Joy dot: the company of my radiant golden retriever, Lucy, while I am home sick from work

Good job, Sarit! Planning makes such a difference. When my husband and I travel anywhere close enough to drive, we stay at hotels that have little refrigerators and microwaves in the rooms and bring most of our own food. It saves a lot of money and we avoid the sodium and sugar in restaurant food.
Allison

: My husband & I just returned from
: a 3-day vacation that we went on
: with 3 other couples, very good
: friends of ours. We rented
: bungalos with B&B, and would be
: eating first day lunch in a coffee
: shop, and BBQ for first day
: dinner. Second day dinner would be
: in a very fancy restaurant. The
: rest of the meals would be
: on-the-go affairs as we traveled
: around.

: So I took the above and worked out
: how I would get my proteins and
: browns for each meal. I brought
: with me whole rye bread, yam cakes
: (that's what I made the yam cakes
: for ) and almonds &
: pecans.

: The breakfasts were large, and I was
: able to take proteins from that
: and make on-the-go snacks with the
: browns I had brought. We hiked/sat
: out in nature, and while the
: others munched on cakes and
: bread-and-jam from breakfast, I
: had my "steady staples"
: to keep me on even keel. When
: needed, I ate nuts to stack
: proteins.

: At the fancy restaurant my husband
: couldn't believe his sugar-addict
: wife flatly refused the dozens of
: styled-for-an-art-museum desserts.
: I simply cannot describe the
: masterpieces that sat on that
: buffet table. I really appreciated
: the expertise that had gone into
: their preparation, but aside from
: the culinary talent they
: reflected, they did not interest
: me. I felt totally steady and
: serene.

: We returned several hours ago. I had
: a program-friendly supper, and am
: sipping on my red tea.

: Here and there on the trip it was not
: possible to do things
: "right" one hundred
: percent. For example, some snacks
: were just browns, with no protein
: available. But all in all, the
: pre-planning really served me
: well. I have returned home happy
: and steady.

: Just want to say Thank You to
: Kathleen and to all you wonderful
: people out there who have helped
: me understand how to emerge steady
: from different situations like
: stressful workdays as well as
: holiday vacations.

: Sarit