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Eating habits - 10/2/2008 7:07:21 PM
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Tashilein
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Could use any advice 
While I was still living at home, I had somewhat of a routine when it comes to eating. On schooldays breakfast, lunch at school with snacks during breaks, sandwich after school and dinner with entire family in the evening. Weekends would be a bit different. I wouldn't always have breakfast, but on Saturdays have lunch with my parents and dinner with the whole family in the evening. Sundays would be a hot lunch and maybe a sandwich in the evening.
Now I've been living in a different country for the past 4 years. I'm a flight attendant and I have a flatmate who works for the same airline. Last year I had some issues with a sensitive stomach. I had gastroentritis a few times. I stay away from spicy foods as we never used to eat spicy. Also I tend to feel like throwing up when I'm overtired. In a 28-day working schedule, I have 8 days off. Some days I can spend munching an entire box of cereal. Some days I just eat a few sandwiches. Sometimes I actually I make a proper dinner.
I guess what I'm looking for is support. Advice, tips and ideas to help me eat properly at least on all my off days and to achieve a healthy eating habit and maintain it. To not get discouraged. I can't cook when I'm on a block, but depending on the destination I go out for a proper meal or order room service. Inflight... depends on the length of the flight. When returning to Bahrain, we sometimes have the chance to order our meal for the flight back and 9 times out of 10, I'll chose the fruit platter. Otherwise, I don't always eat during the flight. I know the company doctor is there for me and she told me I can always come to see her or any of her colleagues to get a push in the right direction. But I don't want to bother them, waste their time just cause I need a push.
Thank you in advance for any help
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RE: Eating habits - 10/3/2008 2:24:15 PM
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agapetos
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If you have a company doctor, use her. She'll have come across this problem before and will probably have some simple ideas on how you can manage your diet and schedule.
Can you explain what you mean when you say 'I can't cook when I'm on a block'? What's a block?
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RE: Eating habits - 10/3/2008 7:22:54 PM
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agapetos
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Some people can change their eating habits overnight, but I think for many it's easier to change a step at a time, as you say.
I've done long days before (being out of the house for 13+ hours a day) and so can identify with your feelings.
There are meals and foods that you can cook quickly though and are good for you. If you have a freezer, you can easily freeze meals. Soup is pretty good for freezing and can be reheated in the microwave from frozen pretty quickly.
Have you talked to your flatmate about this? Does she have the same problem? If she does (or even if she doesn't) it may be worth you comparing schedules and planning meals and shopping so that they're shared instead of you being independant of each other. Not sure how you do things now though, so you may already do that.
I think that you wanting to start with improving things on your days off is the way to go. How about planning just one proper meal a day, each day you are off? Or if you and your flatmate are off on the same days, you each cook 1 day.
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RE: Eating habits - 10/16/2008 10:35:16 AM
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mickig
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Well I understand it is hard to manage eating right... What I started doing since I play soccer and work and have a side business I never have time to cook. I started packing my lunch and healthy snacks if you have time to do this each night try that if not; I carry apples stuff like that with me in my purse; lol might sound crazy but I have actually lost weight instead of stopping at mcd's really quick I grab that apple. Good luck~!
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RE: Eating habits - 10/16/2008 10:58:08 AM
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I think with a schedule like yours you've got to plan ahead. You can't let yourself get stuck, hungry, with no options but bad ones. Carry protein and/or granola, bars, fruit and things like that. It sounds like you basically know what's good and what's bad, you just have to get a little more organized to be able to avoid the bad and give yourself better options by planning for those times.
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RE: Eating habits - 10/25/2008 11:09:25 AM
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Pamsy
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Is it possible that in these foreign countries you are eating something that your body is not accostomed to. The water maybe or something else that has caused the few bouts of intestinites. Sometimes one can pick up a parasite or worm that lives in your intestinal tract that causes problems. I have heard of herbal formulas that can cleanse this out of the system.
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RE: Eating habits - 10/27/2008 11:36:10 PM
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Cloak
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Find out what causes you food allergy and write it down. Is it beans, pulses, or spices? Then either cut it out or eliminate them.
Pack up healthy food the night before and take them with you in the morning before you go.
Better still, since you work as flight attendant, many airline companies actually customize their food to client's preferences, so perhaps you could ask them to tailor them according to your preference.
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RE: Eating habits - 10/28/2008 3:05:07 PM
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Row1
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Sorry agapetos but I would recommend against doing this. It is a fact that most M.D.'s know very little about nutrition.
MDs also generally know little about how to achieve behavior changes.
I agree with the person who said that planning ahead is going to be the main key.
You are going to have to plan what you will eat, and when, not just be subject to whatever is available and whenever.
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And to always order room service.... it feels like eating the same thing every day
