Like Minded Lushes - Part 1

rjadams

Friday is my wine night and I enjoyed the whole bottle (less what I put in the veal picotta) I started the day with a couple of goose on the rocks. it was a good night.:drinker: :drinker: I will try to be good today but I am not promising anything. :blushing: I like the idea of making a drinks catagory.

surlydave

Dave, I don't even want to know how many calories I drank last night. But the beers started at 3 pm, and I finished drinking at 3 am. Beer, vodka/perrier lime. my brain hurts.

I feel like singing Oh Canada! :drinker:

jewelshere

Is it wrong that I started drinking at 11AM this morning with coffee and baileys (does that count??) I have a girls night today with lots of vodka/tonic and lime and a hot tub. Sounds like a good weekend to me!

:drinker: jewel

dragonfly74

Anyone else all the sudden have an alcohol treatment advertisment that keeps popping up now? Wasn't there before but since being on this thread it pops up to the left ALL the time. UGH!

surlydave

Anyone else all the sudden have an alcohol treatment advertisment that keeps popping up now? Wasn't there before but since being on this thread it pops up to the left ALL the time. UGH!

Me too. First I get called fat, now I'm an alcoholic! :drinker:

yvonnej1

I keep getting them for singles/dating. I guess I'm a sad, lonely alcoholic ....i'll drink to that :drinker:

jendykstra67

Oh my goodness, this is the PERFECT group for me!!! I'm so glad to meet my fellow lushes. I'm sure I'll be posting much more in the future. :drinker:

By the way... I'm another midwesterner, I'm from Milwaukee Wisconsin. I found the whole Farve discussion entertaining.
Jen

rjadams

I am sitting here enjoying my pre dinner goose on the rocks. I had to walk for two hours so I would have some calories to drink. I only had 11 left before I got on my treadmill. I guess its kinda sad that I love walk so I can have a drink but it is what it is and its Saturday so I am allowed

Robin1109

I have 800 calories left (BIG cardio day)....does that mean 7 glasses of wine? I guess I'll only have two and leave some calories left over for when I inevtiably get the wine munchies. Thank goodness I only have healthy snacks in the house!

iguanaliz

Dear...where to start! Okay, here "i made cranberry liqueur" I MUST know how to do this. I can't figure out multiple quotes, but really? Cranberry liqueur? Me want!

Second, Shawn, where ever you are, thank you for acknowledging the Bucs.

Third, Dave, thanks for the kind words. I choose to believe that after 18 years of wedded bliss, an occasional fight will crop up. Reality is that I'm totally PMSing and he's pushing all my buttons. I think he likes it :laugh:

If I don't have to work tomorrow, I'll be back!

katielouhoo

iguanaliz, i will have to look back up the recipe, but it is delicious and an absolutely gorgeous christmas red color. i went and bought some fancy round bottom-long necked bottles. really looked pretty & festive. i still have some cranberry liqueur (trying to ration as it is high in calories). i'll pass the recipe on when i get a hold of it (was easy to do, just needed time)

by the way- the watermelon margaritas were good (weak, but enough alcohol taste that it satisfied- and not too sweet- well they were sweet, but i was fearful it would be syrupy) and at 105 calories a glass, it was easy to have a couple and still be good for calories.

ok- a little something 3 days in a row, so- tomorrow i will try to be good. although it is father's day and i'm sure dh will be opening the good bottle of glenfiddich that we bought him. and dave, thanks, yes- i would very much like to think i can have anything i want; but i guess that's what helped me get here in the first place. practicing moderation (until i get it right!)

clioandboy

Hi all, well, I have not had much at all to drink this week and I have lost 3lbs! I am really pleased that I have lost the weight but this confirms all my worst fears, **** **** ****!!!!!

alisonengland

I am sitting here enjoying my pre dinner goose on the rocks. I had to walk for two hours so I would have some calories to drink. I only had 11 left before I got on my treadmill. I guess its kinda sad that I love walk so I can have a drink but it is what it is and its Saturday so I am allowed

LOL! This made me laugh so much! I had wanted to post before asking if anyone else exercised to earn calories for bad food or drink! I dragged myself and my aching foor to the gym where I went crazy on the eliptial to earn one krispy creme donut and a glass of wine!:drinker:

And well done Debbie! But I think those 3lbs are purely from all the dog walking...nothing to do with de-wining!:drinker:

surlydave

Good morning! I once again binged last night (as planned). But I have my kids today for Father's Day so it's back on the wagon!

