Social eating ?

I know if this way of eating is going to do me any good .. I have to
look as some of the factors that cause me to overeat (calories).

I know that hubby and I , since the kids were born, have used Eating
out as our special "time together". It seems now to be routine or
habit. We always eat too much, and too rich of foods during this.

It's something we chose when we first had the kids, because Eating a
relaxing meal was a luxury without the kids interrupting or needing
help at the table.

I sincerely need to find other activities to replace this eating out
'routine'.

Occassionally we got bowling. Most of our activities (like movies)
involve eating. Going for walks is out of the question, as hubby hates
to do that.

Can anyone relate ?
Does anyone have any ideas on Hobbies or Activites to replace our
"social eating " when we have an evening out without the kids ?


~Karen~
225/191/140ish
start Jan17/03
Started at the gym September/03

"krtyrrell" wrote in message
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I know if this way of eating is going to do me any good .. I have to
look as some of the factors that cause me to overeat (calories).

I know that hubby and I , since the kids were born, have used Eating
out as our special "time together". It seems now to be routine or
habit. We always eat too much, and too rich of foods during this.

It's something we chose when we first had the kids, because Eating a
relaxing meal was a luxury without the kids interrupting or needing
help at the table.

I sincerely need to find other activities to replace this eating out
'routine'.

Occassionally we got bowling. Most of our activities (like movies)
involve eating. Going for walks is out of the question, as hubby hates
to do that.

Can anyone relate ?
Does anyone have any ideas on Hobbies or Activites to replace our
"social eating " when we have an evening out without the kids ?


~Karen~
225/191/140ish
start Jan17/03
Started at the gym September/03

Hi Karen - I know what you're talking about - just wait until your kids are
teenagers. Then getting out on your own is a necessity.

Anyway, my husband and I took up curling once a week together. I had never
curled before (or even seen it done) so it was quite a learning experience.
But we've had a great time. We now play once a week together and once a
week on a Ladies and Mens team. The cost is fairly minimal, equipment not
expensive and it's social. (Besides, all that sweeping gets off some
calories too)
Maybe check it out?
Brenda

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krtyrrell wrote:

I know if this way of eating is going to do me any good .. I have to
look as some of the factors that cause me to overeat (calories).

I know that hubby and I , since the kids were born, have used Eating
out as our special "time together". It seems now to be routine or
habit. We always eat too much, and too rich of foods during this.

It's something we chose when we first had the kids, because Eating a
relaxing meal was a luxury without the kids interrupting or needing
help at the table.

I sincerely need to find other activities to replace this eating out
'routine'.

Occassionally we got bowling. Most of our activities (like movies)
involve eating. Going for walks is out of the question, as hubby hates
to do that.

Can anyone relate ?
Does anyone have any ideas on Hobbies or Activites to replace our
"social eating " when we have an evening out without the kids ?


~Karen~
225/191/140ish
start Jan17/03
Started at the gym September/03

Bowling is awesome!! Do that. Or go shoot pool, that's fun too. Movies if
you can forgo the snacks. Do y'all like theater? Even if you don't in
general, you may like it if a local theater troup near you does an improv
night, there are a few in my town and they're always a riot. I like
karaoke, but I'm a dork. If you want something where you can dress all
fancy, maybe some art shows? If I currently had a mate, I'd take swing
dance classes together. I guess you'll just have to figure out something
you both like. But I know if I had someone who liked bowling, I'd go as
often as possible.

--
-Michelle Levin (Luna)
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick
http://www.mindspring.com/~designbyluna

krtyrrell wrote:
I know if this way of eating is going to do me any good .. I have to
look as some of the factors that cause me to overeat (calories).

I know that hubby and I , since the kids were born, have used Eating
out as our special "time together". It seems now to be routine or
habit. We always eat too much, and too rich of foods during this.

Ah yes, I definitely have 'been there, done that'!!

It's something we chose when we first had the kids, because Eating a
relaxing meal was a luxury without the kids interrupting or needing
help at the table.

