Help! Alcoholic weekend is approaching!
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Why is drinking not an option? You aren't allowed to say "no"?
If you want to drink then do it in moderation. If you don't want to drink then don't. If you feel peer pressure then you need to get better friends.
Either way be safe and don't drink and drive.
Thanks Mum!
Let's face it most of us like a drink and why not booze with some guidelines? Even if we say to hell with them halfway through the evening when we have just met our new beshtest friend
I offer this as a guide, just click the search button for a full list, it is based on bang-for-buck calorie-wise:
http://getdrunknotfat.com/index.php
My booze rules are from best to worst: Spirits --> Red Wine --> White Wine --> Lagery Psuedobeer --> Proper Beer (Ale)
Having said that I also had many pints of Guinness some Fridays ago and felt not a jot of regret, the social effects (and a job lead that seems to have paid off) outweighed any poxy calorie or carb count.
As long as you are doing OK generally with whatever magic nutritional numbers work for you then have the occasional booze blow-out, it won't kill you or make you fat overnight.
OK, it may kill you, depending on the size of the blow-out 0 -
Gin and Silmline Tonic or Rum and Diet Coke0
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Not drinking is always an option.Why is drinking not an option? You aren't allowed to say "no"? :laugh:
This is about choice and priorities.
I used to hang around guys who liked to party hard with food and booze. We were all fat, heavy drinkers.
They still are, but I am not.
And when we meet up, they all marvel at my weight loss, but when they ask my "secret", all I say is "EAT LESS-MOVE MORE".
They don't want to hear the truth, and I know when to stifle my mouth.
A few months ago, I attended a funeral of the wife of one such friend, and the unspoken reality was how lifestyle contributed to her early death. Whatever...
I am in control of me, and while they are still fat drunks, and am fit, healthy and sober.
I have a few drinks here and there, but it's all accounted for in my log.
Life is about choices and values, and life is to be lived.0 -
You dont have to drink. I go out all the time and dont drink and still have a good time0
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and if you do wana drink dont go over your cals !0
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Hahaha! I'm honestly surprised with the options out there! If I'm not commenting back to your comment please know, it has been read and I'm thankful and weighing my options.0
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You dont have to drink. I go out all the time and dont drink and still have a good time
Well done you.0 -
Eat nothing all day to 'save' your calories, have a few shots, pass out after three and thereby prove to your mates you're still "a good laugh".
[ps that was irony]0 -
Not drinking is always an option.Why is drinking not an option? You aren't allowed to say "no"? :laugh:
This is about choice and priorities.
I used to hang around guys who liked to party hard with food and booze. We were all fat, heavy drinkers.
They still are, but I am not.
And when we meet up, they all marvel at my weight loss, but when they ask my "secret", all I say is "EAT LESS-MOVE MORE".
They don't want to hear the truth, and I know when to stifle my mouth.
A few months ago, I attended a funeral of one such friend, and the unspoken reality was how lifestyle contributed to this early death. Whatever...
I am in control of me, and while they are still fat drunks, and am fit, healthy and sober.
I have a few drinks here and there, but it's all accounted for in my log.
Life is about choices and values, and life is to be lived.
I'm sorry about your friend. Congrats on your sober, fit life. I'm not a fat drunk and I'm healthy. Your path is not the one I choose to take at this point in my life. I enjoy social drinking. I enjoy letting go, and I enjoy not looking at my friends as being somewhat less than I, because of their lifestyle choices. Honestly, good for you for doing what's best for you. I hope you don't judge others because their choices are not the same as yours.0 -
You could try drinking an equal amount of soda water with ice and lemon after each beer. It will be better for you and you probably won't want to drink so much alcohol anyway. (also helps to banish the hangover!)
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Yes, I can relate to your dilemna. First of all, remember that'll when you exercise and then drink alcohol your body will burn the calories in the alcohol before burning the calories in you body's fat. Every drink comes with a price - for me it is the number of laps in the pool just to break even. Having said that, here are my tips. If you love beer, try Sam Adams Light or Amstel Light. Wine or champagne have fewer calories and are better choices. The best bang for your caloric buck is vodka mixed with Vitamin Water Zero lemonade or light cranberry juice. Try to work in a few fizzy waters with lemon slices. Also, think about what you are eating with those drinks. Stick with low carb meals, like ahi or salmon salads instead of burgers and fries. Hope this helps.0
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if you really must drink jack daniels only has 55 cals per 25mls (which is what i drink once a night as a treat) then use a diet mixer which adds an extra cal to it
Agreed. Jack on the rocks.. yum!
