Has Anyone Been On A Cruise While On MRC??
 

Hello All,

My husband is coming home from Afghanistan for R&R and we're taking a week sailboat cruise. :swim: ..yes, be jealous....my question is how do you survive the cruise foods? Guess I'll take a suitcase with my own stuff???
Maybe I wont eat and just get extra "exercise"

:lucky::swim:

I went on a cruise in decemeber and didn't gain much ( don't remember exactly, but maybe a pound). I went on Carnival cruises...and they actually have a "spa carnival" healhtier option at every meal.

I would say if you want to lose while on board, do something like Metaquick with shakes and bars.

But you can easily maintain and not do too much damage. I really talked with my center before I left and here was our game plan:

-Breakfast in the dining room so I could be picky about my breakfast...like one egg, no butter...dry toast, etc. I would eat 1/2 slice dry toast for my bread at breakfast.

-Lunch- I found the lunch buffet the best because I could piece my meal with my protein, fruit and veggie. There was usually a sugar free dessert option too so I could have a little treat.

Dinner- in the dining room, I tried to eat the spa carnival meal (didn't one or two nights because it was some of my fave foods)....but I got a salad instead of soup, ate a shrimp cocktail appetizer, spa healthy meal, then if I wanted dessert, I either did a scoop of sugar free ice cream or the fruit and cheese plate.

I didn't do any alcohol...and felt like I got to particpate in the cruise. I mean, part of cruising is the food.

I would say, bring meal bars for excursions where you eat. I forgot about that and had to have the nachos they served us in Mexico. Had no other option.

Also, bring a reusable water bottle. They will refill it at the bar for you all day long....and you can mix your proteins in it. There were no water bottles for sale on board...only water in cups at the bars....so it was easier to mix in my water bottles.

Originally Posted by skuba girl:
Hello All,

My husband is coming home from Afghanistan for R&R and we're taking a week sailboat cruise. :swim: ..yes, be jealous....my question is how do you survive the cruise foods? Guess I'll take a suitcase with my own stuff???
Maybe I wont eat and just get extra "exercise"

:lucky::swim:

I actually took a different approach than Razorback. I ate pretty much what I wanted (within reason), but I walked a lot and took 9 flights of stairs a lot. When I first got back, I had a lot of water weight, but weighed in 6 days later with my official gain of .8! I did try to get my drinks in each day but normally only managed 2 a day. I made sure to have one with breakfast each day. Oh and I used a lot of fat/carb blockers!

Good luck to you!

Thanks so much for the advise! Really looking forward to this trip with hubby. We'll be celebrating 30 years of marriage. yikes! Actually the "cruise" we're going on is a 104' sailboat we will be diving from all week. Technically its a 'cruise' but its alot like having your own boat too. Only 12 passengers. The food will still be plentiful so I'll really have to watch myself but I plan to be good as gold (ok maybe bronze) ..hehe

Wow that sounds awesome skuba! Have fun!