I sincerely need to find other activities to replace this eating out
'routine'.

Occassionally we got bowling. Most of our activities (like movies)
involve eating. Going for walks is out of the question, as hubby hates
to do that.

Can anyone relate ?

Yes! Bowling is one thing we do... here in Huntsville, the AMF bowling
alley has something called "Anytime Practice League". For $10 per person,
you bowl 3 games each and you record your scores on a league sheet (which
no one else sees except the person at the counter as far as I can tell).
The nice thing is that you get coupons for 6 free games for each of you to
use in the next 2 weeks. You can bowl the 'league' any time you want.
They have the usual snack bar with nothing appropriate for LC so we just
make sure to eat before we go. Plus the bowling goes really fast when
there is just 2 of you cause you bowl 'league' style (you use 2 lanes).
The snack bar at the lanes where we go is nice enough to put out a pitcher
of ice water and cups. Also, you can bowl this every week or once a month
or however you want.

We also get out and play some tennis. We play catch in the backyard -
softball, that is :P (hmmm, the other sounds fun) We're thinking
seriously about getting a basketball goal for our driveway now. We also
like to play pinball when we can find it. Occasionally we play pool -
although it can be hard to find without a smoky environment. Today we
drove up to the Nashville Fairgrounds for their once-monthly flea market.
It was huge, so we got plenty of walking in. We're also contemplating
dance lessons - my husband is probably trying to figure out where to get
some steel-toed boots first g.

Does anyone have any ideas on Hobbies or Activites to replace our
"social eating " when we have an evening out without the kids ?


~Karen~
225/191/140ish
start Jan17/03
Started at the gym September/03

HTH,
Kathi in Huntsville
247/207/150
started LC 5/1/03

On Sun, 28 Sep 2003, krtyrrell wrote:

I know if this way of eating is going to do me any good .. I have to
look as some of the factors that cause me to overeat (calories).

I know that hubby and I , since the kids were born, have used Eating
out as our special "time together". It seems now to be routine or
habit. We always eat too much, and too rich of foods during this.

It's something we chose when we first had the kids, because Eating a
relaxing meal was a luxury without the kids interrupting or needing
help at the table.

I sincerely need to find other activities to replace this eating out
'routine'.

Occassionally we got bowling. Most of our activities (like movies)
involve eating. Going for walks is out of the question, as hubby hates
to do that.

Can anyone relate ?
Does anyone have any ideas on Hobbies or Activites to replace our
"social eating " when we have an evening out without the kids ?


Other people have given good ideas for alternatives, but I don't see why
you need to give up your social eating. You can still go out to eat
together, just change the emphasis from stuffing yourselves (I'm
paraphrasing) to enjoying the ambience, the time to be alone together, not
having to do the dishes, etc. Eating out can be great on low carb. Maybe
if you have associations at particular restaurants, e.g. they make the
best pasta dishes, you might want to give them a miss, but you can make a
new hobby of seeking out low carb friendly places to try.

Martha


--
Begin where you are - but don't end there.

On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 19:57:09 -0700, krtyrrell
wrote:

I know that hubby and I , since the kids were born, have used Eating
out as our special "time together". It seems now to be routine or
habit. We always eat too much, and too rich of foods during this.


I sincerely need to find other activities to replace this eating out
'routine'.

Have you heard about sex?

"Harvest Mu_n" wrote in message
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On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 19:57:09 -0700, krtyrrell
wrote:

I know that hubby and I , since the kids were born, have used Eating
out as our special "time together". It seems now to be routine or
habit. We always eat too much, and too rich of foods during this.


I sincerely need to find other activities to replace this eating out
'routine'.

Have you heard about sex?

If you do it right, it still involves "eating out."

-J

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 11:36:12 -0400, "Jon Mundsack"
wrote:

I sincerely need to find other activities to replace this eating out
'routine'.

Have you heard about sex?

If you do it right, it still involves "eating out."

lol

I wonder if low carb diets promote or deter oral sex?