Like Minded Lushes - November

KarenBorter

WAY TO GO ROBIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have to say fitting into a size 8 pair of pants my friend can't wear anymore was the highlight of my weekend I've also lost an inch from my hips and an inch from my waist! yay. And.......DRUM ROLL PLEASE......ZERO DRINKS THIS WEEK! I have found I'd much rather save my calories for a small cup of skinny cow ice cream than a glass of wine at the end of the day.....I also discovered sugar free Hersey's powder.....2Tblsp's are only 35 calories and it's so yummy - even in hot water!

May go in a first date this weekend......so will most likely drink then......but going a week with no alcohol is plenty!!!??

That's well done on no drinking and congrats on the "first date" ... don't drink TOO much though first impressions and all.

Love that Robin can get into a size 4. I am going to run to the Gap this weekend and see if I can fit into THEIR size 10's and tight 8's LOL. Not to buy them mind you only to try on. I do need another hole in my belt though

amysj303

Scale was .5 pounds under goal weight this morning. I was surprised because I drank last night, but no beer, I had a vodka soda and a cup of merlot at the improv show. Got the hockey game tonight, so it will be hard to not drink beer.

yvonnej1

Robin, size 4, wow :happy:
Kim, I match you no drinks tonight :bigsmile:
Fsuxo, enjoy your date, I'd probably need a few drinks to pluck up the courage to even go on a date these days, I'm useless at all that stuff, not surprising I've been on my own for ages now (not that I'm complaining!).
Asjervan congrats on being under your goal weight. I was a couple of weeks ago too, then have given myself a hard time now my weight has gone back up a little, I'm still with in my weight range though. I've found it quite hard to make the switch from losing to maintaining.

iguanaliz

I have no excuse for having a cocktail last night other than I was in a really really good mood. I stayed within calories and right now I am just really happy. I haven't felt this positive in a long time and I am just going to go with it. The scale is moving down albiet slowly but that is fine. I should be freaking out since my Unemployement ends really soon but I am not. Positive thinking will bring positive energy my way!:happy:

I hope you all have a wonderful lucious day.

Great mindset!

rjadams

so th lushes have been quiet for a while.:noway: It is Friday and I plan on having wine with dinner. :drinker: I will try not to drink a whole bottle. I did have couple of cocktails last night again. But on the bright side the scale was down this morning. 2 pounds :bigsmile: since last Friday but only 1.2 on here because i never updated the .8 gain.

I am really excited about Saturday. Elliots Oyster House Oyster New Year!!!!! All the wine, beer and oysters you can eat. They even have an ice oyster luge. I was never brave enough to shoot an oyster that way though. I really love oysters, raw or cooked they are wonderful. this event has local oyster farmers from all over shuking fresh oysters for you to try all different varieties. there will be 20 different local wineries they sampling their wines and they are som local breweries as well. We also decided to splurge for the VIP champagne reception an hour befor the event actually starts. I am going to have so much fun. I guess I will really have to work out tomorrow morning to try to balance some of it out. :blushing:

sillygoose1977

who needs booze when you can go shopping at Ross and buy size 4 jeans. the last time I went jean shopping at Ross I bought size 12's . I am so feeling good right now. wish I could bottle and drink this!:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Great job!!

I am commited to not drinking AT ALL this weekend. I never drink during the week but this is the first weekend I am taking off. It is Friday morning and I can already feel a cocktail craving coming on. I have to be strong! I want to look as good as I can for my vaca next week. I will keep myself busy and stay away from college football tomorrow.

rjadams

good luck sillygoose. you can do it.

nisijam5

It is Friday morning and I can already feel a cocktail craving coming on. I have to be strong!

I felt the same way yesterday when I made chili when I poured the dark beer in...it was everything I could to not to take a swig...good luck...have fun with your vacation

Robin, have fun this weekend...I am sure you are excited about the unlimited quantity offered...the reception sounds wonderful

I also plan not to drink this evening. If we stay home it will be a lot easier. I work tomorrow and Sunday from 3 to 11 which should also curb the bingeing

amysj303

robyn, I have never eaten an oyster! I had mussels and fried clams, but never oysters! I know what you mean about switcing to maintenance cals, I switched to maintenance and then I switched back, it's a silly game where I try to stay under maint. cals but go over on the 1200 line.
Last night went to the hockey game and had two beers, which I had planned for, but ended up eating bbq pulled pork on texas toast, with fries. I was way over even with my 5-mile run!
This weekend will not be big on drinking. Sushi and movie tonight, trivia tomorrow, baby shower Sunday.
Have a wonderful weekend, Lushies!

mcdebbie

Robin, where do you live? That oyster festival sounds great, would love to try it some day. How many calories does an oyster have anyway? Course I like to have some really spicy cocktail sauce with it.

