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@rosemarya Rosemary, you look positively fabulous. You look like a young chick there too! When I think of what you went through and how well you are now, it really is amazing, isn't it? When you go away how do you manage to eat out a lot? I find that a problem and so try to not eat out much at all. Expensive restaurants will cater to you, but you don't always want to go to expensive restaurants. It's easy to stay away from fried food, it's the sodium that I have problems with. Many restaurants have things semi-prepared ahead of time with a lot of salt.
When we visit our son next month in Denver I told him I would like to do some hiking but he seems to think that the high altitude will make it too difficult for us. I think I would do fine with it. I know it is more difficult to breathe, I have been two times to Aspen which is at quite a high altitude, but I don't think the areas around Denver are as high as that was.
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Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor | @rosemarya | Sep 20, 2018

Yes, we do eat out when traveling. I guess I have learned to "try" to make choices (not always easy when eating out). I do the best that I can, and I try to leverage a splurge with a healthy option. I also like to preview the menu ahead of time so we can decide which restaurant to choose. It is not a perfect plan, but it has been working for me. I also get grumpy, if I have to deprive myself of all of the yummy treats.
This year, we were at 7,000-8,500 ft elevation. We did do a lot less hiking this year, though, and they were shorter hikes. I only used my rescue inhaler (exercise induced asthma) on the days that we set out on a hike, and that was only before we set out on a hike. It is anybody's guess as to why, but I think that I am finally learning to pace myself and go slow.
Both me and my husband were more easily worn out and tired, but my niece who is a ranger out there, said that the altitude does have that effect.
Enjoy your trip!

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