Episode 13: Do You Think That Doing Alcohol Is Cool?
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Participant #1:
Hello, everyone. Welcome back. Hi, guys. Welcome back to our episode today. We have a very special one. We're very excited today because we are drinking wine as we speak, talking about alcohol today. I just thought it would be very fitting of us to also be drinking alcohol while talking about alcohol. It makes it more authentic, I think. Yes. And more fun. Yeah. So we're going to talk about alcohol, not how it works. It does. I'm not going to go into that. Not today. That's for another episode. We'll go over the guidelines pros and cons because there are both. In case you didn't know, I've had, like, two sips. This is just I wouldn't do anything. We talk. That's really it. I guess we'll just see where the time takes us. Yes. So, Hannah, tell us what you're drinking today.
Participant #1:
I am drinking from Oliver, which is a winery here in Indiana. It is a lemon Mascado. It's very good. That sounds so good. I also have all over blueberry Moscato in the fridge downstairs. I thought about, like mixing them be really good. Would that be good? Like a lemon blueberry? Yeah. I don't know. Maybe. I've never thought of mixing wines. It's actually the idea, but it's kind of like lemonade. It's pretty good. Nice what's you drinking. I regret that anyone that follows my Instagram. You saw this. The lighting is not getting it. That's okay. It's the Goretto Pinot Grecio from Aldi. I call it the bicycle wine because there's a bicycle on it, and it's imported from Italy. Who knew? I didn't.
Participant #1:
But I think it's my go to white wine. I haven't had that one. You need to try it. It's cheap. I say it tastes like liquid butter. Obviously it doesn't if you never had alcohol, but you kind of get hints of it. I don't know if it's supposed to, but I call it
Participant #1:
you're a real Somalier with your hints of butter. I am. I have the Vivino app. Do you know what that is? It's an app that allows you to track your wines, so I will scan the labels. And I don't always input what I drink, because sometimes you're at something where you can't get access about all whatnot? Yeah, but I have to put descriptions every time I upload. Oh, gosh. I would just love to read all of them. Like, for your entertainment, I'll link my Vivino. Wait, it's like a social media thing. Yeah, I have one friend. Make it two, buddy. I'm coming in. Okay, Bovino, I'm going to have to get that just a little spoiler alert. My descriptions have to do with what social thing I was doing and what snacks I'm eating sometimes it's like Paris. Well, with Cheetos,
Participant #1:
I don't really know that much about wine. I know the different types of, like, Reds and whites. And I went to France. How many years ago? And I probably learned something there, but in terms of flavors, I am not as advanced as I would like to be.
Participant #1:
Practice. Also, Disclaimer drink responsibly kids, if you are of legal age, if you are not of legal age, you know the law in your countries.
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Okay, it's going to get really bad. I know. Don't take anything we say today, too seriously. We are professionals, the world's longest intro, but that's okay. I go first. Tell me about your glass. Okay, so I have this. It says Pumpkin spike. Oh, my gosh. I've always wanted a stemless wine glass, and I was at Michaels one day and I saw it. I was like, I know it's cheap, but how could I not get that? How could you not? Although Disclaimer, you can't see it because it has wine in it. But there's, like, an Orange ombre. Don't put this in the dishwasher because it will start to come off. But that's also just what I was getting for, like, a $9 glass. Well, it looks like your wine is like the color of blood. I was like, wait, a white wine. But it's like, I know it is. Let's see if it looks different. Yeah, this is what it is, girl. It's like, totally different colors. Well, that's a good segue into my glass. It's purple. So my wine is a white wine, and it's purple. I had four of these. I had purple. I still have purple and green, but I also had blue and yellow, but Ross broke them on accident. So now I just have two lines on how did he. Oh, I guess he's in an accident. Was he, like, we have, like, this dangley thing. We have this dangley thing that it's, like, under our cupboard. And so they hang upside down from this little thing. Oh, yeah. And two of them, the yellow and the blue are together, like side by side dangling. And he was doing the dishes and he banged the blue one. The white one or the other one. And they, like, both shattered. That's kind of scary with those glasses. That's a really popular way that people store glasses, especially for alcoholic beverages. But that is no Bueno. Maybe I'll buy you some new wine glasses when I visit.