Good luck on the drinking or not this weekend. I am planning my new kitchen which will probably lead to despair and then to the bottle. :laugh:

crazycat59

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Hello Crazycat. If you have been visiting this site over the past year then you will know that there are a lot of people here who will cheer you on, support you and dust you down if you slip. Just take tiny steps; set realistic goals and give yourself rewards and, if you do slip, don't beat yourself up, there is always a new day when you can start afresh.

Happy Wednesday, fellow lushes; only two days to the weekend for those of us who allow ourselves a little drink on the weekend. :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Pam
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Hope I'm doing this right. It took a couple days to find my first post. lol Hi Pam, thank you for your support words! I am just beside myself that I stumbled on this topic/post. I've been visiting myfitnesspal site for a year on and off, using the calorie counter food log and excercise log. I've never went to the message boards. I was sure there was not one on functional alcoholics trying to diet and, with that, cut out or back on imbibing. And, I knew that was the problem of bulk of calories as well as the extra dinner for the liver for me! Thank you for your encouragement!

Well, last night did end up with 5 beers before dinner. My brother was over for a visit, but that wasn't the excuse. Sounded good, right? We ordered out Chinese, and that was the end of the beer. Of course, had we ate earlier, I wouldn't have had beer - would have been too full. Today, I remind myself that I would rather eat my calories than drink them. And, maybe I should designate a couple of days only for a few beers.....that will be the on going experiment for the next week or so.

Thank you to others who responded. Good luck to all and congratuations to those who made it!! : )

iguanaliz

Just popping in to say "Happy Friday Y'all!" Not sure what I'm doing this weekend since I'm still relatively housebound. I have a feeling the grocery store this afternoon will be the extent of my fun. :grumble: But I am certainly not opposed to enjoying my adult beverages at home alone...I'm a super cheap date these days:laugh:

yvonnej1

Yay got that Friday feeling, got home from work, went to gym then had the nasty realisation that I can't have my usual glass or 2 of wine to celebrate surviving another week! Guess weekends were always going to be the hardest as that was mainly when I drank anyway. Hey ho.

Robin that festival sounds amazing, 20 different wineries, by the time I'd tried a sip of everything on offer I'd have to be carried home :blushing:

Hope everyone has a great weekend, if you are drinking have 1 for me :drinker: , if you aren't, stay strong, we can do this :happy:

Oldbat61

Hi everyone. Managed to lose 0.6lbs this week; a bit disappointing as I have burnt off over 2000 cals doing exercise. Still, I will accept any loss :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Am going to have my treat tonight; I plan to have Chilli for dinner so think I may have a glass of red wine to go with it. :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Have a fantastic weekend everyone; will be thinking of you, Robin, at the Oyster Festival - wish I could join you!!! :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy:

Pam

nisijam5

I caved when we went with friends for dinner...yummy wine

Oh, well...have to work this afternoon and tomorrow...so, I think I will be fine otherwise

rjadams

I caved when we went with friends for dinner...yummy wine

Oh, well...have to work this afternoon and tomorrow...so, I think I will be fine otherwise

dont beat yourself up. Life is about friends and wine so what. Its all good and you have been doing an awesome job lately.

I plan to consume about 3000 calories today and drink a bottle and a half worth of wine. I am going to be so happy. I just finished a good workout today to help offset the overage a little.

Oysters!!!!:drinker: Oysters!!!!:drinker: Oysters!!!!:drinker: Oysters!!!!:drinker: Oysters!!!!:drinker: Oysters!!!!:drinker: Oysters!!!!:drinker:

nisijam5

I caved when we went with friends for dinner...yummy wine

Oh, well...have to work this afternoon and tomorrow...so, I think I will be fine otherwise

dont beat yourself up. Life is about friends and wine so what. Its all good and you have been doing an awesome job lately.

I plan to consume about 3000 calories today and drink a bottle and a half worth of wine. I am going to be so happy. I just finished a good workout today to help offset the overage a little.

