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    Any advise? Question please help

    Hello, I am considering doing atkins. I did it about three weeks ago for five days and lost 7 pounds. I was just starting to feel great just finished the induction flu and then here comes the problem. Some of you may not understand this but I have a job working on weekends Friday - Sunday where drinking is a requirement. I am a bartender and where I work we recieve money for every drink we drink. The drinks are pretty much 1/2 water but sometimes there are mixed drinks as well. I am originally in Real Estate but it is really slow right now and it is my weekend job. However, I was doing really well until I had to drink mixed drinks with squirt and orange juice etc. So I guess my question is, should I just not consider trying to do this diet as long as I am forced to work there or is there any way that i can still get this done? Diet soda is not an option as they dont have it there and if I buy it for myself everyone will want to drink it. Please help if there is any advise on this matter I would appreciate it.
    Thanks for your time!!

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  • #2
    Re: Any advise? Question please help

    uummmm.....can i sign up for a job like that? i have a friend who is a bartender and drinking is NOT allowed on the job. that is crazy!





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    • #3
      Re: Any advise? Question please help

      Yeah, well at my job they charge the customer $10 for a drink for the bartenders and we get $6 and the bar gets $4. Thats partly how we make our money. Everyone that goes to the bar knows thats the system so were drinking a drink probably every 15 minutes thats why there's a lot of juice being drank. of course no one could do that for 8 hours. good money though...just not sure if its worth the weight gain.

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      • #4
        Re: Any advise? Question please help

        ya never watched coyote ugly? they cheat! they neck it and spit it out when the customer aint lookin!

        No offence but, no one is forced to do ANYTHING, certainly not drink or eat away from their choices.

        If you choose to do something that effects your health then, thats your decision. You made it not them!
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        • #5
          Re: Any advise? Question please help

          Originally posted by 4everhopeful
          Hello, I am considering doing atkins. I did it about three weeks ago for five days and lost 7 pounds. I was just starting to feel great just finished the induction flu and then here comes the problem. Some of you may not understand this but I have a job working on weekends Friday - Sunday where drinking is a requirement. I am a bartender and where I work we recieve money for every drink we drink. The drinks are pretty much 1/2 water but sometimes there are mixed drinks as well. I am originally in Real Estate but it is really slow right now and it is my weekend job. However, I was doing really well until I had to drink mixed drinks with squirt and orange juice etc. So I guess my question is, should I just not consider trying to do this diet as long as I am forced to work there or is there any way that i can still get this done? Diet soda is not an option as they dont have it there and if I buy it for myself everyone will want to drink it. Please help if there is any advise on this matter I would appreciate it.
          Thanks for your time!!
          I don't mean no harm...but that is the craziest job I have ever heard... I can't believe that is how you have to earn your money there.. So if people end up buying you 20 drinks and you are plastered... Who is going to make sure you get home safely? I would just not drink it.. Fix it and dump it...
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          • #6
            Re: Any advise? Question please help

            I had a similar job and although I was thin then (sigh) and not doing Atkins, I didn't want to get plastered everyday either. I would only do shots, and they would mostly be water...I would leave it in a shaker with a ton of ice all day and drink from that
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            • #7
              Re: Any advise? Question please help

              Can't you drink something like club soda? I would think that a health reason would be good enough to prevent you from having to consume all the booze. You said it's PARTLY how you make your money at this job. So obviously you're doing something else (like tending bar) that is helping you earn money. I don't know...sorry if this sounds harsh, but if you want to do something bad enough, you will find a way to do it. Just say no. Don't drink the drinks. Explain to your co-workers your situation and say your diet coke is HANDS OFF, or just drink plain water. How does the customer know what you're drinking?
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              • #8
                Re: Any advise? Question please help

                I have to agree with Julirama about the overall health reasons with this job. I hate to sound like an AA spokesperson, but if you work 8 hours and every 15 minutes you have to consume a drink, that 32 drinks over 8 hours. Even if you are consuming 1/2 drinks, that still the equivalent of 16 drinks! It's binge drinking, which isn't good for your overall health....I certainly hope this bartending job has a good health insurance plan.

                Anyhow....I agree with the others, try to figure out a way to fake drinking the drinks. And I say that not only due to the the effects of alcohol on your diet, but also due to the effect of the alcohol on your overall health and welfare.
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                • #9
                  Re: Any advise? Question please help

                  Can't you tell them you have diabetes?
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                  • #10
                    Re: Any advise? Question please help

                    I was a bartender for almost 20 years. I ran a nightclub and I worked in all manners of restaurants. You do not have to drink with the patrons in order to make money. I would also assume that the management is not aware of this. Most bars forbid the bartenders from drinking alcohol during their shift for obvious reasons and usually bartenders will get fired on the spot if they are caught. Will you get tipped more if you have a shot with a customer? Sure, maybe, who knows. Tell your customer that you are not drinking tonight but that you will make their drink extra special. Your chances of getting tipped for that are even higher. Or you can tell them you will take a rain check on the drink. A lot of times the customer will give you the money for the drink as a tip anyway so you can enjoy the drink later. If you are pressured to drink from the management I would find a new job because that place will be closing soon.
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                    • #11
                      Re: Any advise? Question please help

                      Thanks for all of the advise. Just to answer a few questions. The alcohol is mostly water and yes management knows that we drink on the job. However, thanks for the advise about the club soda. I will try that one. As for the coyote ugly movie. Its not that easy but belive me Ive done it a few times. Im not plastered by no means by the end of the night. Thats why I said that mostly what I drink is O.J. or soda. But thats mainly whats getting in the way because were not supposed to have those things. But I will definatly try some of this advise. Thanks for not being judgemental due to my job.

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