Aaah......My First Beer

Aaah......My First Beer

Wednesday September 13th was a day of many firsts.

Of course- FIRST BEER

But also-

First Hot Dog

First Popcorn

First Peanuts

The day of firsts started at lunch- Dink's Hot Dogs downtown for a Chili Dog with Cheese. My buddy Antarctica Jeff and I had lunch. He had not seen me since July. Jaw dropped. I turned as we started to walk and he yells " Hey, where's JC? He was here, but turned sideways and disappeared!". A good laugh.  It took me 20 minutes with a knife and fork to eat a hot dog half the size of what he ate. He also never noticed that I scooted my iced tea to the side and never drank once my food arrived.

I've not seen Mrs. Antarctica Jeff since the day of the Fried Twinkie vs. Mentos fiasco, and she is currently out of town for another three weeks. She will be returning in time for Tall Stacks. Having not seen me, Antarctica Jeff says she and one of her best friends (who will become my future ex wife) will be having the much less water displacing JC in the hot tub every night after Tall Stacks.

Damn Life is good.

 

Now for the Reds game-

My first Beer. 16 ounces of Miller Lite. My last beer was Opening Day. Last night was home game #77. Almost a full season of baseball without beer.

Well, It took three innings to drink. After three small drinks, I felt CARBONATION. It was weird. I could feel my stomach and esophagus swelling up a bit. Not painful, but I guess- BLOATED- would be the word. I didn't really have to burp, but felt like I could at any minute.

The Beer tasted GREAT.

And my friends are now going to call all the cute chicks I know, as I am now a CHEAP DATE.

It was a great evening. I did have a few chips, and a few handfuls of popcorn and a few peanuts as well. I never ate dinner, I was planning on a Montgomery Inn pulled pork sandwich, but after a few of the above snacks, my taste buds were satisfied. The Beer and its carbonation made me feel full for the night. Even later at home. Weird. 

My mind had been evaluating the beer for days. I want to be able to have one, but do wish to stay at 1,000 to 1,200 calories for a day. Odds are that I can afford a 12 ounce beer, but just not too many of them.

Brand

Brewery

% Alcohol

Calories/12 oz

Carbohydrates (grams)

Miller High Life

Miller

4.7

143

13.1

Miller Lite

Miller

4.2

96

3.2

So, 96 of my calories Wednesday were MILLER LITE.

I think the bottles are 16 or 20 ounces, so I'll round up to 200 calories. Then I switched back to my cooler of regular diet non carbonated beverages.

Popcorn- a few handfuls and I was fine. I had heard a story from the School Marm where she got stuck after eating popcorn, so I went slow. 4 or 5 handfuls. I think moderation was the key to success with the popcorn. The rest of the bag is now bird food.

Peanuts- perhaps 8 or 10 total. Instead of soaking them in my beer and eating them shells and all, I ate them as a civilized man. I noted that one ounce of peanuts is 190 calories. Rebecca showed me that one ounce was a little more than could fit in the palm of my hand. So, put down a half ounce for me.

All in all, a great day. Except for the part where I kissed Mr. Red. But that is another story.