Help Me! I'm a Beer Monster!!!

ArtieKuhn88

I say drink the beer, then hit the dance floor and bust out the running man to burn it off. Oh yeah.

ambitious01

Have your tried a lite beer?

Br00zR

I say drink the beer, then hit the dance floor and bust out the running man to burn it off. Oh yeah.

"LIKE!!!"

Dang girl! You win at life!

Br00zR

Have your tried a lite beer?

I generally drink Premium beers as the lite stuff tasted watery.

catwrangler

I hate beer. need advice for boston cream donuts....I guess we all have our demons.

AwesomeSauce4

I say drink the beer, then hit the dance floor and bust out the running man to burn it off. Oh yeah.

I agree^^^ that's what I Do.. Hehe!!!

Qarol

Switch to Vodka.

This is what I did...

duqtape

Last year when I lost my first 20 lbs, I was drinking beer the whole time. And good beer. Clear beer is not beer. Its water. How? I ran. A lot. And I ate oatmeal for breakfast everyday. And snacked on veggies and fruit. And ran some more. I love running. Its best followed up with a cold pint with the boys. I was on a team that met at the bar and we celebrated a 5 miler with a pint.

Now I'm starting a new 20 lbs. I still drink beer. And while I stopped running over the winter, I've started back up again and plan to hit the 13 mile mark by December.

So, I think when I get off work tonight, I'm gonna hit up 4 miles and a pint. Yummy.

kblue2007

I'm a HUGE beer fan! No light beers ALLOWED!!!! What I have done is just cut it out during the week and pick one day on the weekend to have what I want....workouts are mandatory and so is little food :laugh: I have problems the next day when beer belly rears its head....just plan ahead and make sure you have healthy yet tasty (makes you feel like your cheating) food in the house.
Don't get me wrong I like to drink PERIOD and have gone primarily to wine during the week. MUCH lower in cals. Fridays I'll have a few cocktails BUT beer only once per week!!!
If you want to see results you need to make some sacrifices. I know its hard, but it is possible to lose weight and get in shape without giving up everything you love.
Good luck!

odusgolp

Last year when I lost my first 20 lbs, I was drinking beer the whole time. And good beer. Clear beer is not beer. Its water. How? I ran. A lot. And I ate oatmeal for breakfast everyday. And snacked on veggies and fruit. And ran some more. I love running. Its best followed up with a cold pint with the boys. I was on a team that met at the bar and we celebrated a 5 miler with a pint.

Now I'm starting a new 20 lbs. I still drink beer. And while I stopped running over the winter, I've started back up again and plan to hit the 13 mile mark by December.

So, I think when I get off work tonight, I'm gonna hit up 4 miles and a pint. Yummy.

Curious - were you always a runner?

CJsSweetMom

I allow myself a pint or two of stout a week, if my calories allow for it. I usually drink after running or Frisbee, which is supposed to be good for replenishing lost carbohydrates. I am down 7 lbs even with the beer drinking. My recommendation is that you just cut back. Everything in moderation

tuffytuffy1

I love me some beers too. I account for them in my calorie log, but I have a feeling that even when I count the calories, beer is just slowing my metabolism down to a halt. I actually bought some white wine and lemon/lime soda to make spritzers with, and they are very yummy and much lower calorie. But I still drink beer, lol, and I probably need to give it up if I want to make any serious progress.

duqtape

Last year when I lost my first 20 lbs, I was drinking beer the whole time. And good beer. Clear beer is not beer. Its water. How? I ran. A lot. And I ate oatmeal for breakfast everyday. And snacked on veggies and fruit. And ran some more. I love running. Its best followed up with a cold pint with the boys. I was on a team that met at the bar and we celebrated a 5 miler with a pint.

Now I'm starting a new 20 lbs. I still drink beer. And while I stopped running over the winter, I've started back up again and plan to hit the 13 mile mark by December.

So, I think when I get off work tonight, I'm gonna hit up 4 miles and a pint. Yummy.

Curious - were you always a runner?

Not exactly. I would run for a few months, then stop. I did a tri once. I've ran some 5k's. But last year I started with the Couch to 5K and worked up to 5 miles in 5 months before winter. This year my goal is to finish the Couch to 10K and actually run through the winter. And into next summer rocking marathon status. I do best when I have plans that are very exact -- like the C25K and C210K. No plan and I quit.

ohwhataday

There is no such thing as a good alternative. Except cutting down on the beer.

This makes me sad face.

freaking LOVE that you said makes me sad face. haha

Yeah, I rule pretty hard when it comes to talking gibberish.

that isn't talkin' gibberish. what you speakin'??

iamrobyn

My 'alternative' is a skinny girl margarita or pinnacle whipped cream vodka and diet gingerale. When a girl needs a drink, a girl needs a drink. Depriving myself wont be a long term solution for me.

Br00zR

Thanks for all the advice and posts people.

I've got a heavy one coming on Friday so I guess I'll just have to go a bit easier that usual, go some exercise to gain more cals and not at as much that day.

This should be fun!

shauna121211

Oh aren't we all? Well... I'm a beer, wine, and hard liquor monster and I just finished a 85 list long beer challenge and then realized, holy hell I'm getting fat! Problem with that challenge is they were big heavy beers.

