Dating Tips - Date and Diet

Advice on How to Diet and Date Happily. You can date and not Gain Weight.

Advice Seeker: Dear April,

I've been watching my weight lately but also started to date again. These two activities definitely do not seem to go together. Whenever I start dating a new guy, he takes me to a fabulous restaurant and insists on appetizers, dinner, and dessert, with lots of cocktails throughout the night. I really want to continue dating, but don't want to get obese in the process. Any advice?

Sincerely,

Dining Dater

April Masini's advice:

Dear Dining Dater,

You don't have to die an old matron just to keep yourself healthy. Trust me, I have the perfect advice on how to date and keep control of your diet.

Tips for Dieting and Dating Happily:

*Steer your dates around activities and not meals. Instead of dinner and a movie (can you spell sedentary sloth?), go bowling or swimming or play tennis.

*Date in between meals!

*Don't order an appetizer at dinner -- or lunch.

*Don't order dessert -- instead get a cappuccino.

*Drink lots of water to curb your appetite.

*Don't make dinner dates late at night. It's easier to burn off calories if you eat earlier in the day than before bed.

*Tailor your ethnic food to your diet. For example -- if dinner is at an Italian place, don't get pizza. Instead get a half order of linguine and clams and a half order of salad. And don't eat the bread! If dinner is French, go for the salad nicoise or some fish that is NOT in a cream sauce. Mexican food can be broiled fish with vegetables without the rice and beans.

For lots of date ideas that don't involve food, check out my dating books, Ideas for a Fun Date and Romantic Date Ideas.

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