Here's just a couple more cruise pics:
A model of our cruise ship made from white chocolate!
This is the castle that greeted you when you walked into the chocolate lounge. (Or chocolate heaven...or chocolate hell...)
I thought my kids would love this picture - the chocolate gargoyle!
And this is where you headed after the chocolate lounge or for any meal on the cruise for that matter. Try running on a treadmill when your boat is rocking. A very sickening experience.
What's an Alaskan cruise without seeing a whale? Here is one of the many shots. This one is of a killer whale.
Last but not least, a glacier up close. Pretty spectacular. I won't bore you with any more pictures but it was the most beautiful cruise ever. Sometimes we get so caught up with our lives we forget to see the beauty. It literally would take your breath away.
O.K., one more - this is not a postcard! I took it! I can't believe it! Eagles were like pigeons there - they were everywhere!
July 4, 2007
More Cruisin' with Molly
June 28, 2007
Molly's Back!
This is a picture of just a portion of our group. All of the men are some of my husbands brothers. I am the first on on the left and my husband is the first one on the right. Here we are waiting to stuff our faces.
Ahoy! I’m back from an Alaskan cruise that had absolutely perfect weather! I have to say, it was absolutely breathtaking. And, if you’re not ready to get into a bathing suit, this is the perfect cruise for you! We always had on layers of clothing.
It’s hard to describe what eating on a cruise is like. First of all, I’m not a “cruiser”. To me it’s like Vegas on the water. Buffets, unlimited food at all hours and you start to get confused as to what time it really is. You basically eat all day (or so it seems). This cruise had definitely a European flair to the food. It was all "pretty" food. If you didn’t want the buffet (very much like Chuck O’Rama) you ate at one of their restaurants. You then could select an appetizer, soup & salad, entrée and dessert. Then, if you were like my husband and wanted to try it all, YOU COULD! So he would order 3 entrees, 2 appetizers and 3 desserts each meal! The price stayed the same for whatever you ordered. Also, you felt like you HAD to order dessert. No joke. So, the first couple of days I ordered “cooking lite” but by the end of the cruise I was so sick of curried couscous and just unfamiliar foods, I began just to eat cookies (they were the only thing that sounded good). Also, we could order room service 24 hours a day – free of charge!
One night the cruise had a chocolate lounge. Our whole family of 27 was going. I have never seen so much chocolate in my life! They had a 3 ft by 3ft chocolate castle the greeted you when you arrived and then welcome to heaven! So I thought I made a great selection-chocolate covered strawberries. I thought I was at least getting some fruit servings in.
Probably the highlight of the trip was something so trivial but meant so much to me. My husband wanted to come and exercise with me at the gym (He IS NOT a gym person nor an exerciser except for sports). The first day he jumped on a treadmill next to me and I put it at 5.5 miles an hour (which is a 15 minute mile). After him jogging next to me for 12 minutes and dripping with sweat he said to me, “You do this for one hour???!!!” It was music to my ears. Finally, he realized how hard I work out everyday to look good! He then took it down to a walk and walked next to me watching a movie (so not a very fast walk). Another great thing happened for us as a couple. After 2 days of eating as perfect as I could and him watching all of my healthy food choices, I stepped on the scale and had gained 1.5 lbs! (I even had gone to the gym both days). He was so frustrated for me! He couldn’t understand how that had happened. All I could say was ‘welcome to my world’.
I introduced my husband to planks, cardio, weight machines & healthy eating all on this trip. I can’t say he’s at all interested in making any life changes but I can say he has such a greater appreciation for what I do. I think he finally realized he is married to superwoman!
(And don't forget about the giveaway if you haven't already entered, it ends tonight at midnight! Gook luck!)
June 15, 2007
Weight Watching or Whale Watching?
Today, I need to write down my goals because tomorrow I leave on an Alaskan cruise for one full week!!!! (Katie: don't worry, I'll still be here and Molly's actually going to try to phantom post...) The word cruise just scares me - all you can eat food. I am going with my husband's family. He has ten brothers (who are all married), and one sister. This family has a weird phenomenon. All of them are those "Oh, it must be genetics" thin ones that completely puzzle us. You know them: ripped arms without lifting weights, skinny butt that fits back into jeans when they go home from the hospital after childbirth, size 0-4 but they have never seen the inside of a gym, size 0-4 yet they order the most fattening meals at restaurants (including dessert). Well, this family has this "problem" yet it can't be genetics; they're all my sister-IN-LAWS! Welcome to size 0-6 land! My own joke with myself all year has been "Yeah, we're going whale watching and they're just going to be watching ME!" (Don't worry, I'm laughing typing this...) So, my initial "event" reason for losing weight has finally come. (At least my most shallow reason). At least it's not a bikini cruise.
So, my goals: going to the exercise room everyday on the cruise. No seconds on meals. I'm actually bringing a box of Fiber One bars. My big (wrong word) monumental goal for the week: MAINTAIN IS THE GAME.
I will try to sneak some pictures of the exercise room and my skinny relatives eating ice cream, doughnuts, fried foods - anything to back up my claims. I have watched the episode of "The Biggest Loser" going on a cruise about 3 times. Once again, if they can do it, I can too! Kate handed me some skinny jeans to take with me. I know it was supposed to be a subliminal hint for "you can do it!" and I'll take it. I am the sista to attack this head on - watch out you skinny sister-in-laws, I have come and I will overcome!