Yvonne - thanks, I forgot to mention the whole single, lonely alcoholic part lol. If you didn't live in the UK (I'm assuming) I would ask you out to dinner :flowerforyou: :drinker:

Jen - welcome! I find it amusing how many Wisconsin people seem to gravitate to this board.

Clio - I couldn't agree more. We only started this message thread last week. It was the first week I took any time off from alcohol, and I immediately saw results in the scale. This just confirmed my worst fears!

So, for those of you who only drink on weekends, does that include Sunday? :drinker:

circusmom

Dear...where to start! Okay, here "i made cranberry liqueur" I MUST know how to do this. I can't figure out multiple quotes, but really? Cranberry liqueur? Me want!

Second, Shawn, where ever you are, thank you for acknowledging the Bucs.

Third, Dave, thanks for the kind words. I choose to believe that after 18 years of wedded bliss, an occasional fight will crop up. Reality is that I'm totally PMSing and he's pushing all my buttons. I think he likes it :laugh:

If I don't have to work tomorrow, I'll be back!

Spring Hill

smwert

I stumbled on this site -another hung over Sunday morning. I have the same problems as everyone else. I lose weight every week and gain it back on the weekends. I only had 2 rye and diet coke last night so I am not really hung over. My fingers are puffy though. I am going to try to only drink one night per week. I pick Friday, It is hard because I like how I feel when I am tipsy. No problems - I am not fat - I am not in debt - everyone gets the picture.

I am glad I found this thread and so many people with the same problems. I am now motivated to go for a walk to wake up and get some exercise in.


The hardest time for me to resist is when my skinny husband has a late night drink on the patio of our home. I don't want to be left out!!!

smwert

susanleasings

Count me in! I LOVE Riunite Lambrusco! It is my weakness! I also enjoy the Select 55s and MGD 64s as well as an occassional cubra libra.
My hubby and I indulge all too often....especially if the kiddos are at Gmas! I never had considered that the body burns off alcohol instead of fat when you're drinking! CRAP! So all these Disc Golf days drinking beer have been contradictory!?!?
It would probably be good to completely cut out alcohol, but I don't want to! I enjoy a couple of glasses of wine after a particularly long day at work!
BUT......you all have inspired me (and shared some really good drink recipes) LMAO so here I go. I'll be up front - the kids will be at the lake with GMA this week, and next week we travel to Kansas City for Disc Golf Week'o'fun!!!! I will partake on a couple of those nights!!!!
But after vacation I'll find some other excuse to drink......I mean I'll get back on track! LOL
Looking forward to making some new friends and getting some much needed support in lowering my alcohol consumption for the sake of weight loss and a healthier body!
Cheers!
Salut!
Ummm.......good to be here!

tabbydog

Four beers Fri. night, three last night. I had to laugh, Dave, because I was just contemplating whether or not Sunday counted as a weekend drinking day, and while I had told my self only Fri. and Sat., that was on Fri., and now I am trying to justify Sun. :bigsmile: It is hotter than hades, and I just ran 4 miles, so I have plenty of calories, so I may just have a couple. I am sure that justifies it, right? We shall see if I manage to stay strong or not. I am pretty sure I can't make Monday be part of the weekend, though, so it is back on the wagon for sure tomorrow. :noway:

Happy father's day to all you dads out there.

dragonfly74

Just wanted to say hello to everyone and a very happy Father's Day!!

Dave ~ Sunday is definitely counted as a weekend drinking day around here! Yesterday I indulged a little too much in Coors Light (which isn't really beer to me).

Not too happy with myself though because after drinking on Friday and Saturday I feel blah again because along with the drinking I didn't make the best eating choices.

Oh well I guess it is time to go work out. Was to be a rest day but I will take tomorrow off.

Hugs!

jendykstra67

Jen - welcome! I find it amusing how many Wisconsin people seem to gravitate to this board.

It is interesting how many of us tend to over-indulge here in Wisconsin. But we have bars on just about every street corner and I live half a block from a brewery, so what can you expect?

Are a lot of you only drinking on weekends? I'm up for trying that, but it will be really difficult.

Jen

dragonfly74

Jen ~ that is my goal. I started last Monday and made it through Thursday without a drink. I am hoping to do the same again this week.

So that brings up a question for everyone.

What are your goals for this coming week?

