First I apologize for not being around for a while. I have a really great excuse:  I have been cruising the Western Caribbean. Yup. Eating my way through Mexico, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.  If you haven’t done that, I highly recommend it.  Go on at least a one-week cruise.  Plan to be committed to being completely lazy, then have tons of fun, and expect to gain, well, tons of weight.  Our cruise director announced on the first night of the cruise that the average cruiser gains between 7 and 14 pounds on a one-week ocean-going cruise.  NO KIDDING! That was my reaction too.  I couldn’t imagaine how a person could eat and drink their way into that much extra fat and flab in such a short time.  I was certain I would NOT be one of those foolish gluttons.

Hi, My name is Criss, and I’m a Foolish Glutton.

There.  I’ve confessed.  I gained 8 pounds!  In one week!  It was truly “The Agony and the Ecstacy.”  I ate eggs benedict frequently, had a lovely country-themed-based lunch each day (Mexican, Greek, Chinese, Thai - all lo-cal….. NOT). Then I went to my cabin and prepared my mind for dinner: lobster tails, chateaubriand, rack of lamb, salmon and more.  I cannot even begin to describe the potatos, sauces, breads and cheeses.  And desserts?  OMG!!!!! Some evenings I had two!

So now I’m a bloated, stuffed, plump Christmas Glutton.  No more treats for me. I’ve already stored up more than my fair share of holiday extras.  Ellen and Sally, I should have taken my health-conscience chicks with me. Perhaps I would have only gained a couple of pounds.

Okay. Diet time it is…. back to eating healthy…..

While visions of sugarplums dance in my head.