Participant #1:
We got some stuff coming. Don't worry, actually, that when they hear this, it'll probably be this is going to come out right after you come visit me. Oh, my gosh. Really? Yeah, right. It's coming out in July. It's coming out June 30. I'm thinking of the one we picked today. Never mind. Spoiler alert. I'm going to.
Participant #1:
Okay. Should we talk about what our episode is actually going to be today? I guess we can even though you kind of gave an intro talking about. I thought you already gave the intro. That was eons ago. Okay. Yes. First topic is the recommendations for alcohol consumption. So the new 2025 Dietary guidelines for Americans came out recently and they do not encourage alcohol consumption, which I did not know. I actually haven't read the guidelines. The more, you know,
Participant #1:
and in the guidelines, they encourage individuals to choose to drink or limit.
Participant #1:
This is not good. Okay. No. Well, I just get the most views of any episode. Okay. The dietary guidelines says that if you don't drink, don't start drinking. But if you do drink, here's how to do so in moderation. So women should limit drinks to one per day and I'll get over or I'll get into what one per day actually looks like. And then for men, no more than two drinks per day. So I don't know why I can't figure this out either. Okay. So what a drink actually is, you know, we're trying to have a serious conversation. Sorry. Okay. What a drink actually is depends on whether it's beer, wine or like a hard liquor. So if it's beer, it would be 12oz of a 5% alcohol beer. If it's wine, it's 5oz of wine. And that's going to be any wine down a percentage. And then if you do hard liquor or distilled spirits, it's going to be 1.5oz. But the reason I point out the ounces and the percentages is a lot of beers these days are like the crash beers or like the other fancy beers. And some of them are like six to seven to even 8% alcohol. And so if that's the case, the twelve ounce is obviously going to be more than a serving and same with the hard liquor. If you get like, 100 proof, it's going to be more like 1.2oz is actually a serving instead of 1.5. I feel like those are good still to keep in mind just to be aware of them. But alcohol percentage and whatnot will adjust the portions. So speaking of portions,
Participant #1:
something kind of normalized in American culture. I don't really know other cultures as well with this is binge drinking, which is defined as, I think, four more drinks for adult, four plus drinks for adult women and five plus for adult men. And this is not considered moderate drinking. So basically, binge drinking can be pretty hazardous if it's out of control, which normally you might not be thinking it is out of control if you're going out to a bar with friends or club or whatever, and you're drinking all these drinks. And that's why it's really important that you are not only alternating your alcohol with water, but you're also keeping track of how much you're drinking, because the nice thing I think about bars is they normally give you a new glass. Obviously, you don't really accumulate the glasses because they have people going around, but it's not like you're normally drinking out of the same glass. Yes, you can kind of keep track better. Is that what you're saying? Yes. Yeah. So vinshrinking is something to be cautious of, especially if it's done in excess, which we will be talking about later on what that can lead to. But before we talk about more of the negative side effects of alcohol, we wanted to quickly touch on the potential positive side effects and something really popular with the Mediterranean diet, especially and kind of I think a lot of people have heard this before. People say red wine is good for you or red wine is good for you in moderation. And we kind of wanted to touch on the connections between wine consumption and heart disease. Specifically, first a month, wine is not a safe alcohol. There's not really any alcohol. I would say that is safe, I guess, from the alcohol side effects, it's kind of all. It's a toxin, no matter what form it's in. Yeah. So with that in mind, it's important that you are. If you are an avid wine drinker that you are drinking, it in moderation and not in excess because excess will not lead to those positive side effects you might have heard about. And excess drinking. I guess excess drinking can lead to increases in blood pressure, your elevated triglyceride levels, liver damage, which is, I think, one of the most well known side effects of alcohol consumption or excess alcohol consumption and can also lead to different types of cancer, which I don't think a lot of people know about, which is really unfortunate. And specifically, it can be related to breast cancer, especially postmenopausal period of life. It can also lead to colorectom cancer, esophageal cancer with the squamous cells, liver cancer, mouth cancer, pharynx cancer, and larynx, which are both in your throat area. Take it from there. All right. I can see you holding yourself back. No, I'm really not. I know. I'm just dying to speak about cancer.
