Like Minded Lushes March 2011

amysj303

hell yeah, what a great thread! I think beer is the culprit for a lot of my weight gain. I've stopped drinking beer, but still have other drinks. I've been trying to just drink red wine during the week and allow myself something a little stronger on the weekend. It does play hell with my calorie intake, but after a long day at work I like to unwind!

I was trying the wine during the week too! sunday I had 2 beers, Monday I had one glass of red, Tuesday no drinks, last night I had a glass of red, then two beers. tonight I will probably have a glass of wine, going to dinner with a friend.
Is it wrong that I this song on my ipod that really gets me pumped up is about drinking tequila, "who wanna get f***ed up, go and get a drink, get your hands on a cup, how many round till you can't stand up, me and my girls bout to tear the club up..."
so funny! makes me want to drink tequila til I can't stand up

tashjs21

Ohhhh, a thread for me!

I definitely struggle with alcohol hindering my weight loss. I have recently tried to limit myself to only having wine on the weekends.

I have managed to steer clear this whole week! (I slipped one day last week :embarassed: )

NoWomb4More

Love this thread!!
Since working evenings (Mon-Fri) I don't drink during the week anymore...but weekends are rough. I go to a bar to watch the UFC fights...I drink. Go to the bar to watch the hockey game....I drink. Sunday afternoon on the couch watching Nascar....I drink.

hmmmm....maybe I should give up watching sports???? :laugh: That'll never happen!!

Cheers! :drinker:

tashjs21

Love this thread!!
Since working evenings (Mon-Fri) I don't drink during the week anymore...but weekends are rough. I go to a bar to watch the UFC fights...I drink. Go to the bar to watch the hockey game....I drink. Sunday afternoon on the couch watching Nascar....I drink.

hmmmm....maybe I should give up watching sports???? :laugh: That'll never happen!!

Cheers! :drinker:

Heck I don't even watch sports...Tv is on?? :drinker: :embarassed:

:laugh:

sweetsarahj

Hello fellow lushes! What is it about alcohol anyway... I want it when I'm stressed, unhappy, celebrating, spending time with friends, family, watching wheel of fortune.... LOL

I keep telling myself I won't have anything to drink for a month, and then a few days later I drink a bottle of wine. And the "just one drink" NEVER works for me. If I have one, I have at least three.

Right now I'm controlling it by not having any booze in the house. But this weekend I'm going to my sister's house (in another city) and she's got a pub night planned. SO , what the hell, I'm going to have fun and drink some wine.

amysj303

Hello fellow lushes! What is it about alcohol anyway... I want it when I'm stressed, unhappy, celebrating, spending time with friends, family, watching wheel of fortune.... LOL

I keep telling myself I won't have anything to drink for a month, and then a few days later I drink a bottle of wine. And the "just one drink" NEVER works for me. If I have one, I have at least three.

Right now I'm controlling it by not having any booze in the house. But this weekend I'm going to my sister's house (in another city) and she's got a pub night planned. SO , what the hell, I'm going to have fun and drink some wine.

I know, I have a bad attitude like I am going to drink to get a buzz, one drink is like a 15-minute nap-just enough to piss me off!

Atlantique

Have any of you thought about why you drink? Or at least recorded the circumstances when you do indulge?

I realize that this is a 'no-judgment' thread, and I'm not trying to be Judgey Mc Judgerson. But I also realize that most of the participants are attempting to lower alcohol consumption and somehow ending up binge drinking against their best intent.

Have you looked at drinking the way you do your eating? Figuring out when and why you eat is not that different from figuring out when and why you drink, and it's similarly important to making changes. I'd guess that everyone put some thought into when and why they ate and then made changes, as I see everyone has lost some weight. I see a lot of 'when' analysis on the drinking, but not much 'why' analysis. Maybe that would help in meeting goals to change? Simply a suggestion for those who are seeking to change alcohol consumption.

Just_Dot

The LQ (it' s what hubs and I call the liquor store...like it's code or something) knows my hubby by name. :laugh:

ETA: I would like to say something to person that just posted giving us lushes "something to think about" but I learned in Kindergarten that if I can't say something nice...to keep my trap shut.

By the way (again, to the "helpful" person that just posted,) I'm really not looking to cut my lushy ways because I'm trying to lose weight. Nor do I think I have a problem with drinking. If I really don't want to drink, I don't. I CAN stop at one. So, your sweeping assumption that those us of here need to "think" about the reasons why we drink is not only off-target and insulting.

Those of us that do struggle with the calories that our lushy ways bring to our daily counts RECOGNIZE that fact. It's why we're here on MFP. Many people know damn well why they drink to excess sometimes. Having some complete "stranger" pop over to tell us something that, for the most part, we already know is, again, insulting.

