Alchohol
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Do we need to Log Alchohol in our food diaries ? I would imagine we do as it's Calorie input but I just wanted to check. (Please say we don't ! )...... Lol
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I'm a lush...I hate knowing I drink my calories, I don't log my liquor intake (I should though, it'll be a sobering experience, lol). Its hard to gauge how many calories are in some mixed drinks though.0
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Yes alcohol has calories.. you should be logging it... especially since some people can drink 2 meals in alcohol along with real food meals.0
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Dammit ! Thanks, In that case then i'm not eating any more today and saving my Cals for my night in with a couple of the girls :-)...Thanks for helping0
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Dammit ! Thanks, In that case then i'm not eating any more today and saving my Cals for my night in with a couple of the girls :-)...Thanks for helping
:laugh: I totally agree!!!0 -
Dammit ! Thanks, In that case then i'm not eating any more today and saving my Cals for my night in with a couple of the girls :-)...Thanks for helping
Or maybe exercise to earn some additional calories.0 -
Ooo I hadn't thought about exercise calories....I have exercised all this week and haven't eaten back any of the Cals therefore I
shouldn't feel too guilty, Thanks :-)0 -
My problem is that I love to drink wine, and I can't just have one. I know I should change these habits but I feel like I'm missing something. Can someone help me with an answer?0
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When I quit drinking I lost 41 lbs. This was in 2010. And I have kept it off.
Peace and Happy New Year!0 -
I think you have to add them. Or don't add them but know you drank them... lol I find sometimes when i see it written it makes me think twice before i drink em.0
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Depends... Do you actually want to lose weight or is tracking your calories just a hobby? If you want to actually lose weight and meet your goals, then add your alcohol to your food diary. Alcohol has calories, often a lot of calories. They call it a beer gut for a reason. Not to mention, when you drink you make dumb decisions; like downing a bag of chips.
So, yes! Track your alcohol calories. Now, I like a beer as much as the next person. I am just more selective. I have one or two really good beers rather than 6 tasteless, watered down, major brand stuff. I would also cut back earlier in the day on my calories if I knew I was going out for dinner and a drink that night. The next day, I would also take it easy on the calories to compensate and it worked great. I did that and I lost over 120 lbs in 10 months. No surgery, no pills, just counting calories. Measure everything... even alcohol.0 -
Do we need to Log Alchohol in our food diaries ? I would imagine we do as it's Calorie input but I just wanted to check. (Please say we don't ! )...... Lol
Yes...it's calories! Most drinks are 100-300 calories, depending on what is in them. I still drink, but am careful to keep it within my limits and try to choose or make drinks that are sugar free/low carb.0 -
I drink wine almost everyday, and on weekends I may switch to something else..I try and work out extra to have the calories available. But hell no I'm not sacrificing the booze..my diary even has a separate section for it :drinker:0
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I know it sucks and I had a 12 pack last night
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I never drank wine, alcohol or any sort of that stuff, so I cant answer, LOL0
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Definitely log!0
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You should always log your calories from alcohol. A glas of red wine (150ml) is about 100-125 calories.
If you drink alcohol try NOT to consume it when you have food. Processing alcohol (1 glas takes 1 hour) shuts down the burning of food. If you drink a couple of glasses of alcohol, your food won't be digested properly and it will be stored as fat.
If you drink every day, try not to do it for a month and you will notice you have lost weight.0 -
YES! You should log anything that has calories. If someone doesn't know why they aren't losing weight, this might be the reason.0
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Just work the calories into your daily intake
Bailey's instead of cream and sugar in your coffee
Red wine instead of milk in your cereal
Beer instead of a soft drink
A shot instead of an energy drink
Forget the rice as a side dish, add in a martini instead
Keep control of the calories and still get your daily alcohol requirements.
Be creative! It can be fun.0 -
I often drink my dinner. haha I just drink higher alcohol beers now. So one feels like two or three. haha like Boulevard's Tank 7. 9% 0
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Ever since I started logging what I eat I have pretty much eliminated alcohol or any drink with calories except a few times a year. I never was much of a big drinker anyway so this wasn't too difficult.
Since I've begun doing this I have discovered how little one needs to consume to go over their daily caloric intake allowance. If I'm going to consume calories I want it to at least fill my stomach.0 -
Uhuhh. Yeap! otherwise counting is kinda pointless if you arnt ganna count all your calories! And alcohol is actually proven to make you fat just so ya know. It lowers fat burning rates drastically.0
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yes you have to log it. If i have to log it, then you have to as well! lol But I hate drinking my calories, so just make sure you do a little extra walking before you drink. also i was using the zero calorie lemonade vitamin water as a mixer for flavored vodkas. stay away from the 55 calorie Bud select. it tastes like yellow beer flavored water. wine is often a good choice0
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Absolutely, if only to be more aware of what you're putting into your body, especially when you're first starting out. I had NO idea how calorie-dense alcohol was. But I plan for it in my calorie allowance. Tonight, I'm going out for dirty vodka martinis, so I'm making sure I leave room with a lighter lunch and a filling dinner. Nothing's off limits- just plan for it and stay in control! :drinker:0
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Yep sorry you have to log it. Even worse, you have to measure it LOL. I enjoy wine very much and a glass is not very big!!!0
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If it has calories, then log it!0
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Alcohol = free calories0
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I am soooo bad.. i do not log my alcohol. I just exercise my butt off and then tell myself it'll even out in the end. LOL. I know i drink too much when I do drink. but oh well. lol i don't while drinking. I eat very healthy all day and week and then blow it at the bars on Fridays and sometimes Saturday.
I know I should.. but I don't want to ruin my fun. LOL0 -
If alcohol didn't count, I'd be somewhere near 160 pound right not. And I'm nowhere near 160 pounds. Yeah, you gotta log the booze.0
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I log it when I can remember... ;D0
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:laugh: :laugh:Just work the calories into your daily intake
Bailey's instead of cream and sugar in your coffee
Red wine instead of milk in your cereal
Beer instead of a soft drink
A shot instead of an energy drink
Forget the rice as a side dish, add in a martini instead
Keep control of the calories and still get your daily alcohol requirements.
Be creative! It can be fun.
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