The dreaded social hour

Sep 18, 2010

For me, social eating is the biggest problem. I have a bunch of friends who are thin, in shape, and can eat whatever they want. And we are young, so we like to eat and drink.

Happy hours are usually 6 hours long. We eat snacks, and dinners, and desserts, and drink, drink, drink, drink. I'd be terrified to count the calories of those happy hours.

And we party. Food, and drinks, and desserts. Everyone brings food and drinks, and for 12 hours, we'll sit around and eat and drink. And trust me, I'm not talking about fruit and veggies.

Its the hardest part for me. It's so hard for me to imagine all this social time without the excessive calorie infusion. It just seems to be a part of our activities.

Lately, I've been less and less social because I don't want to continue with those calorie filled nights. It's hard for me though - i've been kind of lonely not hanging out with the friends.

So, today is party day. And I decided to try things a little differently. I went shopping, and instead of buying a bunch of unhealthy snacks, I bought a couple "healthier options" - without scaring people away. I also bought snack sized options, and little finger foods that aren't packed with sugar, and fat, and carbs.  I also got some diet soda, made some crystal light, and I think I'm good to go.

I have no idea what else might show up at my house through out the day - but I feel ready for this. I feel ready to attempt hanging out with friends without binging. I've already told everyone I'm not drinking alcohol (okay, okay maybe just one) and I'm totally content with my diet soda and cyrstal light. This way, I can still drink without consuming the calories. And hopefully, I will have the will power to not graze all day on the food. I will just sit back and relax and stay out of the kitchen as much as possible.

But since I knew this was coming, I ate a very light breakfast, and worked out this morning to counter any excess calories i might encounter through the night. Ialso got more games and controllers for the wii so we have something to do other than eat and drink. I think this will be fun, and I'm praying I can change this one really bad habit - one step at a time.

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