HEY, IT WORKED FOR ME

I keep thinking--just one more blog about our trip. And I keep blogging about our trip to South America.

If you've never taken a cruise or are considering your first, my suggestion would be Oceania. The food alone makes it a better cruise. Plus the size--862 passengers, compared to over 3,000 on one cruise we took.

But the food. My wife estimated that I consumed 8 whole lobsters in 26 days at sea. They were from Maine and very tasty. In addition, to all the other high calorie stuff, I knew I couldn't work out that much to curb significant weight gain, so I vowed to eat like the guys in the picture. Ok, you know that's not true. I skipped or ate only an apple for lunch.

Surprisingly it worked. At least the scales showed a two pound weight loss for me after the cruise. Now, let's see two pounds a month; hey, if I can cruise till 2012, I would be in good shape. Either that or spend some significant time in Sheriff Joe's Tent City.