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Thursday, March 7, 2013

R6P4D5/26 -- Hoping for dystentery!

March 7, 2013

Round 6 (R6), Phase 4 (everything in moderation), Day 5 of 26

Well, here I go.  Tomorrow (Friday, March 8), at exactly 2:30 p.m., I begin my 24 hour trip to India.  I'll fly out of O'Hare at 6-ish p.m., and head to Frankfurt, Germany (can I stay longer than my 3 hour layover, PLEASE?!?!).  From there, I will head to Bangalore, India.  They are 10.5 hours ahead (starting on Sunday, Central time, after we spring ahead).  So, if you're wondering what time it is where I am, add 11, then subtract 30 minutes.  That's my time.  I'll be there from Saturday (U.S. time) until Wednesday morning (U.S. time).  Then, I fly to Singapore.  I'll be there until Friday morning (U.S. time).  It's like a blip in my trip, but, probably the most exotic and fun place.  Then, starting on Friday morning (around 11 Central U.S.), I'll fly to China.  I'll remain in Shanghai until Thursday, March 21.

I'm going to be doing a lot of presenting (about Diversity & Communications) and learning a lot (lots of facility and city tours, business meetings, etc.).  I plan on taking a LOT of pictures and (maybe) video.  I also plan on Skyping and Factiming (for you people with Apple products).  I DON'T plan on sleeping a lot.  Unfortunately.  Because, it's one of my top 10 favorite things to do.  But, I'll be in meetings (or sightseeing with coworkers from each city) from 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. each night.  So, if I want to talk to my loved ones (which, you know I do!), I'm going to trade in sleep for love.  That's a trade I'm happy to make.  I've made that trade many times before, and am happy to do it, international travel or not.  :-)

I bought a travel scale so I can continue to weigh myself every day while I'm there.  I expect, with being in the air a total of 48 hours in 2 weeks, and another maybe 12 in layovers, that my body is going to be in shock.  Is it wrong for me to hope for dysentery so I don't gain weight while I'm gone?  :-)  Most people (who aren't doing HCG) gain about 7-10 pounds on a business trip (hosts LOVE taking visitors out for meals).  My plan is to pick at my food (even though I LOVE Indian and Chinese food) and try to eat mostly the protein (even if it's in sauce ... a girl's gotta eat).  Caterpillar is putting me up in some swanky 5 Star hotels in each city, to they are supposed to have wonderful breakfast buffets, so I'm going to eat my weight (probably not) in eggs.  That should sustain me most of the day.  So, maybe I'll lose weight.

Maybe I'll get dystentery in India.  Is it wrong for me to hope for that, so I can lose some weight? 

My plan is to correct the day I come home (even though that's going to be the day the Hobbit is released on DVD and I'll be watching it with friends that night), so I can get my weight down a bit.  Then, by the next weekend (Easter weekend), I'm going to load (Round 7, here I come!), and start up P2 again.  That should get me safely out of the 200s.  If I don't gain a TON in Asia.  Lord, help me. 

Oh, and yes, you did just read that.  I admitted I'm STILL in the 200s.  Big surprise, for any of you who have seen me.  I'm 5'8" and I'm still hanging on in the 200s.  Frankly, I'm sick of those.  I like odd numbers (what can I say, I'm an odd person).  And, I VERY MUCH dislike even numbers when it comes to the starting number on my weight.  So, here's to Round 7 (odd number) getting me into another odd number (the 190s).

My plan is to blog while I'm gone, upload some pics, etc., to keep you guys traveling with me.  Hopefully, I can get on line.  I know China locks down Facebook, but only in pockets, so maybe I can be out there too.  So, stay tuned!  And, please pray for travel mercies.  I'm not worried about dying (not at all ... I have the security of heaven, and who doesn't want to end up there?!).  I'm worried about getting quaranteened in India because of some stupid reason (they do that a lot), or getting my luggage stolen or lost, or not getting through customs.  So, travel mercies, please.

And maybe dystentery.