Participant #1:
Yeah. So people think of wine as being like a healthier alcohol. And while it does have some benefits in moderation, drinking, it in excess is only going to lead to those negatives way more so than having any positive heart disease effects. And kind of along with that, it's good to note that really any decrease in alcohol intake has positive health effects, whether you're a pretty heavy drinker and you're decreasing it down quite a bit. Or if you hardly ever drink and then decide to stop, those will all lead to benefits in themselves. Drinking really isn't good for us. So really, no matter how you spend it, it's not really something that should be done in large amounts, right? It's okay once in a while, but it's important to keep that once in a while. Yeah. And here's another reason kind of why that is alcohol does provide calories. It provides about seven calories per gram, which compared to the other macronutrients, which some people do qualify alcohol as a macronutrient. But it is definitely not essential for our body to perform. But it has seven calories per gram, whereas carbs and protein have four calories per gram, and fat has nine calories per gram. It's kind of hanging out in the middle there. But like I said, it provides very little nutrition. I mean, you get calories, but that's really all you get from it. Drinking excess can lead to insomnia anorexia, which is like lack of appetite. Not so much the eating disorder. In this case, weight changes cramping in your GI area. Decreased digestive enzymes probably goes right along with that ulcers muscle wasting liver disease. And it can also affect your glucose levels as well. So pretty much every organ system is negatively affected if you are drinking in excess. And those who take in more than 30% of their total calories and alcohol generally have a decrease in all macronutrients. So most of your macronutrients are coming from alcohol or calories are coming from alcohol. You probably aren't getting enough protein, carbs and fat, and some of the micronutrients can be affected as well. And those are usually a vitamin A, vitamin C and diamond are kind of the notable ones. Yeah. And I think also comparison to just what types of drinks you might have heard about that hasn't have bearing calories differences is like, I think one shot, maybe it's vodka or tequila. I think it's straight alcohol, like your straight, hard alcohol is, I think about 100 calories. So it's like you're thinking about if you're taking, like three, four or five shots, those calories will add up and with drinks more so that are like the ice cream drinks like grasshoppers stuff like that. Obviously with that incorporation of ice cream, that's going to also have a higher calorie content. So I know there are all these ways people try to decrease their calorie consumption with alcohol by getting like, I know something really popular. Purdue was vodka, water, lime, which I remember. It doesn't really taste good. I never tried one. I remember I got one once because I don't know if I should share this. I was like, I need to drink water. I don't want to stop drinking. Oh, my gosh.
Participant #1:
Don't follow that example. That's like 2019 MLA decision that I do not support that. But I did try it, and I think I've only ever liked one because however they made it, it was really Liney. And I didn't really taste the vodka. But I remember then I tried it another time and I was like, this is so gross. But also
Participant #1:
some other drinks that I know are pretty popular for. The lower calorie content are like vodka sodas, vodka tonic, water, stuff like that. But kind of the more you add into an alcoholic drink, the higher the calories are normally going to be. And I know Hannah and I both talk about how you shouldn't get fixated on calories.
Participant #1:
A different ballpark game. What is that saying? It's in a different ballpark. It's in a different game. It's in a different sport.
