Like Minded Lushes July 2011

Flamingoer

I am new here but, glad to find you guys! I am going on vacation in the morning and I plan to drink beer while I am at the beach!!! The last time I didn't eat much to leave room for the beer, but, I am tinkin that I might try to eat a little more and maybe exercise more! I don't know but I gotta drink and have fun on vacation!!

atay18

Bah! Most of the days I go over its because of alcohol! I try to not drink at all, but when I go out I tend to have 3 + glasses of whatever. Hopefully having a majority of good days will make up for the 1 or 2 bad days a week...

redfox43

I'm thinking next week I need to start tracking some 0-1 numbers. I kill my diet each week with wine. Starting Monday!

Kat120285

Literally haven't eaten anything yet today. Finally heading to lunch with Gramma and Mom and then back to Gramma's for wine before date night with the boyfriend. Happy Friday lushes =]

amysj303

TGIF! I had a marg last night and another psuedo-marg I made with tequila, lime juice and club soda.
Tomorrow is Vegas, and I plan to have a good time and get back on track next week!
Have a great weekend, lushes!

ckysteph

Hello,
I am new to my fittness, and I am looking for moral support! I am 26 years old, and I love booze! I have drastically cut down what I drink. I used to be in the pub 4 nights out of 5 after work, plus weekends. I have recently come to realise I am drastically overweight, something I suppose I should have spotted earlier...! I am 16stone 9lbs, and 5ft10. I have tried losing weight before, and went from 17stone 3lbs, down to 16stone. But I gradually slipped and went back up to 16stone 9lbs. My main bad habit is my boozing (and bread!) I have started to walk, to get some exercise, as I never used to do any before, and this week I have clocked up 10 miles....is that good?! Anyway, I am rambling. I am here to see what like minded lushes would do in my position. I recently completed my 1st year at college, and I want to go out and celebrate. My only problem is, I am allergic to vodka and drinks with colourings in. I mainly drink lager, Fosters, Warsteiner, Stella. I would usually drink about 8 or 10 PINTS!!! What can I swap to for??? Lager is the only drink I found that doesnt react with my skin :-(
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Steph x

Just_Dot

Welcome to all the newbies!!

Congrats MrsJax! Since it's a special occasion, I, personally, wouldn't worry about the calories and whatnot...just enjoy yourself! Then, the next day, get back on track.

Kat, I hope you're doing okay.

Hi Steph! So it looks like you're walking around 2 miles a day? That's a great start! You could try to incorporate some running, or up your walking speed, or even keep increasing your distance. Just getting up and moving is wonderful. As far as the alcohol goes...can you do rum? I'm a vodka girl, so I'm not much help, I'm afraid. If lager ends up truly being the only thing you can drink, I'm afraid that cutting back might be what you need to do. But, many of us lushes have found that A.) the more weight we lose and B.) the more we cut back, it doesn't take as much to get us feeling "happy", so it's a win-win situation all around!:drinker:


Monday=1
Tuesday=0
Wednesday=3
Thursday=0
Friday=0 Most likely, anyway...

The knee surgery went well but I'm probably going to need another one before too long. Apparently I sheared off all my cartilage in my knee the last time I played soccer and I'm bone on bone in a few places. I'm on Percocet and I don't like drinking while I'm on it...it makes me itchy. :laugh:

Just_Dot

Oh, I forgot! Amy, have a great time in Vegas! It is going to be a hot mo'fo...where are you staying? Are you doing any shows? Have a drink in all of our honors!! :drinker:

faithikins

Allergic to alcohol, now that's a b!tch! :laugh:

Mon - 0
Tues - 0
Wed - 0
Thurs - 0
Fri - 0

Tonight I am getting lushy. I need some major relax time after yesterday's horrible emotional day. :drinker:

Just_Dot

Faith, you had a wonderful week...sorry yesterday was *kitten*. Are you going to listen to some metal and then drunk post? :laugh:

faithikins

Faith, you had a wonderful week...sorry yesterday was *kitten*. Are you going to listen to some metal and then drunk post? :laugh:

I'd say so, or some 90's pop :laugh: :laugh:

yvonnej1

oooh lushes hellooooooooo, I've missed you guys, beer and wine for me tonight, happy weekend :drinker:

faithikins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUOkg4jFNus&feature=related

Who wants Janet's abs? We all dooooooo!

rjadams

missed you to Yvonne. welcome back.
Kim, I just can't seem to get that damn halo to stay on at all.
Faith, I am sorry your day was sh+t but you had an awesom 0 week

I think we all agree that special occasions are days we don't really need to worry about calories and an elopment party qualifies. just enjoy it. .

Vegas this time of year? are you crazy?

okay thats all I can remember. So I start my new job in two weeks. I should be able to get my eating drinking and exersizing crap in order. i will try again this week, last week I made it one day so anything more than that will be an improvement, right?

nisijam5

Monday = 0
Tuesday = 0
Wednesday, 3.5 ish...12 oz of Stella, 20 oz of Newcastle, 12 oz of Sam Adams
Thursday = 0
Friday = bottle of skinny margs, 5 ish
Saturday, 0
Sunday, 0

Total: 8.5

So much for sobriety, was totally craving alcohol and letting loose from watching calories. I'll be back on track the rest of the week.

susanleasings

Monday-0
Tuesday-0
Wednesday-0
Thursday-0
Friday-3 wine, 2 pear cider, 2 corona, 1 cream soda
Saturday.........having a big jam session at our house - there will be alcohol - oh yes, there will be alcohol! :drinker:

Have a great weekend fellow lushes!!!

