Posts by mcduffee13

Welcome to the wonderful world of awkward conversations and strange people with even stranger quirks!  (You do get some fantastic stories though!)

Over the past year, I definitely had my fair share of first dates.  I've actually found coffee shops to be the perfect low-pressure spot. They're:

casual - no heels and comfy clothes (yay!)

relaxed - weird date = out fast, awesome date = 4 hours at the same table without feeling guilty for taking up a waiter's table

and

cheap- no one feels bad if they end up not interested

The key to not blowing your day is all in the choices.  What are you ordering?  I usually get either a black coffee or herbal tea, sometimes a small non-fat latte if I'm feeling crazy and could use the calcium.  None of these will counteract your hard work...as long as you can get over paying $2 for a drink that would cost you $0.10 at home

sugarcake,

you're description of the yummy chocolate balls sounds a lot like tootsie rolls to me (chocolate and chewy...mmmmmm....).  Maybe try those next time you get a hankering?  They won't hurt your calories and fat nearly as much.