While I appreciate the fact that you were "just trying to help"...we're doing just fine. Thanks.

/rant

Sorry, lushes, I guess I did have a response!

sweetsarahj

The only reason I am attempting to limit my alcohol is because of the calorie factor. I have ten pounds to lose, and there is not that much wiggle room when it comes to excess calories. I definetly don't have a drinking problem.

I've known people with drinking problems- definetly not me.

So I am quite sure I don't need to analyse why I drink. Thanks for you concern though

Hey Soccerdot: Here in Ontario, the liquor store is the "Liquor Control Board of Ontario", short form, LCBO, short short form for us lushes, 'the LC"

Damn, now I want a drinK! LMAO

Atlantique

For the love of everything good, NO, I was not saying that folks in this thread had 'drinking problems' other than that they were drinking more than they had planned for. Not substantially different from folks who are struggling to meet a sugar goal, a sodium goal, a fat goal or a calorie goal.

I didn't say anyone had a 'problem' in the mental health or medical sense, nor did I imply it. I only noted that the overwhelming majority of folks in this thread wanted to cut down on drinks and hadn't managed that goal. I made a suggestion of another way to approach that goal and now I am being castigated.

Your response to a harmless suggestion is what suggests that there may be a deeper issue...that's on you, not on me.

You all do whatever the hell you want. I won't be back. Wish you all the best of luck and I hope you wish the same for me.

yvonnej1

Ummmmm... I'm sure the advice and observations were meant well but it is never good to generalise. We are a very diverse group of people, some have been members of this thread for a long time others are newer and to assume that most of us end up binge drinking is very unfair.

faithikins

Oh Robin :frown: I really hope things start moving again for you soon and you get out of this funk. Remember you are still at it and that's what counts. That in itself is an achievement :flowerforyou:

You are so right Pam about how less lushy you are and how awesome that is. I am also a lot less lushy and it's great. I can't imagine how my trackers would look if I was what I used to be. :embarassed:


Amy I'm glad you enjoyed your mac more than I did. :laugh: I'm put off them now!

Atlantique - I personally binge drink anyway. Why? Cause I gosh darn love being wasted and feeling nothing. If years of shrinks and being on meds for years can't fix me, then even more beating myself up about it and self analysis won't either. I like it, I do it. I can stop at one but I don't wan't to, hence I abstain then indulge. That's what keeps mine lower. I pretty much would drink whenever I have the following day off work. :laugh: I love how it makes me feel relaxed, it resets my brain. I listen to music extremely loud and enjoy it immensely.

I figure if we drink instead of eat our calories some days, so be it. :drinker:

Mon - 2 bottles of wine
Tues - 0
Wed - 0
Thurs - 0
Fri - 0

I'm about to start a 6 days of working straight so I don't see any drinking any time soon. Hope to do 60 mins of exercise again today so that scale moves next week!

monkeyboy881

this is going to be my hardest part of losing weight i brew beer i have a passion for it and one day i hope to open a brewpub i need to find a way to control my aspirations with my fatness grrrrrrrrrrr i hate this dilema

Just_Dot

Sorry that I went all ranty there for a minute... :drinker:

spammyanna

I like to save my calories so I can have the wine! I have cut out the beer, (and being from the land of microbrews that is exceptionally hard.) I like to have a couple glasses with dinner, and am glad I'm not the only one!

faithikins

I think for most it's like having breakfast, it's just a chosen lifestyle to enjoy a wine or two. That is the real point of this thread I think. Now if there was a cheese thread around here somewhere.....I definitely have a cheese problem :laugh:

charityateet

For the love of everything good, NO, I was not saying that folks in this thread had 'drinking problems' other than that they were drinking more than they had planned for. Not substantially different from folks who are struggling to meet a sugar goal, a sodium goal, a fat goal or a calorie goal.

I didn't say anyone had a 'problem' in the mental health or medical sense, nor did I imply it. I only noted that the overwhelming majority of folks in this thread wanted to cut down on drinks and hadn't managed that goal. I made a suggestion of another way to approach that goal and now I am being castigated.

Your response to a harmless suggestion is what suggests that there may be a deeper issue...that's on you, not on me.

You all do whatever the hell you want. I won't be back. Wish you all the best of luck and I hope you wish the same for me.

buh-bye.

rjadams

thanks for the positive thoughts sent my way. I know I will figure this all out. Sorry someone got on here and judged us. It happens and we just move on. None of are the same, we have different goals, different struggles and different triggers. What we have in common is that we enjoy alcohol, wether or not we consume less, more, none or the same. I just wanted to say thank you all for being a part of this thread.

Just_Dot

Ditto Robin!