Eating better is going to help you heaps... count your calories and if you have room for beer, drink away. Drink lower calorie beers like the ones on that website someone else posted. If you're cutting your calorie intake food-wise, you're going to get drunker faster anyways! If you're out with friends and need a drink in hand, get a water between beers... I know that's not manly but neither are man boobs! Just saying....

From one beer lover to another, good luck.

Br00zR

Drink lower calorie beers like the ones on that website someone else posted.

I wish more pubs and clubs stocked these!

ashlielinn

Light beer...which sucks. Let yourself have a guinness every once in a while, though! I know I'd go crazy if I didn't! Just make sure you work out a little more that day

bcattoes

If you truly love beer, then I say drink beer. But earn it with exercise. I suppose I am a wine monster. I love wine and I drink it every day. It also will (and did) add weight if I'm not regularly exercising. So now I work out every day and I drink wine every day. And I'm back down to a weight I'm comfortable with and still losing a lb or two per month.

As for the take away food, my suggestion is to have plenty of healthy food on hand. If you are drinking in a bar this is HARD, as I'm sure you know. But if you are stopping at a drive thru after leaving the bar, then keep a bag of almonds or some other healthy munchie in your car. Snack on that till you get home. And have healthy foods that you like on hand at home.

BeeElMarvin

I make my own beers AND I really like microbrews... but I can't have too much of it - get s***faced fast!
I don't mind Beck's Light if I can find it, it's 64 cals. and has a lot higher alcohol content than the other super light beers. Tastes better than the other real light beers too.

Br00zR

If you truly love beer, then I say drink beer. But earn it with exercise. I suppose I am a wine monster. I love wine and I drink it every day. It also will (and did) add weight if I'm not regularly exercising. So now I work out every day and I drink wine every day. And I'm back down to a weight I'm comfortable with and still losing a lb or two per month.

As for the take away food, my suggestion is to have plenty of healthy food on hand. If you are drinking in a bar this is HARD, as I'm sure you know. But if you are stopping at a drive thru after leaving the bar, then keep a bag of almonds or some other healthy munchie in your car. Snack on that till you get home. And have healthy foods that you like on hand at home.

Thanks for the advice, however I certainly wouldn't drive after drinking.

I'll have to keep some healthy convenience food in my fridge.

bcattoes

Switch to Vodka.

This might help for weight loss (but I doubt by much). But distilled liquor is harder on your organs than beer so if you drink a lot, you're probably better off sticking with beer.

BerryH

I love my booze, but I know it's what's given me a gut. I made a "Booze" section in my food diary to see just how many calories I was throwing down my neck without a second thought, and it's scary!

I've all but ditched the pints of lager and cider now, and drink bottles of light beer when I'm in the pub and wine at home. The light beer saves you 162 calories a pint, or 1,000 over the course of just six pints!

The bottom line is you know and I know that cutting back the booze is the best way to go, but to lose weight with minimal lifestyle change, take your phone to the pub, log every (light) beer on MFP and stop when you reach your daily calorie limit.

Br00zR

Coors Lite FTW!

BerryH

Coors Lite FTW!

Indeed, saves hundreds of calories, tastes good and Van Damme drinks it!

girlinahat

drink only the best tasting craft beers - forget the lite beers they are no better than water with some colouring added. Plus you end up drinking loads to get an effect, whereas if you drink a really good beer (or a heavy stout) it's more about the taste with some side effects.

Alternate beer with something non-alcoholic if you can face it.

exercise before going out drinking, or after if you feel up to it (I find it the best cure for a hangover - sweats that stuff out!!!)

eat properly before you go out, or even better, eat with your drink - do the continental thing and have dinner with friends and good food, you'll spend more time chatting you won't even notice you've had very little to drink.

It is hard to lose weight and stay on the beers, but why torture yourself for the sake of smaller moobs?

eaglemonster

Moderation? may be not as often. Like a good brew or two myself.... my handle "eaglemonster" says it all eagle is a pint made by the Charles wells brewery, broke that habit now on larger..... disgusting stuff..... all to addictive.... I try and limit how often I put myself in harms way and only take enough cash for a moderated evening.

jjardina

Switch to pot... it's not any safer, but far fewer calories man...

I love the beer too; I have a 12 pack in the fridge right now. Its been in there for 3 days tempting me, but when I get the urge I go work out or play with the kids... I also drink a lot of water. I just started this week, so I don't know how long I can keep my fingers off the long necks. I try not to think about it. I might go buy a fifth of Jack and have a couple of shots on the weekend to get my groove on and then one beer to nurse for about an hour or two.

Honestly, its all about moderation.

Friend me, and the zombie chick too. We seem to have the same tastes. :drinker:

PhilipByrne

Me too and I drink Guinness. I'm not on MFP that long so feel free to ignore me but....

I have cut the booze down to Saturday and Sunday only, replaced some of the beer with wine and excercise lots on Sat/Sun in advance of drinking. I always keep under my permitted cals and am losing weight.

Yes, I run for beer and I'm not afraid to admit it.

Good luck.