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I second that. Being 22 in NYC, my willpower just isn't strong enough to quit drinking. I quit everything else I like (cheese, coffee, meat ...) but like Jen said, if I am stable--and these days I'm usually pretty stable, thanks to the diet-- then I can definitely cheat a little. A few drinks, sometimes as many as 4, are usually fine. But, has anyone else noticed an increased hangover? I NEVER got hungover in college and I drank a whole lot more. These days I feel it takes a lot less alcohol to give me a buzz in the first place, and then the next day I'm hung over all the way into the evening, as if I'd had a whole lot to drink. My dad thinks this might have something to do with the fact that I eat so little dietary fat, so maybe absorption is affected? Just curious if anyone else has noticed.
PS, this weekend at my brother's wedding (a majorly stressful event, made more so by the fact that I have finals this week) I ate just about everything and I was fine. We went to the bars 3 nights in a row, and on saturday, getting ready with the other bridesmaids, I ate what was served -- ham and cheese sandwiches! I had 2, mustard instead of mayo, and I was actually fine. I stayed away from most of the hors d'oevers (oh yeah, I know I can't spell) at the wedding, which left me with a pretty empty stomach, and I was still pretty much fine. Empty tummy is usually a huge trigger for me. Also maybe just the adrenaline and other feel-good chemicals from the wedding and seeing my boyfriend, helped a lot. I really think, to some extent, that it's just mind over matter. On Sunday, when I got back to NYC, I was feeling pretty off, but still didn't have a severe episode. It's really all about getting stable in general, and then I find I can cheat bigtime when I need to.

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Amanda

I live in the Big Apple, but I don't eat the skin

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