Oysters!!!!:drinker: Oysters!!!!:drinker: Oysters!!!!:drinker: Oysters!!!!:drinker: Oysters!!!!:drinker: Oysters!!!!:drinker: Oysters!!!!:drinker:

Your absolutly right, Robin!!! Enjoy your evening!!!

yvonnej1

Cooking pasta tonight, putting some red wine in the sauce, got half a bottle left which is strictly for cooking with only.

rjadams

well I was wrong. there were 51 wineries represented not 20. I had a lot of wine. and champagne and it was all so good. the oysters were awesome. so now I guess I have to try to be good next week.

Oldbat61

What a fabulous weekend you must have had, Robin.

Happy start to the new week, lushes. :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Pam

yvonnej1

Glad you had such a nice time Robin.

I have made it through my first week alcohol free (definitely not chocolate free but I have maintained my weight so it's fine).

Hope everyone has a nice week. I'm preparing myself for the gale force winds and rain that have been forecast for my journey on the school run and then to work tomorrow morning. Waterproofs at the ready, I just love the good old English weather :glasses:

crazycat59

Glad you had such a nice time Robin.

I have made it through my first week alcohol free (definitely not chocolate free but I have maintained my weight so it's fine).

Hope everyone has a nice week. I'm preparing myself for the gale force winds and rain that have been forecast for my journey on the school run and then to work tomorrow morning. Waterproofs at the ready, I just love the good old English weather :glasses:

crazycat59

Good job Yvonne!!

sheenabe

I love this thread!! I had no idea there were so many other "lushes" out there just like me! Oh how I love beer and wine!! Honestly I made it through Halloween without one nibble on chocolate but if you were to put a bottle of Bud or a nice glass or Red in front of me I couldn't say no! It is wonderful to know that I have support in saying no during my weight loss journey. I swear that is how I put it all on.....did i mention I love beer!?!?

mcdebbie

My kitchen quest came in at @ half of my budget! Of course I had to celebrate. :drinker: I started washing walls yesterday in prep of the new kitchen and after two or three wipes and rinses the water was BROWN - ewwwwww. Once this kitchen is in there will be no more smoking in the house. Hopefully that rule and cutting out alcohol will lead to no more smoking at all. I don't know which is worse to try and quit. Good job Robin on quitting. And glad you had fun at the Oyster fest, I did look it up on line and found you are in the Seattle area. It must have been fabulous.

Sheenabe, I am not sure ALL my weight gain came from drinking but we do have a joke around here when discussing dinner options - is it drink friendly or not? Frankly I just don't want fish and green beans after a few drinks, I want steak and potato. Or taco's or something else fattening to soak up the alcohol. So I think it is a combination of drinks and dinner choices. Anyway, welcome to the club.

pragya728

I am proud of my myself this week. I managed to only have 3 glasses of wine the entire week. I know it still a lot but compared to drinking like 10 glasses of wine throughout the week this is a big progress for me. I hope I can keep it up!

nisijam5

Hey lushes,

I am back to sobriety this evening...Friday and Saturday, the lush devil reared it's ugly head...But, it is what it is

fsuxo2003

Hello everyone! Had a rough friday night (see my status from this weekend)....went home and drank 2 glasses of wine and had 10 oreos. BUT I got my butt up Sat and Sunday and did my 30DS video then 30 mins of cardio AND was under calorie goal. And the best part was I went shopping and was fitting into ALL size 8's! (it was been YEARS since I could do that....) I'm wearing my new size 8 Ann Taylor pants now and they are even a bit big (they are low rise too, which is even better that I can wear an 8!).

Anyway - scale moved 3 lbs too and I am finally in the 150's. I can't tell you how nice it is to finally see results after all my hard work. I could NOT have done it without such a wonderful support group like you guys (virtual or no - it counts!)

xoxo
christy

amysj303

We went for sushi Friday and it took so long for our food to arrive we had to split 3 big Kirins while we waited! Good thing I did 30DS before we left the house, for just such an occassion.
Saturday I had three Bud light limes with my aunt and cousins in the afternoon then we went to some friends to play trivia and I had a couple more beers.
Sunday=0 drinks. I wanted to open a bottle of wine to have with lasagna but I didn't:) and today I was only one pound over goal instead of 2 like usual. I am at goal on Friday but never on Monday!

rjadams

Christy - congrats on the loss and the 8's.
Asjerven - way to go on the wine denial. You are stonger than I am.

Okay a big blow out and it was wonderful. no regrets but I must control this week and no alcohol. I can do it. the copious amounts of sodium and serious lack of water showed on the scale this morning so glug glug glug (thats the sound of water not wine)

Have a wonderful week my lushy friends.