When did I become a lightweight?

Originally Posted by peachykeen62

Um, I've always been a lightweight. I got the nickname of "two beer Chloe" my freshman year.

My friends think it's funny to call me Two Can Sam

[Thousandsunny]

Hah, I wish had this "problem!" I have the tolerance of a college frat boy on rush week. Nothing has changed and it's expensive! lol

[Natasha1534]

Okay, I'm out of my 20s but I just HAD to comment on this thread. Before I started my weight loss journey I was the kind of girl that could keep up w/ the boys. And when I say this, I mean I could keep up w/ some guys that I'm pretty sure are alcoholics or verging on alcoholics. A normal night was 5 beers, 7 shots of whiskey, and whatever else we could get our hands on...and everybody else would be drunk as a bicycle and I'd be up walking around just fine. One night 2 of my male friends decided they wanted to see me puke...they each dropped $90 at the bar before it happened. That's nearly a $200 tab!!! HOLY CRAP!!!

Now I rarely drink...2 glasses of wine and I'm lightheaded. I'm worried b/c one of those guys is coming back into town this month and we're supposed to get together "like old times" and I know that I'm not going to be able to hang like I used to. And he's not going to let me live it down, no way no how.

[Thousandsunny]

Originally Posted by Natasha1534

drunk as a bicycle

This is hilarious. What does it mean?!

[Natasha1534]

Originally Posted by Thousandsunny

This is hilarious. What does it mean?!

It's just a more humorous version of "wasted off my @$$" Or, as my mother would say, "f***ed up as a football bat."

[LiannaKole]

Oh gosh, I didn't think about that. I mean, it's obvious (lighter person, less tolerance), but...

For me, my alcohol tolerance has always been at about zero. When I first started drinking, I'd have half a beer and feel it. At my heaviest weight of 207 I could have a whole beer and feel a little bit of a buzz coming on (pathetic, but true).

No matter my weight, my friend (who is a good 55 lbs lighter than me even after I lost 30 lbs) can drink me under the table (not hard). She's so petite! Even when I was 207 and she was 112, I was out after 2 rum and cokes and she went on to 4 and was kinda buzzed! Never lived that down...

Recently (after losing about 20 lbs) I had one mixed drink and a beer with a friend and I pretty much passed out. Did NOT expect that at all.

If my alcohol tolerance decreases significantly, I'll be out after one serving of anything. -sigh- I already get a hard time for it.

Although it does mean I have to spend less to feel buzzed.

[rschroed]

Yeah, it's awful. I can't get through a whole mojito without swaying on my feet, which is ridiculous.

I think it's not only that I'm lighter, but that I drink alcohol so seldom now--the calories only seem worth it when there's call for an emergency girls' night, and maybe an occasional glass of wine. My tolerance is way down 'cause of that.

Also, I never noticed before that bars were so cold (when not well-populated?). My skinny friends used to complain about it, but I take it as an NSV that I now get cold in bars, too (and restaurants, movie theaters, etc.).

[BassAckwards]

It takes less for me now too ... oh well. Cheaper that way haha.
And here is a fun calculator for blood alcohol level haha ... yeah I'm a nerd.

http://www.bloodalcoholcalculator.org/