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

Skating, cross country skiing, snow shoeing, tobogganing, going to a roller rink or trampoline park if you have them, walking or skating on the river... If you don't have skates then boot hockey (spongee) is fun. Walk around a mall, go somewhere that is displaying Christmas trees and maybe has carolers.

First thought would be sex, but I'm sure there are other things....cackling

I kinda read the thread title as a question about how to eat your significant other. I must be hungry?

RodaRose wrote: »

Have fun in the kitchen by teaching each other how to cook a new dish that will fit into your goals.

This! My hubby and I love planning healthy dishes for the week and then cooking together! We also go to the gym together, even though we have different workouts for the most part. We live in GA so, even though it's pretty cold, it's still nice enough to hike. We do that sometimes. Going to the movies is always great, and my husband loves to bowl, so we do that once every other month (we have little kids so dates are not very frequent). We have also searched and downloaded a lot of nutritonal info from different restaurants. That way we can still go out to eat, but without eating 1500 calories a plate. I guess it depends on what kind of activities you too enjoy. My husband used to play baseball so some times we go batting. And of course I love going shopping, so if the weather is crappy or we don't have much to do, we go to the mall, walk around, shop if we need anything and normally have lunch or dinner around there before we head home.

East Coaster here, too! Other than hiking/walking (which we didn't do often while dating) ... Find a coffee shop! We have a favorite one that we frequented when we were dating. I know a lot of them have food, but you can go for just coffee/tea and conversation. Most of our early dates were concerts and movies - either at home or at the theater. Lots of walking around record stores and book stores - indie ones and Barnes & Noble. Are you near a city? We live in NJ and go to NYC for day dates when we both have a day off - even in the winter!

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.

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.

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 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.