Tequila - 1 oz shot is only 65 calories. Mix with Fresca, 7-up or seltzer and lime.
Like Mules, go mexican. Tequila, Gosling Diet Ginger Beer (0 calories) and lime garnish. Same 65 calories.
My wife does Potato Vodka, Diet 7Up and sugar free Huckleberry.
Any of these you can have 3 for the same calories as a bar margarita. Hit the first hard and nurse the next 2 cover a dinner and movie.
Kool Aid. That’s the biggest problem.
We tried the little Kool-Aid mix you squirt in water and some of the powered mixes.
He is allowed one Shasta/ Fanta type soda a day.
And one 12oz bottle of Sunny D. That can easily be replaced with light orange juice.
He does drink two liters of water a day because I told him a few years ago that if he didn’t, he cannot have the Kool Aid.
But, he drinks as much Kool Aid as water. Mom would have a meltdown everytime I tried to get rid of it. I did manage to cut the consumption in water with the water trick.
I want to cut the sugar content with “stevia” by 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 until we get a low calorie drink. Then try to eliminate it all together. I don’t want to make drastic changes since his world is upside down right now.
I think some of the weight will come off by simply being more active. He had it just as hard as I did helping mom.
Thanks! My son is 19 but autistic. I have never given him alcohol but, hey who knows!
He used to lose his mind when he had caffeine. He can tolerate a glass of sweet tea now, not sure what reaction alcohol would have. 
I find the zero type of soft drink to do a good job. And the bubbles make me feel more full so I eat a bit less too.
This is PERFECT!! Slow and stepwise. You could also try slowly decreasing the intensity of the sweetness, like maybe do 1/4 stevia and also decrease the rest of the sugar by 1 tablespoon. It’s a super small amount but if you keep slowly bringing it down, his taste buds may adjust to the “less sweet” taste without realizing it even happened. Baby steps.
Also, you are an awesome mom. That is all.
Thank you for your advice, and being here for all of us.
I will try the Stevia first. It is more readily available where we live.
I wish I was one who could give sage advice in such matters. I cannot. But I do have the following quote from Norman Maclean on wall art next to my classroom desk. It is some of the most beautiful prose ever written. I still try to understand it.
“Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world’s great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs.
I am haunted by waters.”
― Norman Maclean, [A River Runs Through It]
You should not feel even 1 ounce of guilt chicken. We are here on this earth for but brief moment in time, during your time with your mum you went above and beyond and now she is at piece. Try to remember her for the happy moments she bought and know that in her other moments you were still there by her side. Now is time to heal and to look after yourself. Focus on yourself and your son and make the most of every moment. And know there is no suffering in death, only peace. Love to you and the family.
Thank you Simo. I appreciate the kind words.
Thanks! I will have to see if I can find some type of zero “fruity” soda.
Warm up= nah
The whole thing was basically a WU… but I did do something.
BPAs
3x20
No money
3x10
Band Lat pulls
3x20 left shoulder blade very crunchy
Phone call…went back to it
Few lateral lunges
DB bench
3x10/8
Hammie curls
3x10/10
Leg ext
3x20/20
Roman chair
3x10
Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you and Jed have a good day.
You are the best and I am thankful for you!! Have an absolutely awesome Thanksgiving, you deserve nothing less.
To you, too, CL!
I’m thankful for all of you here.
Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you guys have a great day!!!
Happy Thanksgiving CL.
Jed and I celebrated with 1/2lb burgers and fries. Mine is a zesty, cheesy, garlic beef and pork patty. His is all beef.
Our homage to Thanksgiving is Pumpkin Texas Sheet Cake with Candied Pecans only on half (he doesn’t care for nuts).
Oh man, that looks good!
Thanks! The stoopid turkey is in the oven. Mom wanted turkey and dressing so I had already bought everything.
Honestly Jed and I aren’t going to eat half of it but… here I am.
Even made cornbread and biscuits from scratch… Ugh!
