Yet another Carnage bar crawl took place in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, last night. I arranged to hit the town with a group of close friends and acquaintances, all of whom were heading out to celebrate Ashleigh's twentieth birthday.
So, rather than endure the hardship of an alcohol free night club experience, I decided to devise a list of all the 'healthy' alcohol I could consume. Now, this isn't quite as stupid as it first may sound. A lot of alcoholic drinks have a very high calorie and sugar content, and these were to be avoided. Under normal circumstances I would order vodka and coke, but I wasn't about to un-do all my hard work by filling up on empty calories. There was to be no coke, just vodka!
So, having not eaten since tea the following evening, I had a lot of alcohol in my stomach that needed soaking up. A pre-lecture fried breakfast at Ember seemed the most appealing idea EVER, but unfortunately day four of the cabbage soup diet allows only the soup, bananas and skimmed milk. How on earth was that going to cure my hangover?!
It wasn't, basically. I still feel abysmal. The day has been an incredible struggle. I currently have the energy of a sloth and am ready to crawl into bed and rest my weary weary body. I know bananas are a slow release of energy, but surely they should've provided me with a little burst by now! I've been eating them all day! Even typing this post has felt a mammoth task.
Not much is fun whilst hungover, but the cabbage soup diet has to be the least fun thing ever. Under no circumstances would I repeat this day again. Not for love, money, or any amount of weight loss!
Although the diet plan suggests alcohol should not be consumed throughout the week, I had other ideas. I'm not enthusiastic enough about clubbing to the extent that I could have a brilliant time based solely on the atmosphere of the place and the company. That's not to say I can't enjoy myself without having a drink. Oh no, no, no, no, no. It's just that there are plenty of other ways I'd rather spend a sober evening. I hate having to try ridiculously hard just to have a coherent conversation with someone who's stood 2 feet away from me. In a club, you can literally be yelling at someone and they still can't make out what you're saying above the noise. Whilst if you're drunk in a club these issues tend not to be so important, and it doesn't matter that you have to queue out in the cold, or that someone is being sick in the corner, or that your toilet door has no lock and yet again there's no loo roll...
So, rather than endure the hardship of an alcohol free night club experience, I decided to devise a list of all the 'healthy' alcohol I could consume. Now, this isn't quite as stupid as it first may sound. A lot of alcoholic drinks have a very high calorie and sugar content, and these were to be avoided. Under normal circumstances I would order vodka and coke, but I wasn't about to un-do all my hard work by filling up on empty calories. There was to be no coke, just vodka!
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| Camera on the floor moment in 'Walkabout' club/bar Hanley |
This logic resulted in me waking up this morning fully clothed with a fake eyelash stuck to my face, a mouth like the Sahara and a very very poorly head. The only plus point of awakening was the fact there was no evidence of any take away lying around. I'm assured I very firmly stuck to my guns, and refused to order a post-club kebab with the others. (Demonstrating self-control whilst drunk? That's new!)
It wasn't, basically. I still feel abysmal. The day has been an incredible struggle. I currently have the energy of a sloth and am ready to crawl into bed and rest my weary weary body. I know bananas are a slow release of energy, but surely they should've provided me with a little burst by now! I've been eating them all day! Even typing this post has felt a mammoth task.
Not much is fun whilst hungover, but the cabbage soup diet has to be the least fun thing ever. Under no circumstances would I repeat this day again. Not for love, money, or any amount of weight loss!
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