Having a drink while dieting

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  • Daysednconfused
    Daysednconfused Posts: 975 Member
    Smoking a large joint has zero calories ;)

    From what I remember, it also makes me eat 4000 calories!!
  • Tann33
    Tann33 Posts: 101 Member
    If and when I go out drinking, I will have vodka and club soda.
  • cazza171
    cazza171 Posts: 1
    stick to clear spirits ie vodka/gin and slim line mixers
  • vmekash
    vmekash Posts: 422 Member
    If you want that drink, have it. Just make sure you log it. Make room for it. Plan for it.
    I do the same with my Tastykake Lemon Pie (300 cal.). I want it, so I make room for it now and again.
  • JVazquez11
    JVazquez11 Posts: 19 Member
    I will drink one or two glasses of red wine on the weekend with no remorse. Each ounce of wine is approx 25 calories so one glass of wine is between four to six ounce which equals 100 to 150 calories. I just take those two glasses of wine into account on my total caloric intake for the day. If I know I'm going out I might eat a little lighter during the day or workout a little harder to make up for the additional calories. You can't take losing weight so seriously that you don't have any fun. You don't have to give up every guilty pleasure.
  • LilLuLu4
    LilLuLu4 Posts: 29 Member
    "Having a drink while dieting". Yes. That is all.


    (How about seeing what you are doing as a life long process of being fitter, healthier and stronger, rather than being "on" a diet. If you want to maintain all the benefits of doing this - being a healthy size, fitter etc, you'll be doing it for life. If you like a drink then have one! As long as you count it in I don't see an issue. I'm not quitting drinking until the medical profession tells me I have to :tongue: )

    This gal works out for wine.

    Cheers! :drinker:


    Yessssss to this!
  • RunWinterGarden
    RunWinterGarden Posts: 428 Member
    The way I look at it is that I'm not dieting, I'm changing my lifestyle, and if I can't have a drink or two in my lifestyle from time to time then I want no part of that lifestyle.
  • ForABetterMe89
    ForABetterMe89 Posts: 196
    I' trying to lose weight and be able to keep it off. That being said I'll never do it if I kick all the things I know I can't kick forever. I'm 23 and still enjoy the bar scene with friends. I don't go often as I'm married with a 16 month old. When I do go out though I go out and drink whatever I want. I haven't gained any weight back, and when I go out I eat like crap. I know it's not healthy, but one day I'll stop doing it, that day is not today. It's perfectly acceptable to go out and have one nice drink that you want and have water the rest of the night if you'd like.
  • toaster6
    toaster6 Posts: 703 Member
    I still drink sometimes. I just make room for it in my calorie allotment for the day.
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    Smoking a large joint has zero calories ;)

    I have got no idea why but I instinctively 'LIKE' this post. (Sorry, I'm not a Facebooker, I just follow what the kids do ...)

    I get out of my freaking tree regularly on red wine and still lose weight.

    Maybe I'm malnourished.

    Maybe I'm a dreamer.

    I'm not the only one.
  • tommyo3000
    tommyo3000 Posts: 12
    Smoking a large joint has zero calories ;)

    From what I remember, it also makes me eat 4000 calories!!

    Hahaha, I was waiting for that reply.. :)

    It makes willpower a bit harder :):)

    lol!
  • tommyo3000
    tommyo3000 Posts: 12
    DeadVim:
    You're not the only dreamer :)
  • tenajh
    tenajh Posts: 208 Member
    I drink my red wine almost every single night, 10 oz, have lost 24% body fat and 50 # in the last yr. I rarely drank before age 35, so now I am living well, eating healthy and getting physically fit, I do not consider this to be a poison. I enjoy my wine and will not give it up unless my docs tell me I need to. Enjoy your life -- however you see fit,
  • rowanwood
    rowanwood Posts: 509 Member
    I have a beer at least 3 days a week...I just work it into my daily calories. If your goal is to get smashed though, there won't be enough calories to go around....
  • 240Z
    240Z Posts: 5 Member
    I cut out drinking during the work week, switched to light beer, diet mixers on the weekends and some wine.
    I also make a point to use alcohol as the weekend "treat" and I don't up my weekend food calories.
    I log all calories including alcohol cals.
    When I get back from vacation I'm going to eliminate any drinking on Sunday and drop the wine.

    Down 35 pounds in 70 days so I guess one can drink while dieting. :drinker:

    If you are type that's prone to drink and then snarf down a large pizza at 11pm, then it may be more of a problem for weight loss..
  • josiereside
    josiereside Posts: 720 Member
    I say eat, drink and be merry!! If it is in your calorie allotment, don't fret about it. I cannot imaging giving up my wine or my mojito Sundays!! I have made my mojitos healthier by making simple syrup from Stevia as opposed to sugar.
  • GnomeLover1984
    GnomeLover1984 Posts: 80
    I could never give up drinking entirely. It is one of the little things that brings me joy in this crazy world. I think it is more about learning sustainable habits than anything. If you are like me, who has one glass of beer and then thinks it is OK to have 4 or 5 more...well...I need to work on that. I would eventually like to get to where I have 1 or 2 once a week on Friday or Saturday and I am fine with that.

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