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Do you Drink?

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  • Daysednconfused
    Daysednconfused Posts: 975 Member
    :drinker: I drink Friday through Sunday. It used to be daily, so I've cut it out 4 days of the week (most weeks) and I used to drink Captain & Diet Coke, but switched to Vodka & Oceanspray Diet juices because it is less calories and healthier (juice vs. diet soda). Sometimes I log, other times I don't.
  • scs143
    scs143 Posts: 2,190 Member
    Often.

    But, I do find that on the weeks that I limit it to a glass of wine a night and then one weekend night where I let go a bit- I lose more weight.

    I log it. I drink wine. I used to drink other things and occasionally I will. I like beer during football. I need to count the calories though in order to lose.
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    I've definitely changed my drinking habits since I started my weight loss journey. Used to drink coffee brandy and milk (they call it fat *kitten* in a glass for a reason!) on a regular basis. Now I have maybe 1 or 2 drinks per week on average (most weeks nothing, some weeks 3 or 4). It's just not worth the extra calories most of the time, IMHO If I want something after dinner, a plain diet Sierra Mist is just as tasty as one with a shot of whiskey mixed in.

    However, if I'm going out to dinner with hubby and some friends or hanging with my girlfriends, that's a special occassion and I'll likely have a few drinks and splurge on those high calorie mixed ones (like margaritas) that I wouldn't typically have. All depends on the situation...
  • kb455
    kb455 Posts: 679 Member
    Yes. Mostly socially but I also like to drink a few glasses of wine maybe 1-2 nights a week. I usually count them. Unless I go out with friends, then I stop counting after the first few and call it cheat day....
  • DisneyAddictRW
    DisneyAddictRW Posts: 800 Member
    I probably have a drink or glass of wine once every 3 or 4 months. Usually at special events or when we go out to celebrate. I've watch 2 of my 4 siblings choose drinking over their families. It's hard to watch people you love destroy themselves with it. For that reason I don't drink often. My hubby has a couple beers a month but it's just not my thing.
  • Carl01
    Carl01 Posts: 9,307 Member
    No never!!!!!! alcohol is is nothing but Satan nectar,that turns moral,pure women into filthy hedonistic hoochies

    Buy you a drink? flirtysmile1.gif
  • Angela_2_Oh
    Angela_2_Oh Posts: 579 Member
    No never!!!!!! alcohol is is nothing but Satan nectar,that turns moral,pure women into filthy hedonistic hoochies

    Yes, I'm planning on turning myself from a moral, pure woman into a filthy hedonistic hoochie this evening. :)

