Cruise Weight Gain

[rjac]

[CSki]

My thoughts exactly when I got on the scale this morning. My stair pact didn't help burn many of those calories I guess.  

[JohnK6404]

So true! Need to lose 8-10 pounds before the cruise! 

[mworkman]

[cookie10*]

working on that now!

[Srp431]

Wife has a pair of cruise slacks she wears (some elastic in waistband) for dinners during the last half of the cruise

[Floski]

On our first cruise, I actually lost 3 pounds.

As a man of girth, I'm ashamed.

[Vlgg]

We don't usually gain weight on cruises.  We have no trouble gaining at home) We use the stairs as much as possible and are much more active than we are at home.  Also, after the first day all the food isn't so enticing and we don't drink much alcohol.  

[DRLPP]

If I stay away from the fruity frozen alcohol drinks and not check out the WJ after MDR,  I will only gain a few pounds on a week long cruise. I am just glad the ice cream machine is not 24/7

[FManke]

I only gained 2lbs last cruise. Guess I wasn't really trying.

[wllm1969]

[darketower]

We usually do pretty well in not overindulging, but on our last B2B cruise, we raved about the warm chocolate cookie for dessert on our second night and our waiter made sure we had it every night the rest of our cruise.  And by making sure we had it, I mean he brought out 2 of them per person every night....I didn't want to seem unappreciative, so i made sure all cookies were eaten each night.....completely derailed my health initiative....  :-)

 

[monctonguy]

Average for me is 10 pounds....last cruise on Harmony I was up 12 pounds after 5 days(according to the weigh in for my ziplining).....

 

Most of that would be from the drinks I am sure...

[Jolly Ogre]

On our last cruise on Allure I lost 2 lbs and my wife did not gain any.

Now it has to be known that we tracked  our steps and we would hit 10k before lunch. Also we did not try to avoid any meals or beverages. We ate as we were on vacation and enjoyed it. We even took a desert back to the room to have as a later night treat.

[sk8erguy1978]

I'll usually gain a few pounds but I also crammed off a few pounds just before the cruise. Between drinks, eating a lot more than I normally do for Breakfast & Lunch and midnight pizza ... it's amazing it's just a few pounds. 

[Zacharius]

Walking all over the ship (I still don't know what the inside of an elevator looks like on a ship!), using the gym at least each sea day and sometimes port days too (or the running track, if early enough in the day), sticking to less-caloric drinks (straight liquors or wines versus heavy beers and mixed, sugary drinks), and being responsible at meal times have always led to me either maintaining or actually losing a little weight on cruises. Also helps to have somewhat active excursions (or, if it's just a beach day, I have found myself running or swimming "laps" in the water for at least a little bit of the time).