Vacation rant

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  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
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    OP: Your vacation sounds like the movie National Lampoon's Vacation. ;)
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
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    ndj1979 wrote: »
    I usually eat and drink everything in site when on vacation ...

    It's not a vacation unless I come home with a few more pounds than I left with.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,134 Member
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    Serah87 wrote: »
    OP: Your vacation sounds like the movie National Lampoon's Vacation. ;)

    The sammiches ...
  • SherryTeach
    SherryTeach Posts: 2,836 Member
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    Most hotel rooms, even cheap ones have a fridge and microwave. I'd order what I wanted at a decent restaurant, bring half back to the room and eat it for lunch the next day. As for the kids, I'd think long and hard about how it is that the kids are picky about food. That is a learned behavior. And then I'd practice appreciating that I even get to go on a vacation.
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
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    myfelinepal wrote: »
    fivethreeone wrote: »
    Francl27 wrote: »
    Boston then going to Maine. We have two kids, including a very crabby girl who hates walking though so options are limited, as we can't move the car until we leave in 3 days, and finding things they will eat is tough... We use cheap hotels with free breakfast to save money. I don't like staying in one place too long or I get bored.. and really wanted to do this trip. Honestly next year I think we will be staying home... just very frustrating.

    the crab apple doesn't fall from the crab tree, I guess.

    Crabs are a healthy option. Maybe the OP could just eat her daughter?

    I lold too hard at this.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
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    970Mikaela1 wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    I usually eat and drink everything in site when on vacation ...

    It's not a vacation unless I come home with a few more pounds than I left with.

    You need to bring home souvenirs. Pounds are cheaper than going shopping.
  • MaryJane_8810002
    MaryJane_8810002 Posts: 2,082 Member
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    Honestly if I was a picky eater as a kid I would have starved because we couldnt afford to be picky about what we could eat. I have a hard time believing you are having trouble finding healthy eats in BOSTON, a major city.
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
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    It took me forever to get my wife to quit bringing the plug in griddle thing. Nothing like bacon and eggs in your room! I'd always crack up at the smell of bacon cooking on the 10 floor of a casino .
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,139 Member
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    970Mikaela1 wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    I usually eat and drink everything in site when on vacation ...

    It's not a vacation unless I come home with a few more pounds than I left with.

    agree...
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,139 Member
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    970Mikaela1 wrote: »
    It took me forever to get my wife to quit bringing the plug in griddle thing. Nothing like bacon and eggs in your room! I'd always crack up at the smell of bacon cooking on the 10 floor of a casino .

    nice..!

    and that will save you some money because casino restaurants/buffets are RIP OFF for breakfast…unless you have some comps…but comps does not equal free..you paid for it, trust me you paid for it.
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
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    970Mikaela1 wrote: »
    It took me forever to get my wife to quit bringing the plug in griddle thing. Nothing like bacon and eggs in your room! I'd always crack up at the smell of bacon cooking on the 10 floor of a casino .

    There's a girl on youtube who gives you tips and tricks of cooking food in your hotel room. She makes oatmeal in the coffee pot and bacon with some tinfoil and an iron.
  • Momjogger
    Momjogger Posts: 750 Member
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    I bring a cooler with food on most vacations for myself - yogurt, fruit, hard boiled eggs. I also would pack snacks for the little ones - granola bars, nutrigrain bars, cereal and portable snacks such as nuts and dried edamame. Planning at night when the kids go to bed is the fun part. More structure leads to less melt downs. Even on the fly Google and a smart phone can locate a Chipotle or a Panera.
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
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    Ninkyou wrote: »
    970Mikaela1 wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    I usually eat and drink everything in site when on vacation ...

    It's not a vacation unless I come home with a few more pounds than I left with.

    You need to bring home souvenirs. Pounds are cheaper than going shopping.

    I remember flying back from las Vegas and my bags weighed too much from all the shampoos and conditioners I swiped. Learned a valuable lesson that time.
  • SherryTeach
    SherryTeach Posts: 2,836 Member
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    I also bring lots of food on car trips. In fact, I bought one of those coolers that plugs into the DC plug of the car and it also has an AC adapter for the hotel room. It's like having my own mini fridge. I have yogurt, cheese, sliced deli meat, grapes, and stuff like that readily available to go with the contents of my food box: crackers, bananas, nuts, granola, etc. And my restaurant leftovers can go in there too. But let's keep working on those kids.
  • newfutures
    newfutures Posts: 113 Member
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    barbecuesauce wrote: »
    newfutures wrote: »
    myfelinepal wrote: »
    Isn't vacation synonymous with diet break or is that just me?

    no

    No only if you like feeling resentful and deprived[/quote

    so sorry your relationship with food is so horrible you make yourself feel that way.
  • shrinkingletters
    shrinkingletters Posts: 1,008 Member
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    Wait.



    What is meaning of "vacation"?
  • mwyvr
    mwyvr Posts: 1,883 Member
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    I don't think one has to give up good food taste or habits while on vacation in order to enjoy a vacation. I don't enjoy mediocre food from a restaurant off vacation so why would I enjoy it while on vacation?

    In that sense I empathise with the OP. Also having children, picky children especially, complicates matters.

    That said in any major centre there are going to be all sorts of food gems out there ranging from restaurants not popular with tourists to markets to food trucks to visiting a great butcher or deli and assembling some meals in a park.

    Come up with a plan on where to eat and/or shop long before the more likely to be grumpy members of your party are hungry and you stand a better chance of getting good food instead of settling for whatever is passable and handy.
  • barbecuesauce
    barbecuesauce Posts: 1,779 Member
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    newfutures wrote: »
    barbecuesauce wrote: »
    newfutures wrote: »
    myfelinepal wrote: »
    Isn't vacation synonymous with diet break or is that just me?

    no

    No only if you like feeling resentful and deprived

    so sorry your relationship with food is so horrible you make yourself feel that way.

    LMAO. Have you ever been on vacation? Ever paid attention to what you consume on vacation? You're going to make your drinks and restaurant meals fit into your calorie budget? How? With a griddle you bring from home?

    Every single person who disagreed with you is close to or has hit goal. Please let us know how staying on deficit during special occasions works out for you.
  • barbecuesauce
    barbecuesauce Posts: 1,779 Member
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    shell1005 wrote: »
    I usually stay in some sort of deficit when I am on vacation.....mainly because I walk about a bajillion miles and still get up early to go running. I eat more than usual, but I am also way more active. I usually come home a pound or two lighter.

    However, there is also nothing wrong with taking the week off. Now making yourself miserable during that week with not just relaxing and letting everything be what it is....that is less than okay. To the OP...your vacations sound like torture and to be honest, it sounds self inflicted.

    Same. And all that extra walking and hiking. I try to make better choices, but there's no point in going on vacation and worrying about whether you're on target.
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