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September 11, 2007
My Queendom for A Megamuffin
I forgot to pack the South Beach Diet bars.
Do not, I repeat DO NOT, enter upon a ten hour flying day with no food.
Yesterday (which was more like two days because I was up for 26 hours straight) I ate:
-- eggwhite omlette in airport
-- "Chef" salad out of which I ate the meat, left the cheese, ate the lettuce and tomato
-- and then twelve hours later, at dinner time, California time, a very large dinner of shared cheese plate appetizer, shellfish stew (zinc!) and red wine.
Today, I was so full from dinner that I skipped breakfast. But by lunch I was starving, and it was a "bag lunch" because the nurses were going to a rally at the Capitol. I was meeting up with an old friend, the president of the Vermont nurses' union I organized in 02, but we kept getting our signals crossed so we were a bit late meeting up, and I missed lunch. So I ate a Special K protein bar (ugh, but best I could do) and now I am eagerly awaiting dinner.
The thing about attempting even vague CR on the road is that everything is so laden with gak of unknown calorie content that you basically have to a) not eat b) not eat much c) pack your own food and travel with your entire house on your back, snail style, as though you were a very skinny Nomad d) be hungry until you go out to a meal with colleagues where you do the best you can (footnote to Robin.)
I am at choice d right now, though not quite by choice. I am having a wonderful meeting, but I am so looking forward to coming home to the place where the most amazing man on earth kneels by my bed in the morning and feeds me my supplements, makes me my lunches, eats my food with gratitude, and snuggles me all night. Except when it's too hot, and then neither the cat nor I wish to snuggle.
Just two more sleeps till I'm home!
Posted by april at September 11, 2007 7:30 PM
Comments
April,
Eating on the road sucks! I totally agree and sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you just can't make work. Packing is a major part of my daily routine. I pack and take to work breakfast, lunch and snacks and eat at home most every night. At first, I thought, how boring! But, I actually enjoy it and it provides me with a great sense of accomplishment. I love preparing and eating healthy.
Be safe on your return trip home and good luck with the rest of your meals and meetings!
C
Posted by: calyb at September 12, 2007 7:06 AM
April,
Oh boy do I sympathize. And big airports are not so bad (or at least, you can get a $3 apple), but I remember getting a salad at the Buffalo airport and taking out what must have been a cup of shredded cheddar to get at the veggies. I am singularly amazed at how hard it is to find ANYTHING healthy on the road. A few days ago I had to drive through upstate New York on the 95 and because I had stupidly forgotten to pack anything, it was a 7 hour drive fueled by Dunkin Donuts iced coffee and two Zone bars. There was literally a choice of McDonalds, Burger King, or pizza, and nothing else. Good luck with the rest of your trip :)
Posted by: Rachel at September 12, 2007 8:55 AM
Here is a group that you might be interested in
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5309288437&ref=mf
Posted by: matt - uk at September 12, 2007 9:48 AM
You do know what Chef is responsible for those Chef salads, right?
Chef Boyardee.
Posted by: allswellinhell/ashley at September 12, 2007 5:53 PM
What's GAK?
Posted by: Jill at September 13, 2007 2:57 PM
in england, it's coke. actually, in terms of CR, coke is gak, but that's full-sugar soda.
Posted by: allswellinhell/ashley at September 15, 2007 3:50 PM