Alcohol n weight loss? Lets be real here.
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When I was losing, I saved my workout calories for the weekend fun. I don't drink during the week.0
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i just smash beers when i need to, dont write it in the diary and just pretend like it never happened. im not saying this is good, or it works but its what i do0
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I work it in to my daily calorie allowance. When I go out I drink Jack Daniels. Works for me :drinker:0
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Good workouts = a couple good beers per week. I'm not in to light beers, or hard alcohol unless I'm really letting loose. I'd rather drink once a week and really enjoy it than drink crap every night. If I can fit in a Mickey's 40oz... I think every one else can work their calories around a couple beers! haha :laugh:0
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I have a bottle of wine maybe twice a month. Sometimes that means a couple glasses over a few days, sometimes it means many glasses one night and one or two the next. I'm not super strict about how often I open a bottle. Sometimes it's two weeks in a row, sometimes I go a month or two with no wine. I just have it when I'm in the mood and have the calories for it.0
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I try to limit myself to a glass of red or white wine a couple nights a week and work it into my daily calorie count. When I go out with friends on the weekend I stick to vodka and water with a lemon or a lime, or vodka and club soda w/lime/lemon/orange. It's a drink that I end up sipping rather than guzzling like I do if I drink a jack and diet coke or something with soda to cover up the alcohol. A
Also on a recent camping trip I took Miller 64s and I had a nice buzz and was the only person in my big group of friends to wake up feeling great the next morning. I love craft beers so this was a big change, but worth it. I brought cut lemons and limes to flavor up the beer. I never felt like I was missing out and I didn't double up on beers just b/c they were light. I figure I saved a couple thousand calories compared to my friends over the course of the weekend.0 -
I enjoy a couple of glasses of wine almost every day. I want a diet that suits me for good. I like my wine so I workout more and I log it. Life is far too short to cut out what we enjoy:drinker: .0
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i just smash beers when i need to, dont write it in the diary and just pretend like it never happened. im not saying this is good, or it works but its what i do0
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i just smash beers when i need to, dont write it in the diary and just pretend like it never happened. im not saying this is good, or it works but its what i do0
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idk the weird thing is i used to be an alcoholic and am in recovery now i know nothing bout a few drinks here and there for weight loss but when i was an alcoholic i was skinny when i stopped i gained alot of weight idk why i always thought it was cuz alcohol fills u up so u barely eat and liquid calories go away quicker than solids. any1 else know why some alcoholics r skinny and gain weight when they stop? i'm curious0
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i just smash beers when i need to, dont write it in the diary and just pretend like it never happened. im not saying this is good, or it works but its what i do
:drinker: This is how I have been doing it so far as well.
I am not a daily drinker, but once a month (maybe not even), I usually meet up with some friends and we get our rockstar on. I don't even want to imagine how many cals I put back - I certainly don't count...or quickly lose count :laugh:
I know I will have to keep reassessing as I continue to lose weight and my BMR/TDEE naturally lowers, but the odd drinking night hasn't hurt me enough to stall out ...and helps keep me sane.0 -
I do 3 things; if I'm out for a long night or big party (particularly if it's my own birthday celebrations and therefore want to have a few alcoholic treats), I try to do the following:
1. Do a bit more exercise the previous day, that day (if possible) and the following day to give me a little leeway for boozing
2. Do the alternating method; have one boozy drink alternated with one low-cal non-alcoholic bevvy and try to nurse the non-alcy one so you don't have as many drinks in total
3. Carry a low-cal snack with you, so that if you hit that point in the night where you get the booze-munchies, you don't end up hitting the fast food joints
I also recommend swapping higher-cal drinks for lower-cal ones (gin is quite good, I think), or, if you really like the higher calorie stuff like wine, spritzer it with diet lemonade or low-cal soda water. Then you still get your wine kick but with fewer calories.
But maybe you shouldn't pay attention to me, cos when it comes to booze I often just go nuts then draw a line under it the next day and climb back on the healthy horse :P0 -
I drink wine because I like wine. I was drank before I got fat, so I know it is not the alcohol that made me fat.0
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I have 2 lite wine coolers every night. They fit into my daily/weekly calories.0
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I fit it into my calorie goal....0
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It's not doing me any harm - I just factor them into my calorie allowance for the day and don't go mad. If I go over allowance, I never go over TDEE, so no harm.0
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I believe you can enjoy everything in moderation. I enjoy beer LOL but I eat clean (most of the time) and exercise daily. What good is it if you can't enjoy life I have lost almost 25 pounds and have not given up beer (probably what keeps me sane too)0
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Wachusetts Light IPA. 121 Cal, tons of taste.
Other than that, I still drink on the weekends/camping, generally rum with diet ginger beer or Craft IPA (Heady Topper for example). I find that going through this lifestyle change journey that my tolerance for booze is getting lower and lower, and I'm OK with that.0 -
I tend to be a wine drinker, I hate beer and hard liquor- unless the hard liquor is in a mixed drink. So to avoid those I do wine. However, I don't drink the wine straight, most times. I actually do a white wine spritzer, half wine half soda water. If you use the right kind of wine Chardonnay or Reisling, it is actually quite good. I will say that a bartender needs to know how to make one of these to make it right. It is generally low in calories under 100 (usually between 90-96) because the water cuts the wine and any sugar content of the wine.
Great Drink. Works for me.0
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