Advice for Cruise?

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  • vcuchick
    vcuchick Posts: 29 Member
    4 days to my cruise!!! So exceited! Still worried about not getting healthy snacks and such but I'm sure I'll find yummy healthy things! Thanks again for all the great ideas. :)
  • lisaanne1369
    lisaanne1369 Posts: 377 Member
    I gained 8 pounds on a 5 day Thanksgiving cruise. Just a thang....I also started running on that cruise. Just like any holiday/vacation/event...it's life, this is a life deal and every day isn't a winner.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    I took a 15-day cruise last year, and I simply took a break from calorie counting while I was on the boat. I used the onboard gym, didn't stuff myself, and it was fine.

    After all, unless you're rich, how often do these occasions come about? It was totally worth it. And the food? Delicious.
  • vegwrangler
    vegwrangler Posts: 143 Member
    I am so jealous! We just did a Caribbean cruise a few months back and were saying the whole time "I wish we were going to Alaska!"

    Your plan of hitting the gym in the morning, taking the stairs whenever possible, and doing FIT excursions is exactly what the Husband and I did and we both got off of the boat lighter than we were getting on :-). I wear a Polar Loop (tracks heart rate, sleep, and movement - kind of like your FitBit) and every day with the exception of the day I sprained my pinkie toe in Jamaica I was well over my normal activity levels at home.

    Do not fear having healthy snacks around! If your ship is anything like ours, fresh fruit, vegetables, and other lean snacks were abundant at every meal and incredibly easy to stow in my bag for poolside consumption! We really didn't deprive ourselves at all, we just stuck to a "paleo-like" diet but still stuffed ourselves with pizza and beer on a few occasions. You'll be moving and shaking enough to burn it all off, you'll do GREAT!!!
  • leggup
    leggup Posts: 2,942 Member
    4 days till your cruise? Jealoussss.

    I lost weight on my last cruise, 7 days in Europe. I went to the cruise ship gym every day and did cardio (elliptical with a warm up on the treadmill) and lifted 2 days. My total time in the gym was about 30-45 mins, which was easy to do in the morning because nothing else was going on/too early to swim or enjoy the sun. I also took a lot of shore excursions that involved a ton of walking.

    I did drink and enjoy the bottomless food, but I stayed away from the super-calorie-bomb blended drinks and opted instead for a lot of wine and screwdrivers. For food, I filled up on fruit and cheese before I hit the pasta dishes or dessert.

    I can't speak to logging, since I took the cruise before I was on MyFitnessPal. If I were you, I wouldn't log but I would write down what I ate and exercised for the day, just so there is some accountability/recognition.
  • RosieB405
    RosieB405 Posts: 150 Member
    Use the clock method. 12 to 6 o'clock is veggies, 6-9 o'clock proteien, 9-11 carbs, and 11-12 fats, fried, or bad food.

    Also do biking excursions, and drink 3 to 1 (3 waters to one drink)

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