Where are my fellow boozers at?! :D

Luluke7767

Sitting here reading this with my wine glass in hand lol

yerfgirl

Mmmm beer. I drink beer and wine but have cut back to once or twice a week to see if it will help with the weight loss.

BEMND

I just track the calories... I'm willing to work out extra for a few glasses of wine (& some chocolate).

datikihut21

Sitting here reading this with my wine glass in hand lol

This. But it's a beer. :-)

jasonpclement

I'm not trying to defend or vouch for it...but I drink a handful of nights a week. Wine and whiskey usually...some beer on the weekend.

katapple

I've lost 80lbs by NOT eliminated the things I love, like wine AND beer Cheers!

Angel1066

Still drinking my Vodka, i need after a hard week at work.

Feel free to friend me.

WendyTerry420

I gave up my beer, and I don't miss it. There are better, no-calorie ways to relax. :smokin:

TheVimFuego

DeadVim dutifully checking in to a booze thread

Shiraz for me thanks, plentiful and regular.

Sabine_Stroehm

Alcohol is not just about the calories, alcohol has major impact on how food is processed by the stomach, intestinal tract and liver. Sure count the calories, but that is not the cost.

I drink but much less than I used to and only on Saturday. I eat very little on a Saturday and not when I drink.

Do you have a peer reviewed reference to support these claims? I'd sure like to read one.

MelisRunning

A beer a night~keeps me sane! Just log it. Plan for it.

magj0y

I will gladly give up chocolate, prime rib, fried, ice cream, cake, desserts in general...

stay away from my alcohol!

Then again, with my stash I can make;
key lime shots, chocolate covered pretzels, apple pie shots, washington apple shots... chocolate cake shots,
dirty girl scouts, chocolate covered cherry shots... the desserty list is endless, but I rarely do more than 5 shots on a Sunday.
I have cut out shots for Aug. except the 2 I had yesterday on my road trip with my bff.

atsteele

I'm not a big beer drinker at all, but i do like my occasional glass (or two) of dry red wine.

Same here. Only now I'm on a moscato kick... and that doesn't qualify as dry.

I've heard about Moscato, but it's not my thing. The drier the better!

I get on a kick and stay on it for a while then switch gears. My last kick was Shiraz. Before that Merlots. Before that Chardonnays. Etc. hehe

ncbecker13

Woo! Right here! Hate to say it but put some vodka in me and I am a wild child! Ha!

vtachycardia

Alcohol is not just about the calories, alcohol has major impact on how food is processed by the stomach, intestinal tract and liver. Sure count the calories, but that is not the cost.

I drink but much less than I used to and only on Saturday. I eat very little on a Saturday and not when I drink.

Do you have a peer reviewed reference to support these claims? I'd sure like to read one.

Well, science has of course ignored alcohol and the effects on the

gastrointestinal tract
central nervous system
endocirine system
brain
circulatory system

and little or no evidence is available on the internet to support "these claims" , nor peer reviewed studies. It is almost impossible for people who drink alcohol to notice any difference in their body and mood, not even that headache, liquid stools, nausea, extreme mood swings which can lead to assaulting people nor any of the other things that happen to your body when consuming alcohol - but you need science to explain this?

http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/alcohol-and-you/health/are-there-any-health-benefits-to-alcohol

Italiano7

i HAVE TO HAVE MY GLASS OF WINE! I JUST INCORPORATE IN MY DIET. ILL TAKE IT OVER A SNACK ANYDAY:)

gromithere

Lost almost 55 pounds and did NOT give up alcohol. I always tried to fit it in to my plan, but my biggest struggle was not letting the occasional night out alcohol calories to stop me from getting back to it the next day. If you need proof, my diary is public....and today was a BAD hangover eating day. Lol. (in addition to the rum calories last night)

stuffinmuffin

Life is faaaar too short to quit booze! ; )

I just factor mine into my diary before drinking - work my toosh off with exercise if I'm going for a meal AND drinks and also bank some exercise cals from during the week for parties etc.

