Real chicks don't eat meals!

Is hunger fun?

I’ve faced this situation my whole adult life, and I wonder how others deal with it. When I’m out with my women friends, many of them avoid meals. I love to eat a nice lunch or dinner, but they prefer just to snack! I get so hungry, but it’s embarrassing being the only one that wants to really eat! This isn’t a weight thing, I don’t think, because none of us is even a little heavy. At first I thought it was a money thing, but now I’m just not sure! Perfect example: I was on a girls’ overnight with some friends and it was dinner time. I hadn’t eaten breakfast or lunch, which was my bad, but by dinner time I was famished. I mentioned a couple restaurants to my friends, one of whom just wrinkled her face and said, “We don’t want to eat dinner, do we?” She preferred just to drink at a bar. The others went along with her, so I assume they didn’t want to eat either. What’s with that and has anyone had success dealing with it?

NuKazoo readers shared their experiences:

My friends are the same way, except they’re very open about saying it’s a money thing.  Especially these days.  Why pay $15 for an appetizer that doesn’t fill you up and you could make at home for a fraction of the cost?  The important thing about going out is socializing, not eating.

– Debbie L., Crystal Lake, IL

Among my friends, I’m the eater. I ALWAYS eat before I get together with them.

--M.P.K. in Chicago

I’m divorced and looking.  I go out with my friends and hope I’ll meet men who will buy my drinks.  I’d feel guilty if I spent money on myself for things like drinks and restaurant food.  My friends are the same way, and nobody is on a diet. 

-- Sherrie F.

I’ve convinced myself if I snack when I’m hungry instead of eating meals, that I can drink wine and not gain weight.  It may not be logical, but my friends and I have talked about it and I’m not the only one who thinks that way.

– Lynda P.

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