What can one do with a significant other..aside from eat

SLLRunner

thebrandnewval wrote: »

Serious question here, targeted at those of you who are seeing or have seen success while in a relationship. It's no secret that most people will gain because of all the date nights to restaurants. What are some date ideas OTHER than going out to eat??

I will especially need this advice now that winter is upon us. (I live on the east coast, usa). We are pretty good at the movies, getting a medium popcorn to share with 2 bottles of water.

Ideas?

Oh....I can think of other things to do with my significant other rather than eat food, and one is really really fun.

Seriously, how about walking, talking, watching movies, playing board games, cleaning house, going shopping, going thrift shop surfing, playing music, going to a concert, going to book readings...the list is endless and depends on your mutual interests.

The bold part above is a sweeping generalization and not at all accurate. People don't gain weight "because of all the date nights to restaurants," they gain weight from eating too much in general.

arditarose

Two things I have planned with my BF are a basketball game and ice skating. We meant to take a dance class as well.

1moretimetho

emaline1219 wrote: »

We live in NJ and go to NYC for day dates when we both have a day off - even in the winter!

Yes, actually. Linden, NJ. I love going to the city as well but we are both such insatiable beasts, we'd end up eating at every papaya dog and pizzeria, lol. I guess that could work if I did some research and planned a healthy option for us to stop at. It's definitely a great way to get in thousands of steps.

Thanks everyone for your replies! He is a chef and food is such an integral part of every activity that it is going to be hard to let go.

arditarose

thebrandnewval wrote: »

emaline1219 wrote: »

We live in NJ and go to NYC for day dates when we both have a day off - even in the winter!

Yes, actually. Linden, NJ. I love going to the city as well but we are both such insatiable beasts, we'd end up eating at every papaya dog and pizzeria, lol. I guess that could work if I did some research and planned a healthy option for us to stop at. It's definitely a great way to get in thousands of steps.

Thanks everyone for your replies! He is a chef and food is such an integral part of every activity that it is going to be hard to let go.

I live in the city. If you're going to stop at places like that you might as well go into one of the cafe type places (gigis, lenny's, etc) and get soup and salad.

ViolaLeeBlueberry

Hikes.
Dancing to live music.
Going to the same gym, even if you're not going at the same time, and talking about it.
Walking places around the city/around your house instead of driving.
Supporting each other's fitness goals in conversation.

MamaP47

I see a lot of couples that run together. It's very cute and extremely healthy. They even run the local 5K, 10K, and half marathons together.

SonicDeathMonkey80

I typically go for a run with her around date 2-3. If she doesn't run, there's usually not a date 2-3

Francl27

All that exercising stuff is nice and all, but am I the only one who prefers exercising alone? The only exceptions I'd do is walks and hikes though... but running with someone sucks! I mean, really, what's the chance that both people run at the same speed?

SonicDeathMonkey80

Francl27 wrote: »

All that exercising stuff is nice and all, but am I the only one who prefers exercising alone? The only exceptions I'd do is walks and hikes though... but running with someone sucks! I mean, really, what's the chance that both people run at the same speed?

Relationships are give and take I often run slower with a partner, but running slower is good for you anyway. And it's only one run or so a week. Not my "quality" sessions such as track, tempo, etc.