Alcohol and barbecues on a 1200cal diet
Akibo23
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Hello,
5'3" F trying to lose 15-20 lbs. Friday is here and so is the weekend. With the weather in Belgium holding up to a steady 77 f+ , I am faced with a weekend of barbecues and alcohol.
How can I stay on my diet while enjoying time with friends and not being called a sourpuss ?
Cheers!
5'3" F trying to lose 15-20 lbs. Friday is here and so is the weekend. With the weather in Belgium holding up to a steady 77 f+ , I am faced with a weekend of barbecues and alcohol.
How can I stay on my diet while enjoying time with friends and not being called a sourpuss ?
Cheers!
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So these are your options:
1. you can enjoy yourself for the weekend and indulge
2. you can not drink alcohol since most people find that they overeat when they are drinking
3. you can drink some alcohol and eat in moderation
Whatever it is, just log everything you eat and drink. I think a lot of it is mental preparation. In my experience, on a 1200 calorie diet, it is hard to not go over budget if drinking alcohol but you have control over how much you want that number to go over. Don't beat yourself up about going over, just restrict a little more during the next week or exercise more to compensate for possible gains.
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True friends would be supportive. If you have to bring your own beverages (water, seltzer, lemons for water). Maybe the conversation won't be as bad as you thing and your friends will invite you to some event like a hike, bike ride, etc. or you can use this event o ask for some support. I have also eaten a bit (healthy) before I arrive so I don't feel hungry and then over eat there on fat cheese burgers. There should be salad available or fruit.0
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I guess I could stay under 1200 calories for a BBQ, that's 1 burger and a couple beers. Kind of light though.0
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Hello,
5'3" F trying to lose 15-20 lbs. Friday is here and so is the weekend. With the weather in Belgium holding up to a steady 77 f+ , I am faced with a weekend of barbecues and alcohol.
How can I stay on my diet while enjoying time with friends and not being called a sourpuss ?
Cheers!
exercise calories... LOTS of them!0 -
blaketoben wrote: »So these are your options:
1. you can enjoy yourself for the weekend and indulge
2. you can not drink alcohol since most people find that they overeat when they are drinking
3. you can drink some alcohol and eat in moderation
Indulge is not something I would like to do since I already did so in a "cheesecake" and had to limit my "good nutrients" for a day this week already
I will aim to drink wisely and log it in. Hopefully I will stay inside my allocated cal limits.
Thanks for the suggestions
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True friends would be supportive. If you have to bring your own beverages (water, seltzer, lemons for water). Maybe the conversation won't be as bad as you thing and your friends will invite you to some event like a hike, bike ride, etc. or you can use this event o ask for some support. I have also eaten a bit (healthy) before I arrive so I don't feel hungry and then over eat there on fat cheese burgers. There should be salad available or fruit.
Well thing is, its a birthday party hosted for a BFF of sorts and I am the host. So yes, I will try drinking water and limit myself to a glass of champagne.
Choices get tough 0 -
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True friends would be supportive. If you have to bring your own beverages (water, seltzer, lemons for water). Maybe the conversation won't be as bad as you thing and your friends will invite you to some event like a hike, bike ride, etc. or you can use this event o ask for some support. I have also eaten a bit (healthy) before I arrive so I don't feel hungry and then over eat there on fat cheese burgers. There should be salad available or fruit.
Agree! I have tried alternating water between drinks (to stay hydrated too) If its an event where you can bring a dish, bring something you can enjoy that fits into your plan. I do this at holidays with family so I have a "go to". If that fails don't beat yourself up, just have a little of everything (which is OK by the way) and remember that everyday is a new day!0 -
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TavistockToad wrote: »exercise calories... LOTS of them!
I shall try to sneak in a 10 km run split on two days. Still won't be enough 450 cal a session = 2 glasses of champagne. Scary to visualize that 
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Vodka and soda water (approx 50cals per unit) is always a winner, just eat the meat and salad, no bread to keep the cals down 0
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Agree! I have tried alternating water between drinks (to stay hydrated too) If its an event where you can bring a dish, bring something you can enjoy that fits into your plan. I do this at holidays with family so I have a "go to". If that fails don't beat yourself up, just have a little of everything (which is OK by the way) and remember that everyday is a new day!
Have been fairly consistently working up a calorie deficit even in the 1200 cal diet by working out more this week so I shall try to not be too harsh on myself !
BABY STEPS.0 -
to be fair you have an answer for everything, you're probably better off staying home and never speaking to anyone ever again...
its one BBQ, its hardly a big deal0 -
Real answer: Good luck working it into your goals. If you eat like a 5 year old and have .2 oz of BBQ and can get by nursing a half of a beer at the party you'll probably do well. If you want to actually eat like a normal human and have a few beers you're screwed more or less. You'll have to just pick. Either fewer BBQs or the extra weight. (Or, as many here choose but lie about, more cardio cardio cardio...but still less BBQ also).
Choices have to be made ! Hopefully my 5k runs save me...
