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| 655.1 | oy! | JANUS::MAZEAU | Suzanne, 830-3854 | Thu Mar 21 1991 11:02 | 19 | 
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I find travelling and weight consciousness very difficult to combine. 
Restaurants can be a hit or miss.  What works for me is to go to a
grocery store and buy a whole load of fruit, some of which I take
everywhere I go.  It keeps the nibbles at bay.  Also, if I think 
that I'm heading to a restaurant where the selection doesn't favour
slim bodies, I may eat an apple right before I go; less hunger to
feed with the high-fat foods.  I also carry crackers since I just 
love carbohydrates.  BTW bananas, kiwis and any other soft fruit
tend to mush in with your camera so buy things that travel well or
eat them first.
One trick before entering a restaurant is to read the menus that 
they post outside (or ask to see one inside).  If you can't find
one or two things to suit your needs, leave and find a restaurant
that does.
Have fun in sunny Cal
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| 655.2 | Control is the answer! | SALEM::OGRADY |  | Thu Mar 21 1991 14:30 | 18 | 
|  |     Travelling and weightloss are very difficult without some kind of
    physical and emotional planning.  The fruit idea is great, but don't
    stuff yourself.  Too much of anything is not a good idea.  The grocery
    store carries the bags of already prepared veggies, i.e. carrots, that
    are handy  and bite size.  When ordering in one of California's many
    wonderful restraunts, remember to order meals that are somewhat lower
    in cal. than others, that don't have heavy sauces, and that are
    prepared with lots of vegetables.  The key to success is in your mental
    attitude not your appetite.  If you can cut your portion by 1/2 before
    you eat any of it, have the waitress/waiter put it in a take-away
    container and save it for another meal.  After you have eaten what you
    feel is a safe quantity, and remember to eat slowly, crumple up your
    napkin and put it on top of your plate.  What you don't see won't tempt
    you.
    Hope this is helpfull to you.  I always carry my water bottle with me
    when I travel in the car, so I am not always hungry.
    
    Bon Voyage.....Phyllis
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| 655.3 | GOOD SUGGESTIONS | NRADM::MUTTI |  | Thu Mar 21 1991 16:19 | 4 | 
|  |     GOOD SUGGESTIONS!   ALL IT TAKES IS A LITTLE INGENUITY...THANKS VERY
    MUCH.
    
    HELENE
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| 655.4 | Don't forget to exercise | RUSTIE::NALE | Expert Only: I'll do it anyway | Thu Mar 21 1991 16:20 | 8 | 
|  | 
	Another important key to weightloss is exercise.  The easiest and
	most "portable" form is walking.  Being in a new place, walking is
	a great way to do some exploring.  Also, lots of hotels have
	exercise rooms and pools.  Take advantage of them!
	Good luck!
	Sue
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| 655.5 | Exercise is my KEY! | EARRTH::WORRALL |  | Tue Apr 02 1991 19:09 | 10 | 
|  |     I can only stress the exercise part.  I have recently lost 30 pounds
    over a 12 week time frame.  The most important factor in losing or even
    the weeks that I dont lose or gain is simply - EXERCISE.  I walk 3
    miles a day 4 to 5 times a week.  I eat very well as far as I am
    concerned.  I have 3 very small meals and pick every once in a while.
    But exercise is my KEY to my weight loss.  I have lost 30 pounds and
    have 20 pounds to go.  Exercise has changed my life completely!
    
    Greg
    
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| 655.6 | Travel Alert | SWAM2::TERASHITA_LY | California Native | Wed May 08 1991 19:21 | 8 | 
|  |     San Francisco in July is NOT warm and sunny...it is cold and foggy. 
    Other parts of the Bay Area get sunshine in the summer...but not the
    City itself.
    
    BTW, you can get a GREAT salad in almost any restaurant in the state of
    California.  Just remember to order salad dressing on the side.  8-)
    
    -Lynn T.
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