PS: She had to buy new pants on the trip too, because she couldn't put on her original ones, it got past the unable to button point.

Eat soup! At least subst. soup for lunch which will save a lot of calories.

Yes you can gain weight as you get older. But you don't have to. When I said we lost weight on trips due to all the walking we did, what I didn't say was that we are in our 60s.

Good for you, Bob, but why don't you walk at home too?<BR>I don't gain or lose weight on vacations because I walk and work out at a gym at home two or three times a week, and I am 55.