Alcohol

akfrenc
akfrenc Posts: 5
edited September 28 in Introduce Yourself
As college students, my friend and I joined this app to shed a few of those freshman pounds for summer. However, we have found it hard to lose with the amount of drinking that occurs on the weekends (and the amount of drunk eating that ensues). No matter how much we work out I feel like we are back at square one on Monday from all of the extra calories. I know that we can't be the only ones struggling with this...any suggestions?
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  • emsibun
    emsibun Posts: 208
    Stop drinking at weekends :)
  • merrillfoster
    merrillfoster Posts: 855 Member
    Don't keep 'drunk food' in the house. That way, if you want it, you have to REALLY make the effort to go out and get it.
  • Mills187
    Mills187 Posts: 171
    its tuff but depending on how motivated you are take a couple weeks off and let the metabolic rate jump back up im determined and cut it out completely for now its really hard but if you cant completely cut it every little bit helps cut down maybe just drink one night a weekend?
  • knewbill72
    knewbill72 Posts: 133 Member
    Stop drinking at weekends :)

    LOL!!! But true!
  • mhopp71
    mhopp71 Posts: 46 Member
    sorry but this is a pretty easy one.,....stop drinking!
  • wendyw8
    wendyw8 Posts: 86 Member
    stop drinking so much
  • bigmoondogg
    bigmoondogg Posts: 9
    Budweiser Selects 55!!! :)
  • nathanellsworth
    nathanellsworth Posts: 10 Member
    One thing that I do to combat the problem with weekends (I typically drink alot and eat alot as well) is to give myself a cushion throughout the week. If you are properly counting your calories and workouts it won't be hard to know just how many calories you're under for the week. I wouldn't worry about day to day calories so much as the weekly amount. The iphone app is good for this because it has a weekly feature that shows just how much you're over or under for the week. It may be hard to count the calories on the weekend but its worth a try. Good luck.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    drink a little less and make different drink choices when you do.
  • Schraudt814
    Schraudt814 Posts: 496 Member
    It's very hard especially in college- I would suggest spend at LEAST one weekend night being the DD- depending on what you choose to drink you can potential save hundreds of calories! I won't say you shouldn't drink at all because I've been to college...I know how it goes. Mostly it's about self control and what's mroe important to you? all that beer and the resulting hangover? Or working on living a healthier lifestyle?
  • eener74
    eener74 Posts: 3
    In the perfect world I'd tell you to stop drinking! But we are not perfect! LOL What I have found that helps is limiting my drinking to only one night a week. Also I drink mixed drinks with diet pop, instead of beer. I'm not saying this is the "cure all", but it has helped me! Good luck! :drinker:
  • frozenimage
    frozenimage Posts: 6 Member
    I make beer, wine and mead for fun. I make 5 and 6 gallon batches, so I have a fair amount of alcohol running around my house. I learned last year that you can have your alcohol and drink it too! What I did was treat my alcohol just like any other food group. It has a caloric value, just add it in to your daily tracking and counter it with exercise. If you are going to drink alot......exercise alot, Remember that alcohol in general is an empty calorie, so building muscle is hard to do, but I lost 50 lbs while drinking beer (good beer!).

    Hope this helps

    Jed
  • stroutman81
    stroutman81 Posts: 2,474 Member
    Hahaha, I was there at one point not too terribly long ago. Well... I turn 30 tomorrow and it seems like a lifetime ago when I was in college. But still, I was in that same cycle. I kept it real though... I know I wasn't going to be super lean during that time period given the lifestyle I was leading. But that's life... it's all about compromises. And it was worth it to me at the time.... I had a blast, met some of the best friends of my life, and built some of my wildest memories.

    I don't want to advocate binge drinking. Heck, my daughter just turned 1 and I'd love to steer her away from that path... I'm going to do my best. But I know the reality of college life for most folks.

    There were times when I did want to get lean during college and when that came... I took things to relatively extreme levels by following a protein sparing modified fast. Essentially I'd keep only the nutrients that maintain health/muscle and eat nothing else except my beer. This tended to net out to a deficit from week to week and yield fat loss. But I can't say I recommend it.

    Long story short... understand the compromises you're making.
  • aamb
    aamb Posts: 377 Member
    moderation is the key.. i still have my glass of wine in the evenings and maybe a couple if we r with friends and i have lost 23lbs in 93 days... just account for the drink in your allowance, oh and i can vaguely remember being a student.wayyy back so i symapthise!!!
  • sweetiepie31612
    sweetiepie31612 Posts: 240 Member
    Switch to liquor and diet drinks (rather than liquor and juice) and/or drink light beer. I also workou twice as hard the day of going out as well as the day after (no matter how hung over). Also, double your water intake for those days as well.
  • nathanellsworth
    nathanellsworth Posts: 10 Member
    Don't stop drinking... I drink every night and don't gain weight... it's all about counting everything else properly and understanding how much you can drink. If you do it right like me you can drink alot. Believe me.
  • ladderhorse
    ladderhorse Posts: 9
    Remind yourself what your end goal is and ask yourself if you'll seriously reach it if you drink as much as you do, and if the answer is no then stop drinking after you finish that bottle
  • kellico28
    kellico28 Posts: 7 Member
    Drink Vodka Tonic at the bar- virtually no calories, and you have less drinks total since it is liquor. Stay away from beer if possible!
  • fidunfi
    fidunfi Posts: 1
    Vodka & Soda water... And instead of dirty burgers, eat 1 (two, if you have to) wholemeal pitta stuffed with tasty veg (tomatoes, baby spinach) and a bit of hummus or thin spread of pesto when you get home - that's what my friend and I did when we were students trying to lose weight and still have fun!
  • vruth867
    vruth867 Posts: 1
    Don't stop drinking! That's crazy talk! 1 shot of vodka is about 60 calories. Mix with club soda and lime and it's no additional calories. Or with flavored water. Just stay away from beer!
  • laurad1406
    laurad1406 Posts: 341
    I was in college once too haha....I know this is really hard but try drinking less beer (even though it's involved in all the games, not to mention the cheapest), and try having vodka and club or something....obviously not that it makes it that much better, but every little bit counts. also, and this is just something i've learned from getting older, you don't HAVE to drink a ton when you DO drink. Have a few drinks, then switch to only club, no one will even know the difference : )

