Drinks?

Mallorysmomma

I am wondering...I usually would have about 15-20 beers a day up until last Sunday...I am trying to cut back but how does alcohol come in on the whole diet thing? I am absolutely not going to cut it out completly from my diet but does anybody have any suggestions?

Danpellizzari

Alcohol is empty calories.

HMonsterX

Roughly 182 cals per pint of beer.

And you were drinking up to 20 a day....

That's probably double what you're allowed now! You can still have a beer or two, just make sure to allow for the calories, and log them.

HMonsterX

Alcohol is empty calories.

So? Man cannot live on nutrition food alone! We need nice things, for fun, pleasure, taste.

MaximalLife

15 or 20 per day?
QUESTION: you ever had that many Dr Peppers in one day?
Anyway, Bud Lite has 110 calorie per beer. If you drink 15, that's 1650 TOTALLY EMPTY calories:ohwell:

Anyway, it sounds like you are an alcoholic or something. Seriously, get help for yourself...
You can't get healthy doing that.

Don't even bother.

Brunner26_2

Did you by any chance mean, "per week?"

Cal28

A day?! I think that's a whole other health issue in itself and maybe it'd be best to see someone about it?

In terms of having things you enjoy some people seem to work on a 'cheat day' system and eat healthy the rest of the week. Others have everything in moderation, so just log what you do have and try and keep within your goals x

charlesb22

Try low-carb beers, most are around 100 cals a bottle. If I go out I drink vodka, lime & soda - I know it's not super exciting but sugary mixers give me a terrible headache :sad:

I steer clear of calorie heavy drinks like cocktails or creamy liqueurs. I will still have white wine on nights with my girls though, and my partners family drinks red wine with Sunday dinner! I just try to slow down the drinking so I don't drink as much - and check the calories in something before you drink it as it might stop you/make you think twice about drinking more!

j4nash

That's a lot of beer!

I'd save it for the weekends..

deniserenee_02

That's alot a day. I would shoot for drinking on the weekends.

Danpellizzari

I agree. Intervention may be more of a priority in this situation.

MaximalLife

I agree. Intervention may be more of a priority in this situation.

This is ABSURD!
I am all for living life to the fullest, but this is a cry for help.

If it were me, I'd give up beer except a few on the weekend and call that "free day".

mrtrik

That's gotta be a typo. Week maybe. Probably / month.

avninjalette123

I kept my drinks for the weekend. But when I did want one during the week I made sure I had the cals for it. Simple google can help you find out just how much your drink of choice has in it.

vanilakitten

wow 15-20 a day? That's a bit much even for me considering I'm a total beer person. lol

Did u mean a week?

jlgobert

By any chance is beer the major aspect of your diet. What I mean is do you drink more than you eat. I have a co-worker who drinks a case of beer a day and he is thin as a rail. the problem is that this is what he uses as his main dietary input. Alcoholics are usually some of the smallest people I know. But alcohol in conjunction with a full diet will only put on the pounds.

dmouse0225

Before I started, I used to drink about a half a handle of captain a day (that is right people, not half a liter... the BIG bottle)... No intervention necessary. I cut down my drinking to on average 2 days a week. When I party, I mean it. But I try not to during the week. It DEFINITELY helps to cut WAY down on the booze. Be it cutting your daily intake, or cutting # of days.

lizzy00125

I don't understand why some people feel the need to be so rude and judgemental. The lady asked a valid question and should in turn get some valid responses. There is no need to put her down.

As for the question, drinking beer often will probably hold you back from reaching some of your fitness goals. Some beers can be up to 170 calories. I would suggest drinking lower calorie beers, fewer days of the week. If you cut that intake (even slightly) you will see some results.

yag1630

That's a lot for a day...i usually drink beer occasionally...healthy living is the best...too much is danger we have to balance it.

bebaird3

My response is similar to the others.. I am not someone who can just have one or two beers.. WHEN I drink, it's usually more like 6-15, depending on who I'm with and what I'm doing. Because of that, I try to limit my drinking to one, maybe two nights a week. I also stick to the lower calorie beers that are around 100 calories or so, and I try to make sure I have AT LEAST 400-500 calories available for it. If I know that I'm going out with friends one weekend, I try to make that my only night that I will go over on my calories during the week (though I'd prefer to have no nights like that..). If I decide to have a glass or two of wine during the week, I always make sure I have the calories available. If I don't have the calories, I don't have the wine. Drinking and having a good time doesn't have to be cut out of your life completely.. You just have to find the balance that works best for you!

Hope you got some helpful responses!

nels2233

a day?

greenblood55252

Im determined to lose on this program and have been quite successful although my posted numbers dont reflect my actual weight loss. When I first started I was drinking on average a quart of rum....with 7 Up...every 2 days......TONS of calories.....Ive cut that into less than half and use calorie free flavored water as my mix of choice now.....so 6 drinks is under 500 calories.....and if I dont have room for them....I ride my exercise bike or go for a walk to try my hardest to stay under my numbers......MFP isnt a diet plan....its a lifestyle change......and if you take the first step.....and keep walking....you will have success

jfluchere

Could be true...I know girls who can drink a whole bottle of patron in one night sadly.

taunto

Could be true...I know girls who can drink a whole bottle of patron in one night sadly.

And I love girls like that

SilverStrychnine

I'm sensing a troll...

lmelksham

I have always been a drinker. I did ask about this before in a post under "Alcohol Lovers?" I am still enjoying my drinks but I have changed from Jim Beam and Coke cans to vodka, diet lemonade and lime. It is very refreshing and doesnt have all the calories. I am trying hard to not drink as much, but sometimes I go a little overboard on weekends so I try to make it up at the gym. I think that it will always be a part of my life, so want to learn to live with it, but cutting back is the key. Good luck

rajivdubey

15-20 beers a day? You must be peeing all DAY!! Then you must be buying a case of beer a day! Thats funny! Coz even fish cant drink so much water!

If its a 15 odd beers a week, then you are adding 1 1/2 days worth of food in your diet additionally. You have to work to burn this.

kimsciolino

I agree! That must be a typo, 15-20 beers a day?? The average person is only awake for 16 hours a day so that is about 1-2 beers an hour all day everyday??? And that is a TON of non value calories.... If you drank 20beers a week and the average beer is about 110 calories that is 2,200 calories which would mean you are drinking 314 calories a day just in beer... if you averaged the 20 beers through out the week. There are tons of articles on the web that state the reasons why drinking beer everday can keep you from losing weight...

dcmat

Sounds like you need AA not MFP

lindawayne11

15 to 20 beers a day is a problem. I think it would be best at this point not to worry so much about losing weight, but to face your alchoholism. You've got a beautiful daughter (or so it seems from the picture), I think you should put her first and get help to control the alchohol dependency. She's going to need you around a long time, but with the way your drinking that's not going to happen.

bkc714

i switched from beer to rum and diet pepsi .that worked for me