BizNetTravel Travel Log: April 2004 Archives -
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Published on: 4/1/2004
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Newsday's travel writer Marjorie Robins is an inspiration to the rest of us.
She did the seemingly impossible: she gained no weight, in fact, she lost a pound, while on a Norwegian Dawn cruise vacation.
Her secret?
I won't lie: constant deprivation, lots of self pity in the face of other passengers gorging themselves at the ship's non-stop food fests, and, perhaps most importantly, constant vigilance on the part of her buff 22-year-old daughter.
Honestly, I don't know whether she had as much fun as the other passengers, but she clearly felt better about herself when they returned home to New York.
I gotta tell you, though, reading about all the things she didn't consume -- greasy sausages, Chinese buffet, barbecued ribs, roasted lamb, cheese risotto, crepe souffles, ice cream, chocolate mousse, and "the 2-foot-high strawberry margaritas" -- I'm getting hungry just blogging this!