I'm planning to go cruising in a month, any suggestions on how to survive this?? I don't want to overdo & I plan to do a lot of sightseeing

Thanks for asking this... I'm going on one late August. ANY suggestions would be HIGHLY appreciated.

Eat the fruit and soup! Oh and the eggs, they usually have sugar free deserts on board as well! Take your water too!

I went on a cruise right before my surgery. Can u believe with all that food around I lost 3 pounds lol. I stuck to salad. Im 3 weeks out & I pray I can tolerate salad when the time comes.

How far out are u?

What stage of diet are you going to be in? I went on a 7 day cruise at about 9 weeks post op. I was on solids by then, I just tried to be careful and eat fish or other softer foods.

Take Protein bars with you. Keep them with you at all times. If you're on deck by the pool and you're hungry, the temptation will be lower to go in to the buffet than to stay where you are and snack on a Protein Bar. Also, take fruit with you on sight seeing trips. You can pick it up at the buffet on your way off the ship. Water, water, water.

Remember, this is vacation. So enjoy yourself. Have realistic expectations - maybe think "I won't lose weight this week, but I also won't gain". You'll be walking a lot. Maybe try to take the stairs instead of the elevator whenever you go anywhere on the ship. Most ships have tracks and/or fitness rooms so you can exercise while on board.

Eat slowly, thoughtfully, and don't overdo it. You're going to do great!

I'm cruising in a month. Here is a thread I posted - some excellent responses on it.

I do plan to drink alcohol, maybe one a day. I do expect to eat off plan, but I'll stick with Protein first so that it will fill me up and limit the sliders and sweets. I'm going to try and avoid grazing.

I will do shipboard exercise classes and hit the gym, walk the ship (and ashore) and get in my normal 10,000 steps a day.

It's OK if I don't lose, I don't expect to. But, I don't want to gain, either.

Have fun, everyone!

I'm cruising in a month. Here is a thread I posted - some excellent responses on it.

I do plan to drink alcohol, maybe one a day. I do expect to eat off plan, but I'll stick with Protein first so that it will fill me up and limit the sliders and sweets. I'm going to try and avoid grazing.

I will do shipboard exercise classes and hit the gym, walk the ship (and ashore) and get in my normal 10,000 steps a day.

It's OK if I don't lose, I don't expect to. But, I don't want to gain, either.

Have fun, everyone!

Enjoyyyy woohoo, be careful of the alcohol, I drank Saturday & was up 2 pounds on Monday :--(

What is grazing?

I had surgery 3/27 & going to Jamaica 6/12. Woohoo

Eat Protein first at every meal and stop. In between stick to Fruit drinks diluted with Water.