Who has given up Alcohol?

I have given it up except for the occasional planned days where I go off my diet, like I did this week with Xmas eve and day dinners. In general I have found that by cutting it out completely while trying to lose weight, i have lost weight way faster than those times I have worked it into my diet. I love wine with my meals, but have just found it way better and easier for me to eat healthy food calories instead of drinking them. My nutritional counselor firmly believes it is better to take it out while losing weight (save the occasional splurge) because it doesn't metabolize the same as food and makes your body less efficient. I'm sure others will counter that, but it is working well for me to eliminate it.

I havent given it up because I wasnt much of a drinker anyways!

Red wine is good for you ... I keep it in my diet for health reasons

god didnt make boozer and loser rhyme just for the hell of it

God must have never tasted this delicious, ice cold Sam Adams.

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Given it up along with sodas and caffeine.

I did this. Gave up caffeine and sodas when I was pregnant 11 years ago, never took it back up. Now I just drink filtered water, tap water or carbonated water and I don't miss other drinks at all. Never feel particularly good when I drink alcohol and we have addicts in the family so steer clear of it. Less liquid calories means I can eat more!

Liquid calories never seem to be my problem but alcohol is absolutely a problem of mine... but you know I don't care what they say alcohol is technically a solution...LOL but really I only drink wine anymore

I wasn't much of a drinker to begin with, but I limit alcohol even more now that I'm working out. I do love Orange Dream Martinis at Applebees though!

Nope, and it hasn't hindered my weight loss thus far. I do track it and log it...usually if I'm over my calorie goal, it's because I've had an unintended glass of wine or something. I don't drink beer too often these days...one of my favorites has over 200 calories in a 12oz bottle, so I'm pretty much screwed if I have a couple of those.

So, I haven't given it up, but I do watch it much closer than I used to and I pretty much stick with vodka and soda these days.

Its been about a year for me, use to drink beer almost daily. About a year ago I had an infected tooth and had to have antibiotics. Didn't know that "Clindamycin" has a high rate of C-Diff infection. Long story short I was sick and the doctors took awhile to figure it all out since I didn't have a severe C-diff infection. I was off alcohol for about 3 mo. and decided it was the best thing for me.
My weight loss was quite a bit and I think stopping the drinking helped.

why give it up when there are alternatives like this out there...

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/323651-74-calorie-margaritas-at-our-house-even-the-margaritas-have

I like to drink, and have figured that into my calorie content for the day. I have also replaced high calories mixers, Vodka and V8 Splash is my go to these days. Replaced high calorie beer with the 64 calorie variety, drink most stuff on the rocks (wild turkey 101), and if I am having wine, well, I just keep drinking, lol. I try to work out extra on those days to give me the extra calories to be able to not worry about it.

Based on the previous replies, I'm guessing my reply won't be very popular, but...I am a drinker and I do not want to give it up at this point. I drink just about every day, vodka soda (or diet 7). I log it, in fact I plan ahead for it, but I also eat extremely healthily and I am under my goals 99% of the time.

I am 37, and have been on my weight loss/fitness journey since May 15th. In the past 7.5 months, I have lost 76 pounds, and am 9 pounds from my "ultimate" goal weight...surpassing my initial "I would be happy with that" goal weight by 26 pounds already. I exercise a lot, incluing taking up running in July (doing my first race on New Years Day) and improved my fitness immeasurably. My blood pressure has dropped from 180/120 (while on BP medication even! My doctor once said I was a "stroke waiting to happen!") to now 127/80, which is the higher end of normal. My resting heart rate has dropped from 90+ to 55. I am most certainly in the best shape of my life, and I feel (and look) better than I ever have.

So say what you want about alcohol affecting weight loss and fitness, but you can't argue with my results. I'm just saying, it IS possible to lose weight and get in shape without giving up alcohol.

I haven't completely given it up, but I have Hashimoto's so I need all the help I can get. I used to drink heavily and then I was down to a glass of wine a night. Now I'm limiting myself to special occasions only and even then only 2 max. It seems to be helping me so I'm going to stick to it.

Honestly, alcohol does nothing good for me, I gained about 30 pounds my freshman year with that as one of the reasons. I'm definitely limiting myself and even as I lose weight, I find myself drinking less anyways.