Travel can be amazing, and it can also quietly derail your energy, cravings, and routines. In today’s episode, #187, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi shares a practical system to stay consistent on trips, even when your schedule is packed and your environment is totally different.

You will learn Dr. A’s four anchors for healthy travel: nutrition, movement, hydration, and sleep. These are simple defaults you can use on family vacations, weekends away, or work trips, so you come home feeling proud, not like you have to “start over Monday.”

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1. Four anchors to protect energy and cravings while traveling
2. Airport plan that removes decision fatigue
3. Travel fuel kit for protein-forward snacks anytime
4. Two-meal strategy that keeps restaurant meals enjoyable and balanced
5. Morning movement to boost mood, digestion, and metabolism
6. Walks that support blood sugar and sleep
7. Hydration planning that prevents the “puffy, tired, headachy” travel feel
8. Sleep shield kit plus morning light for circadian rhythm support

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In Episode 186 of the Fit Mother Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi shares why a supportive evening routine can change everything: sleep quality, cravings, mood, and the energy you bring to your family the next day. If you are doing a lot “right” but still feel wired at night or tired in the morning, this episode gives you a simple way to reset.

Dr. A teaches a clear framework where your night routine has three jobs: set the clock, lower arousal, and protect your sleep cave. You will learn how light, screens, late meals, and nervous system activation can disrupt deeper sleep. You will also get practical tools that fit real life, including a wind-down rule, a quick brain dump to quiet mental loops, and bedroom upgrades that make sleep more restorative.

In this episode, you’ll learn the 3 jobs of an evening routine:

1. The 3 Jobs of an Evening Routine
2. Set the Clock (light + meal timing + consistent cues)
3. Lower Arousal (mind and nervous system downshift)
4. Protect Your Sleep Cave (cool, dark, quiet, positioning)

Coming up: How to stay consistent with nutrition, workouts, hydration, and sleep while traveling.

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1. Sleep quality over sleep quantity
2. The 3 jobs: set the clock, lower arousal, protect the sleep cave
3. Morning light exposure supports stronger melatonin at night
4. Dim lights and shift screens warmer 60–90 minutes before bed
5. Dinner timing as a major lever, ideally finishing 3 hours before sleep
6. “3-2-1 wind-down rule”
7. Brain dump and tomorrow list to close open loops
8. Nasal breathing and slow exhales to downshift the nervous system
9. Hot shower 60–90 minutes before bed to help cooling and sleep onset
10. Bed association: sleep and sex, not scrolling and work
11. NSDR or yoga nidra for racing-mind nights
12. “After the basics” supplements: magnesium glycinate, glycine, low-dose melatonin

This week, in Episode 185 of the Fit Mother Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi kicks off a 3-part series on routines by starting where the day is often won or lost: your morning. Not a perfect morning. A repeatable one. He shares a simple structure that works through real-life seasons - busy family schedules, work demands, travel, and those mornings where you’re already behind before you begin.

You’ll learn how to build a morning routine around a few “anchor” habits that travel with you anywhere. Dr. A also breaks down a 3-bucket framework—physical, mental, and spiritual—so you can start the day fueled, clear-headed, and grounded (without needing an hour of extra time).

If you’ve tried routines before and they never stick, this episode will help you reduce friction, scale habits up or down, and keep momentum even when life isn’t cooperating.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

1. How to choose your “non-negotiable” morning anchors
2. The 3-bucket routine framework (physical / mental / spiritual)
3. How to shrink habits when you’re busy
4. The “don’t miss twice” rule for staying consistent
5. Why the night before is part of a great morning

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Next Week: Evening routines—simple steps to sleep better and wake up stronger.

1. Morning routines = daily “bookends” that protect your energy
2. Season-based routines: adjust with motherhood, work, and life shifts
3. The 3 buckets: physical + mental + spiritual nourishment
4. Anchor habits first (low friction, high payoff)
5. “Collapse the size” of habits when time is tight
6. Miss one day = okay; don’t miss more than two
7. Non-negotiables vs bonus habits
8. Focus / Buffer / Free days: match routine to the day type
9. A better morning starts the night before
10. One habit at a time (consistency over intensity)

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