For me, when I start hopping, I start paying for it and I don’t mean the tab. Through the years, I’ve become a vodka tonic guy and it’s served me well.

Decision Two - Will I Order or Eat an Appetizer

Here are some suggestions:

• Always pre-decide - this means don’t base your decision on what looks and/or smells good. If you do, you’re going down like a Mike Tyson punch. 
• If you choose, eat the cleaner and greener appetizer.
• If you’re a moderator, which means you can take just one bite and stop, stick to the plan
• If you’re an abstainer, which means if you start, hide the women and children, it’s going to get ugly quick and the appetizer will disappear, Know Thyself, and don’t start.
• Order a dark green salad - this is my go-to-choice for a few reasons:

1. I avoid the tempting and fattening appetizer
2. It allows me to get in healthy clean greens - just be smart with the toppings and dressings

Decision Three - What Is My Main Course
There are two main choices here:

1. The main course needs to be Clean - look for the cleanest meat possible whether beef, chicken, eggs. If it’s really clean, it will list “grass-fed or organic” which means this is your easiest choice. If not, your 2nd main choice becomes all the more important 
2. What goes ON the main course - we can make a great clean decision with the main course then go five step backwards by all the heavy sauces, etc. 

Here are some suggestions:

• Always do your research - every restaurant now has an online menu so do some intel. Why? Avoid impulse choosing.
• Put the sauce on the side - sometimes when it’s doused all over the place, you’re forced t