Monday, May 13, 2013

"they're ba-a-a-ack!"

Well, kinda.  We disembarked yesterday and are recovering at our daughter's house in Houston.  We'll be a couple of days here before continuing homeward.  WHEW.  Good trip, but travel is always rather exhausting!

We picked up some interesting info, and my husband is all gung-ho to make progress on HIS weight loss ... which helps!  When he wants to go out for meals often, and sits in the backyard shade with a cocktail and a book, it's awfully tempting to indulge myself, too.

The first thing on my agenda is to drink plenty of coffee and water -- i always end up with messed-up hydration when away from home!  Not only is one running around and talking more (which both cause more expending of water), but frequently the quality of the rehydration liquid leaves a lot to be desired.  At home, i drink water from our RO system every time i take one of my many supplements, and all ice and coffee and cooking waters are equally clean.  It turns into quite a bit by the end of the day.  Away from the house you're rarely quite sure what you're consuming, in many ways.  AT LEAST the latest information suggests that the danger from water bottles is less than was feared....

Actually, thinking about the problem of what is in one's food-away-from-home, i come up with a corollary to the iniquitous food-reward notion:  in seeking to increase market-share, food manufacturers add in abstruse as well as obvious appetite-encouragers; the problem is NOT the yummy hyperpalatable "food", it's the appalling TOXINS which have been added to make it addictive.  Whaddaya think?  :-)

I've been chattering, haven't i?  ;-)  Just wanted to let you all know that we survived, had a great vacation and learned some solid stuff while we were away!  I took some notes that are worth passing along, and when i become a bit more mentally organized (i.e., caffeine-sufficient) i'll be working on the best way to share the wealth.

8 comments:

  1. Great to see you're ba-a-a-ack.

    I find when you are away from home, wherever you are, your fluid intake is different. Take time to adjust and look forward to hearing from you when you're refreshed and ready

    All the best Jan

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    1. thank you, Jan! i'm starting to feel more normal again already.

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  2. Welcome back! When you are ready share your impression of LC celebrities, please.
    I am going to Russia for two months soon and packing my suitcase at the moment - bought quite a lot of coconut oil for my mom, some 90% chocolate and a cream cheese to make cheese cakes. They don't have all that in Russia. Traveling is exiting and tiring at the same time.

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    1. exactly! no matter how much fun i have, it's always a bit of a relief when it's over. :-) i hope yours is a great vacation too!

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  3. Hi Galina
    You must be looking forward to your two months in Russia, hope all travel plans etc go well. In the meantime look forward to bumping into you, as we say, on the different blogs.

    All the best Jan

    PS Once again welcome back to Tess

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  4. Thank you, Jane,
    I will be on the web while in Russia.

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  5. You're probably right about the toxins added to food to make you want to eat more of it. I quit snacking on the dark chocolate and peanut M&Ms at work. A lot of the munchies went away.

    Maybe I'm unusual, but caffeine makes me so relaxed that I can't stay awake on the bus ride home if I drink it in the afternoon. It's what I go for when I'm stressed out. And I get hungry for breakfast if I have it in the morning.

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    1. that's interesting! yes, when i'm eating "normally" i have NO desire to snack, and in the morning when my body is chugging along happily on my body-fat, eating has no attraction for quite awhile.

      one of our nurses needs to explain to me why some people are sedated by "stimulants" and vice versa....

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