Alchohol
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wiijogger
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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 night0
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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
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