Like Minded Lushes - October 2010

I'm right there with you. I work as a restaurant manager, 12 hour shifts at a time and when I get off work at ten oclock at night all I want is a drink to unwind. I used to have a margarita (it's a mexican restaurant) and slowly saw the weight start to creep up. Then I switched to champagne. It's only 87 calories a glass (on average) but then it was turning into 2 glasses at night...and a couple more on the weekends.. I'm training with a sports trainer (kicks my *kitten* three days a week) and I run 12 miles a week..but I couldn't seem to get my weight down. So, i talked to Bruce, my trainer, and asked him what more I should be doing. So, he asked about my diet. It wasn't that bad. But I buckled down and made it stricter. Still, the weight didn't budge...well, three weeks ago I stopped drinking all together. I think i've had 4 glasses of champagne since. I feel great, I'm doing a "carb cycling" diet and have lost 4.5 lbs. It's working! I'm sleeping better too. I'm staying on board. I'm not going to say that I wont ever have a drink, but i'm definitely going to think twice about it before I do

Hello fellow lushes. Calorie allowance went right out the window today as I was at my daughter, Dawn's, for a fabulous lunch. My grandson leaves home tomorrow to start a course as a trainee instructor at an outward bound centre; he will be teaching youngsters to canoe, kayak and climb high wires amongst other things. Anyway, as well as the immediate family there were two other couples and their children who are great friends from church. Dawn had made a fantastic lunch, Boeuf Bourgignon, Chicken with sundried tomatoes; broccoli, carrots, rice or cous cous plus strawberry pavlova, chocolate cheesecake and banoffee pie. The food was absolutely delicious and as it was to give Ollie a great send off it would have been rude not to eat and enjoy it but I managed to stick to a single glass of wine!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

As I have mentioned previously my sister in law has been visiting me for the last week but she returns home tomorrow, so it is back to serious exercise and maintaining a proper calorie allowance and keeping alcohol for weekend treats. Good luck to us all :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Ok, so I know everyone's trying to stay away from alcohol, but there's a time and a place and plenty of pressure for us to drink occasionally. Today I went with a bunch of girls to an open house at our salon and afterwards everyone wanted to go to our restaurant and have a drink while watching the Giants game. (GO GIANTS!) Well, I picked up these sugar free (calorie free) margarita mix packets. It's in a little tube and it's powdered and you just add it to 4 oz. of cold water and an oz of tequila. I was very sceptical as I don't like crystal light or any other sugar free beverage powders. Well, it was delicious! So for an oz of tequila (69 cal) I had a delicious cocktail that didn't break my calorie bank! It's called Baja Bob's original. I bought it at bev mo. Next time i'm having it in vodka. I know it's still not good for me, but everyone's gotta have one now and again!

My Sober October challenge was a big fail for me. I was going to not go over on my cals, drinking included and not drink more than three drinks per day. On Friday I made myself two vodka tonics, because my husband was late and it was Friday, then we went to dinner where I had one beer, but it was agave wheat, so not light on cals, then after walking around the art walk we stopped for another drink, I had a coors light, but that was four drinks and with dinner I went way over. Saturday was better, I stuck to two beers and vodka-soda, but Sunday I got together with a friend to watch Weeds and I drank four beers.
Weekends are bad for me, but during the week I can do better, my new challenge this week is to not drink beer.
what do you think-is there a difference between wine/beer/hard liquor? or is a calorie just a calorie?
the other thing, though, is that I can better stick to one glass of wine with dinner than one beer.

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who's a lush...My husband and I both have stressful jobs and enjoy having a beer at the end of the day. Unfortunately, it sometimes turns into a six-pack or more. Then we stuff our faces afterwards.

I think I might invest in some Select 55. Low on calories and tastes crappy enough that I don't want to drink too many. :drinker:

After being a member here for a while...I think I found the best thread finally

OMG, pure alcohol abuse....anyway, way to be proactive...I have to be pregnant to go 35 days and I am not that desparate

I don't know which is more disturbing. the alcohol abuse or the thought of Kim getting pregnant just to avoid alcohol. both are disturbing images. I always cry at the loss of good vodka.

good for you, Karen, for being so focused. I don't want to give up alcohol so I am certaininly not aiming for anything more than a week or so at a time. But you are certainly on a long streak.

Your right, it's a coin toss. Plus, I already have four kids which is probably the very reason I drink.

Karen, have you weighed recently...have you lost?

Welcome TRAV!!! What's your poison? Any goals?

Didn't manage a bozze free night after all last night but I still managed to keep to just one glass of Chardonnay. Anyway, today is another day so hope to stay off the bozze until Saturday, keep under the calorie allowance AND get on with my exercise. :drinker: