Hi, everyone! We are back from our absolutely awesome vacation. The only downside was really missing DS, but we knew he was having a great time at camp.
My eating on the ship was a total disaster, though I know my choices could have been so much worse. Some of my favorites were the paninis and fresh fruit at Goofy's Galley, and our dinner at Palos (veal saltimbucca for me; filet mignon for Howard) and fabulous dinners on our dining rotation (mixed grill, filet mignon, maple glazed salmon, macadamia nut crusted mahi mahi). The food at the adult beach at
Castaway Cay was awesome too -- grilled cajun spiced mahi mahi, Greek salad, veggie couscous, barbecue ribs. The fresh fruit was to die for, always. Howard and Jenn liked the burgers and hot dogs, too. I drank at least one glass of wine each night and also had some mixed drinks along the way, so I was not surprised to see a 10 pound gain on the scale the morning after we got back. I knew it wasn't real,though, but reflected water retention from flying and from high sodium levels. It was down 3 pounds the next morning and even more this morning. So, I am well on my way back to pre-cruise weight!
Hi Cam...
I know you are on your cruise right now
. I hope you are having a wonderful time!
Please post if you were able to keep up with training on the ship...we'll be on the same cruise in a few weeks and I'm worried about how I'll manage to maintain my training. Would love your feedback on the fitness center, etc
. Also would be curious how your training run at POR went as well. I'll need to get one in there b/c that's where we are staying afterwards! Thank You!!!
Thanks Cam
AmyBeth -- I did much better with training than I expected, though I am never satisfied and wish I had done more. The biggest problem was that I didnt' bring enough workout gear. Can you imagine? I have always taken workout clothes that ended up coming home clean. This time, I was practically rationing my clothes because I hadn't been optimistic about how much I'd do.
Here's what we did:
Saturday morning we got up early for a run around the Port Orleans Resort. We started in front of our building at French Quarter and went along the Sassagoula River through the Port Orleans Riverside resort. Except for a few bridges, the course is wide and flat and absolutely gorgeous. My pace stunk because I was enthralled with the scenery and kept stopping to take pictures. I only ended up doing 3.22 miles and then we went to the food court where I had a banana, 2 beignets, and a large coffee.
Sunday was an early morning of packing and picking up bottled water and iced tea on the way to the port, so no running.
Monday morning no running because we were out late partying.
Tuesday morning -- I got up at outside by 6:30 for a 6:41 sunrise. I went to deck 4 which is designated for jogging. One loop is .33 miles. There is a water fountain and plenty of comfy deck chairs, in case you get tired.
I got out just a bit late, so on my 2nd loop the forward part of the deck was cordoned off to prepare for docking at Castaway Cay. All the runners would hit the automatic door button near the Walt Disney Theatre and run through the lobby and out the other side. I ended up doing about 2 miles before Howard came out and we headed upstairs for breakfast. The only bad thing about running on deck 4 is that you might come upon a smoker or two. Smoking is permitted only on one side of the ship (never remember if it is starboard or port) and there are ashtrays and comfy chairs, so I did pass 2 or three smokers on 2 of my loops. Really not bad, though.
Wednesday morning -- I got up early and went to the fitness center by about 7 a.m. It wasn't crowded, but there wasn't a lot of unused cardio equipment. I didn't count the number of machines, but I'd bet there were at least 6 TMs, 4 ellipticals and 4 bikes, besides lots of other equipment that I paid no attention to. The fitness center has been extended out over the forward deck of the ship and it is incredible to be on a TM looking out over the wide blue ocean.
I took pictures of my view from the TM and my view from the elliptical, which I'll post as soon as I get them uploaded to imagestation. I did a very slow mile on the TM (inexplicably, I had shin splints) and 15 minutes on the elliptical (about 1.2 miles, I think) and loved every minute of it.
I hope you got your walks/runs in along the river at DW! Glad you are getting a vacation in with how busy you have been recently.
Thank you so much, Anna!
Okay, I am swamped catching up at work, but I am looking forward to visiting WISH journals and catching up with all my WISH friends. I really have to get back in the groove of losing and not eating every calorie I burn at the gym or wogging!
Excellent job, my friend!
Well done Cam 
