Any drinkers on here?

Kearney1022

It's hard to pass up my wine - so I'm right there with you! I just started the 21-day fix with beachbody and I'm only allowed 4oz of wine 3x/week - gasp! I'm not sure I've ever had just 4oz of wine. But I want to be committed over the next few weeks. Then once I've hit my goal weight, I'll probably add it back without going too crazy - maybe. Mostly, I'm hoping to lose the weight and continue eating better - then I can get back to drinking a bit more wine than a measly 4oz! Feel free to add me - I'm always looking for more workout buddies who have a realistic sense of drinking :-)

kimberlymoss3

I am a drinker, I love my red wine daily. I also walk all the time and workout maybe 4 days a week. I eat healthy so it works for me, I am not giving it up. Feel free to add me as a friend.

asdowe13

Yep.
Beer, wine, rum, scotch, I like booze.

It's still a part of my diet just a lesser one now

jpaulie

I'm a daily red wine drinker but I think it was the end of me for the last 6 months of 2014. Didn't enter it or the snacks I ate after drinking it.
not what you want to hear but trying a Jan 2015 no alcohol challenge. Sorry to say it is working out really well ;(

Barbs2222

Hi, fellow drinkers! I really really love beer but since I really need to jump start this weight loss I've had to switch to vodka and club soda. Cheers

AllTheNoms

Kimberly here, down 35 with about 15 to go. I'm not a Weekend Warrior like I used to be (aggressive brunching made me fatty!) but I still take down some scotch, champagne, and craft cocktails.

I am usually good during the week and then you'll see a couple of 2,500 'Quick Add Calorie' days from when I am out festing.

I'm a very active MFP user, feel free to add me.

sarahpete1

I'm in the same boat. I like my daily white wine, usually as dinner prep is beginning. If you looked at my food logs sheets, I haven't been faithful at all logging past breakfast or lunch. Now seeing these posts, I'm going to strive to be better with honesty, entering the last morsels consumed between 5pm and 8pm. So, please add me to your list or whatever and I'm going to keep checking in for moral support, too. Thanks for posting, S
arah

holly_wendelin

I'm trying to reduce drinking for a while, but I have cheat events planned. I could never give it up, how the heck do you get through life without bourbon??

FunSkittles

Feel free to add me! I won't give up my drink! I am moderating it more now though!

Hmorgan2015

Glad to see there are so many fellow drinkers! I will never give up my Coors Light or white wine either! I just need to learn to not have one every night! My cold beer sure does taste good after a tough workout though!

Horsejumper1

I am most certainly a drinker beer, wine, or vodka with seltzer and lime when I'm trying to keep calories down

butterfli7o

*raises hand* I have about ten pounds of wine weight on me for sure...

minamercer

I like to drink too! I am trying to cut down while I try to lose, but I often just want 1 or 2 to unwind. I usually stick to vodka sodas since they are low in calories, but unfortunately too many of those lead to bad eating! My girlfriends all love wine, so I drink that too but it just has too many calories. My recent goal has been to log all alcohol and all food, even if it means admitting to myself (and MFP friends) that I went waaaay over. (I have a vacation coming up that will absolutely throw this goal off.) I can definitely use more friends with open diaries, so feel free to add me!

Flexitarier

Shoot, I could never live without the booze and the wine... I am planning on taking on a lifestyle I can keep the rest of my life, and hell, there should be some fun allowed in it ;-)
Feel free to add me!

LNPurdie

I found my drinking stopping me from using MFP, cause god who wants to count the calories in red wine.... but indulgence is indulgence and watching calories means finding low calorie drinks, and logging whati drink is an eye opener, so i have cut back

DjinnMarie

I'm a wine snob. Dinner just isn't dinner without wine.

maura1110

You will see 1-2 glasses of wine in my diary almost every night & a couple nights a week when I go out I drink more than that. I think the trick is to allow extra calories in your budget for it make sure you log it all as accurately as possible - the amount of calories in alcohol was a huge eye-opener for me. Some days I'll work out extra just so I can drink more. I've still been steadily losing weight and have not given up my drinks (or anything really, I think that's why I have failed at losing weight so many times in the past). Sending you a friend request!

LNPurdie

I thought vodka was low calorie and switched but a stiff drink or 3 = 1/2 bottle and is the 760 calories. better to sip 2 glasses of a rich wine to get the same satisfaction and less calories. Sorry but a smaller shot of vodka in my drink makes it taste insipid.

Does anybody have any low calorie drink ideas that are not insipid. I absolutely LOVE a Melbec red wine, likley the most fattening of wines, but deep and rich

princessjiku

I am still a drinker (love wine!), and I log all my drinks - wine, booze, whatever. Sometimes its a little embarassing, because of the number of my overall daily calories that come from alcohol, but if I don't track it then I can't make sure I stay within my daily limits, so... it is what it is.

Please feel free to add me (that goes for anyone in this listing, because I'll then add you back and it'll give me a better sense for how others are 'having their champagne and drinking it too'. ;-)

DjinnMarie

LNPurdie wrote: »

I thought vodka was low calorie and switched but a stiff drink or 3 = 1/2 bottle and is the 760 calories. better to sip 2 glasses of a rich wine to get the same satisfaction and less calories. Sorry but a smaller shot of vodka in my drink makes it taste insipid.

Does anybody have any low calorie drink ideas that are not insipid. I absolutely LOVE a Melbec red wine, likley the most fattening of wines, but deep and rich

Argentina malbec or French malbecs?

If you like Argentina malbec you will probably like Syrah/Shiraz. Syrah (california) are usually smoother than powerful and biting Australian Shiraz. Same grape, different terroir.

Oh, and far as alcohol goes, liquor has the most alcohol per calorie. Speyside or highland scotch is an acquired taste, but definitely not insipid. After distilled spirits wine is the safest bet.

LNPurdie

Argentina - the warmer climate means richer wine. And tbh, the economy of Argentina mean cheaper.

summerinspain

Fellow drinker here as well and new to the site

Kelll12123

I lost over 40 pounds while getting drunk almost every weekend! My alcohol tolerance is much less than it used to be and I can get drunk off of less than I used to.

DjinnMarie

LNPurdie wrote: »

Argentina - the warmer climate means richer wine. And tbh, the economy of Argentina mean cheaper.

Both are rich. Syrah is more earthy and smooth while Shiraz is more fruity and biting.

rseneca724

Barefoot should pay for sponsorship on my log!! I love my pinot, at least two-four evenings I week. I typically allow calories for it, but sometimes those glasses put my a little over...I'm still losing so I haven't felt the need to change my habit yet.

SilverRose89

Drinker here!

I mainly drink whisky and lemonade which I have switched to whisky and soda. It's not so bad

Ohwhynot

*hic*

jestlilome1

LOVE this thread!

AFMOMX2

Fellow drinker here. I have been avoiding since Jan 1st. I had lost almost 30 pounds last year. Then between Oct - Dec gained almost all of it back. =( Working to get back on track. I know I will drink again...maybe today after reading this thread. However I need to balance things. Friend me if you want.. I am always on here reading but don't have any friends on here. I just know I have something in common with all of you.

noobletmcnugget

I drink about twice a week too... usually vodka. I want to try and control it more though and avoid getting food afterwards I'm going to try and set aside calories for it so it doesn't push me over my goals.