HEALTHY HABITSâ—½ YOU
When Traveling
by Marcy Lytle
We recently toured Ulysses S. Grant’s home and heard that he was a very thin, short in stature, man. And then we learned that after traveling the world, he gained 50 pounds in one year! Oh my!
However, I can see how travel could cause one to lose all sense of health and sensibility, because of the food, the atmosphere, the sights and all the things.
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As we recently came back from one week of vacation, I thought I’d share some things that keep us healthy-ish (because we mess up often, as well!) and things that keep us on track towards a healthy lifestyle:
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We share (if we agree on the menu ordering). We are always happy when we share and state how good we feel for not being stuffed. And just the opposite is true when we both order a big meal separately.
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The second is akin to the first. If we do indulge and order a meal that’s way bigger than we can tolerate, we just don’t eat it all. Yes, we feel bad for ordering it, but we’d feel even worse if we ate the whole thing. So we try to stop when the stomach says it’s full.
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Walking after dinner, on tours, around town and the countryside is good for the body while traveling. So plan your activities so that you’re out and about, on your feet, and walking miles.
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Sleeping is key to good health and pleasant conversation while traveling. If there’s no sleep, there are arguments and irritations, and neither makes for good healthy relationships.
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Take a picnic blanket and basket full of baked goods and head to a park, or even on the floor of the Airbnb or the hotel. There’s something about eating food from a basket on a blanket that speaks peace.
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History is healthy. It expands the mind, it’s interesting, and it’s absolutely fascinating how far we’ve come. And it’s something to talk about after the tour or museum browse is over.
It seems the main thing to staying healthy-ish is to keep busy in mind and body, rest that mind and body plenty, and observe and learn and stand in awe of this wonderful world you get to explore and enjoy…all under His great guiding hands.
Always...bridges...can you see my husband?
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Watch the sun set. Maybe life’s busyness at home squeezes out evening sunset experiences, so take them and savor them while you’re away. We feel held when we see the sun set under His supervision.
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Do something you’ve never done before. How is this healthy? It expands your confidence and your horizon, to face life when you get back home. I recently drove a tractor!
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Immerse yourself in the fall outdoors, where the leaves are falling, fall color is happening, and corn is being harvested. The seasonal change encourages us all that life moves and flows, and there’s beauty and plenty in each season’s harvest.
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Visit a market in another town or state or country. Meet the artisans, buy something they’ve made or grown. Encourage the small business person. It’s good to give…in so many ways…and healthy for your heart and theirs.
