Alcohol and dieting

Missbodyrocker

Does anyone drink alcohol every day even if it's not a lot? Or have you cut back in alcohol to lose weight?

Liftng4Lis

A lot of people drink alcohol. Make it fit into your calories.

Sabine_Stroehm

I drank wine most days while I was losing.

dhammondtx

I do 5 oz red wine mixed with 5 oz soda. Makes it look like more and doesn't taste too bad. It's 100 calories. And by soda, I mean the sparkling mixer, not Cokes or something. I'm not crazy about soda, but it has no calories.

Jasonmylis

If you are a guy, beer increases estrogen production and in turn reduces testosterone, which will make it tougher to lose belly fat. Also, alcohol turns to sugar in the blood stream and affects insulin response. It is best to avoid alcohol altogether in my opinion, but at the least it should definitely be consumed in scarce moderation if you are trying to lose fat or build muscle.

roady29

I fit a glass of wine in most nights...maybe a few more on a Friday night

TwinsRaGift

If I am going to have a drink I prefer to go with hard liquor and a mixer for fewer calories. An ounce of rum for example is something like 65 calories. Then add in diet soda for zero calories. You can make a pretty large drink for around 65 - 120 calories. For me if I am getting more volume for the calories I feel like I am getting more of what I want and I do not feel deprived of anything.

4leighbee

I drink one Mich Ultra a night on most nights. It's good for my blood pressure. (maybe science, maybe not ... but the act of drinking that one beer does calm the transition from work to home, so I'm going with it) At less than 100 calories, I just fit it in.

TimothyFish

Drinking your calories isn't a good idea. Fermenting it before hand just adds more problems.

Amanda4change

When I first started I cut alcohol out until I had lost the first 15 pounds, then I added it back if it fit in my calories. I have since cut it out again, but that is because I am training for a 12K and I have noticed that alcohol effects my run times. Personally I don't think that anything "needs" to be cut out to lose weight as long as you can fit it in your daily calorie goals.

gamesandgains

I drink maybe twice a month at most. Use to be every weekend but it was interfering with my progress.

gostumpy

Beer has been and is continuing to be the biggest hurdle for my weight loss journey... I have cut down from probably 15 per week to closer to 8.. I can see myself lowering that a bit more, but think of it this way, when I drank 15+ beer a week that is 2400+ calories per WEEK, or over 10,000 calories per month in BEER. Even at one per day that's 1000 calories per week, but that is far more manageable to fit in my daily numbers..

Looking at those numbers helps me cut down, because I still want to eat my calories with healthy food, and I don't want to cut out food because I drink...

4leighbee

^^ you make me sad. This is like learning that Oreos contain animal by-product. No one wants to know that. Sigh.
(No, I'm kidding - I'm sure this is a great motivator to reduce alcohol consumption.)

yopeeps025

Liftng4Lis wrote: »

A lot of people drink alcohol. Make it fit into your calories.

We are not included in this. LOL But yeah make it fit and keep moving OP.

gostumpy

I completely agree with the sentiment of make it fit, HOWEVER, I'm sure I'm not the only one that consistently goes over due to alcohol..

mburgess458

TimothyFish wrote: »

Drinking your calories isn't a good idea. Fermenting it before hand just adds more problems.

Seems like the medical community (especially cardiologists) don't agree with you. A glass of beer/wine a day (up to 2 a day for men) is considered a healthy habit that decreases your risk of heart disease.

Of course the calories need to fit. I have a glass of red wine nearly every day. I sometimes skip a day if I'm having trouble fitting in everything I want to eat.

yopeeps025

mburgess458 wrote: »

TimothyFish wrote: »

Drinking your calories isn't a good idea. Fermenting it before hand just adds more problems.

Seems like the medical community (especially cardiologists) don't agree with you. A glass of beer/wine a day (up to 2 a day for men) is considered a healthy habit that decreases your risk of heart disease.

Of course the calories need to fit. I have a glass of red wine nearly every day. I sometimes skip a day if I'm having trouble fitting in everything I want to eat.

Check the age range on the bold. I'm sure little kids don't need to follow that.

Jasonmylis

I had to cut out the alcohol in order to start losing weight, because whenever I drank I would get the urge to snack on things like nachos and pizza at like 11pm at night.

Sabine_Stroehm

TimothyFish wrote: »

Drinking your calories isn't a good idea. Fermenting it before hand just adds more problems.

For you?

Sabine_Stroehm

yopeeps025 wrote: »

mburgess458 wrote: »

TimothyFish wrote: »

Drinking your calories isn't a good idea. Fermenting it before hand just adds more problems.

Seems like the medical community (especially cardiologists) don't agree with you. A glass of beer/wine a day (up to 2 a day for men) is considered a healthy habit that decreases your risk of heart disease.

Of course the calories need to fit. I have a glass of red wine nearly every day. I sometimes skip a day if I'm having trouble fitting in everything I want to eat.

Check the age range on the bold. I'm sure little kids don't need to follow that.

Sorry, but, "duh"? Especially given: "men".

4leighbee

Jasonmylis wrote: »

I had to cut out the alcohol in order to start losing weight, because whenever I drank I would get the urge to snack on things like nachos and pizza at like 11pm at night.

Good point!