Just_Dot

Monday=0
Tuesday=3
Wednesday3
Thursday=0
Friday=1 I had a Summer Shandy with my pizza last night.

Robin, baby steps, girl. Shoot for 2 or three this week. You can do it!!

Kim, 8.5 isn't too bad...

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

SoCalWoman

I saw lots of 0's from a good many of you.
I suck. :sad:

yvonnej1

I've drunk a few nights this week, haven't even kept track though, but am I bovvered??

nisijam5

Kim, 8.5 isn't too bad...

Well, I just got asked if I would like to stay home on-call...the mind whirls with possibilities :blushing:

babybluz33

Hi Everyone! I'm happy I found this! I seriously need to find some lower calorie drinks that I like. I do a semi-decent job of resisting...then bam, I drink a ton in one night! :drinker: Glad to see I'm not the only one though!

Just_Dot

Vodka and painkillers...not getting rid of the pain, but it's helping me not give a *kitten*.

Aprilstar480

Babybluz... I do the same thing! Great for a while than BAM! Try Vodka and Soda water with fresh Lime juice. Thats what I like. Other people have mentioned Skinny Margaritas and using sugar free mixers like Crystal Light. As for liquor... Vodka and Gin have less sugar than most others but typically the calorie count if fairly close. Good luck and welcome to the Lushes:drinker:

Amy, pretty sure your not suppose to mix pain killers and liquor missy!!! Take it easy... sit back and watch a marathon of your fav shows or something. I know its hard to do nothing but you gots to if you want to fully recover:flowerforyou:

Just_Dot

April, i know, I know...but since I overdid it on day 1, I'm in SERIOUS amounts of pain on day 2 (yesterday) and today. I sat on my a$s all day yesterday and today's looking like the same. The doc gave me 50 mg of Ultram (I can take 2 every 4-6 hours) and he said that if that wasn't cutting it for the pain, I can take 1 or 2 5mg Oxycodone. So, I'm doing that, but it still hurts like a mo'fo, and I can't sleep. But, if I have a drink, it knocks me out for a bit and it doesn't hurt.

I have bad habits. :ohwell:

wolf23

Hi Lushes,

I am back, kind of. Friday sucked because of my dog :sad: . Thank you all for your kind words. It feels really weird at home so am trying to keep busy. Internet has also been down since Friday and they told me it may not be back until Thursday :explode: (I hate ATT). Still trying to not overdo it on my drinking. I don't think my scale seems to care if I drink or not, it just stays about the same.

Friday - 3 Bloody Marys
Saturday - 0
Sunday - Cruzan Black Cherry Rum and Diet Coke # to be determined.

Soccerdot (Amy) - Sorry you are having so much pain with your recovery. My husband had lapro surgery earlier this year (his 2nd on that knee) because of a torn miniscus and it took a while to heal and the days when he would do lots of walking, he would pay for it later that night. He still wears a soft brace which helps, but it does get better.

Robin and Socal hang in there all the studies show drinking in moderation is good and woman who drink live longer

Welcome new lushes!

MrsJax11

The party report....I am guessing at 8 Blue Moons and 2 big glasses of wine (I really wasn't counting, but knowing my pace, and how often I lose my beers)....I made sure to get on the Elliptical, and also worked my butt off during set up....all in all I was over by about 370 calories for the day. Maybe more if my drink count is way off...but not worried! I am on track today, and needless to say beer is the last thing I am craving today!

Kat120285

Thanks Dot =] and sorry about your pain =| hope it's all gone soon!!!

Wolf, hang in there. My mom and I had to put down our 14 year old kitty Furbal about a year ago and I still haven't been able to change my profile picture. He was one special boy and saw me through a lot of stuff. It was one of the hardest things but I also knew that he wouldn't be in any pain anymore. I still miss him terribly but take comfort in all my great memories with him, my other fur babies are also helpful =]

Lushy Friday and sort of Saturday. No hangover today though, had some drinks at lunch and we're now watching the DVR'd soccer game. Might go make a mini drink in a bit and just relax. We bought a clean eating cook book when we went grocery shopping so in addition to the almost $600 we spent at Whole Foods, we'll be getting back on track tomorrow Which is good because since the 4th holiday weekend, I've eaten like garbage which isn't normal for me and my body is sure telling me. Whereas the boyfriends body seems conditioned to junk food and upsets him when he eats healthy. He needs a full out bad food detox.

Anyway, hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend!!

sisterlilbunny

Huh well I think I was close to a case for the weekend. Not 100% sure. LOL I can guarantee that I only had 3 today cause that's all we had left. ;D

Just_Dot

I've had more to drink today than I've eaten...as in, I've had a piece of pizza and some chips and salsa.

Vodka makes my pills work better. In other news, I've called the surgeon and he thinks I overdid it (duh!) hence the owie. However, I can't get stronger pain meds until I go to the office. So, yeah, I've been washing down my Percs with redbull and vodka.

rjadams

Amy (Dot) I hope you feel better soon.


I feel like crap this morning. So I am motivated not to drink for a while. baby steps. I can do this.