Friday February 6th. Having Fun, Staying Lean.

I have been dragging ass a bit this week as far as blogging goes. Sorry about that. For what its worth I have been busy trying to get things squared away for the new location. I will post some photos and details of the big move as they become available.

Here we go.

Having fun, Staying Lean.

Impossible! You can't drink, have fun, eat shitty food and maintain a dynamite physique. Or can you?

Let's look at a common scenario for the average Bostonian bar hopper. Let's say you live in Southie as most young professionals do. A regular Saturday for you may look like this:

5pm: Head over to Susie's house with a bottle of wine/case of beer/bottle of goose.

5:18pm: Start playing catch phrase with 4-5 friends, have a few cocktails, talk about what a shitty week you had.

8pm: Mosey on down to the Beer Garden so you can grab a table and continue to have drinks for a few hours.

10:30pm-1:30am: hop around to three different bars downtown to top the night off.

Here is where most people get derailed:

1. While playing scategories over at Michelle's house before the bar they have a few cheez its, pretzels, and some tostitos before the bar.

2. Once they get to the bar they have "dinner" even though they just ate 600 calories worth of poo at Erin's house. Dinner isn't usually grilled fish and asparagus after having 3 drinks. It is more than likely a BBQ bacon cheeseburger with fries because Larry at the table next to you had one and it looked delicious.

3. During the course of the night you have sugary, calorie laden drinks (Beer, shots, booze mixed with juice, etc).

4. And if you end up in Faneuil Hall at 2am after a long night of cocktails, even the most dedicated dieter can't pass up a little street meat.

I may be way off here and this may be overkill for your Saturday night but, I don't think I am that far off for a lot of you give or take a sausage or a slice of pizza.

Here are a couple tips to help you battle the bulge.

1. Don't stop hanging out with friends and going to bars. No one will like you. Priority A is to have a blast as often as possible.

2. When you are at Jessica's Condo before the bar, don't snack. Eat a small meal before you get there so you aren't as tempted. Also, stay out of arms reach of the goodies, otherwise you will be elbow deep before you know it.

3. When you get to the Beer Garden, fill yourself up on some decent food. Instead of a burger, get a grilled chicken wrap with a cup of chili or soup instead of fries.

4. Drink Vodka and Sodas with 3 slices of lime. If you drink a decent vodka with soda (Not tonic water which is loaded with sugar) you will stay hydrated all night and feel way better the next morning. Trust me, lot of practice.


Is this easy? Depends. If your friends are on board, then yes. If not, it is a little harder. If maintaining a great bod were easy, Beantown would be filled with walking Greek Statues and Statuettes, and we know that isn't true.


Have a great weekend.

Get after it,


TSull
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