{"id":10185,"date":"2020-10-21T14:26:03","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T12:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/?p=10185"},"modified":"2022-01-23T14:23:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T13:23:37","slug":"eating-healthy-while-traveling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/eating-healthy-while-traveling\/","title":{"rendered":"Eating Healthy While Traveling – FCI 042"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s a strange paradox when it comes to eating healthy while traveling in Italy. The variety of incredible food<\/a> is so enticing that you must wonder how Italians stay so trim. As for the traveler, if you\u2019re only visiting for a week or two, there\u2019s a powerful temptation to overindulge<\/strong> in all the delicious abundance. But still, given all that, you often hear of people returning from a trip to Italy actually having lost<\/em> 5-10 pounds. What gives?<\/p>\n

It’s a lot to unpack, and thankfully I have an expert guest on my podcast that helps me make sense of it. Her name is Dr. Lisa Ortigara Crego<\/a> and she\u2019s a clinical psychologist specializing in eating disorders. Not only that, she’s now a lover of Italy travel<\/strong> following a memorable trip back to “the old country” to see some of her Italian relatives. <\/p>\n

As to the puzzle of why people actually lose weight while traveling in Italy, it\u2019s pretty simple when you break it down. Healthier food, smaller portions, less access to constant snacking<\/strong>. In many locations, it\u2019s nearly impossible to find something to eat at say 4:00 in the afternoon, should a craving hit you. Not to mention, most people on an Italian vacation do a lot more walking than they\u2019re used to back home. <\/p>\n

\"Eating<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

I’d rather starve. Anything served by airline can barely be called food, in my book.<\/p>\n

Here are just a few things we touched on:<\/strong><\/p>\n