I have a first date... what to drink?

('Jackie P') #41

Haha! Exactly!

(Scott) #42

I love red wine and tend to drink it slower than scotch or beer. A glass before dinner and maybe one with is more than enough. Of course you two could split a bottle but that may hinder a quick exit if needed.

(Jane) #43

Make sure you specify diet or slim or lite tonic - regular tonic water has 17 carbs for 6 oz!

#44

Right - but, better yet, “club soda.”

#45

Hello all! :wave:

I am back from my big date!

Highpoints:
I decided not to have alcohol. I have been doing so well, losing 25 pounds in 2-1/2 months and I feel like I may actually be fat adapted! So, I’m feeling good and didn’t want to screw it all up because of a drink and a guy I barely know.

So, I ordered a Diet Coke with lime in a drink glass so it looked like a “drink” and I told him why I wasn’t drinking. I was nervous a bit though and I think I started with… “I’m eating Keto and haven’t had sugars…” and rambled somehow into “and so your insulin goes up and there’s this bell curve…” HAHA More than he wanted to know but he appeared interested.

I had a 9 oz filet mignon with a side of mushrooms which I think were prepared with some sort of port. Maybe carbs there but I ate half and brought the rest home. The whole meal was yummy.

He had two drinks :tumbler_glass: and I had my two diet cokes. We laughed and had fun. He thinks I’m very pretty and “so smart.” :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: He asked me on a second date and I gladly accepted the invitation!

It was nice to get out and have nice conversation and laugh. Thank you everyone who replied and showed so much interest! Y’all are the best. :heart:

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(Susan) #46

Awesome!!! I am so happy for you. I am wishing you all the best and look forward to seeing how this progresses =). You did great =).

(Dirty Lazy Keto'er, Sucralose freak ;)) #47

Very nice :slight_smile: The reason you gave for not drinking was probably much more reasonable than mine would have been :slight_smile: lol My GF doesn’t even drink herself, but when the subject of alcohol comes up, she usually ends up telling me, “Ok, I know how you feel, now just zip it”… Few subjects get me so riled up !

#48

Sounds endearing actually!
Yes I kept the explanation relatively short once I realized I was talking fast/a lot out of nervousness. But I can only imagine - given what I know of your prolific and honest posts here - how much information you could/would have shared! :rofl:

Thank you! :slight_smile:

#49

This was good advice. I actually skipped the measly appetizers/bar foods and went straight for a meal. Thank you!

(Dirty Lazy Keto'er, Sucralose freak ;)) #50

Ha :slightly_smiling_face: lol You can actually imagine that from my posts ? Well I’d say you have very good perception :slightly_smiling_face:

#51

What drinks did he order? We have to pick his choices apart. Lol

(Jane) #52

lol

('Jackie P') #53

I’m so glad you had a lovely time.
Cheers to the next one!

(Scott) #54

Next date go full on bat shit crazy about keto and tell him you can’t wait to change him…if you want to send him running.

#55

Yes! Please interpret! :slight_smile:

Gin and soda with lime. :slight_smile:

He said it would have been Scotch if we had met later in the evening. (It was 4:30pm.)

#56

Good strategy if I have a change of heart!

If that doesn’t work, I’ll add in extended fasting. :laughing:

(Scott) #57

Now that would be funny.
“What’s the matter, you’re not hungry?” “No, I haven’t been hungry for the last couple of days” “Not eating much?” “no, not eating at all”

#58

“Not eating this month.”

LOL!

#59

Sounds wonderful! Hooray!!! I was wondering how it went.

(Jane) #60

I have an EGD procedure week after next and the nursing staff (need keto bad) looked at me sadly and said the worst part was not being able to eat the “morning” of the procedure and I “had to stop eating at midnight”.

If I told them I regularly fasted for 60-70 hours they would think I was NUTS!!

I just smiled and said “No problem” and MEANT IT! :laughing: