Getting skinny, getting drunk

aqualeo1 · March 2014

Anyone else floored by how much less you can drink since losing weight?

So it's my dad's birthday. We decide to meet at my parent's house for a few drinks before heading to the restaurant. K great.
Fast forward an hour or so:

6:00 pm on a Tuesday
Outback Steakhouse
F***ing WASTED

Damn you Jose Cuervo!

mrphil86 · March 2014

I drink to excess anyways so never noticed the difference

Sunbrooke · March 2014

I've always considered that one a plus!

aqualeo1 · March 2014

Yeah it is a plus since I can go have a good time without completely blowing through my calories for the day. Just hard to pace myself though!

Sunbrooke · March 2014

Yeah, it's hard if your friends bar hop. I usually get something easy to sip on and hard to down, like gin and seltzer. I also buy a coconut water to drink when I get home. Don't skip dinner either.

Amandawith3kids · March 2014

i'm such a lightweight because i never drink. one drink and i get giggly, two and i'm pretty much done, 3 and i just get stupid LOL

nineteentwenty · March 2014

My wallet loves it, that's for sure.

FlyersGirlrc · March 2014

Oh how I wish I were a cheap date! Unfortunately I can handle my booze. So now I try to limit myself to weekends only and plan accordingly. One bottle of wine is approximately 750Kcal, so I eat lots of salad on the weekends!

aqualeo1 · March 2014

Yeah, it's hard if your friends bar hop. I usually get something easy to sip on and hard to down, like gin and seltzer. I also buy a coconut water to drink when I get home. Don't skip dinner either.

Yeah I know that's where I went wrong. I didn't eat much during the day to save up for the dinner out and the drinks happened first!

iRun_Butterfly · March 2014

Yep, for sure! I've cut way back on alcohol, especially the past month or two, and now a beer or two goes straight to my head. I used to be able to put it away with the best of 'em...no longer

aqualeo1 · March 2014

My wallet loves it, that's for sure.

Yeah I'm a totally cheap date now.

aqualeo1 · March 2014

Yep, for sure! I've cut way back on alcohol, especially the past month or two, and now a beer or two goes straight to my head. I used to be able to put it away with the best of 'em...no longer

I know right. I haven't drank much in the last few months trying to get the last 10 lbs off and didn't realize I would turn into such a lightweight! My mom can drink me under the table now - it's embarrassing.

Sunbrooke · March 2014

My wallet loves it, that's for sure.

Yeah I'm a totally cheap date now.

Lol, the last thing I remember about my husband on our first date is him standing there with two more drinks and a big smile on his face. I got lucky! But be more careful now. Wine is a great alternative to other drinks if you don't want to get drunk. You can always say that you didn't like that one and leave it.

rosebette · March 2014

I throw up after two mixed drinks, so that prevents me from ever getting really drunk or consuming much alcohol. That's my limit. I can have two glasses of wine and be OK, but anything with hard liquor is tough for me to handle. Also, one beer will put me to sleep within an hour. I guess that saves me from consuming a lot of empty calories.