I just got back from a 7 day cruise. I am upset with myself that I did not exercise at all. I did take the stairs quite a bit & one of the excursions was somewhat physical with climbing stairs & walking alot. I ate some stuff I shouldn't have & I gained 1.5 lbs. That is the gain after taking a water pill as I didn't drink 64 oz water per day. I didn't eat THAT much bad stuff but apparently I gain weight very easily. My goal was to lose 1 lb. I had my surgery Sept. 12th. I guess I wasn't totally prepared to deal with the temptations onboard the cruise. I feel like a failure.

I'm pretty sure only gaining 1.5 lbs while being on a week long cruise is something only a VERY few people can say (I know I gained WAAAY more). So you enjoyed your vacation, good for you. Now that you are back home, you can start back on your routine. Don't beat yourself up, just move on and get back on track.

Sometimes you have to just enjoy your life especially while you are on vacation. I think that being able to have a fun vacation without putting all the work into your usual diet and exercise routine and only gaining 1.5 lbs is an amazing success. So don't beat yourself up, just get back to your usual routine and that 1.5 should come right back off. I always remember when I go on vacation that part of taking vacation is accepting that when you get back you will need to catch up on everything you normally do that didn't get done while you were on vacation. Good luck.

I know from my recent experience this Xmas that I must keep focused and work on making healthy food choices. It's a learning curve for me. Now don't beat yourself up, just get back on track and work on making healthy choices habitual......You can do this and so can I.

1.5 pounds is not too shabby for a weeklong vacation. Just think of how much u would've gained had u not been sleeved. I have found that little weight gains come off quickly once I focus on eating right, getting my Water, and working out. It'll come off don't worry. Please don't let a 1.5 gain cloud over the greatness of a cruise.

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It takes 3500 calories to gain/lose a pound. Do you think you overate that much?

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Thank you for your kind words. I feel better about it now. I was really angry with myself but you are right, it should come off fairly easily. I have been back on track since I got home Sunday. CBT-there is no way I ate 3500 calories or more in a day. I know that for a fact as I can only eat about a cup of food. The worse thing I ate was 1/2 of a small piece of tirimisu at dinner one night. I was very proud of myself as far as my food choices went & really thought with taking the stairs instead of the elevator & the physical aspect of the ziplining excursion, that I would be ok. I'm not going to worry about it anymore. What is done is done. I just wish the mandatory overtime at work would stop as it is interfering with my exercising. Looking forward to hopefully making goald weight by the end of 2013!!! Good luck & Happy New Year to you all!

Happy New Year!

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What's done is done. You can't change the past but you can change your future. Now you know what to look out for and next time you'll be ready to have fun and stay healthy.

Agree don't beat yourself up. Just get back to your routine. I fell off the wagon. when I got my appetite back 6 months after Dec 2011 VSG surgery. So the holiday office food of homemade cookies cakes and quiche was a test..that I failed. I just made sure that I got back to the gym soon after the dust cleared. I don't use personal trainers so I only beat myself up when I slip. But remember you did recognize that you wanted to get back to your routine without someone else pointing it out.