Is eating all we can do now when meeting friends?

[UCGal]

[quote=urbanrealtor][quote=UCGal][quote=Hobie]No Italians in this group, so far:) Eating,drinking,friends is art.[/quote]
Why do you think I haven’t chimed in. Spent the weekend with my Italian husband and his Italian family – cooking, eating, drinking wine, chatting… Good times.[/quote]
Was there la posta?[/quote]
Yes- but unfortunately, I wasn’t there for that. My hubster took his family to La Posta on Sunday morning at his nephew’s request. (Nephew used to live with us so was heavily exposed to the best of the Hillcrest taco bars.)

[CBad]

Last date night with another couple we went shooting. Then the husbands went home and my friend and I did a candlelight yoga class together.

Ok, so that was last time and yes usually get-togethers involve food. So what? You’re with people for hours, you need to eat. Just invoke moderation and have fun and everything should be fine.

[jeeman]

Tolstoy:

“Everybody wants to change the world. Nobody wants to change themselves.”

You guys stop eating when you hang out, and then I will too. 😉

[zzz]

Josh, you mentioned you overeat, so I agree, you have to have some self control and not eat so much, practice moderation. Maybe hang out with friends who are healthier/ fitter…you’ll probably find yourself eating much healthier food at a potluck or dinner party when your friends are as well.

I dont believe in not eating carbs or entire food groups, its just not practical and not sustainable. However, you can choose wisely within the food group. I eat tons of carbs, but lost weight after I stopped eating boxed processed food and started choosing better carbs. I don’t eat any fast food except for mexican or protein style burgers at In n Out, but stick to things like carne asada or chicken soft tacos…limit the fat/grease, etc. And we dont’ eat it every week, its like once a month.

For potlucks and dinner parties, you can entirely control what you eat by bringing it. You should bring something healthy, so that if there is nothing else there that is, you at least have something to eat. Host them at your place and ask people to bring things IE: a salad, a side to share, and you can control the main dish, IE grilled fish or chicken with healthy veggies. Even if you make something hearty, like enchiladas, its still healthier than if you ate out because you’ll likely use less salt, less fat, etc.

Things to do with friends, plan hiking trips, pack healthy snacks like trail mix, fruit, dried fruit, your own sandwiches. This way you won’t be tempted to go gorge after your hike. Go work out with them, IE hit the gym, go for a run, go biking together. Play rock band at home or games with friends.

If you meet friends out at bars, pre-eat so you don’t make bad choices on food because you’re starving and eat like a huge bowl of tater tots or french fries. I definitely do that sometimes, but its a rare occasion. Just try to limit your bad food choices to once a week to start, and you’ll find when it becomes once or twice a month, you don’t really miss it.

[scaredyclassic]

Hmm. I read a quote from a famous bodybuilder along the sane lines;

“everybody wanna be a bodybuilder but don’t nobody wanna lift no heavy weight.”

[briansd1]

I travel frequently and pass through airports, restaurants and the like. People watching is a favorite pass-time of mine. Watching humans is entertaining and reality is better than fiction.

Just like our economy and our politics, the general American population has deteriorated greatly in the last 10 years.

Being thin and looking good is one of the easiest thing we can do to distinguish ourselves from others.

We buy expensive cars, clothing, strive to send our kids to the best schools, live in the best neighborhoods, etc… — all very expensive endeavors.

But being healthy and looking good is one of the easiest thing that only takes a little bit of effort everyday. It’s mostly free and only takes self-discipline.

Here on Piggington, we talk about paying off the house, buying properties for cash-flow, investing for retirement… But isn’t investing in one’s health worth the effort? If we are not healthy, we cannot live long enough to enjoy the fruits of our financial efforts.

As a liberal, I long for the conservative olden days when people didn’t go out of the house unless properly dressed; and when kids were respectful and behaved politely.

[Aecetia]

[quote=briansd1] As a liberal, I long for the conservative olden days when people didn’t go out of the house unless properly dressed; and when kids were respectful and behaved politely.[/quote]

Who are you and what have you done with Brian?

[scaredyclassic]

pretty much the only place remaining in America of enforced decorum is the courtroom.

[paramount]

[quote=briansd1] As a liberal, I long for the conservative olden days when people didn’t go out of the house unless properly dressed; and when kids were respectful and behaved politely.[/quote]

I second that motion!

[LuckyInOC]

I remember when my parents friends would come over and they would always play cards:
– Bridge
– Hearts
– Spades
– Gin Rummy
– Pinochle
– Canasta
– Cribbage

Other games like:
– Yahtzee
– Bunco parties

There was always some snacks and adult beverages.
It was not overly done.

Someone always brought fondue.

The good ole days…

Lucky In OC

[Diego Mamani]

[quote=briansd1]I long for the conservative olden days when people didn’t go out of the house unless properly dressed[/quote]

Images of “People of WalMart” came to mind after reading your post. Ugh! Yes, I miss the olden days. When I was 8 or 9 (back in the early/mid 70s) I was supposed to go to downtown with my dad. Right before we left the house, he said “You’re wearing those old jeans? You can’t go to downtown like that!”

Yes, it was the 70s, but dad was brought up in an earlier, more conservative time.

[sdduuuude]

[quote=svelte]We’ve borrowed an idea that many couples use now: splitting a meal when we go out to eat. It is very common, watch the tables around you.
[/quote]

Svelte – great suggestion. We started doing something like this last year. We basically stick to the appetizers anywhere we go – we each get a drink and an appetizer and occasionally split an appetizer if we are still hungry. Sometimes we’ll split a main course but it seems restaurants put more creativity into their appetizers and they are usually more interesting to us.

Not only do we feel better (not stuffed) after the meal, we can afford to eat out more often and try more new places.

I’m also a fan of game night – whether poker w/ the boys or board games w/ families.

[sdduuuude]

[quote=CBad]Last date night with another couple we went shooting.[/quote]

Ah, the romace !

What’s next – mailbox baseball ?

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=Diego Mamani][quote=briansd1]I long for the conservative olden days when people didn’t go out of the house unless properly dressed[/quote]

Images of “People of WalMart” came to mind after reading your post. Ugh! Yes, I miss the olden days. When I was 8 or 9 (back in the early/mid 70s) I was supposed to go to downtown with my dad. Right before we left the house, he said “You’re wearing those old jeans? You can’t go to downtown like that!”

Yes, it was the 70s, but dad was brought up in an earlier, more conservative time.[/quote]

I remember those days.
Except I was a fetus in Germany at the time.

[CBad]

[quote=sdduuuude][quote=CBad]Last date night with another couple we went shooting.[/quote]

Ah, the romace !

What’s next – mailbox baseball ?[/quote]

And petty crime is like an indoor shooting range in what way exactly?

I wouldn’t say watching my husband shoot is romantic but it’s definitely hot. So was the yoga (seriously, it’s 105 degrees in there).

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