Anyone else afraid of alcohol?
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I'm not "afraid" of alcohol...but I definitely need to be more aware when drinking now days. I've never been much for sweet drinks, so even when not following lchf, I tend to lean towards alcohol on the rocks or just with seltzer rather than beer/wine/fancy cocktails.
The difference now is that a demon rises within after a few drinks and I want to throw any edible morsel down my face. So I need to be prepared with appropriate snacks...usually cheese/sausage/pork rinds/salsa/or adding extra olives to my dirty martini will help.
I used to drink weekly, that's now slowed down...but that's mostly because I've been less social. I'm sure once warm weather returns, drinking frequency will rise...I am in WI after all. My tolerance has been hit or miss though now, which is where that awareness comes into play. I think I need to adopt the habit of chasing each drink with a glass of water, because sometimes I can drink like I used to and other times it hits me half way through my first drink.1 -
I'm not "afraid" of alcohol...but I definitely need to be more aware when drinking now days. I've never been much for sweet drinks, so even when not following lchf, I tend to lean towards alcohol on the rocks or just with seltzer rather than beer/wine/fancy cocktails.
The difference now is that a demon rises within after a few drinks and I want to throw any edible morsel down my face. So I need to be prepared with appropriate snacks...usually cheese/sausage/pork rinds/salsa/or adding extra olives to my dirty martini will help.
I used to drink weekly, that's now slowed down...but that's mostly because I've been less social. I'm sure once warm weather returns, drinking frequency will rise...I am in WI after all. My tolerance has been hit or miss though now, which is where that awareness comes into play. I think I need to adopt the habit of chasing each drink with a glass of water, because sometimes I can drink like I used to and other times it hits me half way through my first drink.
You can also stuff those olives with chunks of gorgonzola then skewer them with shrimp or chunks of salmon.... That and the H2O interlacing ought to do the trick.1 -
You can also stuff those olives with chunks of gorgonzola then skewer them with shrimp or chunks of salmon.... That and the H2O interlacing ought to do the trick.
oh.my.gawd....I've had the cheese stuffed olives before, but adding some cocktail shrimp sounds awesome. Especially when I make my dirty martini spicy with some hot sauce. Mmm...thank you!
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You can also stuff those olives with chunks of gorgonzola then skewer them with shrimp or chunks of salmon.... That and the H2O interlacing ought to do the trick.
oh.my.gawd....I've had the cheese stuffed olives before, but adding some cocktail shrimp sounds awesome. Especially when I make my dirty martini spicy with some hot sauce. Mmm...thank you!
Doh!
hot sauce - of course! 0 -
I had just started to lose weight after starting the Keto diet about 3 weeks ago. Then I had tequila in coconut milk with lime & stevia, which was pretty good! I gained a pound & stalled out for almost a whole week now
So yeah, now I'm totes afraid of it! 0 -
I'm pretty good about food consumption as long as I keep it to 2 drinks...more than that and I totally start wanting to snack on EVERYTHING...which is not good, though if I keep it below 4 drinks I can usually control the craving...after 4 drinks, forget it, I'm stuffing my face...3
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I still drink, but I've switched what I drink. My husband is a musician and plays a lot of breweries. I've given up my beloved craft beer for vodka and seltzer with a splash of crystal light. Doesn't seem to affect my weight loss at all, but I don't go overboard and only really drink on weekends.1
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I like a drink once in a while (maaaybe once a week) but didn't touch it while I was losing weight because it does sidetrack the liver into other functions instead of processing the fat. I am picky about my liquor though, and don't drink just any 'plonk', lol. Likely because my family has a background in vineyards and wineries and because I can only have 1 standard size serving per hour without being over the DWI limit (.08 here) so why waste it on garbage.
I do enjoy a great traditional craft cider too, the non-sweet kind, although it's still a bit high in carbs compared to most of the hard liquors.0 -
We went to a charity auction on Saturday. My husband and I are pretty much non-drinkers and me especially since I went on epilepsy meds, but I decided I was going to have a very small glass of wine.
I literally took two sips and could already feel my head starting to swim.....No bueno!1
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