Drunkorexia

Tashmayes
Tashmayes Posts: 244 Member
edited December 2024 in Chit-Chat
Did anyone hear of this somewhat new trend called drunkorexia. In a nutshell... a trend amongst young women where they skimp on calories in order to drink them. Huge health risks especially when done on a regular basis. I know that if I'm having a big night out, I'll eat lighter to try to balance (not drastic but just being aware) but this happens once in a blue moon. Just found the whole story interesting.

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  • JessigirlJb
    JessigirlJb Posts: 656
    lmao guilty
  • 2muchsauce
    2muchsauce Posts: 1,078
    I think I approach it from another angle. I eat like hell if I'm going to be out drinking. For me, the extra calories are worth their weight in gold to avoid being hungover for two days afterwards!
  • suzieqcookie
    suzieqcookie Posts: 314 Member
    my 2 older sisters (46 and 51) have been doing that for atleast the last 20 years.

    they are NOT aging well
  • Tashmayes
    Tashmayes Posts: 244 Member
    Me too but not to the point where it would be classified as an eating disorder. I remember reading on WW when I was on their plan to save some points if you were planning on drinking. I think this new term drunkorexia is meant for people who are constantly eating little to no food in order to drink their faces off!
  • Tashmayes
    Tashmayes Posts: 244 Member
    I wouldn't think so! Must age them!
  • JosieRawr
    JosieRawr Posts: 788 Member
    I might work out extra
  • Tashmayes
    Tashmayes Posts: 244 Member
    I think I approach it from another angle. I eat like hell if I'm going to be out drinking. For me, the extra calories are worth their weight in gold to avoid being hungover for two days afterwards!

    Ha! smart!
  • sweetchildomine
    sweetchildomine Posts: 872 Member
    lol...I have to say that I am completely guilty of this.
  • Erindipitous
    Erindipitous Posts: 1,234 Member
    Guilty, but then drinking makes me uber hungry and I scarf down my kitchen when I get home.

    You'll find me at Over-eaters Anonymous before Drunkorexia Support Groups.

    I can't f*cking win!! :P
  • CaseRat
    CaseRat Posts: 377 Member
    Not just women haha.
    If I'm going out, I'll eat essentially 100% protein for the day for around 1,000kcal, then drink beer. Means I can have 15 beers and still be at maintenance. Great success ;)
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    I definitely eat lighter during the day if I'm going out at night. Also usually get some activity in. It's always worked well for me. Then when I get home and raid the kitchen I normally end up around maintenance :)

    I also "try" to stick to as much protein as possible based on the alcohol article on lean gains.com
  • tjradd73
    tjradd73 Posts: 3,495 Member
    I'll pretty much eat my base cals, and then drink my exercise cals, when I want to go out...works well for me...but still healthy IMO (everything in moderation!)
  • TinaBaily
    TinaBaily Posts: 792 Member
    I never heard of this term. Then again, I'm a one-drink-cheap-date kind of gal, so it likely flew under my radar. I don't see the draw to drinking to excess. I don't like how it makes me feel when I'm tipsy, and that's just from one drink. I cannot imagine having two! :-P
  • reyopo
    reyopo Posts: 210 Member
    My plan: 1-3 drinks maximum per night out. Only vodka with soda and lime or tequila, neat...LOTS of water. I work out more, snack a little less...not a big deal, and I never feel like total crap the next day. I only go out to bars 2-3 times a month, if that. Binge drinking is as irresponsible as binge eating, and certainly more dangerous...of course it's taken me a good 20 years to learn that! Ha!
  • pain_is_weakness
    pain_is_weakness Posts: 798 Member
    there is a name for that! HAHA I do it all the time lol
  • RubyRubixcube
    RubyRubixcube Posts: 258 Member
    cant say I've ever really factored calorie counting into my drinking, I do however try very hard to avoid falling back into my old trend of a liquid diet. When I put weight on or get depressed, I cut out food except for maybe lunch and an afternoon snack, then rest of the evening was just drinking, I'd drop weight super fast, cause I'd be up partying all night...
  • Tashmayes
    Tashmayes Posts: 244 Member
    I think a lot of people are guilty of eating less in order to consume more calories from booze but what the news story was about is this as a lifestyle for college aged women...not just a once in awhile thing. They were stating that these women are living their lives like this and it's doing huge harm to their bodies. I don't know if 'drunkorexia' is a term the newscaster coined or actually a new term for an eating disorder. Just found the whole concept intriguing.
  • Kerilynnda
    Kerilynnda Posts: 129 Member
    definitely guilty!!

    If i go out saturday night - my sunday is also usually low calorie day because i cannot bring myself to eating much...

    someday maybe i'll learn!
  • DMZ_1
    DMZ_1 Posts: 2,889 Member
    Drinking copious amounts of alcohol on an empty stomach is a recipe for disaster.
  • shammxo
    shammxo Posts: 1,432 Member
    I did this for a few years.

    But then I got fat, because my body wasn't properly burning fat because I was drunk 85% of the time.

    And now I'm here.
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