Participant #1:
Yeah. Not even the same sport. Yeah, but it's something important to be aware of, especially with binge drinking and consuming alcohol in excess, because not only will it have those other effects on your organ systems, it will also have an effect on your calorie intake and can lead to weight gain. Yeah. My go to at Purdue was and still kind of as, I guess, a rum and Diet Coke with a lime on it. I remember that. Sorry. What I was going to say. I think my go to was a Long Island,
Participant #1:
one Cactus Cup of Long Island in your toast. Yeah, I was a cost effect analysis type of cost effectiveness analysis. You know what you're talking about?
Participant #1:
If my husband Econ major can hear what you're talking about right now, I think he would just faint. We took one Econ class. Doesn't qualify to talk about cost benefit analysis.
Participant #1:
I have some patients who are still like, only one or two, but who do this, but they like to drink vodka water. And like, those little Meo flavors that is popular. They like doing those or crystals. Do they like that? I mean, yeah. I mean, it's probably not as good as like, I don't know something that's higher calorie, but they do like them. Oh, I thought something else I want to mention only because I've heard of people talking about doing this, especially, like, back in College. It's important when, you know, you're going out to drink that you eat that day and that you don't save your calories for alcohol. I feel like that's something very popular and normalized. And not only is drinking on an empty stomach really bad, but that mindset of saving calories for alcohol can be very detrimental in the long run. Yeah, definitely.
Participant #1:
I've never had that mind. I think it's because I'm a dietitian, but I always wanted to eat if I didn't eat. I'd feel like crap. I think I was worried about getting sick more. And like, the next day my body would not like it if I did not eat anything. And also I'm hungry,
Participant #1:
too. I'm the one who goes to the bar and gets a snack.
Participant #1:
I'm just not really a drinker. I know I'm drinking right now, but this is like all drink, probably for the next two days. I don't really drink much. Yeah. I mean, there are people that do enjoy, like, a glass of wine every night, or they enjoy whatever specialty cocktail they'd prefer, which there's nothing wrong with that, as long as they're keeping in moderation and not letting it get to access where it negatively affects them. Yeah. I have a friend who loves Tom Collins. Do you know what those are? What is that? I hadn't heard of it either. She just told me recently what it is. So it is the juice of one lemon. Simple, sir. The juice of one lemon. I'm saying it exactly how she says. So I don't get it wrong. So I'm just going to hear this and then Tom Collins wrong. Sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. No, it is very strange to say the juice of all lemon. So lemon juice. How I would describe this like myself. Lemon juice. Simple syrup. She uses gin, but you can also use vodka, I think. And then you like, top it off with seltzer. Can you repeat that
Participant #1:
after the lemon juice thing I was thinking about?
Participant #1:
Okay. It's the juice of one lemon gin or one lemon ginner. Vodka. Simple syrup. A shot of simple syrup. That's what it is. And then Salter whatever flavor. Okay. I was going to ask, though. Is it a certain flavor? That sounds like it'd be pretty good. She did great fruit. She did a great fruit. She said the other day and it was really good. That sounds really good. I feel like it'd be very fruity. I like fruit drinks. They are good. Okay. Anyway, where were we? We kind of touched on some of the short and long term side effects, but this section were kind of just defining the specific side effects you might see. Just so this is what you are looking for. Here it is. We are just real alcohol experts. Can you tell?
Participant #1:
Okay. Yeah. We're trying to be educational. I hope you're having fun. We're having way more fun than anyone listening is.
