Drunk snacking?

I'll be real honest, when I drink I crave McDonalds Cheeseburgers, and I hate McDonalds. If I get to this point I have had too much, and in the last two months I have severely cut back on my alcohol. But, if I do go overboard I found that it's best to just feed the beast, have that cheeseburger and call it a night, if I don't, If I try to eat an apple and some nuts I'm just going to stay up and drink more, and eat more, in the end it'll be worse than if I had just said, hey, sober guy, lets hit the Mcdees. Your mileage may vary, but for me, I feed the beast, and then don't drink that heavy for a month or so.

Rigger

Just live, drink, eat and enjoy ... Really, just do it.

We are put in this place for a minuscule time and we ain't meant to be obsessing over macros and ****e as we are making our way to sure death.

That is absolute, no afterlife, total death by the way.

You will die.

Everyone you care about will die.

So enjoy those snacks, whatever you choose.

If you choose to worry about 'empty calories' and 'I just drink water, I don't need alcohol to have a good time' then that's up to you.

Make sense? No? Good.

^I love you.

OP, great advice on here. I like eggs for a drunk snack. They fill you up, give you the salt fix and don't have to be a diet wrecker. Cheers!

Agreed! You only live once people. I go out drinking most Saturdays with my friends and it honestly has no negative effect on my weight loss. As for the eating goes, I plan ahead. I don't eat as much that day to save up some calories and I go to Zumba or something and burn a ton of calories. When I drink I usually make myself eat something before bed because then I don't feel sick in the morning. If you go for fast food just don't binge...get a kids meal. Or just get the burger without the fries. Plan ahead for it and exercise the next day and you will be fine. I personally don't see myself coming home at night and cooking or throwing together a snack...I know I would just go for speed and convenience. Just plan for it and have fun without feeling super guilty. :drinker:

Hey I'm in college and I have the same problem!

First of all you can't always fight off the drunken munchies but a lot of the times you can, and that's what's going to get you to your goal. The way I get by my drinking and over eating problem is by keeping only healthy food in my house. When I come home from a night of partying I want food! Make a giant bowl or sugar free jello or sugar free pudding....if you are drunk and eat the whole thing then it wouldn't be as much calories as a giant burrito or fried chicken. Also, if I you have sweets or high calorie foods around you try to take a bite and pass it on. What I mean is give it to a friend, throw it away, do something that forbids you from eating the whole thing. Hope this helps!

Oh man I don't know about healthy because back when I partied every weekend my favorite things to eat were either:

1. Gas station nachos
2. A hot dog from the stand on the corner
Or
3. Those chicken nuggets with cheese inside. Microwaved.

And if I spent the majority of the night on the dance floor, all three. With a giant sprite from mcdonalds the next morning. Fountain sprite cures all alcohol induced ailments.

Yes that is why I don't drink much anymore. The calories in the alcohol plus the eating is why I am here in the first place! I gained 60lbs doing that crap! I have other health problems that I didn't know about then that didn't help either but.... be careful.

Hangover burritos are the best

Jack in the box tacos were always my go-to food when I used to get hammered. Keyword: Used to. Dont drink anymore.

I don't seem to get very hungry after drinking. Then again, I drink probably twice a month... do you go out to dinner before you drink? Maybe that would help you avoid the munchies?

I like to drink sometimes too. It sucks that people who haven't lost much weight talk about people's judgement and will power when clearly everyone here has had a little or big issue with food consumption. On a *lighter* note, making sure you work out during the day for an hour generally gives you a pretty decent buffer. On some elliptical stout can burn up to 800 cals in an hour. If you eat your first meal around noon then second around 6pm and something small before you go out you'll be at around 650 cals for the day. By drink 4 glasses of wine or vodka diet (200 cals each) you can use up about 800-1k cals which is just what you worked off. Plus from not eating so much that day you don't need to drink as much and wine has a higher alcohol content. Once you get home have an English muffin with peanut butter and spray butter. Comes to about 300 cals which should keep you pretty good for the calorie counting. Good luck with the hangover... That's when my diet gets thrown for a loop. I definitely try to dance more, drink more water, listen to my body, and not consistently have a drink in hand. I don't prelog my drinks but as I go through the night I know how many calories are in each drink. I go for the bread to soak up the booze to avoid the hang over and the peanut butter coats your stomach. Good luck and add me if you like. I work really hard on the days I'm not drinking so I don't feel as guilty.

While I can't quite relate to wanting certain "greasy" foods, most of my drunk and hungry cravings are tai food or sweets.

If I am craving tai food I have a microwaveable tai dinner package I keep in my dorm room. The package is taped shut by me, so that I have to be starving and determined to get it open. It's relatively low cal and I only do this maybe once a month.

Otherwise I have my pre blended hangover cure that acts as my "sweets". It's coconut water, banana and either berries or a bit of cocoa powder. heavy on the coconut water, lower on the sugars. It's usually what I am craving and luckily exactly what my body needs.

I'm not much of a drinker anymore like I was in my 20s, but still get invited to occasional parties and social events. Alternating diet soda or water with the alcoholic beverages helps. Usually I try to have a decent sized meal and opt for that instead of snacking, but popcorn would be my go-to plan.