    I drink. I log it, even if it means logging more calories than I want. As long as it's not too often, it isn't an issue for me.
  • Saruman_w
    Saruman_w Posts: 1,531 Member
    No. I never started. Doesn't appeal to me in the slightest.
  • seventwenty
    seventwenty Posts: 565 Member
    Yes; I try to factor it in as best I can. I have cut down considerably though. I used to be a fratty-esque doucher about drinking to win, which entailed 10-15 drink nights. Anything under 5 drinks, and I couldn't feel the alcohol. Now, I drink a shot of whiskey, and I'm half-way drunk. haha.
  • masinya
    masinya Posts: 19 Member
    I probably have 3-4 drinks a week, that I log and fit into my calories. I do drink a little less due to the calories and some meds that I am on. But I enjoy it too much to give it up.
  • sunkisses
    sunkisses Posts: 2,365 Member
    Oh yeah, Skinny Girl Shaken (not stirred) with Ice and Equal....Anyone have any other low cal drinks they like? Reading this makes me want a new weekend treat :smile:
    Crystal Light has come out with their version of Appletini and Margarita. Just add booze.
  • twanthe1
    twanthe1 Posts: 407
    Don't drink much but I will probably log it when that day comes.
  • MissMizzy
    MissMizzy Posts: 31
    I tend to have a few shots of whiskey every couple of weeks with my boyfriend and his roomies when we do drunken movie nights. I always go to the gym before one of those nights though! If I do mix my whiskey with anything, it's a diet soda. I do log it, if I'm sober enough. And I stay away from food when I'm drunk, especially pizza, cuz my drunken self control is NOT the best :P
  • CreepyOne
    CreepyOne Posts: 221 Member
    I gave up drinking once..............it was the worst 15 minutes of my life :)...just kidding
  • FitnessBarbie99
    FitnessBarbie99 Posts: 277 Member
    I drink way too much.
    Logging all those extra calories gets me to the gym and out the door though.
  • rebeccap13
    rebeccap13 Posts: 754 Member
    I drink socially still, usually just enjoy a couple microbrews or have a couple vodka, water and limes... and yes, I do log it.
  • TubbsMcGee
    TubbsMcGee Posts: 1,058 Member
    I'm Irish and my guy is Russian.
    Yes, we drink.
    No, I don't really care if I go over my calories, the alcohol hasn't seemed to impact my weight loss at all.
  • KayteeBear
    KayteeBear Posts: 1,040 Member
    I drink. I mean, I've been legal drinking age for under a year. I'm not going to give up drinking yet! Doesn't help that my family has strong ties to bars (grandparents owned different bars for most of their lives, aunt and uncle own a bar, aunt now owns bar grandparents used to own, mom works in that bar and has worked in other bars, my cousin has worked in bars at lot...and we have Christmas in the bar almost every year) and I LIKE drinking. I don't get drunk (not even on my birthday when people TRIED to get me drunk lol. But I like trying new drinks and trying wines and such. If I don't like the taste, I don't drink it, but I do enjoy drinking.
  • empc
    empc Posts: 88 Member
    No alcohol. One year on 1/31/12
  • jnhu72
    jnhu72 Posts: 558 Member
    The last time I drank was 5 months ago on my 21st b-day, and that was only one drink. I don't really care for the taste of alcohol so I have no problem giving it up. Also there is a lot of alcoholism in my family and I want to stay far away from that.
  • Espressocycle
    Espressocycle Posts: 2,245 Member
    For a low calorie cocktail: seltzer and hash oil with a squeeze of lime.
  • yaddayaddayadda
    yaddayaddayadda Posts: 430 Member
    Vodka, sodium free club soda, diet cranberry, fresh lemon. 119 calories per.

    I have given up all vices, but not yet ready to give up having a drink.

    Not every day, but 3 - 4 per week:wink:
  • sheppeyescapee
    sheppeyescapee Posts: 329 Member
    Very little. I grew up with an alcoholic step father and that definitely puts you off for life. I maybe drink 2-3 units a month at the most, sometimes I go for months without any at all.
  • dcmat
    dcmat Posts: 1,723 Member
    I cut right back and have around 5 units a month and I have become really unfussed about it. So we now have much better wine and I have lots of favours to call upon being the named driver whenever we go out with friends
  • tawnydale
    tawnydale Posts: 34
    vodka and cranberry is pretty good and low in calories....
  • kenzietea
    kenzietea Posts: 614 Member
    vodka on the rocks... mmmm :)
    but yes, sometimes I drink. Once a week I will have 1 or 2, and very rarely I will get a little crazy, like my last vegas trip!
  • houstonmacbro
    houstonmacbro Posts: 99 Member
    Only on the rarest of special occasions. I do not water down my drinks but will have a two drink maximum if I am drinking. In order of preference, I tend to like dry drinks (gin & tonic, gin martinis, or whiskey on the rocks). I never drink anything sweet and try to stay away from beer *unless I am having a burger* (sorry, don't judge me).
  • ScotsLenny
    ScotsLenny Posts: 139 Member
    Beer, Guinness, vodka, whisky, rum, wine, lighter fluid,, that kinda drink,,,, yes I drink, I'm a Scotsman, it's my duty..lol
  • cathie2903
    cathie2903 Posts: 85 Member
    Like a G D Fish
    Haha!! I like a few glasses of wine on a weekend. If I'm at home I will log them but not if I get that rare night out (kids! So sad stop at home type :p) will also try and save some cals to compensate on a Friday/Saturday.
  • cathie2903
    cathie2903 Posts: 85 Member
    I gave up drinking once..............it was the worst 15 minutes of my life :)...just kidding
    LOL! ;p
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