Participant #1:
Okay. So some short term side effects you might experience typically the night or day that you're drinking is you might experience flush, skin lowered inhibitions, which can lead to poor social judgment, loss of coordination, as people might know, like falling over trimming stuff like that. Lots of critical judgment, which is really important because you can't really make sound judgment while you're drinking because you're inebriated. You also might experience reduced core body temperature and increased blood pressure. Like we talked about before and kind of at the more extreme of that short term is passing out or vomiting. No Bueno. No Bueno. We don't want that. Not fun. I'm trying to think of fun in Spanish. I have no idea. I can't think of it either. Why are you here? He would know I took seven years of Spanish. Hold on. This is important. I must look this up, not coda that's food. Oh, wait. Is this an adjective? It says Davida for feminine davirtito for masculine la der vertita doesn't ring a Bell. No,
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maybe that's right. Davir Shon davir shone. No. David Tita
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kind of the biggest one most people know about or liver damage because a lot of your alcohol, the metabolism of alcohol has a lot of involvement from your liver, and this can lead to alcoholic hepatitis, liver fibrosis and
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fatty. It can also increase your risk of cardiovascular disease. Cancers that we already discussed can lead to long term changes in memory loss, decrease in attention span, or loss of even can affect your ability to learn and concentrate. Additionally, can increase your risk of high blood pressure or hypertension can lead to cardiomyopathy, increase your risk of stroke and then also potentially cause irregular heartbeats or arrhythmias. So that's why it's so important that you are watching your alcohol consumption because you may be experiencing or more aware of those short term lawn effects. But now I should have prefaced this at the beginning of all these side effects we just discussed are for excessive alcohol consumption. This isn't if you're limiting yourself to, like, one or two drinks every week or whatever, however long you go if you're more of a social drinker rather than frequent throughout the week. So these are increasing your risk of developing these with excessive alcohol consumption. And that's why it's so important that you're aware of this and how it can affect your body because it's not just your liver. Or I don't know what else is common to talk about with effects of alcohol. The liver is a big one. Yeah, it affects almost everything. It really does. Well, you got this alcohol poisoning. Let's go. That was too much for my earlier. I need a sip before I start. So excessive drinking, like we've just kind of defined, can lead to alcohol poisoning, which just sounds bad. Obviously, it is bad, and this can be caused by fins drinking. Oh, my gosh. Which is defined as a drinking pattern that leads to a blood alcohol concentration or BAC level of 0.8 grams per deciliter or above. And like Emily Had kind of said earlier, typically about like four drinks for women, five for men. But it's so different for everyone, depending on your tolerance and your size and how often you drink. But that is kind of, I guess the average but some different signs of alcohol poisoning would be these are kind of, like, acute things that would happen if you are drinking too much at that current time, confusion, nausea and vomiting slowed or regular breathing cyanosis. It's like the bluing of your lips. And I guess it's probably the biggest place you would blew, right? Not really your fingertips or anything as much if your lips are starting to turn blue. That's what cyanosis is. Pale skin hypothermia. So your body temperature decreasing, unconsciousness or seizures. So if you do or see anyone experiencing any of these, call nine on one right away, because this can lead to permanent brain damage or even death. And it's important to note, too, that your BAC keeps rising even after you're done drinking or after you've passed out. So once you've gotten to those signs, it is very important to act immediately. Of course you don't want to get to that point. You don't want to get that far, but if you do, it's important to take immediate action to get help. No, David. Oh, God.
Participant #1:
Sorry. This is a serious topic. Just because we're laughing does not mean it's any less serious. We're just giggly today. It's not even because of the wine. No, we're giddy because, as you guys know,
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I'm trying to psaw. We know we released the upbeat dietitian store a month ago. Maybe two months ago. Yeah, I'll wait. It'll be a couple of weeks. Yeah, it's in the June when they're here. Yeah. So we're really excited because we've been working on that for so long and we can finally release apparel. We have mugs, we have tote bags, we have hats. It's so fun. And we're finally being able to release this to you guys. And we've been working really hard behind the scenes on this. And it's a good day. This is also a celebratory, I guess. Drink. Oh, my gosh. It is. We do the toast. Okay, everyone, get your little water bottle or fluid, whatever you have nearby middle of an episode talking about alcohol poisoning and just decide to take a toast. We could have either started or ended the episode of this, but it's fine. Okay, now let's do it
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now. I'm committed. Okay. A toast. Let's do it because we started a podcast in 2021, and we started Apparel, an apparel store with fun, nutrition and Dietitian Rd to be stuff. And we're so excited we get to share this with all you guys.
