Jet lag is is a real kick in the pants. The way I understood it, you’re supposed to come home, programmed to another time zone, and sleep for like, a zillion hours. Me, I can’t sleep at all. And worse yet, I’m really freaking perky. My backpack is emptied, laundry done (what clothes I didn’t throw away), ironed and put away.
But I’m also really scattered. It took me a good thirty minutes just to type those first few sentences. I mean, how can I sit still when there are receipts to organize and attention-whoring kittens to play with. Jogs to take.
Here’s a tangent for you: I ate my way through Italy and lost five pounds. Doesn’t something about that sound wrong? I’m not going to argue with the facts, but I am going to change a few things about the way I run my kitchen. No more artificial sweeteners, loads more olive oil. I’ve never been so stomachly satisfied as I was in Italy and yet, didn’t meet with AES. You know, Ass Expanding Syndrome. End tangent.
I’m off to burn off some more weird, jet lag energy, and then to Mom’s for turkey dinner. You know, speaking of satisfying.
Happy Thanksgiving, my friends.
Happy Thanksgiving and welcome home!
Glad to hear that you got back safely. Happy Thanksgiving!
Not to discourage you, but…bear in mind that you were probably doing tons more walking on vacation than usual. A carb and oil heavy diet at your normal activity level might prove less desireable results.
Kudos for getting rid of artificial crap, either way
Actually, I wore a pedometer every day while I was in Italy, and I did the same, or fewer miles than I did daily here in Texas. I averaged 5 to 7 per day in Italy and I do 7 miles every day on the Katy in Dallas… so, I’m pretty sure eating really good, whole, tasty food, and being satisfied has something to do with it.
Happy Thanksgiving! Welcome home!
Happy Thanksgiving and Enjoy our clothing free lifestyle!
yes, welcome home!
Glad you’re home safely, happy Thanksgiving and have great time with your family.
Hi Fish! Glad you’re home!
Just as a warning, my husband is a doctor and one of his biggest recommendations is olive oil and canola oil, about 85% canola
Pure olive oil has been known to lead to heart problems and cancer so just wanted to give you a heads up!
Take care!
I think you have a new diet book here… “Eating the Italian Way!” (or maybe it was just climbing all those stairs)
Happy Thanksgiving and welcome back!!
Welcome home for Thanksgiving. I guess that “eating the healthy way” will start tomorrow. HA!
I found the same thing while in Italy. I think it has something to do with the organic aspect of their diet too!
Hi, it’s me – Anonymous. Just thought I’d take a second to annoy you with my useless, anonymous comments.
I tried to see your other blog, the isc card one, but I must have the address wrong.
Thanks for the good comments about us. I’m glad you had a good time in Rome. Your writing is wonderful: short and poignant. Just the way I like it.
It’s amazing to read someone’s blog who you don’t know and get so much insight into their character that isn’t accessible in real life.
Yours restores some faith in my that there are other people out there, that although they seem dulled to the experience of life, have some deep thoughts buried in there.
Ah well. Back to work.
Oh, and as for the food and ass connection here in Italy – it’s eating real, whole foods that makes that particular, wide American ass go away. If it comes in a package, avoid it. Real food grows from the ground and is good for you in almost every shape and form.
Welcome back, Miss Fish! And Happy Thanksgiving!
As far as “eating your way through Italy” and losing instead of gaining weight, I chalk it up to the vast chicken-wing conspiracy in the U.S. that fuels the clothing industry (and the food and weight-loss industries) by adding stuff to our food so that we crave more of it and thus have to buy more (larger) clothes, until we hit the gyms and lose the weight…..
OK, yes, I know that sounds crazy.
Just my little contribution to welcoming you back!! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
I did the same exact thing when I spent a month in Greece – my theory was a combination of whole foods being healthier and excitement speeding the metabolism.
Simple – Olive oil is good for you, and whole foods that have not been messed with are the best. It’s processed foods and stress that make us fat in the US. Read a european food label on any packaged good and then read an American one. Even their junk food is better than ours (less crap added). Corporate food is making us fat. It’s the one conspiracy theory that turns out to be true. Italians actually import US wheat to make their pasta, but they turn out a better product, go figure.
Eating simple/whole is the best way to go. It really is the no diet, diet.
Welcome home- safe and sound! I’m glad you had a fantastic trip and I can’t wait to hear all the tidbits that weren’t fit for sponsored consumption…
Glad that you made it home safe! I loved reading while you bounced around the globe. I have been lurking for a long time, but this is my first time to comment. Hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Oh yeah, I’m all about the “Eat More, Weigh Less and Travel the World Diet”! Maybe I should go on an extended vacation…like I need an excuse!
Welcome home!
Amazing, isn’t it? To eat loads of healthy FRESH foods and still lose weight? Don’t forget though, in (just about) any country other than out lazy U.S. people walk (gasp!), people get physical exercise on a daily basis.
And like you mentioned the abundance of preservatives, additives, and all of the other stuff you can’t pronounce just aren’t IN the foods in other countries.
Oh, and I get the same type of jet lag as you…I’m guessing by now the crash has set in and hopefully you’ve bounced back and are fully adjusted.
I hope you had a wonderful holiday with friends and fam!
Very awesome. I think the “active lifestyle” probably has something to do with the weight loss too.
I lost almost 20 pounds during my semester abroad in Italy…and ate gelato every single day. I only noticed I lost the weight because none of my clothes fit. Ahhh the magic of having to walk 30 minutes to get anywhere. Anything that makes me lose weight without any conscious effort is excellent.