Victoria S. DorsanoFounder, Be Victorious Coaching · Be Victorious Coaching · Systems > Willpower

How to maintain your healthy habits on vacation

16 May 2024 · 1 min

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In this short video, Victoria S. Dorsano encourages viewers not to abandon their health goals while on vacation. She introduces a "volume dial" metaphor, suggesting that people can lower the intensity of their habits rather than stop them entirely. Instead of rigorous gym sessions, she recommends light movement such as walking, stretching, and mobility work. For nutrition, she advises focusing on simple priorities—getting a good source of protein, vegetables, and foods that are enjoyable—rather than strict macro tracking. The overall message is that healthy habits can be adapted to a vacation context, allowing continuity without the pressure of maintaining a full‑time routine.

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Just a reminder that if you have a vacation coming up, your health goals do not need to go out the window. There are plenty of ways to still prioritize your health while you're traveling. I like to think of healthy habits as a volume dial, and when we're home in our own routines, we can have the volume dial cranked up to maybe like a 7, 8, or 9, right? 10 out of 10 if we're really feeling good. But when we go on a vacation or take a hiatus from our normal rhythm and pattern of life, that doesn't mean that our health goals need to get just toss aside completely. We can adjust that volume dial down a few notches. So you may not be at like a 7, 8, or 9, but maybe you're at a 3, 4, 5. So instead of going to the gym to lift a couple times a week, you're going to be prioritizing maybe some walks outside and some light movement, light stretching, mobility work. And maybe instead of meal planning and tracking your macros precisely, you decide to just do your best at prioritizing a good source of protein, some veggies, and some foods that you really enjoy on your plate. And that's that. My point is you don't have to get out of the habits that you've worked so hard to establish just because you're on a vacation.