Participant #1:
I apologize for the inappropriateness of that toast. It's in between alcohol poisoning. And now we're going to talk about mental health, which is it's? Okay. This is educational and fun, and this is very serious content that we want you guys to take very seriously, obviously. But you can learn while having fun. That sounded a bit. I don't know if that was aggressive, like, you can learn while having fun. You will have fun when you learn about this. We hope you're having a good time. Okay, so the next section is something I'm really passionate about. People know. It's like mental health. So I wanted to talk about the mental health portion or aspect of excessive alcohol use because it's not just your physical health that's affected by this. It can also affect your mental health. So alcohol actually acts aside, which is something really important to know. That's why you might feel like more tired or drowsy or just like light headed while you're drinking, especially in excess. But there are also actually a lot of alcohol and do psychiatric syndromes, and these are all temporary. I want to preface before we go into them. So there's alcohol induced depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, sleep disorder and psychotic disorder. And these are kind of all they're temporaries we talked about, but they are very real and can be associated with alcohol consumption, which is important to be aware of because you might be experiencing these things. Like, Why do I only feel these when I drink? And they might be one of these obviously get diagnosed by health care professional. No self diagnosis is here,
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but it's something to be important. It's something to be aware of because it's important. But additional mental illnesses that are linked to alcohol consumption are major depression, some anxiety disorders, schizophrenia and bipolar disorders. And sometimes these can work together. Sometimes people with these mental illnesses or increased risk of alcoholism. And sometimes if they have alcoholism or they're an alcoholic, they are increased risk of these mental illnesses. They kind of can go hand in hand. And it's really important to be aware of because not only are they increasing your risk for those physical effects, but also effects on your mental health. Yes, I second everything you have said Yay. So going into, like, what resources are for these, like, if you're struggling with mental health, especially related to alcohol consumption, the SAMHSA National Help line is really important because I guess not only important, but it's very accessible. It's 1806 62435 seven. Now that you're going to remember that right now, we will link it in the bio, but this is a really awesome resource, because not only is it free, it's confidential. It's available 24/7, 365 days a year. They have both English and Spanish resources, and this is kind of for any individuals or families that are facing a mental and or substance use disorder in terms of support groups. Kind of the most common one people have heard about is AA Alcoholics Anonymous. There's also AI and Alien Smart Recovery, secular organizations, organizations for Sobriety, SOS center, stone. Org, Women for Sobriety, and also you can talk to your primary care physician because they'll have resources for you in your local area. If you're looking for something more local, if you're looking for something more national and you don't want to go in person or anything, they'll also have resources for you on that. Yes, we'll link all those below. No shame in getting help, that's for sure. No getting help. Admitting you have a problem is the first step to fixing a problem, as I always say. But there really is going back to what Hannah said. There really is no shame in getting help, because not only will your loved ones around you do they want to help you. And if they don't know how to help you, these are great resources, but also there's nothing wrong with. I know there's like a stigma around, especially mental health, but it's important to seek help, to treat what you have going on. And if anyone has anything to say about that, then they just need mine their own business. I'm sure they have things they have to work on. Yeah, exactly. So I guess kind of wrapping up today's episode. It was a more I don't know if I'd say serious. One kind of second half was more serious despite giggles, but that's just kind of how we communicate. We hope you learn something new today about alcohol. We hope that you are very conscious of your alcohol consumption and are aware of the negative side effects that potentially have on you. We're going to still drink when we go to social things sometimes, or one day we're feeling a glass of wine or whatever. We're feeling fancy. Like a cocktail cocktails, too, when you come over. Yes. That'll be so fun. Yes, we can go to a winery too. I love wineries, but yes, we're not. Jamie for drinking. Alcohol consumption is something very normalized in a lot of cultures, and we're not here to shame you for that. We just want to make sure that you're conscious of how much you're drinking and you're making sure that it's not becoming a problem. And if it is becoming something that you struggle with, that, we encourage you to reach out to these resources we listed or even to people that you might know that will be able to support you. Yes. Exactly.
