So folks this is how it goes. Mrs B and I book a last minute Celebrity Cruise as it was time to stop talking about the doing, and actually do some of the doing. The thing is that those that do ‘free-cruising’ (a term that we coined with fellow guests regarding those that come back time and time again) know that it’s a recipe to put on weight. I mean; all that lovely food, caffeine and alcohol. Notwithstanding the indulging in the copious and varied soda’s and snacks between meals and late at night. My American breakfast today included pancakes with strawberries and blueberries. No cream out of choice, but still wow. But as wow as it is, its all got to stop and I knew that before we left the U.K.
I went out and bought extra swimming goggles and earplugs to ensure that I had some with me at all times and also went out and bought myself a chest strap and mid range Polar watch. So on day one on board I manager 40 lengths of the indoor lap pool which forms the centre piece of the Solarium. On day two I upped that to 42 lengths in the evening, having managed 25 minutes walking on the flat and gradient on the treadmill very early before breakfast. Those that know me will be impressed by that great start, but brace yourself for the Day 3 news. 42 minutes on the treadmill with an 0800 start, followed by 50 lengths of the pool during the early evening. In-between those two athletic sessions, Mrs B and I attended a fat burning and metabolic rate seminar and another talk later in the day on acupuncture. We believe folks, so enjoy this picture of us in 2011 and maybe a year from now we shall post another picture. Happy days are here again, now I have to try to improve the mental health. Mine that is, and not Mrs B’s.
Celebrity Cruise Tip 5: You don’t have to eat everything, and that which you do eat includes sensible sized portions and healthy options
Celebrity Cruise Tip 6: You don’t have to buy your photo’s at the start of your holiday as others will be taken throughout the trip and some of them may be better
