Happy vacationing, Kari! I love how centered you sound with your meal plan. Like you, I love the treat of eating my own meals on my own timing (today I went to the movies with a friend, and afterwards, we sat in the car and I ate my meal -- I shared a piece of sweet potato with her, but didn't feel guilty in not offering her more!)

And like you, I'll eat my meal and then if I feel like eating more, I'll eat with others later.

Hope you have a fantabulous time :)

E.

: I know this wont get posted in time
: to help me out. But we are going
: on vacation for 4 days with some
: family from Germany (BF’s father,
: brother and brothers long term
: GF). My BF is really good about
: making sure I eat my scheduled
: 5:30 dinner. But last night he
: told me that was not going to
: happen on this road trip. 'It will
: still be light out at that time
: and we will be out and about doing
: things. Maybe 6:00 but I am not
: sure’. Even if we go to eat at
: 6:00 by the time you sit down
: order your food and get it it will
: be closer to 7:00. In the past I
: know this would have bothered me
: not eating at the same time as
: other people and having to eat
: food I brought instead of
: restaurant food. I love restaurant
: food. But I love it when I can eat
: it on my own schedule. Now I am
: dealing with four other peoples'
: schedules. The funny thing about
: this is that I am not upset I am
: actually excited to bring and eat
: my own food. I know that it will
: make me feel a whole lot better.
: Maybe I am more excited about the
: having it all planned out part
: even with some back up plans in
: there as well. (not bad for only
: an hours worth of effort)

: So this is my plan. I am going to
: bring my food with me, all three
: meals. That way I can have it to
: eat when it is my schduled time to
: eat. I will eat with them when
: they are eating as well if I am
: wanting more food. More food is a
: good thing for me. I feel much
: more centered when I eat more food
: that I normally do (I don’t
: usually eat much). I wanted to
: share my list here with you all,
: to see what you think

: Saturday:
: Breakfast to be eaten before we leave
: Lunch: Vegetable: Cucumbers;
: Protein/brown: Whole wheat
: tortilla with meat and cheese
: Dinner: Vegetable: Cucumbers;
: Protein: Chicken Salad; Brown:
: hummus

: Sunday
: Breakfast: Protein shake/oatmeal (as
: long as they have a microwave if
: not it will be yam cakes)
: Lunch: Vegetable: Cucumbers; Protein:
: Greek yogurt & chicken salad;
: Brown: hummus
: Dinner: Vegetable: Cucumbers;
: Protein/Brown: Whole wheat
: tortilla with meat and cheese

: Monday
: Breakfast: Protein shake/oatmeal (or
: yam cake)
: Lunch: Vegetable: Cucumbers (anyone
: seeing a pattern here?) Protein:
: Greek yogurt and chicken salad;
: Brown: Hummus
: Dinner: Vegetable: Cucumbers;
: Protein/brown: Whole wheat
: tortilla with meat and cheese

: Tuesday
: Breakfast: Protein shake/oatmeal (or
: yam cake)
: Lunch: Cucumbers; Protein/brown:
: Whole wheat tortilla with meat and
: cheese
: Dinner: Cucumbers; Protein/brown:
: Whole wheat tortilla with meat and
: cheese (ran out of ideas)

: Snacks to be brought (I am a blood
: sugar girl so I like to have them
: on hand):
: Yams cakes, nuts, cheese sticks,
: Triscuits,

: Kari
: Feels good to post today