Participant #1:
Okay. Let's get into our alcohol related bonus question of the day. Kind of like a two for one. It's more just us talking about alcohol in general, I guess. But first question is, what is our favorite drinking game? And we're also going to talk about just maybe one or two or three or four or five funny drinking moments that Emily and I have had probably together because I don't really drink, like go out and drink without Emily. Honestly, I don't really. I haven't seen you since 2019. You have not drink since,
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even though you're drinking now. Okay. Maybe like once or twice, but noteworthy stories were in there. We're in super lame. I don't. No, I don't think that's the one. Okay, Hannah. Yeah. Okay. First question, favorite drinking game. I don't know how to answer this because I only know, like, two. I know. Ride the Bus and Kings. It is. Ride the bus. I haven't played it since I was in College. I could not play it right now, but it's just a card game or like different cards being different things, I think. Okay. It's not really like Kings, but in the same way that Kings is where different numbers mean different things. I guess it kind of is okay. I think I've heard of it. Yeah. I always played it with my other drinking buddies. My coworkers from my College job shout out to ADR. I love you guys. We played by the bus quite a bit nice. They're the ones who taught me that actually
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nice. My favorite, I think, is Kings. And I was trying to think of other drinkings. I know, I know beer pong, but I don't like beer pong, because that just grosses me out. This, of all everyone's touching, is going into cups that people have to drink, and sometimes it goes on the floor.
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No. Do you know the dice one? I don't know what it's called, but like, you throw a dice really high, and normally the cups are on the corners of the table and you have to get it on the other teams. But if they catch it before it falls off, people probably like this. Probably. It's a very simple name, but I know that one. I don't really understand the drinking rules to it. I know you're throwing Dyson cups, and then there's the Flippy one. Cup is half cup. I don't think I've ever played it, but I've seen it. I mostly like that one. That one's very stressful. Yeah, because I got a lot of skill that goes into that.
Participant #1:
It's like physics. Yeah. Kings is a good. How about because it tells you what to do?
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Okay. There are different rules, though, so I can get confusing. That's true. That's true. Funny drinking moment. I know we talked about this before, so we got on. I already forget what story we're talking about. We'll have to share a picture of this on our Instagram story, on our podcast Instagram Story. But they're so sad just talking about it. There is Bardue. It's no longer there. By the way. I'm distraught. It was, like, the most popular thing to do. Cactus Thursdays called Cactus. That was where Emily and I last had our last drinking. What would you call it? Extravaganza? Yeah, I guess. Was that, like, Dead Week or Finals Week? When was that? It was, like, very close to what I think it was Finals week, because I remember I went the next week and it was Senior week, but you didn't stay because CPD and everything
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final. It wasn't really a senior. I think you're right. But anyway, it was our last time together, and we had been drinking, and we were just, like, bowling on the dance floor, like, bawling, like, on the floor. Yeah, we were literally in hysterics. It was so bad. The pictures we tried getting, like, last pictures together, and they're just the grossest pictures of us ever. Our eyes are puffy. We're like, half smiling. We can't genuinely smile because we're actually very sad. I know. And it wasn't sad until we talked about it. Which is like we were timing our mothers with everyone, and then we didn't talk about it. We're like, oh, my gosh. We are actually leaving. Well, I was like, we're both leaving Purdue. You didn't really stay? No, I went home. It was sad. Looking back on. I was like, wow, it was very dramatic, but I probably still do it again. No, say it. Even if there wasn't alcohol involved, it would the same end result. Yeah, we'll share the pictures. They're very atrocious. We do not look good.
