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Cruising = Weight Gain - A Myth to Be Dispelled

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Cruising makes you fat.
If this were true, why are there so many healthy looking people on cruise ships? With a few tips and rules for yourself, cruising can be a wonderful way to vacation without upsetting your New Year's weight loss goals.
Balance is the key in vacationing where there is unlimited food and 24 hour service.
1.
Tasting is good thing.
I'm talking taste, not committing to a meal of Mac & Cheese in the buffet, just because it looked yummy.
They keep refilling the buffet all through the meal time.
This is not your home where it is gone when your brother woofs it.
Join a different club than the clean plate club.
Taste some healthy veggie dishes and fish you would not commit to at a normal restaurant.
Talk, relax, pause and you may find you are full enough.
It is not your last meal, and don't get into the "gonna get my money's worth" frame of mind.
The fruit and veggies are already cut up for you, yeah! Service is the luxury of this vacation.
2.
Avoid the buffet - the dining room serves user-friendly portions and the food is really better there.
Try the fish.
If you don't care for a dish that is the beauty of cruising, they will bring you something else, really, it's so cool! 3.
Try to get the table to taste many desserts.
Most of the time, a bite savored in your mouth really satisfies the craving.
They got it right in kindergarten, sharing is caring.
4.
Use the stairs.
Would you ever want to be stuck in an elevator? If you have a full dessert, use the stairs to get to the gym.
5.
First thing, first day, go to the Spa.
Learn about what classes are going to be offered.
Sign up - budget for taking classes on this trip.
Some are free, such as Yoga or stretch classes, so go to those too.
The more trendy classes like Pilates and Spinning are around $12.
Class sizes are typically small and once you sign up, you pay, (unless you remember to cancel before the class) so you are more likely to show up.
6.
Sign up for active shore excursions.
Riding around in a bus looking at things is not fun.
Get out and do something.
Kayak, snorkel, hike or at least walk the town you've docked at.
7.
If the ship has a "swim against the current" pool, go use it.
It is great fun.
If not, get in the pool; tread water for 15 minutes or more while you chat with friends.
Yes, you could chat in the hot tub, but save relaxation for a reward after a workout.
Sitting in hot water is not a work out.
8.
If the ship has a rock wall - Do it.
What a rush it is to get to the top.
You are in a harness and they walk you through it.
Just remember hand, hand, foot, foot, and start climbing.
9.
Walk the promenade deck.
Doing this as the ship docks or departs is extra special.
One cruise line has weighted vest you wear to get extra benefits in calories used and correcting posture.
10.
Just dance, at every opportunity you get.
Read the activity list in the little newspaper delivered to your room.
See a conga line forming...
get in it.
Activity staff teaching ballroom, or line dance, perfect time to learn.
Sleep solid by finishing out your day with a few dances at the disco.
11.
Take the opportunity to try out some pieces of work out equipment you have never tried.
Don't forget the proper clothes to work out.
Some lines are very strict about wearing appropriate athletic shoes into their gyms.
Your sports sandals might not pass.
12.
To get a top of the line workout room, it is best to work with a cruise specialist to direct you to specific ships.
The difference in gyms regarding size, age of machines, etc.
is huge, so work with someone who has at least toured the industries ships.
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