Your progress without alcohol

I've heard it slows down your metabolism. I feel like I've gained a bunch since I started drinking more frequently. But that being said I feel like when I drink, I HAVE TO eat carby greasy food so I don't get sick so Im sure it goes hand in hand.

I've haven't noticed a difference minus alcohol unless it gets in the way of dragging my butt out of bed to get the the gym. The key to my 31 lb. drop has been cutting sugar out of my diet.

Yes, this ^^ Limiting added sugars made a bigger difference for me than anything else I've done diet related.

Alcohol really demotivates me. And when I drink, I tend to eat bad foods that night and the next day. I dont feel like working out the next day either because I have a hangover. I feel sooo much better and get much better workouts when I refrain from alcohol. Now, I need to buck up and challenge myself to be alcohol free for a while. We usually seem to drink every weekend.

What I have noticed ( and do myself) in social scenes is how many bottles of Mio Liquid , or ICE flavored water is being brought in the bar to add to drinks or use for mixers. That way you are not getting the calories from the mixer (juice or soda). Few weeks ago I was sitting with a friend at a bar on a Friday night and looking around and noticed 3 bottles of Mio sitting next to drinks. Most popular seem to be vodka & water with flavor of choice of Mio, or Vodka with your own ICE flavored water ( the blackberry mixes very well with vodka????) stopped the drinking alcohol for over 8 weeks. It was not as bad as I thought it would be. I would drink Ice tea.

At this point in time I still do my 'binge drinking' on the weekends (mostly just Saturday).. Being I am 28 and all my friends drink like fish, it's quite difficult to get together with them without booze around. However, back about two yrs ago when I started working out religiously and really was watching what I ate, I did cut booze out for a good two months. I truly believed it helped with my weight loss. I lost about 10-15 pounds from January to May. Now that I am back to going overboard with the booze on Saturdays, I believe its stalled my weight loss. I gained those 10-15 pounds back, and I really do think booze has something to do with it. Plus I feel like absolute crap when I wake up on Sunday morning! Its like I work out all week and eat right and come Saturday, I am downing Corona's and Margaritas. Totally erases all my hard work of the week. I really do think booze hinders some peoples progress.

I've haven't noticed a difference minus alcohol unless it gets in the way of dragging my butt out of bed to get the the gym. The key to my 31 lb. drop has been cutting sugar out of my diet.

Alcohol IS sugar. It is what alcoholics with the DTs are craving. It is the sugar in the alcohol. Many people do not realize that.

Alcohol is not processed by your body the same as other sugars. And no, when someone is an alcoholic their cravings will not be appeased by an oreo.

LOL, umm, the DTs will stop and yes, adding sugar will help with the physical part, not the mental part. How long have you been sober and working with other alcoholics?

When I started a couple weeks ago, my trainer told me that alcohol was the one thing that would really hold me back. Very social person and really enjoyed a glass of wine with dinner. I gave it up...it has only been a couple weeks but haven't seen any acceleration in weight loss. I am going to keep up with it for now...