As I stated above, my goal is to not have alcohol on Monday through Thursday.

rjadams

so I had a newcastle with my DH to celebrate Father's Day. It went well with the pastrami sandwhich. I really need to focus this coming week and stay strong not to drink until next Friday. I have done so weel since February until this past week. But I may indulge a bit more today

Dragonfly74 glad to see you found your way here since we became friends over this issue months ago:laugh: :laugh:

yvonnej1

Dave, you assume correctly, I am in the UK. Sundays are definitely part of the weekend as far as I'm concerned, my justification is generally to drown sorrows about having to go back to work the next day.

Jen, I used to drink pretty much every night of the week. Come home from work relax, have dinner and nice glass of wine, or 2, or maybe 3. I found when I was doing that I used to really want to drink every night. Now I only drink at weekends I am really not so bothered, it is much easier to resist. This weekend I have only had 2 glasses of wine and that was Friday night when I had a friend over.

My goal for this week is not alcohol related, it is to not let junk creep back in my diet. Over the last few days I've had cake and biscuits, I've found I'm getting sugar cravings again and it's making me want to pick at food every time I walk into the kitchen.

smwert

It was very hot here today. My hubby had 2 ice cold beer this afternoon, and I resisted. I almost gave in but caught sight of myself n the window. The shock changed my mind.....My goal is not to drink until next Friday night.
susan

jendykstra67

After going over my calories AGAIN today, I decided that I do need to cut way back on my drinking. My goal will be to abstain from drinking alcohol from Monday through Thursday this week.

Wish me luck!

Jen

MeekMeals

my post

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/102715-no-alcohol-part-4-and-its-not-nice

pitanita

I'd like to join too, please! I'm in the same boat as a previous poster, I tend to need a drink to destress (life, job, kids, marriage, etc) and don't really want to give that up. I started a week ago tomorrow and what I've done on the couple of nights I've had beverages is I limited my calories from food and upped my exercise a bit to even it out. It seems to be working as I'm down 5 lbs so I'm a happy girl!

ETA: Ouch. This thread got me to thinking about what I drink usually, Wild Blue beer or any of the 100's (Hot 100, Blue 100, etc...) so I went and looked them up. Wild Blue is 250 calories/bottle & I usually have 2-3 per night and the 100's are around 103 calories per serving and I generally only do 1-2 shots. I thought I was ok on that one until I measured my shot glass. 3 oz! Sooooo...looks like I need to rethink my drinks. lol

mamaturner

So... I had done well not drinking for a while... and then this weekend came.

Friday- girlfriend stayed over and I had 3 very large pineapple malibus on the rocks..
Saturday- took hubs to a mud drag and had 4 beers, went to bar after, luckily we were 2 hours from home so I only had 1 beer (meanwhile hubs only had 1 crown and coke)
Sunday-thankfully only on the 2nd beer

But the food, oh lord the food. Brat yesterday, brat today. was naughty and had burger king for the first time in MONTHS last night, we were so tired.

So tomorrow's a new day and I plan on not drinking until Friday... but it'll prob be an early start, we're going to Country USA!!!!! and hopefully staying in the RV overnight at the grounds to maybe go Saturday too, we'll see how much moolah I can pull outta my *kitten*.

Hope everyone has a great and successful week!

surlydave

Welcome Pita NIta! Yeah, I had a similar experience as my cocktails are generally strong.

Mama T - well, we knew this would be a tough weekend for you. I can't imagine they have many healthy choices at a mud drag! Don't beat yourself up. Life's too short.

I definitely threw them back this weekend but have abstained today (thanks though to those who said Sunday still counts as weekend lol).

It seems with a few exceptions most people are just trying to abstain Monday through Thursday. Maybe we should have called this "Weekend Warriors" lol I have a unique issue. Because of my visitation schedule I get my children every Wed night for a few hours and then every other weekend. So waiting until the weekend doesn't seem like the thing to do. My thinking is maybe I "allow" myself 2 or 3 out of 7, and pick the days of the week (in my case, like Tue & Thur). Thoughts?

I did the whole "weekend only" thing before, admittedly 15 years ago. I did see my scale yo yo every week, but every Monday it was down lower than the previous one i.e. always a net gain. I'd like to hear from those of you who have given the weekends only thing a try already and what your experience was. I know some of you have said you just gained it all back after the weekend, but others I think say this worked for them.

surlydave

Damn thing posted twice and I can't delete. :grumble: