Comments on: Travel Makes You Thinner!

By: Heidi Wagoner

Heidi Wagoner — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 19:14:25 +0000

I need to travel more like you Alyson! We are doing much slower travel, so with our own place we cook loads. Probably too many treats too.

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 03:26:53 +0000

I agree that travel can make you healthier simply because you tend to be much more active but food-wise I think I found it easier to eat healthily back home. In New Zealand and Australia where we were still cooking for ourselves we managed to eat quite similarly to how we would in the UK but once we hit Indonesia we went off the rails. We were travelling fast and found much of the local food difficult to stomach as it was greasy, meaty and sugary (I’m a fussy eater too which doesn’t help), so we ended up missing meals or snacking on rubbish instead. It was incredibly unhealthy and Andrew, who loses weight quickly, began to look ill and gaunt. A few months later we’re still trying to get a balance and figure out ways to eat healthily in Asia – it’s harder work than I thought it would be when we were planning this trip.

By: alyson@worldtravelfamily

alyson@worldtravelfamily — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 01:42:13 +0000

In reply to Stacey. I'm extremely envious of you Stacey! Teaching in Cambodia must be so rewarding, I get a buzz out of educating my own kids but when I was younger I would have loved to do something like that. When I lived in London and used to cycle or walk along the Thames every day to work, the weight stayed off easily. It was Australia that piled it on for me, jumping in a car every time I needed to go anywhere, along with a terrible diet.

By: Stacey

Stacey — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 11:47:25 +0000

I agree! At least in Southeast Asia since I put on 10kg in America!
I’m in rural Cambodia at the moment and have a 7km cycle to the local school to teach English which is way more exercise than I would do at home, especially considering I had a desk job and worked next to numerous cafes and fish and chip shops!
It’s also way too hot during the day to even contemplate lunch, and I’ve just had food poisoning so my stomach has definitely shrunk! Hope it stays that way!

By: alyson@worldtravelfamily

alyson@worldtravelfamily — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 05:44:22 +0000

In reply to Madeline. We did a 3 day Thai cookery course once up in Chiang Mai, such great food!! The best I've ever eaten. A Thai homestay sounds like heaven Madeline!