I like beer

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  • jmw7
    jmw7 Posts: 27
    ...if I could only find a system where I didn't have to count beer and ice cream!!! javascript:add_smiley('huh','post_body')
  • leeniepf1
    leeniepf1 Posts: 2
    I too am a beer drinker. I prefer Summit, Blue Moon etc. but did try Mick Ultra which is low carb. Not to bad for a canned beer. I do allot for a beer or beverage of some sort on the weekend.
  • jmw7
    jmw7 Posts: 27
    I've tried the low-carb beers but just don't like them. So, I plan a couple of "good" beers into my diet each week. It's my reward, of sorts...
  • Clara
    Clara Posts: 88 Member
    mmmmmm beer. i usually try to exercise away the beer calories before I drink. then i have my limit that i can drink. works for me. :drinker:
  • jmw7
    jmw7 Posts: 27
    exactly! it's my exercise reward!! :drinker:
  • Tri_Dad
    Tri_Dad Posts: 1,465
    OK, so I tried the "cheat day" idea this past Friday and had a few beers at my favorite bar while watching basketball. I woke up Saturday morning feeling like crap! It wasn't because I was hungover (I wasn't) but because I felt fat again. Even though I'm early in this process, I was feeling better just from losing the first two pounds. It seemed that I had gained it all back on Friday. So, I've decided to even it out a little more and not subject my body to the big swings. I think as long as I include the calories in the log and make sure I'm getting enough protein and good carbs I'll be ok.

    mmmmmm.....beer.

    I havnt had much since starting here on MFP. in fact.. I've drank twice since starting this 4 months ago. However, as far as the feeling sick thing goes. Make sure your well hydrated if your gonna have a few. that might help with the fat gross feeling.

    Have a Sam's for me. :drinker:
  • cquick
    cquick Posts: 220
    i used to be an alcoholic because i just love the taste of alcohol (straight makers mark or rangpur) and you don't sound like an alcoholic at all to me....after about six months straight of drinking like a sailor, one day i just stopped, and now, the smell of hard alcohol gives me a headache...i drink alcohol maybe once every 2 weeks, and i really don't enjoy it unless it's an excellent beer or nice wine, and i don't drink until i'm drunk...

    i have a small suggestion if you think you're ready to quit the alcohol: Kudzu. it's a perennial vine that has been used by chinese physicians for over 2000 years to cure alcoholism. it is also very soothing to the GI tract. it also has isoflavones, which are found in soy. they have found it decrease the desire for alcohol in Asian ethinicities, but it may just work for you, too! if it doesn't work in decreasing your desire for alcohol, there is a constituent in kudzu called puerarin that has 100 times the antioxidant activity of vitamin E, which helps reduce blood pressue (in animals) and can help prevent heart disease and cancer, so it can help with secondary issues and might just be worth incorporating it into your life!

    there are several other uses for kudzu, like treating hypertension, sinusitis, psoriasis, angina pectories, and rashes. i've never seen it in a store, but if you talk to a chinese herbalist in your area, theyr will probably have some or will be able to order some for you. (found all this info in a great book called Delmar's Integrative Herb Guide for Nurses by Martha Libster)

    if you decide to use some, make sure you talk to your doctor or a trusted herbalist to see if it would interact with any other medicines you might be taking or mess with your body if you have any existing health issues. as far as i know, thee aren't any specific cautions, but i'm not a doctor or herbalist either. they'll also be able to tell you how you should take and how you should prepare it.

    as always, i agree with a cheat day, or just one or two beers a day if you can't hold off...you can do it if you put your mind to it!

    good luck to you! we're here to listen and help when you need it!:flowerforyou:
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