What is your average weight gain on a cruise?

[ralmyers]

What do you think the average weight gain is on a cruise? One my first and second cruise I actually came back 5 pounds lighter, I guess all of the walking?
The last one I gained 5 -- probably all of the drinks of the day :-)

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[Cotton]

CruiseTravel mag had a survey awhile back. Seems like the 'average' is 5 lbs. per 7-day cruise.

I usually gain a couple of pounds, but last cruise, didn't gain any. I did a little more walking than usual, tho, so that's probably why. I'm truly surprised that I don't gain at least 10! http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

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[disneylynn]

I always diet before my cruise to make up for the 5 pounds I will gain

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[mohavemommy]

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[L2J]

This isn't an issue for me at all.

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[ebedore]

On the last Royal Caribbean cruise I made it a point to do the ShipShape Program and lost 5 lbs for the week.

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[cruiserNC]

I gained 8lbs on our recent Triumph cruise but within a week I was back to my normal weight. Guess cause none of the food at home taste good...

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[NancAngel]

on the Paradie last fall I gained 4 and i didnt think that was so bad..LoL
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[NancAngel]

Hey liv
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>This isn't an issue for me at all. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
why not?? dont you eat??
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[Sweetcharlotte30]

4 lbs for me also and we did TONS of walking. So much so that we had to do the 69 foot massage thing once or twice, our feet were so sore but we didn't want to just hang out at the cabin the whole time. I can't imagine how much I would have gained if we just sat in the cabin all the time.

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[L2J]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by NancAngel:
why not?? dont you eat??

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Yes, but I'm one of those that can eat what I want when I want and in any quantity I want and never gain a poundhttp://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif.

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[Sweetcharlotte30]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by livtojump:
Yes, but I'm one of those that can eat what I want when I want and in any quantity I want and never gain a poundhttp://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif.

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I've decided that I don't like liv anymore! LOL

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[L2J]

Awwww come on now Char http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif

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[NancAngel]

Live,
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Yes, but I'm one of those that can eat what I want when I want and in any quantity I want and never gain a pound. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Teach me how to be like that?? LoL




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[merlot]

I lost a couple of pounds on my last cruise. Had to be all the walking! http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

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[*christina*]

I second what Sweetcharlotte said!

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[bajohnsons]

I gain about 2-3 pounds on average. When I work out more on board I don't gain any. I used to be like Liv, unfortunately for me when 40 hit, those days were gone!

[L2J]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by bajohnsons:
I gain about 2-3 pounds on average. When I work out more on board I don't gain any. I used to be like Liv, unfortunately for me when 40 hit, those days were gone!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Well I'm almost there and don't see it changing. I've always been like this.

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[tef43]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by livtojump:
Well I'm almost there and don't see it changing. I've always been like this.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I used to say the same thing. http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif

Nowadays, my mantra is "I'm going to die anyway, so I may as well not be hungry."

Food, glorious food!

"Your darn right I want that supersized!"

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[L2J]

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[bethee]

DH gains 7 or so and I usually maintain or even lose a couple.....stairs glorious stairs.

[RYPERO]

I lost five pounds a couple of cruises ago and gained 8 on my last one. I can see me ballooning in my pictures as the trip went on since I carry lots of my weight in my face. We even walked alot but I guess I ate alot more.

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[PINEVIEW01]

I think I'm learning to hate Liv! (well, maybe I'm just jealioushttp://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif )

I gained 15 pounds (lost 7 before going so, really 8) on my last 5 day cruise with my daughter. I used the stairs all the time and walked as much as I could. I gained 7 or 8 on the last three 7 day cruises. Most was water as I'd be back to normal in a week or two.

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[SallyMay]

Lost 3 lbs last year and stayed the same this year. It's the walking.

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[Orcrone]

Between two days in Tampa ahead of time and 7 days on the Inspiration I came back 11 pounds heavier. I went the first six days without going near the gym, and then went twice on the last full day. Too little, too late. But 7 days after returning I was back to where I started.

For the next cruise I plan on losing about 5 pounds before embarkation and going to the gym every other day. Hoping to come back with just the five pounds back on (but if I don't, who cares)?

