whilst I was taking a cool down walk late in the night after my run,
I chanced upon meeting someone after a long time,
A brief chat and she started asking me a lot of questions about my health, daily routine and how do I confirm to my diet when I am on the go. What I shared with her made me realize that it is needful for me to jot it down.
Here I go,
We all make plan A in our lives, the plan which is fool proof, sure shot way to achieve our goals, desires and outcomes.
As much as we would like it to materialize things do not always happen the ideal way.
There are contingencies which we might fail to take into account while formulating our plan.
As a result of which we might not be able to follow our original plan A.
What do we do?
Do we allow our strategy, planning and modus operandi to go kaput?
Or is there any course of action which we can adopt midway and not let the plan go haywire.
This is called plan B.
There is always plan B available.
The only question is do we have the foresight and acumen to understand and implement it.
The homework done for plan A can always be used to make plan B operational,
It needs a little tweak and editing and we still can achieve our outcomes.
How do we define plan B?
Plan B is the second-best option or way to get to where you ideally want to be!
It might not be the best result or the best course of action but definitely the second best.
Second best option is definitely better than not having any.
Is not it?
The question was how do I make sure I stick to my diet when I am travelling or I am on the go?
I replied that ideally the best would be home cooked balanced food, veggies, eggs and shakes.
When I am travelling if that is not available, I search for the second best (plan B) option.
I try and include raw cut salad, veggies, fruits, curd, dal and might carry some protein bars and nuts with me.
Not having plan A available does not mean I don’t have the next best option available and it should serve as an excuse and allow me the privilege of gorging on the entire buffet spread(lol).
If I don’t achieve my goals and cite excuses then I have no one but myself to blame.
I am myopic to the options and the ways available to me to achieve my goals as also the contingencies and hiccups which might occur on the way.
My two cents for plan A and plan B.