Ok It's 85 outside.. it was in the 90s yesterday.. I'm feeling summer mode creeping up on me. I was looking at drink mixers for summer of course (along with shorts & tank tops... YIKES!!!!). I know, I'm going to wait until I'm cleared for alcohol but a girl can dream in the meantime can't she?

I came across a brand of mixers called Baja Bob's. They're all low to no carb/0 cal etc etc. They're Hungry Girl approved as well. Has anyone tried them? I've VERY curious how they are before I spend the money because I love me some tropical rum drinks in tiki glasses on the deck in our backyard with the dh & our herd of dogs. The website is BajaBob.com if anyone is interested. LOL The legend of Bob is kind of a funny story too. I had a mental image of my husband and his friends all admitting to each other (in very dejected tones) "Ya we're on a low carb diet too".

hahaha! your too cute! No i don't know what that drink is, but it sure does sound good! Keep us posted. . . I drink good ole rum and diet coke myself ever since i was 3 months out and i'm out 14 months now and love my alcoholic beverages!

I love the strawberry margarita mix. I've used it & thrown in 1 or 2 frozen strawberries to enhance the flavor even more. My kids like it with just the ice and mix. Of course, I prefer the "grown-up" method!

well I am a rum and coke man myself. I don't think I will be able to drink that at all because It has to be regular coke for me.. Thin I just don't know how you do the rum and diet coke thing..I just don't think I would ever be able to do it.. So I guess I will stick with my wine when the times comes...

well I am a rum and coke man myself. I don't think I will be able to drink that at all because It has to be regular coke for me.. Thin I just don't know how you do the rum and diet coke thing..I just don't think I would ever be able to do it.. So I guess I will stick with my wine when the times comes...

Wine is my absolute favorite adult beverage post-surgery. I can sip on it for a long time while I enjoy hanging with my husband and friends. (I used to be a whiskey and diet coke girl. While I can still sip it, for some reason it just hits too hard and too fast for me.)

well I am a rum and coke man myself. I don't think I will be able to drink that at all because It has to be regular coke for me..

Me too dude. I LOVE Bacardi Anejo with regular coke & LOTS of lime & lime pulp (mmmm cubas!!).

After I posted this a friend of mine called. She said her husband (who's normally a beer man) LOVED the margarita mixes and she said they were really good too. I think I'm going to go on and order some of these since we're going to start getting the bar & deck summer ready.

Speaking of summer & drinking & all... when do we usually get cleared for things like steak....fajitas..... typical bbq food at least in Tx?

Thin you're in SAT arent you?

I ordered Baja Bobs Margarita Mixers a few years back. They are OK. Kind of have a strong Crystal Light Type of aftertaste. But they sure are better than the regular mixers when it comes to carbs and calories.

well I am a rum and coke man myself. I don't think I will be able to drink that at all because It has to be regular coke for me.. Thin I just don't know how you do the rum and diet coke thing..I just don't think I would ever be able to do it.. So I guess I will stick with my wine when the times comes...

I've been doing diet sodas all my life. Can't do the regular stuff, to me it's like thick syrups. . weird how our tastes are so different when you're used to something huh??? My hubbie can't do the diet stuff at all either, so we have a small fridge with diet on the bottom and regular on the top. . . :lol:

Me too dude. I LOVE Bacardi Anejo with regular coke & LOTS of lime & lime pulp (mmmm cubas!!).

After I posted this a friend of mine called. She said her husband (who's normally a beer man) LOVED the margarita mixes and she said they were really good too. I think I'm going to go on and order some of these since we're going to start getting the bar & deck summer ready.

Speaking of summer & drinking & all... when do we usually get cleared for things like steak....fajitas..... typical bbq food at least in Tx?

Thin you're in SAT arent you?

HI Disney! yup in SAT I am. . . I love Appleton Estate Special Edition Rum dark only. OOOOOH I'm going to try the lime juice in mine tonight! Sounds yummmmmm. I was cleared at 3 months or so . . but double check with your doc.

HI Disney! yup in SAT I am. . . I love Appleton Estate Special Edition Rum dark only. OOOOOH I'm going to try the lime juice in mine tonight! Sounds yummmmmm. I was cleared at 3 months or so . . but double check with your doc.

Get ya some of the tiny key limes. They normally have them at HEB for what 10-20 for $1? That's what we use in cubas. If you have any rocks glasses, add your ice, squeeze your lime over the ice..add a shot of dark rum and fill the rest with coke. Throw in your used up limes on top of that. My husband always wipes the glass rims with the lime too because I really like mine extra limey & pulpy Let me know how you like it. I can't believe you've never had a cuba before!

I'm in the valley so we're a few hours south of ya. I don't have my next appointment until May (good grief! and today is my 1 month sleeve birthday! That's a LONG time lol) so hopefully I'll be cleared by then. He really is a strict dr though argh! Worst case, I'm figuring not getting cleared until mid summer but even then... that's not too bad.