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We’ve sailed on Glory twice and really enjoyed it very much.  Ship was clean and we always saw that staff kept the adults only pool as it should be.  Enjoy!!!

From our first cruise (Honeymoon in 2005) and onward my wife and I stay connected only to each other. After sail away we head to our cabin, power our phones down and in the safe they go until we return to Debark. It is such an amazing break from "real life" and we look forward to it very much. Anyone else completely shut off "real life" when you cruise?

It can get tricky~ second cruise, we missed our early flight by 10 minutes, had to sit around the airport for 8 hours!!! Not very enjoyable at the end of the vacation!!! Good luck!

Hello all! This is my first time cruising (NCL Getaway) and I had big plans when my fiancé and I got engaged to loose weight before the cruise. Well its three months til the cruise and I still have lots of weight to loose. Maybe some motivational support from fellow cruisers will help me loose a little within the next three months.

 

Any advice for me would be appreciated as well!

People hate to hear this, but losing weight is easy. Be healthy and educated about your plan then be consistent and dedicated. Pretty simple. Eat ENOUGH food, don't ever starve yourself, your body needs calories, from protein, carbs (yes) and healthy fat (YES) sources. Look into a Paleo type nutrition plan, cut processed foods out as much as possible and eat 5 small meals a day. Combine that with 6 workouts a week, various intensity and methods (weight training is essential...you won't get "bulky", but rather toned and strong). 1 gallon of water a day to keep everything fluched and moving...12 weeks will get results. But for real, mirror and clothes HAVE to be your guide. NOT a number on a scale. You want to look better and be healthier right? A scale has nothing to do with either!!! Not good luck, earn the results you desire.

Things are going quite well. I am seeing positive changes in my arms, thighs, hips, rear ( I actually am starting to have a nice booty again) and my upper abs. However, the lower abs are showing no improvement. I have started other exercises to target them, but I just started them so only time with tell if they will work.

 

I was really down though because this is the area where I have gained the most weight, and the area I hoped to lose the most in. That is when I realized that the weight gain in my lower middle section became an issue shortly after I switched birth control pills. :eek: of course I am not naive enough to think it was all the pill's doing (I can't dump off my fault in this) , but it could certainly be a factor. I am going to speak with my doctor about this.

Lower abdominal area is the last spot for many people!!! Just keep losing bodyfat and it'll catch up!! Targeting that area in hopes of fat-loss is a myth. Overall bodyfat reduction is what happens, not spot reduction.

Birth control may have had something to do with it. Hormones are very strong and convincing!!! Good luck!

JennLee; Keep working at it. No matter if you have a puffy day or not. Puffy days are wen youre body retains water. be it from hormones, lack of h20 consumption that day, sodium consumption. It isn't permanent. You probably know these tips but here ya go;

don't use a scale on a regular basis. I know you have a goal but weigh-in twice a month. There isn't a scale under your feet as you go through life, how you look and feel is the true measure of success. It's difficult to stay off the scale but use the mirror and your clothes as your guide.

Drink a gallon of h20 a day. Sounds like a lot right? 6 20oz bottles a day. That's it. One ice cold as soon as you get out of bed (creates a thermogenic bump to start your day it your core temp will rise to maintain internal temp). One before bed and then all you have left is one every 2 hours. So, following this you'll go over and thats fine.

When you plateau, take a meal to splurge. No working out that day. I know...your body responds quicky and catches on to what you are doing. Once it realizes that calories are restricted it accomodates by holding stored fat to use for energy. So, throw it off when it gets comfy. Eat a big silly dinner and then next moring you'll look and feel lighter than before.

Eat 6 small meals a day. Veggies, some fruit and lean protein. Also, carbs are essential and healthy. Eat low gylcemic carbs with meals (2 meals only) and higher ones after a workout if at all. Your body more easily and effciently assimiliates the sugars after you deplete your gylocogen levels via exercise. So if you love a slice of white bread, eat it after you workout. Also, consider weight training. Muscle burns fat at rest. More muscle = more fat burned while doing nothing!!!

Hope this helps you a bit. Dig in and get your goals accomplished!