Alcohol didn't do my weight loss any harm - but overall it has made me cut back a lot on what I used to drink since learning the calories!!!

Vodka/bacardi and malibu are some of the best with only about 50cals per 25ml. Beer tends to be a treat and wine gets me too drunk so I tend to avoid anyway! :drinker:

Smuterella

Hmmm. Grumble. I fit it into my calories but i'm still not losing. Going to try taking a month off (after my birthday) and see if it makes any difference at all.

manderson27

<Waves from gutter> Wass up??

kelly1142

Here!

Oh man and the summer is hard. I have been out most nights of the week!

What I've been trying to do is work out a bit more and stick to bottled light beers that are easier to track, like miller lite or Michelob ultra. Since I actually love GOOD beer, this can be tricky, so once in a while I will allow myself a splurge. I'm also trying to work on drinking them more slowly, with a glass of water in between.

melsinct

What's up my fellow booze hounds? :drinker:

I love my red wine. I also love a cold beer. I lost 30 pounds and have maintained that loss for almost 6 months now without giving up alcohol. I just try and account for it in my calories as best I can. Could I have lost weight faster without alcohol? Probably. However, having a glass or few here and there is part of my lifestyle and I didn't see myself giving it up, so I learned to incorporate it in a manner that fit into my goals.

magj0y

<Waves from gutter> Wass up??

yah..your rent is due. what's up with that? Squandering it away on choice alcohol? hahaha.

A friend of mine loves the quote "better to cry with the sinners than laugh with the saints"

MessyLittlePanda

I love love love hard cider! Boy do I love it. I gave it up because it's loaded in sugar and my habit was I would crack one open when I got home from work, then I'd have another one with supper. Not a good habit. So I don't buy it anymore.

I love hard cider too and had that exact same habit! Sometimes I'd be drinking 3-4 of them a night, when I was a postgrad student and didn't have to get up for work in the mornings:noway:

I will sometimes have the odd one, but I know how many calories are in that stuff now and I have to think "is it worth it!!

Erisad

I limit my alcohol intake to social events. It's much easier for me. Although my bf keeps bringing me new bottles of yummy booze but I can't have it as much as I probably would like. Went to a wedding last weekend, probably had more than I should but it's a celebration! I love my mixed drinks and wine.

magj0y

Well, science has of course ignored alcohol and the effects on the

gastrointestinal tract
central nervous system
endocirine system
brain
circulatory system

and little or no evidence is available on the internet to support "these claims" , nor peer reviewed studies. It is almost impossible for people who drink alcohol to notice any difference in their body and mood, not even that headache, liquid stools, nausea, extreme mood swings which can lead to assaulting people nor any of the other things that happen to your body when consuming alcohol - but you need science to explain this?

http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/alcohol-and-you/health/are-there-any-health-benefits-to-alcohol

I don't think most people here talking about drinking to the point of of assaulting people and other things. liquid stool? really... ? If you drink so much you get to the point, you need to slow yourself down! Most articles with peer reviews are better at explaining the process of how things work.

vtachycardia

"I don't think most people here talking about drinking to the point of of assaulting people and other things. liquid stool? really... ? If you drink so much you get to the point, you need to slow yourself down! Most articles with peer reviews are better at explaining the process of how things work. "

EH?

there are thousands of peer reviewed studies, many thousands. I was being sarcastic.

The only point I trying to make is that ALCOHOL cannot be seen as a calorie to be counted, it is much more than a calorie. Don't want to stop people drinking, I want most drugs legalised.

I just think that in the context of diet and nutrition then alcohol is not a calorie product any more so than ingesting magic mushrooms and counting the calories in those.

vtachycardia

Oh, and BTW when science reaches an absolute concensus they don't really bother constantly doing further research and releasing more studies.

Alcohol and the body are absolute.

Luluke7767

Sitting here reading this with my wine glass in hand lol

This. But it's a beer. :-)

Luluke7767

Sitting here reading this with my wine glass in hand lol

This. But it's a beer. :-)

Cheers!!!