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[Salty Dawg]

You're not gaining weight... you're getting a return, plus interest, for the investment in taking a cruise. Everyone knows that salt air causes your clothes to shrink!

[Live2Cruz]

Just back from my 4/24 Glory cruise. Weighed in today. Officially I gained 4 pounds. That includes 2 days pre-cruise, 7 days cruise, and one day back eating like crazy. I am hoping 4 will be the total, but it really hasn't all had time to settle yet. I lost 7 before I went so I am still down, but would like to take off a couple of what I picked back up.

[tef43]

Dieting before a cruise is not necessarily a good idea. Your stomach shrinks and you will feel terribly uncomfortable after indulging in the gastronomical delights aboard ship.

Best to start overeating before you leave, so that your stomach s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-s and you have room for all the good stuff. http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif

Food, glorious food!

Gluttony, my *second* favorite deadly sin.

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[ralmyers]

tef -I am with ya! You have to die of something, it may as well be the love of overindulging in food :-) It is not fun to watch what you eat your whole life and die anyhow- LOL!

as far as liv to jump goes, yeah I hear ya bragging. I am jealous. The days of eating whatever I want and not gaining an ounce are over. I can look at something and gain 3 pounds!

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[halos]

I have dieted all my life and one day because I became so scale obsessed (weighing in every day upon waking, after every meal, and then after each time I peed, for God's sake) that I decided the scale must go.
So...since I don't know the actual 'poundage', I just go by how my clothes fit.
If I can still zip my jeans (THE ONES I LEFT AT HOME BECAUSE I DON'T BRING JEANS ON A CRUISE) after I get home, then I don't fret too much.

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[steveNcindy]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by tef43:

Gluttony, my *second* favorite deadly sin.

._<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Tef - what is the "most" favorite??

PS ARe your wings going to pull it out tonight without Stevie Y??

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[Catrin]

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You are all scaring me!
I am 71 lbs lighter than last years cruise.. so if I gain 5lbs or so, It will be fine!

I will just have to go right back on my program.
The one thing this year, though.. is that I am still going to be very careful with what I eat. Sure I am going to try a few deserts etc. But for drinks I will just have water... and no rolls with dinner!
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[teedee]

I usually gain about 5 pounds. I have bad knees and can't do stairs, unfortunately there's nothing wrong with my taste buds and I eat like there's no tomorrow on a cruise. I do try to do a lot of walking on the decks, but when you're walking from buffet to restaurant to grills it really doesn't do much good! http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

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[tef43]

And now a tribute to all of us gourmands on the ship, to the tune of John Denver's Annie's Song:

You fill up with breakfast
Like a hog in a slophouse
Like a Brando at Big Boy
Like Roseanne at DQ

Like a giant Ms. Pac-man
Like a Pizza Hut Jabba
You fill up with breakfast
Lunch and dinner too

Come let me stuff you
Let me hold your mouth open
Let me cram in some donuts
Waffles, pancakes, and then

Let me shove in some bacon
Let me toss in a penguin
Come see the menu
Start stuffing again

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You fill up with breakfast
Like a dog in a dumpster
Like Elizabeth Taylor
At Old Country Buffet

Like a sumo in training
Like a fad diet backlash
You're filled up with breakfast
Start filling away

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[chuleta]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Salty Dawg:
You're not gaining weight... you're getting a return, plus interest, for the investment in taking a cruise. Everyone knows that salt air causes your clothes to shrink!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I think you have something there Salty Dawg http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif. I actually never gain wieght but by the end of the week my clothes feel tighter???? I guess the stairs don't do much for the middle!

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TOM,
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[tef43]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by steveNcindy:
Tef - what is the "most" favorite??<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Six guesses, and your first clue is that it is *not* sloth, that one is third. http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by steveNcindy:
PS ARe your wings going to pull it out tonight without Stevie Y??<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
That was a truly ugly injury. I'm not going to say that they can't do it, but it's definitely going to be more difficult.

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And then:
Carnival Spirit 12/10/05 Mexican Riviera
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I have zero weight gain. I gain 5 pounds, but my wallet loses 5 pounds, so nothing changes. http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

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[yst347]

I walk 3 miles on the track every morning. I still gain 4 to 8 pounds on a cruise but I usually drop 4 to 6 pounds in the first week back.

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