I did it! I cruised, I ate, and I survived!

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  • hgycta
    hgycta Posts: 3,013 Member
    Way to go, that's amazing!!! :)
    A little under a month from now (woah, that feels so soon haha) I'll be going to Florida to spend Christmas with my family for two weeks. During this trip we'll be visiting a bunch of Disney theme parks, and eating out 80% of the time, so logging just won't be possible, boy am I nervous! I hope I do just as good as you lol, hopefully I'll be doing enough walking to make up for any temptations I may be too weak to turn down :x
  • ttknowles01
    ttknowles01 Posts: 255 Member
    Congrats!!! I went on a 4-day cruise towards the end of September. I was worried about gaining, but I also took advantage of the gym while I was on the ship....surprisingly the gym was pretty crowded, and here I thought I would be one of few people in there lol
  • samammay
    samammay Posts: 468
    I'm going on the Norwegian Epic on Dec 7th. I hope I fair as well as everyone else, but I doubt it - I bought the all inclusive alcohol package and plan to take advantage of it. :laugh:

    Thats a nice looking ship. It was docked next to us in St Martin. Enjoy - the most you will truly gain in a pound or two. The rest is water/sodium and will be gone in days.
  • CorlissaEats
    CorlissaEats Posts: 493 Member
    I lost about 5lbs on my 10 day cruise last year (plus an extra 6 days in the port cities). We did almost daily excursions though so we were fairly active. Im also gluten free so that limited the snacking I could do and half the time I got served a plain meat with a baked potato with absolutely nothing on it. Lots of fruit and veggies. Im sure that caused the calories from dessert to balance out to a deficit.

    My TDEE is also over 2000 so its not hard to have a deficit or hit equal on 3 meals and a snack per day. :smile: On days where we didnt make port we walked the perimeter of the ship a few times to work off the extras.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    LOL! After eating around 1200-1300 calories per day since the beginning of July, I was so concerned about weight gain on my cruise last week. I wanted to enjoy my cruise and eat freely, not pig out but not monitor every little bite. And I am back and happy to report that I ate lots and lots of delicious food, indulged on ice cream and desserts, drank unmeasured amounts of REAL soda, only to have gained 0.8 of a pound over 9 days. Then promptly dropped 3 pounds over the next two days because I think I was holding onto a bunch of water weight from the sodium.

    And, of course, MFP rewarded me today by dropping my calorie intake to exactly 1200 calories per day. Boo.

    That's wonderful you enjoyed your cruise and didn't make yourself feel uncomfortable by overeating to the hilt. I think everybody overeats on vacation too.

    I'm so glad you had a good time.
  • lavaughan69
    lavaughan69 Posts: 459 Member
    I'm a bit late to this conversation, but wanted to say thanks for posting. I leave on the 15th for a 7 day cruise (first time!) and I'm a little nervous about the weight gain. I plan on enjoying myself, but it won't be the food that kills my diet it will definitely be the alcohol!:drinker: I plan on devoting an entire day to martini's! My drink calories will be through the roof! And to top it off we get home on the 23rd of December and we have to go to a xmas eve cocktail party and then I'm cooking prime rib for xmas dinner!
  • arabianhorselover
    arabianhorselover Posts: 1,488 Member
    Just don't be surprised by your bar bill at the end of the cruise. Those drinks ain't cheap! I drink very little on a cruise because of that.

    I'm a bit late to this conversation, but wanted to say thanks for posting. I leave on the 15th for a 7 day cruise (first time!) and I'm a little nervous about the weight gain. I plan on enjoying myself, but it won't be the food that kills my diet it will definitely be the alcohol!:drinker: I plan on devoting an entire day to martini's! My drink calories will be through the roof! And to top it off we get home on the 23rd of December and we have to go to a xmas eve cocktail party and then I'm cooking prime rib for xmas dinner!
  • lavaughan69
    lavaughan69 Posts: 459 Member
    I'm getting the Cheers package, it's 49$ a day and you get 15 alcoholic drinks and unlimited soft drinks. That should be plenty!
  • FrenchMob
    FrenchMob Posts: 1,167 Member
    Well, got back yesterday from my 7 days cruise, and even after a $540 alcohol tab, I still managed to drop 4 lbs. :laugh:

    Quite honestly, I definitely ate less than I would have at home. I especially wasn't snacking in the evenings like I do at home, plus did a lot of walking and battling of 10+ ft waves at the beach in Nassau. You wouldn't think that would be a good workout, but it is.
  • vniemo2
    vniemo2 Posts: 25 Member
    Last 8 day cruise I only gained 2lbs, doing a short little 4 day in January, and I hope to stay the same or lose on this cruise. Plan on taking advantage of the gym for the first time ever on a cruise, combined with all the walking in the ports. My first few cruises I would eat 2 apps, 2 entrees and 2 desserts in the MDR. My first cruise was a 5 day and I gained 10lbs.
  • clambert1273
    clambert1273 Posts: 840 Member
    So I just have to say...

    2 months until I am sailing out of Puerto Rico on my way to the beautiful Virgin Islands and Barbados... CHEERS! :bigsmile:
  • Starsighter78
    Starsighter78 Posts: 62 Member
    I officially have 7 weeks until we're outta the cold and into the warm - We leave the last week of January for our eastern Caribbean cruise. I am using it as motivation to get/keep myself on track. I'd like be down another 15 pounds before I leave - and I'm determined. I have been stressing a little in the back of my mind about eating on vacation, because frankly, on a cruise it's hard not to eat like it's your job. But I think going into it with the right mindset (enjoy myself, but not kill the diet) will help me make it through. Plus I plan on getting my 10k steps in every day, even if it means getting up a little early and circling the deck! :)
  • samammay
    samammay Posts: 468
    I officially have 7 weeks until we're outta the cold and into the warm - We leave the last week of January for our eastern Caribbean cruise. I am using it as motivation to get/keep myself on track. I'd like be down another 15 pounds before I leave - and I'm determined. I have been stressing a little in the back of my mind about eating on vacation, because frankly, on a cruise it's hard not to eat like it's your job. But I think going into it with the right mindset (enjoy myself, but not kill the diet) will help me make it through. Plus I plan on getting my 10k steps in every day, even if it means getting up a little early and circling the deck! :)

    If you use a fitbit, take the results with a grain of salt. The motion of the boat affects your step count. One day we had some high seas and FitBit said I walked 122 flights of stairs. I walked 4.
  • lessonsinliving
    lessonsinliving Posts: 1
    Very awesome!

    My boyfriend and I went on a week-long cruise to Florida/the Bahamas at the beginning of September and I was so nervous about weight gain. I did want to enjoy myself though, so I ate/drank basically whatever I wanted whenever I wanted and tried not to beat myself up over it. Ended up only gaining 1lb!! In my opinion, you just have to try and enjoy yourself on a vacation. Chances are, unless you're eating constantly all day and all night, you'll be fine :)
  • JessieNeutronGirlGenius
    JessieNeutronGirlGenius Posts: 268
    That is awesome! Hope you had a great time and Happy Holidays!

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