Going on a cruise-best way to count calories?

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  • Mavrick_RN
    Mavrick_RN Posts: 439 Member
    I bought a very small travel scale from Harbor Freight for 10-12 bucks. I have it at work to measure stuff when the gang has a pot luck or orders out.

    DO enjoy your cruise. Set yourself some boundaries like one plate buffet meals, veggies before proteins, chocolate melting cake every-OTHER night etc. My wife and I get up early and take to the panorama deck for a session of stretching and some brisk walking laps around the track. (The rest of the year at the gym I invision the view from the deck when I do my stretches.)

    DO NOT impose your restrictions on others or moan about your healthy choices "I sure wish I could have that but I can't because I'm on a diet" grrrrrrrr that is party-pooper attitude.

    I expect to gain a pound a day so my first post-cruise weigh-in is high probably from all the sodium. No matter, I get back into my routine just as I do with everything else and it comes off in 2-3 days so it has to be water weight. Make a screen saver of your vacation pictures and start planning the next one!
  • laurynwithawhy
    laurynwithawhy Posts: 385 Member
    Cruises have a TON of options. I was on a Norwegian cruise, and there was tons of fresh fruit and vegetables, a juicer bar, and an omelette station where I always got egg whites. You can definitely be healthy if you want to stick to your diet. I, however, gained 10 pounds in 10 days and it was NOT all water weight lol. Don't drink too much, and definitely avoid the super sugary Island type drinks. Alcohol has a ton of calories, is expensive, and leads to bad food decisions. But treat yourself a little, it is a vacation after all!
  • Mavrick_RN
    Mavrick_RN Posts: 439 Member
    http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=scale

    Here is a link to the Harbor Freight site with the travel scale. A good companion wherever you go.

    Again - DO enjoy your cruise, take many o' pictures and little movies. I always buy a useful souvenir like a Carnival Beach towel to use in the gym.
  • Greciankoukla
    Greciankoukla Posts: 33 Member
    I do not know about logging calories, but stick to lean meats, fish and veggies.. And always leave food on your plate. Eat half, because if they are like any cruise I have been on , the plate will be overflowing with food. Have Fun!

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