Beer and weight Loss. Has anyone mastered it???

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  • babyj0
    babyj0 Posts: 531 Member
    IMO, eat/drink anything you want. Just stay under your calories!
    I have a friend who lost TONS of weight, and bulked up! He runs all the time and is super active... but by the end of week, he has his brewskies.

    "I run for beer"
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    fit it in...I haven't given up beer...tough I do drink less of it than I used to...but beer is an essential part of good livin' IMHO.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    yes, easy peezy
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  • Lisaaubs
    Lisaaubs Posts: 2
    Thanks
  • Isakizza
    Isakizza Posts: 754 Member
    As long as it fits in my daily calories & macros, I'm okay.
    I still only drink maybe once or twice a month though.

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  • peopletalk
    peopletalk Posts: 519 Member
    molson 67 <--- love it. but i like light beers anyway, so it tastes great to me.
    for parties i bring a six pack of keystone light, they're only 102 calories per beer, so if i save around 600 calories for the night, i'm golden!

    also i binge drink probably once every second saturday
  • bren102257
    bren102257 Posts: 5
    I used to drink wine pretty much every day, I have stopped doing that during the week and allowing myself to indulge on the weekends, I just started MFP last week, so I am anxious to see how it all works out. I did have a vodka drink last night but just added the calories to my daily allowed.
  • PriceK01
    PriceK01 Posts: 834 Member
    I still drink beer and log it. So long as it fits into your macros, you're fine :)
  • fooninie
    fooninie Posts: 291 Member
    If you get two mugs (one for each arm) curl them 10 times before each sip??? lol :drinker:

    I usually have a beer when I am in a calorie deficit (after a really long run or hard workout). I will work out an extra 20 minutes for my cold one!!! :ohwell:
  • PeteWhoLikesToRunAlot
    PeteWhoLikesToRunAlot Posts: 596 Member
    It's all about moderation. Don't pound a six-pack at a sitting, have one or two if it fits into your calories. If it doesn't fit, then go run a mile or two and make it fit :)
  • bumblebums
    bumblebums Posts: 2,181 Member
    Just log it and proceed as usual. It gets trickier for unusual beers because calorie information is not available and they are usually not in the database; in that case, you can guesstimate calories based on beer of the same type with similar alcohol content.
  • Seanb_us
    Seanb_us Posts: 322 Member
    I failed beer :sad:
  • TomTomato
    TomTomato Posts: 223
    I've pretty much mastered making beer and drinking beer. Still working on the weight loss.
  • R2Vee2
    R2Vee2 Posts: 13
    The key is moderation. I love beer, I have less of it so I make it count when I do. I add an extra ten minutes of circuit training when I know I'll have some. Same applies to bacon. :)
  • rsimoneau1
    rsimoneau1 Posts: 35 Member
    I'm a wicked beer snob. I love high calorie/high alcohol IPA (Pliny, Heady Topper, Hop Stoopid), as well as other high end styles (Founder's Breakfast Stout, etc...). Finding a good happy medium, I discovered Wachussets Light IPA. Great IPA flavor, 121 calories.

    It's tough. Only recently have I found I am drinking way less than I used to, and I'm OK with that. Everything in moderation....
  • kgraves3
    kgraves3 Posts: 28 Member
    Everything in moderation. I was just saying to someone else, if you know you have a weakness for a certain treat (in your case, beer), then make room for it in your diet. It can be done.

    That being said, I definitely had to cut down on my drinking when I started trying to lose weight, and most people who drink with any regularity have to do the same. But I can still fit it in when I want, and that's on a 1200 net kcal/day budget. It's a balancing act.
  • jessilyn76
    jessilyn76 Posts: 532 Member
    I concur.........WILL RUN FOR BEER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :drinker:
  • hustona1
    hustona1 Posts: 14
    I don't drink that often but I couldn't imagine giving up my love for craft beers, maybe one in a good while and make sure it fits into your calorie intake. I hate light beers and I was happy to find out that Guinness is 125 calories for a 12-ounce glass, it has about 25 fewer calories than most ales or lagers. Budweiser by comparison has about 145 calories.
  • EmilyOfTheSun
    EmilyOfTheSun Posts: 1,548 Member
    Yup. Nailed it!
    I just stay active and do a ton of hiking and climbing, it balances out my partying.
  • Alex_is_Hawks
    Alex_is_Hawks Posts: 3,499 Member
    Many people have...the first two that come to mind for me are Trogolicious and firstsip.
  • grantwashere
    grantwashere Posts: 171 Member
    Mmmmmm......Keystone Light! Six pack? They make 30's. :)
    molson 67 <--- love it. but i like light beers anyway, so it tastes great to me.
    for parties i bring a six pack of keystone light, they're only 102 calories per beer, so if i save around 600 calories for the night, i'm golden!

    also i binge drink probably once every second saturday
  • dewsmom78
    dewsmom78 Posts: 498 Member
    Nope, I haven't lost any scale weight in 3 months - BUT - I've lost 5.5 inches and 4% body fat. I'll take that over pounds on the scale anyday.

    The beer is worth it to me, I just refuse to log on the weekends.
  • pcastagner
    pcastagner Posts: 1,606 Member
    This thread made me crave beer! Belgian trippel nom nom nom
  • hottamolly00
    hottamolly00 Posts: 334 Member
    Yes, but it takes longer.
  • nikkishastid
    nikkishastid Posts: 10 Member
    JUST DRINK A BEER THEN RUN IT OFF AND REPEAT UNTIL YOU PASS OUT...LOL
  • capnrus789
    capnrus789 Posts: 2,736 Member
    No problem. It's only an issue when I'm a lazy *kitten*.
  • traviswise71
    traviswise71 Posts: 4
    When you choose to drink beer, make it count. Life is to short for cheap beer. buy the good stuff and then like all the other posts have stated, Moderation. Have one with a meal and stay under your caloric limit. I like to enjoy a beer while I am doing something like chopping wood or mowing the lawn. Sweat and beer go hand in hand.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    You can consume nothing but beer. As long as you keep a deficit, you will lose.

    Yeah, you certainly will. You'll lose your muscles, your liver, eventually your life.
  • MizTerry
    MizTerry Posts: 3,763 Member
    I'm a IIFYM person. I just came back from a beer fueled vacation and still managed a loss, but I tried to watch the portions I ate and found a gym at every hotel we stayed.

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