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My hair. I'm also, like, sweating because it's my hair is, like, in this braid, and it's, like, just curly and everywhere. My face is, like, wet and black for mascara. It was just I remember I had really bad, like, the classic Asian glow, so I'm even more red from, like, not only am I crying, but alcohol. That's true, too. Yeah, it's not cute. This isn't really a funny drinking moment. It's more sad than funny. Yeah, I know. He had some because everyone does it's all just a blur. Trying to stay at your apartment multiple times. Yeah. So I'm like, there has to be something. Yeah, I live, like, right behind Cactus, which is very convenient senior year. I know. Did we go to. No, that was my friends at ADR Breakfast Club. No, we didn't. Breakfast Club together. I'm trying to remember, like, the last year we went to Cactus in October. I'm only remembering this, like, timestamp from when I sorted the picture and we went with some of your ADR friends. I don't know if this isn't really both of us, although I told you about it, but we're not going to mention his name.
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I don't think people will attack him, but he knows who he is. And I remember we were going back to get another drink, and he was like, Emily, you're a girl. Buy all our drinks for us because you'll get it first because they serve girls first or whatever. So I went. I gave it served first, and he's like, I'll pay you back. He never paid me back. I literally bought all whoever sent me forward. That the Cactus Cubs. I bought all the trees. Oh, no. Did you just Mooch off me? I don't know how funny that is, but probably from his perspective. It's pretty funny. Yeah, right. I'm trying to think of, like, Wisconsin, remember? I was, like, singing a lot when I was in Wisconsin. Didn't stop singing that song. What's it called what's it called? It's really good to hear your
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angel. You did not. I say that song till I went to sleep. I was running through Madison screaming. I was wearing a skirt, and it was very windy that night, too. I remember that. I don't know who in Madison saw my butt that night. But anyway, Madison was another one of our extravaganzas extravaganzas. Forgot about that. Now, whenever I hear that song, that's all I can think about. I forgot about that song until you just mentioned I was like, yes, I have a video of you singing it. Yeah. I had the picture of us, like, with those little tiny mirrors. Remember that one?
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There were so many mirrors to look at. I don't know why we tried taking a selfie in the mirror. Anyway, what was your story? Your story. My last story I can think of which is not responsible drinking, but classic College kid drinking. Is there's something called Grand Prix at Purdue? And it's kind of this week where people just kind of drink all the time. And grandfrey is a racing. It was for, like, a racing event where people created their own almost like, Gokarts, which was really cool because they designed this, but for some reason, it got paired with it was normally like, either the second or third last week of school. So like, things are hopefully dying down before dead week or finals. So that normally worked out. But I remember we went out once on a Tuesday. We were out till, like, I think, 4430 because we had no concept of time. We went to bed and we had a 730 chemistry lab the next day. I don't know about you. I was not doing well at all. We had to pipe that stuff and actually perform an experiment. I know. And I remember I was looking at the liquids. I was like,
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get me out here. That was probably my most irresponsible moment I've ever had. I think we still did fine in the lab, but we were running on, like, 2 hours of sleep.
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I forgot about that. I remember I have a picture of us walking to class and we have, like, our backpacks on, and we just look so homely. Not good. Remember, I didn't take off any of my makeup. I remember you told me you're like, yesterday's mascaras today's. Smoky eye,
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and I was like, looking at the picture. I was like, I was not okay. Yesterday's mascara today's one of our shirts. Oh, I'm sure there's so many more I just can't even think about or think of. Yeah. Those are kind of our most the highlights of our moments. Yes. Oh, College. Yeah. Okay. Well, on that note, yeah. Thank you guys for listening to this episode today. I hope you learned something and at the least, just enjoyed us not being able to get through anything that we're talking about today. Yeah. We promise we'll do better next week with more of the regular professional dietitians that we are. Yeah.
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Uncertainty.
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Okay. Cool. See you guys next week. All right, everyone. Bye.
