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Just back from 19 days in South America - mostly on a cruise ship around Cape Horn from Buenos Aires to Santiago. As expected, any real training was spotty at best, but I did do a lot of planned walking & stretching. Measured and mapped the Promenade deck. 7.5 laps was 5 Km. In the last week I briskly walked those laps every day with company for most of the 55 minutes or so it took me to complete the exercise. A couple of times I went to the gym to stretch afterwards but it was so busy it was more comfortable to do the stretch/strength routine in the cabin.
It's hard not to overeat when there is so much good food available all the time and as part of a social group of overeaters - many of whom really put on the pounds during the cruise. I was very selective in my choice of food, staying away from most breads, desserts, fried foods, etc. But volume was hard to control. Weight this morning was only two pounds over my average during the week before the trip. Not bad.
Will aim to lose seven pounds over the next three weeks and get back into the daily exercise routine.