back from vacation

I'm getting back to normal life after a fun-filled two week vacation. My
husband and I are Americans living in Holland for his work, and we really
haven't done much traveling around Europe since we got here. We met some
American friends in London for a few days, then the four of us came back
here to Holland for another week. So I got to be a tourist in two
countries, including the one I live in.

Regarding LC - I stayed carb-conscious during the vacation, but I did not
maintain my normal LC. One thing that was a no-brainer...I knew that I
would feel much better and have a higher energy level if I skipped the
crumpets and jam every morning and ate the meat and cheese slices. So
breakfast at the hotel was easy. Beyond that, I did normal touristy (high
carb) things and drank beer and London pubs and ate pannekoeken in Delft.
No guilt involved, since this was my vacation, and I was out to have fun and
relax.

Some really good news - since I've lost a total of 30 lbs, I don't hate
having my photo taken anymore!! I honestly can't say how long it's been
since I could say that. This has been a point of frustration for my
husband, who likes to take photos...only to have me delete the ones where I
think I look fat (like, all of them). I actually LIKE most of the photos of
me from this vacation, and I even told my husband that he could frame one
and put it on his desk at work. Major progress for me.

Regarding exercise - we walked between 8 and 12 hours a day, every day, only
sitting down for quick meals. We crammed about every tourist spot in London
into our time there. It was so much fun! For those of you who know London,
one day we walked all the way from The Tower to Pimlico (stopping at The
Globe Theater and St. Paul's). That was about a 12-hour walking day.
Granted, I wasn't sweating my ass off or working out with weights, but I was
moving.

Today is my first day back to normal life. My husband left for work this
morning, and I have a huge pile of laundry looming. I weighed myself this
morning expecting the worst...but I'm actually down one pound from my
pre-vacation weight! This is really surprising, since my bowels have not
been normal for two weeks. So, all in all, I had a lot of fun, and I didn't
take a step backwards from my weight loss goal.

We're looking forward to doing more traveling now, since the housesitter
situation from this vacation worked out so well. We don't have human
children but we have two dogs, Basenjis to be exact - they're our babies,
and Basenjis are by nature a difficult and high-maintenance breed. I've
been nervous about leaving them with a stranger, and kenneling them was out
of the question. This housesitter not only did a great job, but she is now
in love with my dogs. Can you say Paris in October?

So now I'm going back into Induction for two weeks, to ensure that any
cravings from vacation are staunched. I'll update my website in the next
few days and post a link with vacation photos.

S t a c i
213/183/170 - 5'11"

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I'll update my website in the next
few days and post a link with vacation photos.

Thanks for the update, Staci. I remember having looked at your web site
when I first arrived in ASDLC because we have a couple of things in common:
I spent a year abroad (London) many years ago, and I too am a dog freak.
Dog lover, I mean. g I have a Lab, but I love to meet Basenjis. Have you
read the 'Dogs in Elk' story about Basenjis? It's a very old thread from
the old salon.com forums about a woman in the US southwest who couldn't get
her Basenjis out of an elk carcass in her yard. As a Basenji owner, you
might get a hoot out of it: http://www.badpets.net/DogHumor/DogsInElk.html

Nice to read about walking in London. I'll look forward to photos.

Cate

"S t a c i" wrote in news:4157bbb9$0$78749
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I'll update my website in the next
few days and post a link with vacation photos.

Thanks for the update, Staci. I remember having looked at your web site
when I first arrived in ASDLC because we have a couple of things in common:
I spent a year abroad (London) many years ago, and I too am a dog freak.
Dog lover, I mean. g I have a Lab, but I love to meet Basenjis. Have you
read the 'Dogs in Elk' story about Basenjis? It's a very old thread from
the old salon.com forums about a woman in the US southwest who couldn't get
her Basenjis out of an elk carcass in her yard. As a Basenji owner, you
might get a hoot out of it: http://www.badpets.net/DogHumor/DogsInElk.html

Nice to read about walking in London. I'll look forward to photos.

Cate

Hey welcome back! Did you try those low carb wraps in Marks and
Spencer while you're at London??? I didn't know that you live in
Netherlands - do you live near Amsterdam - I would have asked you for
low carb suggestions if I knew as I was in Amsterdam and Hague on the
16th to 18th.



"S t a c i" wrote in message ...
I'm getting back to normal life after a fun-filled two week vacation. My
husband and I are Americans living in Holland for his work, and we really
haven't done much traveling around Europe since we got here. We met some
American friends in London for a few days, then the four of us came back
here to Holland for another week. So I got to be a tourist in two
countries, including the one I live in.

Regarding LC - I stayed carb-conscious during the vacation, but I did not
maintain my normal LC. One thing that was a no-brainer...I knew that I
would feel much better and have a higher energy level if I skipped the
crumpets and jam every morning and ate the meat and cheese slices. So
breakfast at the hotel was easy. Beyond that, I did normal touristy (high
carb) things and drank beer and London pubs and ate pannekoeken in Delft.
No guilt involved, since this was my vacation, and I was out to have fun and
relax.

