HELP!!! I just returned from a cruise to Cozumel and I'm as stuffed as a pig!

kraphti

Cathlete
HELP!!! I just returned from a cruise to Cozumel and I'm as stuffed as a pig!

The cruise was lovely, but not only did I fall off the healthy wagon, I rolled under it and got run over, not once, but twice. I cannot believe how much I ate, drank and partied.
I did work-out three days. They were such light workouts, I don't think they can count as individual ones, so I know there's no way I burned a quarter of the calories I shoved into my mouth.

I did the pre-cruise thing and watched my eating closer, and ramped up on my workouts months before, but because I don’t know how to do anything in moderation, all that eating, drinking and partying has probably blown away my efforts.

Don't get me wrong, the cruise was beautiful and I needed the mental break from everything, but I'm paying for it now. All I want to do is hibernate like a bear. I was grunting and groaning trying to roll out of the bed this morning. I've only been back two days, but I'm sitting here at work scheming on how to get out of working out today (again) and what buffet to hit for lunch today (again).

Geeze, how do I get motivated again? A couple of years ago, I would not have cared, but now I’ve put in so much working trying to live healthier, the guilt is starting to nag at me. Do you guys feel this way when you get de-railed?
 
Hi Desi! I LOVE cruises. Which line were you on?
If I were you, I'd probably set up a pretty aggressive rotation, like Cathe's Bootcamp one. I'd also try to be very strict with my diet. Just stick with it ~ solid ~ for at least a month.
Susan C.M.
 
Hi Susan, I was on Royal Carribean's Enchantment of the Seas. Loved it, loved it, loved it.

I'm just so lazy right now. I just got back from lunch and I want to grab a pool chair and a drink and go to sleep.
 
Good for you for having a great time, taking that necessary break and enjoying yourself!

Now, just get right back to it. Clean up your eating. Do your workouts. If you need to go with easier ones for the first week, go ahead and do that and then get back to regular ones next week. The worst thing that you can do is continue the bad eating/no workout trend. This is a process and at times, you shoud be free to let loose and totally go bananas enjoying yourself. The key is to get back to it when you get home. I bet that you will find that you feel better in just a few days after the bloat wears off and you are back in your usual routine.
 
Like the commercial says, Just do it. You'll get back into the swing in no time. And you'll have all those lovely memories...
 

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