How many of you guys still drink while dieting?

livingleanlivingclean

Rarely.... I have better things to spend my calories on.

emilyvictoria7

I've only allowed myself to have one beer in the last 99 days I've been logging and it has been ROUGH. Although, now as I'm thinking about it, it has gotten a lot easier. I haven't had any pop or juice during this time either and I think I've just adapted to not drinking my calories!

fitmom4lifemfp

miinanov wrote: »

It's so hard because wine has so many calories

I don't care for wine or beer so that makes it much easier. An occasional rum and diet Coke (like maybe once every couple of months) is all I drink. I would much rather spend what precious calories I have on FOOD!

WinoGelato

A glass of wine is about ~125 cals/ 5 oz glass. I wouldn't call that "so many calories" unless you are drinking a bottle at a time.

I fit in a glass or two most nights while I was losing, and in maintenance I have a couple glasses several times a week.

JaydedMiss

I stopped for the first 6 months while i got my dieting and relationship with food down, Now i have a rule only once a week, And never by myself. I walk ALOT to make up for it

sybillabryson

I found that alcohol calories are not equal to others. Alcohol does terrible things to my metabolism. When i was losing weight (im pregnant now) I could do everything the same (90 minutes 5 days a week intense cardio, 1500 calories) and if i had even two drinks i would maintain or gain and i always calculated it into my calorie allowance for the day. The math didn't add up because i was losing 1 to 2 pounds every week during that time. I tried several different things to enable me to drink (count alcohol as double calories, drink early in the day, only drink with a meal, only drink before working out) and nothing worked. So I had to quit but not everyone has this experience.

TheRambler

I don't....but I did tonight just a lil bit, but it is going a long way . woops

inertiastrength

Not a big drinker in the sense that I don't have wine with dinner etc. I'm more of a twice a year drink till I vomit kinda girl so I don't mind to do that a couple times lol

divcara

I cut drinking when I was first trying to lose weight, simply because they were easy calories to cut. But the longer I went without drinking, the less I miss it. My body just feels better. I sleep better, I get up earlier, I'm more hydrated. I honestly don't miss it. I will still have the occasional drink with friends, or a beach cocktail, and a pizza and beer date night, but more on unique occasions. When I do drink, I feel so crappy after that pretty much deters me from having again any time soon.

Theo166

Personally, I've only had a few drinks since I started losing weight. Alcohol makes me much more likely to indulge in food naughties while I'm under the influence, a double whammy. I want to get to my goal as quickly as possible.

I'm reserving regular use of alcohol for when I'm in maintenance mode, and have some margin.

kshama2001

WinoGelato wrote: »

A glass of wine is about ~125 cals/ 5 oz glass. I wouldn't call that "so many calories" unless you are drinking a bottle at a time.

I fit in a glass or two most nights while I was losing, and in maintenance I have a couple glasses several times a week.

In the 90's I would have a "glass" or two of wine when gardening after work. Used a plastic glass since I was outside. Probably this size (24 oz).



Thank you Weight Watchers for bringing awareness to how many calories was in this!

So to answer the OP's question, although I realize some people can make it fit, I personally save drinking for very very rare occasions.

Fit_in_Folsom

I am trying to get to my goal weight as quickly as possible, and it is one of the things I cut out. I love wine and live in California in the wine country, so it is not easy...LOL

mheat003

Asher_Ethan wrote: »

I do. I lose weight A LOT slower than if i didn't drink. But i would rather lose weight slowly and drink than to stop drinking and lose fast but end up murdering someone.

Agreed. I have a glass (or two) of whiskey in the evening. It makes the going slower, but that's life.

BlueSkyShoal

I didn't drink much before, but now I hardly drink at all. It's just not worth it to me. Literally the only alcohol I like are the fruity, sugary drinks--I hate wine and beer--so my favorites are all the high calorie stuff.

heiliskrimsli

I neither use diet as a verb nor gave up drinking beer.

I just fit my same lifestyle that I plan to live for the rest of my life into my calorie allocation.

KaleChipz

I drink once maybe twice for the week only if socialising. My drink of choice is vodka and soda water with fresh lime wedge. It's usually within my calorie intake as I am a light drinker.

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Puzzl3dunicorn

I probably buy a bottle of wine every other week and will have a 4-5oz glass a night until its gone. I do make sure to weigh it out though and the rest of my diet is pretty clean so its usually my one treat for the day.
ETA I also make sure I still have a deficit of at least 100c after I drink my one glass.

pdxwine

I drink wine, everyday. Bottom line (for me) is that I am not on a diet. I have changed my eating habits. This means that I keep track of what I eat and drink. My wine consumption is included in my daily logging.

achampa23

Since I have started trying to lose weight I have cut back on my alcohol consumption. When I do drink, I try to plan for it by eating less calories or working out for longer than normal.

Jruzer

Craft beer daily here.

PrincessMel72

I don't drink too much but on the rare occasion that I do, I'll eat less calories and exercise more to try and make up for it!

ejnxyz

I can't stand the wasted calories. I'll put a dash of wine in a glass of water and call it good. Or just forget it. Or you can run a few EXTRA miles to burn it off. Jeez, why. . . .I guess red wine is supposed to be good for you, but its not worth it imo.

Running_and_Coffee

A glass of wine here and there, maybe every other week? I know everyone will argue otherwise, but wine seems to impact me more than something else of the same calories would. I don't know if it causes water retention or what, but it definitely seems to slow down my loss.

Tacklewasher

Thinking of not drinking for April just to see how it goes, but I'm drinking a lot less than I used to.