Tomorrow we leave for alaska and will be going on our first cruise. This is my dream vacation! When I told people I was having this surgery some thought I was crazy for doing it before we went. They said " you won't be able to eat on the cruise!" My reply was that I just want to be more comfortable and hoped to lose 25 or 30 pounds before we leave. I am 7 weeks out and as of this morning am down 38 pounds! I had lost over 30 in about 3 weeks, including preop. Then a 2 1/2 week stall. Now am losing a little again.

My plan is to be the only person who leaves a cruise actually weighing less! Hoping to be in onederland when I get home! So close.

Haaa who goes on a cruise and comes out weighing less? Congrats and I hope you have an amazing time.

Don't worry about those nah sayers. You did this for yourself and the end result is your reward. Can't wait for my surgery.

Brownrek,

I hope you succeed at your goal of weighing less while being on a cruise. Maintaining, in my mind would be a victory. I hope you enjoy your Alaskan cruise. It is stunning. I went on one last year and plan to go back in 2015 and do the cruise and the railroad tour into Denali.

Enjoy.

What an awesome outlook. I know you're going to do great. I'm jealous; I've never been to Alaska and I'd love to get up there. May have to put that on the bucket list for me and my wife.

The good news is your views on food and eating definitely seem to be in the right place! You are living your life, not eating it. Have an awesome vacation and enjoy every minute of it.

Good for you. In a month I'm going on a cruise around the Hawaiian islands, it is our 45 th anniversary and oh I hope I can just stay the same so I can say I went on a cruise without gaining. I'm 9 months out and it will be hard because I can eat most anything with no problem. Well, best of luck to you and we can compare notes after the cruise. Have a great time.

I'm headed up to Alaska on a cruise in less than a month. I was on a cruise about 10 years ago and over-indulged on food, for sure. If I wasn't sure which entree to choose, I ordered them all. Same thing for dessert. I wouldn't choose, I just told them to bring one of everything. Hamburgers and pizza for Snacks. Food coma quickly followed along with gastric distress. Now, being a slave to food no longer, I can enjoy the other aspects of the cruise instead of always recovering from my last binge.

I hope you have a great time. What ship are you on? PM me with details. We are figuring out our shore excursions now. Would love a review from you.

Last January i went on a cruise... i wasn't sleeved yet... i really enjoyed the cruise but felt somewhat conscious about my weight. i wasn't able to do as the others did on the cruise because of the weight. one thing they did was rockwall climbing. i have never done that but i had to decline doing it cause i just could never have held my weight. even dancing was a struggle and i do love to dance. This december i am going on another cruise and so looking forward to it... i have a good portion of weight off now and i am excited to see if i notice a difference. if i feel up to it, this time i will try and climb that wall as far as the food goes.. i think you can meet your goal.. the dinners are so delish and they don't come in EXTRA large portions so if you pick something and stick with that i am sure you can do as you are planning.. good luck and enjoy your trip! you are doing great .. keep up the good work!