Thanks for the support !0 -
moglovesshoez wrote: »Vodka and soda water (approx 50cals per unit) is always a winner, just eat the meat and salad, no bread to keep the cals down
Sounds fantastic Can I substitute it with a mojito 
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TavistockToad wrote: »to be fair you have an answer for everything, you're probably better off staying home and never speaking to anyone ever again...
its one BBQ, its hardly a big deal
I am staying home. Thing is the others are coming over..0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »to be fair you have an answer for everything, you're probably better off staying home and never speaking to anyone ever again...
its one BBQ, its hardly a big deal
Kinda what I was thinking, too.0 -
> No, you can't - Mojito contains sugar. What works well though is Campari Soda, it adds color and flavor and actually is a normal drink.
> as far as I understand 1200cal is a minimum you should not get under; 1200 = total calorie intake, not net. calories.
> You look far from overweight, maybe just change your attitude towards your body?0 -
15 or so years ago my friends used to call me 'Syphon' for the vast amounts of beer I could suck down. 5 years ago I quit liquid calories, I'd rather eat them then drink them (aside from needing to supplement my protein).
I took some ribbing at the next few parties, but it subsided pretty quick. Now it's no big deal when I 'Syphon' down tons of water at a party.0 -
mirlredmann wrote: »> No, you can't - Mojito contains sugar. What works well though is Campari Soda, it adds color and flavor and actually is a normal drink.
> as far as I understand 1200cal is a minimum you should not get under; 1200 = total calorie intake, not net. calories.
> You look far from overweight, maybe just change your attitude towards your body?
- Thanks for the tip I shall definitely try this !
- 1200 is my max allowed for a day. This ensures I can still continue to lose the 10lbs to be in my optimal weight zone.
- i am not overweight but I am not fit and toned either .. Goal is to shed the excess pounds and gain muscle instead
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15 or so years ago my friends used to call me 'Syphon' for the vast amounts of beer I could suck down. 5 years ago I quit liquid calories, I'd rather eat them then drink them (aside from needing to supplement my protein).
I took some ribbing at the next few parties, but it subsided pretty quick. Now it's no big deal when I 'Syphon' down tons of water at a party.
That is encouraging !! Water over alcohol - way to go.
I shall spike my soda water with violet syrup and hope no one notices 0 -
mirlredmann wrote: »> No, you can't - Mojito contains sugar. What works well though is Campari Soda, it adds color and flavor and actually is a normal drink.
> as far as I understand 1200cal is a minimum you should not get under; 1200 = total calorie intake, not net. calories.
> You look far from overweight, maybe just change your attitude towards your body?
- Thanks for the tip I shall definitely try this !
- 1200 is my max allowed for a day. This ensures I can still continue to lose the 10lbs to be in my optimal weight zone.
- i am not overweight but I am not fit and toned either .. Goal is to shed the excess pounds and gain muscle instead
If this is what you think, you don't have a good understanding of how this works.
Read this:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
and this:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/818082/exercise-calories-again-wtf/p10 -
Try and average your calories out over the week so that one bad day doesn't matter as much.0
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1200 should be your absolute minimum, not your maximum.0
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Cortneyrenee04 wrote: »1200 should be your absolute minimum, not your maximum.
For my height and weightloss goal of 10lbs in 4months that's the maximum set by the app. TDEEE is at 20000 -
Cortneyrenee04 wrote: »1200 should be your absolute minimum, not your maximum.
For my height and weightloss goal of 10lbs in 4months that's the maximum set by the app. TDEEE is at 2000
10 pounds in 4 months is 0.5 lb per week, so if your TDEE is 2000 then you should be eating around 1750 cals....
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TavistockToad wrote: »10 pounds in 4 months is 0.5 lb per week, so if your TDEE is 2000 then you should be eating around 1750 cals....
Agreed! But I'm trying to create a deficit by logging in at 1300-1500 a day and not over. Since I'm sure I could easily eat a cheesecake and Doritos with avocado dip without sharing if I don't watch out.
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TavistockToad wrote: »10 pounds in 4 months is 0.5 lb per week, so if your TDEE is 2000 then you should be eating around 1750 cals....
Agreed! But I'm trying to create a deficit by logging in at 1300-1500 a day and not over. Since I'm sure I could easily eat a cheesecake and Doritos with avocado dip without sharing if I don't watch out.
yeah but there's no need to have a deficit of 500+ cals when you have so little to lose... you're just encouraging your body to burn muscle instead of fat
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Why do you care so much what others think, and what makes you think they will be paying any mind to what you are eating and/or drinking anyway? IME the only time people comment on what other people are eating or drinking at a party is if the person in question is going on and on about it themselves
As for how to get thru the weekend's bbqs - you've gotten great advice so far, the only thing I would add is that while you may go over today (poor planning), you can absolutely plan better for Saturday and Sunday. And if your TDEE is 2000, FWIU you can up up to that without gaining weight. You might not see much of a loss this week, but you can certainly make up for that another week down the line.0
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