I not only wonder how the ship can stay afloat, but how it can keep floating once all the passengers are onboard! About 2/3 of Americans are overweight. I would say 3/4 of cruise ship passengers are overweight...at least...
My husband and I took a cruise last week and we were hanging out by the pool before we left port in Miami. I turned to my husband and said "this is the reason I will stay in business..."
Everywhere you turn on the ship there
are obese people...I'm not talking overweight, but severly obese. Many of them were "veteran" cruisers who go on multiple ships each year and spent the
majority of their time stuffing their faces.
To be completely fair, I feel like you
step into a little "cruise bubble" when you board the ship. A bubble where people have
no shame and eat and drink whatever they want, whenever they want. All the food they ever wanted is right at their fingertips 24/7. Not only that, but many people feel they have to get their money's worth.
I like to think I have a lot of
self control, but being on the cruise I have to admit, I fell victim to this "bubble"world.
I completely understand why people
choose cruises, especially now for how cheap they are! However, is the deal
worth the detriment it does to your body? In order, to go on a cruise and not
leave 5 pounds (or more) heavier each time, you have to show some self restraint, which
obviously the majority of these people do not have in their daily lives, so it
is magnified even more when you get in that "cruise ship" state of mind.
I guess the moral of my story is that temptation will always be around in our daily lives. We all deserve a vacation now and then, but being on vacation doesn't give you a free pass. Those calories do still count! I'm not saying you can't take let loose a bit - we all need this. However, do it in moderation. The next time you take a little break, be a bit more mindful of what you are putting into your body.
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