This is my tipple too! Although I do have the odd pint also... All about balance and if you like a drink, have one!! Life is for living, not existing!! 0 -
I don't judge them but their lifestyle.
Not drinking is always an option.Why is drinking not an option? You aren't allowed to say "no"? :laugh:
This is about choice and priorities.
I used to hang around guys who liked to party hard with food and booze. We were all fat, heavy drinkers.
They still are, but I am not.
And when we meet up, they all marvel at my weight loss, but when they ask my "secret", all I say is "EAT LESS-MOVE MORE".
They don't want to hear the truth, and I know when to stifle my mouth.
A few months ago, I attended a funeral of one such friend, and the unspoken reality was how lifestyle contributed to this early death. Whatever...
I am in control of me, and while they are still fat drunks, and am fit, healthy and sober.
I have a few drinks here and there, but it's all accounted for in my log.
Life is about choices and values, and life is to be lived.
I'm sorry about your friend. Congrats on your sober, fit life. I'm not a fat drunk and I'm healthy. Your path is not the one I choose to take at this point in my life. I enjoy social drinking. I enjoy letting go, and I enjoy not looking at my friends as being somewhat less than I, because of their lifestyle choices. Honestly, good for you for doing what's best for you. I hope you don't judge others because their choices are not the same as yours.
I can't be around it and reach my health and fitness goals. Does it make me better? Who knows? It makes me fitter and healthier, and that is my priority over anything else in life.
Good luck in your journey :flowerforyou:0 -
As someone else who like as drink (feel free to verbally flay me alive MFP peeps!), I'd suggest the following:
Exercise over the weekend if you can, even if its only hiking a little further to a pub you've not tried before.
Drink milk before your sessions (about a pint) as it lines the stomach and helps stop you absorbing so much.
Drink water in between alcoholic drinks (cant say I ever do this myself, but I keep "meaning to"), so it flushes the crap out of yoru system and you dont feel so terrible in the morning.
Drink diet soda / coke and vodka / gin. Again I dont so this as I dont like spirits and I dont like diet drinks. But that will result in the least calories for the most alcoholic kick.
You could also cut back on what you eat over the weekend and substitute alcohol for meals. This is dumb as it gets you drunk quicker and is not healthy... however it tends to be the method I end up employing not through concious choice, but out of my own stupidity.
Hope you have a good weekend.
[Edit] Oh and I'm my ideal weight and healthy...not one of these guys who pats their stomach and says "all bought and paid for". I can run, lift weights, do push ups and also lift beers and crack jokes down the pub [/edit] 0 -
The great thing about weekends is no work! You have all day to build up enough exercise calories to drink whatever you like.
My typical Saturday consists of swimming a mile, a couple of walks, quick shopping trip then a trip to a pub to see a band. I drink vodka and diet coke, alternated with non-alcoholic drinks and I usually estimate and log my intake before I go out.
Dancing burns off extra calories too, just avoid the kebab shop on the way home 0 -
Not drinking is always an option.Why is drinking not an option? You aren't allowed to say "no"? :laugh:
This is about choice and priorities.
I used to hang around guys who liked to party hard with food and booze. We were all fat, heavy drinkers.
They still are, but I am not.
And when we meet up, they all marvel at my weight loss, but when they ask my "secret", all I say is "EAT LESS-MOVE MORE".
They don't want to hear the truth, and I know when to stifle my mouth.
A few months ago, I attended a funeral of one such friend, and the unspoken reality was how lifestyle contributed to this early death. Whatever...
I am in control of me, and while they are still fat drunks, and am fit, healthy and sober.
I have a few drinks here and there, but it's all accounted for in my log.
Life is about choices and values, and life is to be lived.
I'm sorry about your friend. Congrats on your sober, fit life. I'm not a fat drunk and I'm healthy. Your path is not the one I choose to take at this point in my life. I enjoy social drinking. I enjoy letting go, and I enjoy not looking at my friends as being somewhat less than I, because of their lifestyle choices. Honestly, good for you for doing what's best for you. I hope you don't judge others because their choices are not the same as yours.
Nicely put, you could have shot from the hip. It's easy to say you don't have to drink but that is not what you asked. You asked for options.
@Ednawhatnot - forgot about the exercise, want to drink more, see if you can fit in a bit more exercise!0 -
You dont have to drink. I go out all the time and dont drink and still have a good time
Well done you.
and well done you0 -
@Stephenpuk: you always have my back and get what I'm saying! THANK YOU!
