Like every good LA single girl, I am constantly trying to find new and exciting ways to make myself more attractive to the opposite sex. This includes very expensive facials, eye brow sculpting in Beverly Hills and a personal trainer. And of course I am on the constant quest for a way to eat tasty food and yet stay my lovely slim self. Now I'm not willing to give up the delights of chocolate or a tasty burger permanently, so I'm looking for more of a quick fix. I've tried it all - Atkins (lasted a week, lost 5 pounds), the Zone Home Delivery (lasted a month and lost 0 pounds but cheated quite a bit), Slimfast (worked like a charm, but tell me, how many fricking chocolate shakes can one girl drink and not go insane?)
So here's the problem, every diet out there requires no alcohol for at least 2 weeks. I am a single woman in Los Angeles and thus giving up alcohol is obviously IMPOSSIBLE. I try to explain this to my personal trainer who is determined for me to go on South Beach, which of course requires no alcohol, but he doesn't doesn't understand. How is a girl supposed to date without the benefit of the odd cocktail?
First of all, there's the hunt for the man, which more often than not takes place at a bar or a party. Somehow being on the prowl at the latest LA hotspot loses its luster without a cocktail (how can I deny the delicious pleasures of a Shikomi cocktail at Geisha House or a simple G&T at Tropicana Bar?) Not to mention accepting a drink from a guy is all part of the dating ritual. If that drink is a diet coke, he (wrongly) assumes you are not fun. Believe me, I'm fun, cocktail or not, but new fellas don't realize.
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1 - Matthew T. Sussman
... he (wrongly) assumes you are not fun. ...
You (wrongly) assume that good guys just care about getting girls drunk.
2 - Love Biatch
I don't think guys want to get you drunk. In my experience, though, people find it a bit odd if you don't want to drink. It's just such a part of the ritual that not drinking throws everything a bit off kilter. I once gave up drinking for a week, and I couldn't believe how many people asked me why I wasn't drinking! This is likely because my social life includes a lot of restaurants/bars/parties where drinking is the norm, but for a big city girl, that's just how it is...
3 - Bob A. Booey
Buy me drinks, Biatch.
You have all the wrong LA hotspots listed, though, honey. I'm only an occasional visitor to LA, but I know where the hip clubs are better than you do, apparently.
Slimfast is a ridiculous diet plan. If you read the ingredients to those shakes, the #1 ingredient is sugar. The only reason they work is because they're less calories than eating a regular lunch would be, but they're way too high in sugar and don't provide quality nutrition. If you want to lose wait, just make some protein shakes yourself with some frozen fruit and some protein powder (maybe some soy milk for taste). You'll get much more protein than you would out of Slimfast (you can take a multivitamin if you want the stuff they add in there) and you'll lose more weight because it won't be loaded down with sugar.
Burgers are disgusting. Eat salad, ladies (and no fattening dressings like Thousand Island or ranch, which are as disgusting as burgers). Your man will find it way hotter than anything you say or do at the dinner table over wine. Plus, it'll be easier on his wallet and make the wine more pleasant.
Sushi and French food have small portions, so eat that when you go out. No Italian food unless you want to feel bloated and fat before you hit the clubs.
I don't have proof of this, but I'd think drinking lots of beer is worse for you than drinking say, vodka. I'd think you'd have to drink more beer to get buzzed and drinking hops and barley and grain is no better carb-wise than eating a whole bunch of bread. Mixed drinks are also horrible for your diet because fruit juices and yummy chick drink stuff add tons of sugar and calories.
That is all.
4 - Bob A. Booey
"Lose weight," not "wait." I don't know what's come over me, darlings.
That is all.
5 - Love Biatch
FYI, Bob, Tropicana Bar is the hottest ticket in town and nearly impossible to get into. Remember hot spots change every couple months. So if you haven't been in a while, you're way out of date.
It's just a theory, but I'm gonna guess that I as a local who goes out almost every night and works in entertainment in fact know the hot spots better than you. Rokbar, Mood, etc...But perhaps you are a LA nightlife guru. If so, please impart your wisdom on us with some postings.
http://www.la.com/nightlife/barspubslounges/tropicanabar/40299
6 - Bob A. Booey
What do you do in entertainment, baby?
I prefer club clubs. Any profile of a club in an entertainment guide isn't accurate, but if that's who hangs out there, I'll give you that Tropicana Bar might be an OK place other than the horrible name :)
That is all.
7 - Matthew T. Sussman
In my experience, though, people find it a bit odd if you don't want to drink.
People are going to find out odd things about you anyway. At what point do you stop fitting in and start being yourself?