[TGI Friday's is TOO much fun]

Nope, actually it's proabably worse for you. The most cognitive heath fanatics already know that drinks, not food, could be what is stopping their pals from losing that extra 10 pounds they have been struggling with. Why it takes some people longer to figure this out than others, I've never understood. Do you not see the labels on that coke you're about to drink down!? Also, have you never been out at night? Why do you think all the twiggy models only drink vodka (usually with no chaser)? CALORIES, CALORIES, CALORIES! Though there's a lot more to losing weight (sugar, fat, exercise, carbs, etc), calories are the most blatant, in your face way to gage. If you maintain a consistent calories in vs. calories expended you will stay a constant weight. This is not rocket science people. Our health savvy good mayor Bloomberg knows this, and now his law may FINALLY help those slower ones "get" it.

On the front page of today's Metro, was the headline: "Happy Hour Hit By Calorie Counts". Starting March 31, restaurants which have more than 15 outlets across the country, will have to display calorie information, includes what's in their cocktails. Here's what this means for one such restaurant in the city, TGI Fridays. An 8-ounce margarita on the rocks has 290 calories, which one 24 ouncer is nearly 870 calories.

One diner, Andrea Risotto, when hearing this exclaimed: “Omigod, that’s like most of the calories for a day, it’s like ice cream in a cup.”

Hon, that's more than just icecream in a cup....at least in that case, you are getting full, and more likely to stop after one. Drinks, they sneak up on you, as all good things do. My advice? Stay away from Margaritas (and TGI Fridays in general). And if you MUST drink, chose clear, light beer, or that red wine (hey at least you're getting antioxidants).

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