    As far as drunk food....I know my friends and I would head home after the bars and get breadsticks, pizza, cheese fries, you name it. #1, if you drink less, you will have more sound mind to think about what you're eating, #2, try splitting something with your friend.

    None if this advice is necessarily "healthy" though, it's hard but try to cut back on the drinking, as much as possible, if you truly want to get healthy and lose weight. If you do cut back, you'll also lower your tolerance, so it'll take much less (calories and $!) to give you a good buzz!
  • Lady_Kayla
    Lady_Kayla Posts: 19
    I have cut drinking out altogether..... I find my calories are far too precious to spend on booze! It doesn't matter how well you do during the week if you blow it all on weekends. Stick to your plan & don't drink for just one weekend & see what a difference it makes!! if you can't then maybe only drink 1 day on the weekend!!!
  • SenoraMacias
    SenoraMacias Posts: 305 Member
    I don't think you have to stop altogether, but some drinks have less calories than others. I like vodka/diet tonic or vodka/soda water. Also, wine isn't as bad as mixed drinks or high cal beer. As for the drunk munchies- I would say don't drink to the point of not caring what you eat. I know- easier said than done. My drunk vice is McDonalds chicken nuggets. But if I'm not super drunk (just cut out that last drink), then I have the sense about me to say no!
  • mlemonroe2
    mlemonroe2 Posts: 603
    i drink vodka and diet tonic. no carbs. if i drink a lot of them though i tend to lose a bunch the next day but then the day after that i gain and it takes about 5 to get back to where i was. if you do it every weekend, though, it might help!!!!!!!! :drinker:
  • Atthea
    Atthea Posts: 53
    Try to compensate during the day ? Drink loads of water and I mean LOADS !!!!
    I know I always have wine and beer on week-ends so I try to pre-calculate it in my diary.. :drinker:
    I should not have alcohol at all but just to see it it makes me drink less. Always a lot of water retention though! :devil:
    I also try not to eat too salty and fatty you know ? That way I can't stand alcohol and once more ==> I drink less.

    Big difference in the way I look on monday if I don't drink at all !!! :tongue:
  • celticmuse
    celticmuse Posts: 492 Member
    Trying mixing alcohol with seltzer water. My favorite is red wine with lime seltzer water. Add some ice and a lime and it is quite refreshing and looks like a cocktail. Use only 1-2 ounces of wine. You still feel like you are drinking. You can have 3 drinks with the calories of only one glass of wine.
  • dcmat
    dcmat Posts: 1,723 Member
    Cut down on the amount you drink, simple
  • kaf330
    kaf330 Posts: 61
    As a bartender i have learned a few "tricks" over the years. If you are going to drink then Wine is better than liquor (red better than white) Vodka (especially Belvadere) is lower in calories than other liquors (mix with diet coke, light cranberry juice etc), if your a beer drinker switch to Mich Ultra or MGD 64 (put a lime in it taste better lol) Also best advise drink 1 glass of water for every 1-2 drinks you have. it will decrease how much alcohol you drink, and fill you up so you arent as hungry later.
  • PecanTanDiva
    PecanTanDiva Posts: 162
    As college students, my friend and I joined this app to shed a few of those freshman pounds for summer. However, we have found it hard to lose with the amount of drinking that occurs on the weekends (and the amount of drunk eating that ensues). No matter how much we work out I feel like we are back at square one on Monday from all of the extra calories. I know that we can't be the only ones struggling with this...any suggestions?


    This is my vice and its hard to let go of. I have quit everything except for drinking, but I have cut back on the amounts & the types. I :heart: margaritas, so I drink Bethenny Frankels Skinny Margaritas that doesnt have that many calories. I also drink Budweiser selects or any kind of light beer or wine. Also get rid of the drunk food...If you love pizza with beer, try to buy the frozen one that comes from Michaelina's (might have spelled it incorrectly) or something like that or make sure what you buy is low in calories where you can track them afterwards. Chances are if you get Dominos, you cant count the exact calories. I was in college once upon a time :drinker:
  • PecanTanDiva
    PecanTanDiva Posts: 162
    As a bartender i have learned a few "tricks" over the years. If you are going to drink then Wine is better than liquor (red better than white) Vodka (especially Belvadere) is lower in calories than other liquors (mix with diet coke, light cranberry juice etc), if your a beer drinker switch to Mich Ultra or MGD 64 (put a lime in it taste better lol) Also best advise drink 1 glass of water for every 1-2 drinks you have. it will decrease how much alcohol you drink, and fill you up so you arent as hungry later.

    AWESOME news for me :laugh:
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