Pro Tip: Just Don't Drink

Need2Exerc1se

BlueSkyShoal wrote: »

Doesn't alcohol also cause you to pee at such a rate that it's hard to stay hydrated?

What? No.

CSARdiver

BlueSkyShoal wrote: »

Doesn't alcohol also cause you to pee at such a rate that it's hard to stay hydrated? Which I imagine would also make weight loss harder. Personally I don't drink much because I just don't like the taste of alcohol, and my inhibitions can lower without getting tipsy so what's the point, lol.

Sidenote, just because you're hanging with your friends at a bar doesn't mean you have to drink . . . Your friends won't hassle you about it unless they're *kitten*, in which case get new friends. Also a lot of people love having a designated driver along.

Ingestion of alcohol suppresses release of vasopressin, which is the hormone regulating the kidneys to return water to your bloodstream. Alcohol is a diuretic and this is what most people refer to as a hangover. So yes, but the effects are temporary and fixed by drinking water.

Club soda and lime is my go to when I'm out but don't feel like drinking.

JustinAnimal

Need2Exerc1se wrote: »

JustinAnimal wrote: »

Here's what I truly don't understand about these posts: when someone is trying to share a thing that works for them, and they openly say it worked just for them, and then they admit that it may not be for everyone else, people still find the need to, more or less, say "you're wrong." As said pretty explicitly, it was just trying to share information with potential to help other people. I had hoped I selected the correct forum for that. Anyway, cue the responses calling me a "snow flake" who can't hear someone "tellin' it like it is." Sure.

I appreciate you folks sharing about one drink per week or even one per night. I don't think that's comparable to what I'm talking about with (in the ballpark of) four or five drinks per evening. I do believe, if I had the will power, that one drink per night wouldn't be too terrible for me. The point of the post, and I may not have made it very clear, is that I realize I DO NOT have the will power and, by cutting it out for a period of time, I'm experiencing further success.

I remember why I quit posting on forums. I thought this post was pretty benign, but I suppose I am mistaken.

Well your OP did end with "Feel free to confirm or deny what I've said. I always enjoy conversation."

I think the "Pro Tip:" might also have been a trigger.

I think you're absolutely correct. I was under the impression that it was more of a common expression, not a claim that I am a professional. Otherwise, my posting profile would look like ninerbuff.

WayTooHonest

SisterSueGetsFit wrote: »

WayTooHonest wrote: »

Just a few points that stand out to me, if I may:

JustinAnimal wrote: »

To begin with, I'd say I exercise pretty decently during the week. I'm currently obsessed with HIIT routines and do 4-6 per week. Other than that, I pretty much just chase around my two-year-old son, go on the occasional walk / hike, do yard work, etc. I wouldn't call myself any kind of fitness buff or fanatic.

This is a LOT of exercise a week. MFP would consider this very active. Let's be real here, please.

JustinAnimal wrote: »

On top of that, I'd have (in the neighborhood of) 2-5 drinks per evening....I was once told that, as long as you have alcohol in your system, your body is unable to process fat (it just stores it). I'd go as many as one or two days without drinking, but then get back after it.

a) This sounds like alcoholism, which means no longer drinking was an excellent decision for you. Kudos.

b) Please provide peer reviewed, medical references regarding the bodies inability to process fat when one has had a drink.

I have 1 beer or glass of wine a night, and half the time, half the beer goes into my plants (it's crazy but it works wonders). This has never had an impact on my results. My fat *kitten* going to Arby's is the problem. But I digress.

Is it an easy way to cut calories? Of course. Am I setting myself up for failure by having a beer with my burger or a nice, chewy Merlot with my steak? Of course not. I look forward to your response.

ETA what the crap is with the kitten?? That's not what I typed...

You must be a blast at parties. Relax.

Oh honey. It's funny how you think that how one responds to a post and ones personality at parties are related. I want evidence when someone presents a statement as if it were fact, so that makes me a bore. Ho hum. I'm terribly insulted.

lucypstacy

I've honestly never drank in my life. Of course, being diagnosed with a chronic kidney disease at 17 had a LOT to do with that.