A cruise designed for people who follow low-carbohydrate diets is teaching passengers the eating approach one woman says helped her lose weight — and keep it off — after decades of trying.Debbie Hubbs, 73, of Arizona, helped create the Low Carb Cruise after low-carb eating jump-started her weight loss. Hubbs said this type of eating is "the only thing that ever worked for me."CRUISE TIPPING CHARGES ARE 'OUT OF CONTROL,' SAY PASSENGERS AS COMPANIES TOUT 'EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE'"For the last 40, 50 years, that’s what's made me feel healthy and strong," Hubbs told Fox News Digital."I'm 73 years old, and I'm still scuba diving."The annual cruise began after Hubbs met a woman in an online weight-loss chat room in 2008.
The two discovered they both enjoyed cruises and decided to invite other members of their online community to join them on one.Most of the recent Low Carb sailings have been on Royal Caribbean ships, including Symphony of the Seas, pictured here.(Fred Tanneau/AFP)One of the members was a blogger with contacts in the ketogenic network.
He offered to recruit speakers for the cruise and to speak himself.About 30 people joined the first Low Carb Cruise.Last year, there were more than 360 people sailing to Alaska.Passengers eat meals together and take part in group activities throughout the trip.The Low Carb Cruise has sailed 20 times.
The company partners with a large cruise company that has "great conference spaces." Recently, most of the sailings have been on Royal Caribbean.The sailings feature seminars that focus on reducing carbohydrates rather than following one specific low-carb plan.CHAIR-HOGGING WARS HEAT UP AS CRUISE TRAVELERS USE SNEAKY TACTICS AMID CRACKDOWNSHubbs said she was first exposed to low-carb eating in the 1970s through the Atkins diet.She said the approach helped her lose weight she gained after giving birth to seven children.The most recent Low Carb Cruise featured a talk by an oncologist about diets and cancer, one by a cardiol...