Dieting on a cruise.it's not as crazy as you think!

Dick G. wrote:
The strange thing is that while I know I consume more food on a cruise, and
I am a slave to anything chocolate, and while I eat at least three meals a
day on a ship against the one meal I eat each day at home, I don't gain
weight on a cruise.
--

That's because you mouth-dance tm so much you hardly give
your mouth a chance to over eat.

-- Bob..

"D Ball" wrote in message
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This is just to plant a seed if anyone out there is thinking they need to
jump start a diet. I do NOT recommend dieting while cruising to new
cruisers or folks trying a different cruise line for the first time, as
you will feel like you are missing something, and justifiably so.

I agree, Diana, After returning from a back to back, I gained five
pounds..surprised it wasn't more as I usually stay away from desserts, but
found it very difficult with all that were offered on both ships....I've
already lost four of those pounds and am hoping the treadmill will help
getting rid of that last pound gained, plus more!

--Jean

I do not gain weight on a cruise,we never eat any differently than we do
at home,coffee and a danish for breakfast,hardly any lunch,and then
dinner and they are always asking me if things were o.k.because i always
left so much on my plate,it is just because i am a very little eater

(.a cruise lover.)

Thus spake "Tom K" :


"Jeff" wrote in message
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I might just try that! Not that big on pizza and pasta (although, I could
get weak for a good risotto) so if I stick to the meats and salads/veggies
it could be good. I generally maintain the south beach thing myself as
well....but boy have I been binging on chocolates lately lol.


If you can find chocolate made with Splenda... most of the rest of chocolate
is fat... so there shouldn't be any carbs if you get rid of the sugar
absorption. Yes? No?

--Tom


The chocolate we eat has very little sugar in it. The "regular" stuff
is 70% cocoa, the "good" stuff is 98%.
--
dillon

Could have been is in the past
Could be is in the future
There is only the now

"Dillon Pyron" wrote in message
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Thus spake "Tom K" :

The chocolate we eat has very little sugar in it. The "regular" stuff
is 70% cocoa, the "good" stuff is 98%.
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Common milk chocolate is only about 50% cocoa. Good dark chocolate is 75 to
80% cocoa. 98% would be extremely bitter. We bought some pure cocoa (100%)
in St. Lucia last year. It's so bitter that a touch on the tongue will
pucker you like a less-than-ripe persimmon.

Hi Diana,

Again I am very late in reading this and catching up here, but I had
to comment on this.

Kevin and I have both cruised when we were on some form of food
restrictions. Recently Kevin was dx as a diabetic and he has had no
problem finding enough to eat, that is within his diet. If anything
his #s improve on a cruise, partially a better diet and also more active.

Our last cruise, the MOAGC2, I could not eat any dairy or sugar/sweets
and I was really upset about this. On the ship I found I was very
content and that was because of the variety of food available and the
fact that every night the waiter brougt us each a large dish of
blackberries, blueberries and raspberries for desert.LOL

It doesn't matter if you are dieting for health reasons or as part of
a weight loss program, but it can be done easily on a cruise ship if
you really want to do it. There is so much variety of foods to start
with and if there is something you need, you just have to ask for it.

sue

D Ball wrote:

This is just to plant a seed if anyone out there is thinking they need to
jump start a diet. I do NOT recommend dieting while cruising to new cruisers
or folks trying a different cruise line for the first time, as you will feel
like you are missing something, and justifiably so.



However, for more experienced cruisers, launching a diet aboard ship is
worth considering. I did it on our Christmas cruise and disembarked 12
pounds lighter! It was surprisingly easy (except for having to give up my
nightly glass of red wine). I selected the South Beach diet, which basically
allows you to eat as much protein and green veggies as you want for the
first two weeks. Stated negatively, you have to avoid carbs, sugars,
starches.well, you know, all the good stuff! Fortunately, I like most of the
stuff on the phase 1 food list, and eating unlimited quantities, I never
felt hungry like I have on other diets.



The major pluses of dieting onboard were that there was a wide variety of
"acceptable" food from which to choose at every meal; the presentation and
setting is so nice, and you are being waited on hand and foot, you just don't
feel deprived; and it's so much easier to stick to your own regimen when you
aren't cooking or have easy frig/pantry access to what the rest of the
family's eating, especially when your larder's stocked for two ravenous
teens!



When the cruise was over, it was a breeze for me to continue the diet at
home because I was so "high" about my success on the cruise.



I realize this sounds crazy, but I thought I'd just throw it out there in
the event it sparks an idea in somebody. I never had weight issues until
middle age-after a few years of gaining an extra 5 pounds here and there, I
woke up one day 20 pounds heavier. Worse, when I tried to do something about
it, I discovered I was extremely undisciplined when forced to count calories
and fat grams, weigh portions and eat from an unpleasant menu that never
filled me up. Dieting while cruising did the trick!