I plan on the extra exercise for sure. Pre-game with activity instead of beer lol!0 -
If you are 'gaining' 4 pounds over night it is NOT the calories, it is the liquid. I go out with my friends every Thursday night and drink about 8-10 glasses of Iced Tea and Water and get the same results. I spend the next week 'getting back down to my original weight'.
The fat has to come from somewhere... 3500 calories stored as fat is literally eating/drinking 15 to 20k calories at a time- it creeps on you, not after one night or weekend
My advice- have a good time. Have a few drinks, don't over snack and stay on your long term track.0 -
I feel your pain this weekend!! Have a good friend staying the weekend and another good friend's birthday on Saturday! I've hurt my ankle so cardio is difficult at the moment!!
I know its not much help but I'm going to call this one a right off and hopefully get back to my usual diet and exercise on Monday.
I always have to remind myself there's plenty of time for losing weight! Would I want to spend the rest of my life not enjoying wine on my friends birthdays 0 -
I don't know if anyone has mentioned it because didn't have time to read all of the posts or if you are a beer drinker but there are several light options.
These beers may be better options if you're watching your calorie intake.
Beck's Premier Light: 64 calories (fewest!)
Amstel Light: 95 calories
Anheuser Busch Natural Light: 95 calories
Michelob Ultra: 95 calories
Natural Light: 95 calories
Miller Light: 96 calories
Heineken Light: 99 calories
Budweiser Select: 99 calories
Coors Light: 102 calories
Corona Light: 105 calories
or here are a couple links with some other options...hope it helps.
http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/recipes/drinks/wine/fitness-magazine-light-beer-taste-test/
http://bootiquefitness.com/how-to-enjoy-beer-on-labor-day-weekend/
http://thebestlist.menshealth.com/node/29590 -
I don't know if anyone has mentioned it because didn't have time to read all of the posts or if you are a beer drinker but there are several light options.
These beers may be better options if you're watching your calorie intake.
Beck's Premier Light: 64 calories (fewest!)
Amstel Light: 95 calories
Anheuser Busch Natural Light: 95 calories
Michelob Ultra: 95 calories
Natural Light: 95 calories
Miller Light: 96 calories
Heineken Light: 99 calories
Budweiser Select: 99 calories
Coors Light: 102 calories
Corona Light: 105 calories
or here are a couple links with some other options...hope it helps.
http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/recipes/drinks/wine/fitness-magazine-light-beer-taste-test/
http://bootiquefitness.com/how-to-enjoy-beer-on-labor-day-weekend/
http://thebestlist.menshealth.com/node/2959
Nice info - thank you
That's less than a thousand calories for all ten - party time especially if you move onto shots afterwards!0 -
neat whiskey, neat vodka, neat rum....
low cal ... lets get smashed ..................
Its not usually the booze that gets me so much but the ill chosen dirt box of a takeaway i get on the way home :S haha
Live it I say..0 -
I dont think i've seen any of those in my local :S as heath conscious as we are for some reason pubs are not, dont get it.....0
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To Stephenpuk...You're very welcome! 0
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Mine has Coors Light, I really like it, it makes standard lagers like Fosters taste really sweet band sickly by comparison.I dont think i've seen any of those in my local :S as heath conscious as we are for some reason pubs are not, dont get it.....0 -
If I know I will be out for a session, I hit the cardio trail earlier in the day to earn "beer vouchers".0
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Mine has Coors Light, I really like it, it makes standard lagers like Fosters taste really sweet band sickly by comparison.I dont think i've seen any of those in my local :S as heath conscious as we are for some reason pubs are not, dont get it.....
or maybe im not looking [cant see] i don't really drink lager, i'm more of a cider kind of guy, classy i know0 -
I'd say wine has hidden calories (although I am a fan myself).
I would recommend vodka and diet lemo or diet coke, or with soda.
If vodka and soda is not too nice by itself (i have a sweet tooth) try asking for a dash of cordial, maybe lime or blackcurrant for a bit more taste.
Enjoy the weekend 0 -
We go to the pub practically every Saturday and Sunday afternoon to meet with our friends and I know I'll have at least 3 x ½pts of strong cyder and a bag of cheesy moments or similar bar snack.
I have it worked into my weekly calories along with my daily chocolate treat.
And if I go over for the week and put on a couple of lbs, then I know I'll have to work harder the following week and not be a slacker.
Real life should be something you have to learn to cope with :drinker: :smokin:0
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