20 Feb

…temptation island

Posted by Joshua in Food & Nutrition.

sorry for not being around much lately all, life has been nuts!

i am putting that behind me though, and while i won’t be blogging again for about a week (due to what i’ll be talking about below) i will be rockin’ it hard once i get back.

so, what is going on? i’m leaving for a cruise on sunday morning. anyone ever been on one? if not, let me give you a little insight on how a seven-day carnival cruise goes…

extraordinarily high quality food… all you want. dessert too.

no joke, there will be nights where the dinner menu main dishes will consist of things like, london broil, lobster tail, and prime rib… and while the idea is to choose one, you can literally just say “all three please, and two of each.” and they do it! and it’s part of the money you already paid! the same applies to dessert! imagine… you have the choices of creme brulee, bread pudding, and chocolate cake… and you can get all three.

oiy. i have a seriously HUGE challenge in front of me.

here’s my plan. i haven’t been working out at all lately, so while i am on this cruise, i am going to commit to working out two hours a day (in addition to the already high level of physical exertion due to just having to walk all the time)… an hour in the morning and an hour at night. i am also going to do my best to not snack at all during the day on anything other than fruit or a salad.  for breakfast, my plan is to stay healthy, and to eat it everyday (this is tough for me, i often skip breakfast). lunch will be light as well. then, when it comes to dinner… i will refrain from getting any more than one option from the appetizer, main dish, and dessert menu. and when it comes to dessert, i will attempt to either not eat it, or find the “best for me” dessert on the menu.

guys, this is going to be rough, and i’m not a fool to think i can come out of this losing weight. my goal is to break even, or not put any more than two pounds on.

anybody go on a cruise or vacation where you had tons of food in front of you before and make it through unscathed? how’d you do it?

3 Responses to this post.

  1. Rick's Gravatar

    Posted by Rick on 20.02.08 at 7:16 pm

    Yeah, not a good time to be on a diet. I went on a cruise about 10 years ago. About the best thing I can say is try to avoid the all-night AYCE pizza bar.

    On another note, this is a great chance for you and the wife to get out and have a lot of fun. You can do that while enjoying the food, without going overboard (pun partially intended). Moderation isn’t something they encourage on these cruises, but I think you can have the best of both worlds while you’re away. And hey, the diet will always be here when you get back ashore.

    Have an awesome time.

  2. Charles's Gravatar

    Posted by Charles on 20.02.08 at 7:16 pm

    You may have some hope! From the article on CNN’s travel section today…

    “Carnival Cruise Lines, owned by Carnival Corp., now has lighter dishes with nutritional stats on menus for hawk-eyed calorie counters.”

    “Menus on Carnival cruises list the caloric information for “spa” dishes including: roasted banana panna cotta in citrus broth (150 calories), charred broccoli and cauliflower tortellini (190 calories) or red snapper over stewed fruits (290 calories).”

    http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/02/21/cruise.dining.ap/index.html

    Go with the idea of spending a little time “reporting” back to the FatBloggers just what healthy options were available. Stuff like this can get more of us willing to go on a cruise as they continue to cater more to health conscious travellers.

  3. Marie's Gravatar

    Posted by Marie on 20.02.08 at 7:16 pm

    Good luck!! Just be kind to yourself and cut yourself a break. There is a finite amount of food you can consume and if you go overboard (no pun intended, lol) you can get back to normal when you get home.

    Give yourself a chance to relax and enjoy!

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