Bob1062

Happy almost Friday everyone!! If you have gone the whole week without breaking the "have a drink" seal, congratulations. Saturday is my cheat day which also includes tossing back a few. Lately I have been starting my cheat day drinking on Friday. I'm sure that has been the undoing of a lot good work and discipline during the week. It is tough to go down to the mancave at night, open the fridge and see all that temptation. The good demon says grab the powerade zero, the bad demon says it's been one helluva day and you deserve that coors original. 24 hours from now, I shall know which demon wins. Stay tuned.

nisijam5

thanks for the positive thoughts sent my way. I know I will figure this all out. Sorry someone got on here and judged us. It happens and we just move on. None of are the same, we have different goals, different struggles and different triggers. What we have in common is that we enjoy alcohol, wether or not we consume less, more, none or the same. I just wanted to say thank you all for being a part of this thread.

Ha, just getting caught up for the night...saw that God was on the thread...well, since he's watching, I'll be extra good tonight:devil:

Thursday, 0 drinks...

I'm glad I have my lushy friends

nisijam5

thanks for the positive thoughts sent my way. I know I will figure this all out. Sorry someone got on here and judged us. It happens and we just move on. None of are the same, we have different goals, different struggles and different triggers. What we have in common is that we enjoy alcohol, wether or not we consume less, more, none or the same. I just wanted to say thank you all for being a part of this thread.

Ha, just getting caught up for the night...saw that God was on the thread...well, since he's watching, I'll be extra good tonight:devil:

Thursday, 0 drinks...

I'm glad I have my lushy friends

rjadams

Hey Bob, I love that we all have our own little demons. Last night my demons forced my mouth open and poured in some Bacardi Torched Cherry when I wasn't paying attention. I wish I knew whether or not that was a good demon or a bad demon, the jury is out on that issue:devil:

Bob1062

RJ, I hate it when a drink sneaks down my throat. :devil: You are correct depending on what you are doing, the bad demon can actually be a good thing. Happy Friday everyone!

tashjs21

I slipped last night...Went to dinner with friends to my favorite margarita spot...ordering was like a reflex. *smackhead*


I made it Mon through Wed though...so there is progress. :drinker:


What does everyone do on the weekends to cut back?

crazycat59

Oh Robin :frown: I really hope things start moving again for you soon and you get out of this funk. Remember you are still at it and that's what counts. That in itself is an achievement :flowerforyou:

You are so right Pam about how less lushy you are and how awesome that is. I am also a lot less lushy and it's great. I can't imagine how my trackers would look if I was what I used to be. :embarassed:


Amy I'm glad you enjoyed your mac more than I did. :laugh: I'm put off them now!

Atlantique - I personally binge drink anyway. Why? Cause I gosh darn love being wasted and feeling nothing. If years of shrinks and being on meds for years can't fix me, then even more beating myself up about it and self analysis won't either. I like it, I do it. I can stop at one but I don't wan't to, hence I abstain then indulge. That's what keeps mine lower. I pretty much would drink whenever I have the following day off work. :laugh: I love how it makes me feel relaxed, it resets my brain. I listen to music extremely loud and enjoy it immensely.

I figure if we drink instead of eat our calories some days, so be it. :drinker:

Mon - 2 bottles of wine
Tues - 0
Wed - 0
Thurs - 0
Fri - 0

I'm about to start a 6 days of working straight so I don't see any drinking any time soon. Hope to do 60 mins of exercise again today so that scale moves next week!

Thanks Faith......Gee, do I dare say that I DECIDED to have beers last night??? All 9 of 'em??? Thanks Amy for your retort to that wanna be Dr. Phil type of a person. Oh, did I just judge?? I don't need anyone to point out that I may benefit from the "why" of drinking. I like it, I do it. I don't have to drink every night now, I never get black outs, I am fully functional in society. I had awesome parents that had a very busy restaurant/tavern, and yes, there was drinking. Fun times, good people. When it ceases to be that for me, then it's time to cut it all out. BUT NOT FOR NOW!!!!

amysj303

I had another restaurant week dinner last night and went for the $15 wine pairing with the meal. I thought $15 might give me two glasses of wine, but no, it was really just a tasting-white with appetizer, red with dinner and port for dessert. oh well.
Tonight I want tequila
TGIF
As far as what I do on the weekends to cut back? I really don't cut back on the weekends! but I t hink I drink less than I used to...

Just_Dot

I had one cherry vodka/s.f. red bull last night, went and played volleyball, and then crashed. I was under calories, so that's good.

yvonnej1

Hi lushes, I've had a very emotional day today. It's 7 years today that my Dad died and it's coincided with a day off work so after a trip to the gym I indulged myself by listening to his favourite songs, remembering happy times and having a good cry. I feel exhausted now, I'm going to indulge in a glass or 2 of wine tonight but I expect i'll probably crash out on the sofa before I finish them.

monkeyboy881

i have a brew fest coming up in april all i can think of is calories omg the calories