Some really good news - since I've lost a total of 30 lbs, I don't hate
having my photo taken anymore!! I honestly can't say how long it's been
since I could say that. This has been a point of frustration for my
husband, who likes to take photos...only to have me delete the ones where I
think I look fat (like, all of them). I actually LIKE most of the photos of
me from this vacation, and I even told my husband that he could frame one
and put it on his desk at work. Major progress for me.

Regarding exercise - we walked between 8 and 12 hours a day, every day, only
sitting down for quick meals. We crammed about every tourist spot in London
into our time there. It was so much fun! For those of you who know London,
one day we walked all the way from The Tower to Pimlico (stopping at The
Globe Theater and St. Paul's). That was about a 12-hour walking day.
Granted, I wasn't sweating my ass off or working out with weights, but I was
moving.

Today is my first day back to normal life. My husband left for work this
morning, and I have a huge pile of laundry looming. I weighed myself this
morning expecting the worst...but I'm actually down one pound from my
pre-vacation weight! This is really surprising, since my bowels have not
been normal for two weeks. So, all in all, I had a lot of fun, and I didn't
take a step backwards from my weight loss goal.

We're looking forward to doing more traveling now, since the housesitter
situation from this vacation worked out so well. We don't have human
children but we have two dogs, Basenjis to be exact - they're our babies,
and Basenjis are by nature a difficult and high-maintenance breed. I've
been nervous about leaving them with a stranger, and kenneling them was out
of the question. This housesitter not only did a great job, but she is now
in love with my dogs. Can you say Paris in October?

So now I'm going back into Induction for two weeks, to ensure that any
cravings from vacation are staunched. I'll update my website in the next
few days and post a link with vacation photos.

S t a c i
213/183/170 - 5'11"

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Some really good news - since I've lost a total of 30 lbs, I don't hate
having my photo taken anymore!! I honestly can't say how long it's been
since I could say that. This has been a point of frustration for my
husband, who likes to take photos...only to have me delete the ones where I
think I look fat (like, all of them). I actually LIKE most of the photos of
me from this vacation, and I even told my husband that he could frame one
and put it on his desk at work. Major progress for me.

Congratulations, Staci! I would have been self-conscious having photos taken of
me at this weight before, but I wouldn't mind at ALL now :-) Sounds like a
wonderful (and tiring) vacation, too!

--
Saffire
205/148/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

I just updated my site...sorta OT, I guess. Just take all of the spaces out
of the URL below:

www . very pink . com


"Cate" wrote in message
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"S t a c i" wrote in news:4157bbb9$0$78749
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I'll update my website in the next
few days and post a link with vacation photos.

Thanks for the update, Staci. I remember having looked at your web site
when I first arrived in ASDLC because we have a couple of things in
common:
I spent a year abroad (London) many years ago, and I too am a dog freak.
Dog lover, I mean. g I have a Lab, but I love to meet Basenjis. Have you
read the 'Dogs in Elk' story about Basenjis? It's a very old thread from
the old salon.com forums about a woman in the US southwest who couldn't
get
her Basenjis out of an elk carcass in her yard. As a Basenji owner, you
might get a hoot out of it: http://www.badpets.net/DogHumor/DogsInElk.html

Nice to read about walking in London. I'll look forward to photos.

Cate

I didn't know that you live in
Netherlands - do you live near Amsterdam - I would have asked you for
low carb suggestions if I knew as I was in Amsterdam and Hague on the
16th to 18th.

Yes - I live in The Hague. Keep in mind that this country is so small that
really everything is close to Amsterdam.

S t a c i

"Cate" wrote in message
Have you
read the 'Dogs in Elk' story about Basenjis? It's a very old thread from
the old salon.com forums about a woman in the US southwest who couldn't
get
her Basenjis out of an elk carcass in her yard. As a Basenji owner, you
might get a hoot out of it: http://www.badpets.net/DogHumor/DogsInElk.html

Hi Cate - I haven't seen this DogsInElk story for a few years, thanks for
the link. I read the Basenji listserv, and naturally, this story made it
there. Reading it again this time made me laugh so hard that tears came to
my eyes...I know first hand how determined Basenjis can be.

S t a c i
www. very pink . com

S t a c i wrote:
I didn't know that you live in
Netherlands - do you live near Amsterdam - I would have asked you for
low carb suggestions if I knew as I was in Amsterdam and Hague on the
16th to 18th.

Yes - I live in The Hague. Keep in mind that this country is so
small that really everything is close to Amsterdam.

Staci, I just wanted to interject that I really enjoyed your website - you
posted the link elsewhere and I forgot to respond to that thread.


--
carla
http://geekofalltrades.typepad.com/geek

Staci, I just wanted to interject that I really enjoyed your website - you
posted the link elsewhere and I forgot to respond to that thread.

Thanks, Carla! It's pretty goofy, but I enjoy it.

S t a c i
www. very pink. com