I think I am a very moderate drinker married to a moderately heavy hitter. He married me despite my keeping a jug of relatively inexpensive wine under the sink; now we enjoy his newest hobby, a subscription to the WSJ wine club. When I have cheaper wine to drink, I drink less of it. So, if I lived alone this would be easy.
Before dinner my husband requires a drink or two to unwind. Therefore, at the time of day when I am most hungry, I must wait an hour for dinner. Typically I consume a dinner's worth of calories snacking, before we sit down for the main course. In thirty years of marriage I have not been able to budge this routine. So, no matter how good I am earlier in the day, this is where DAMAGE CONTROL needs to focus now.
A delightful habit is Skype cocktail hour. My best childhood friend and I meet once weekly for an hour face to face on our computers. It is long enough for one heavy drink or possibly two wines. It's cold, so last night I weakened and decided to have a vodka, poured generously by my hubby (it's white and has a better reputation). Had a single glass of fine red wine for dinner, and was so totally sacked out after dinner that I never woke up to finish my coffee. What can I do about it? In warmer weather, I might enjoy iced tea. Learning to Eat Wisely is about solutions: next week we'll try pushing up virtual cocktail hour from 5 to virtual tea time at 4 pm.
The real problem with alcohol, is that I don't really like it. It is 2:30 in the morning now, as I write; when I drink hard liquor I am very prone to waking with hot sweats, so sleep quality is seriously affected. Empty calories in beverages have always been one of my pet peeves; seems to me you are paying good money for nothing. My children were raised with one weekly soda in the house; we never purchased beverages. I simply do not get enough enjoyment out of routine drinking to justify the calories, but it is very difficult to "listen to the tinkle" of ice cubes and look at the lovely shade of wine, and not succumb.
Day 5
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment