How does everyone account for drinking alcohol

Just drink until you forget, that way there's nothing to remember.

If you can't remember it, it didn't happen.

The secret is never to binge drink as if you were at some teenage cornfield kegger (more than 4-5 drinks at one sitting) and to keep alcohol consumption within moderation (1 drink per day for women and 2 drinks per day for men).

Studies show that moderate (wine) drinkers are healthier, live longer and have lower weight than teetotalers or those who just (over) drink in the weekend. See for example this link: http://www.cosmopolitan.com/advice/health/drink-wine-for-weight-loss

There is a reason why the French and Italians eat fatty foods and drink alcohol regularly with their meals but most stay thin: they don't get all out of control and pig out nor drink to get drunk as is typical in American or English culture, for example.

I treat wine as just another foodstuff that is part of a civilized dinner where you eat slowly and mindfully, enjoy conversation and savor your one helping of natural, home-cooked food. I drink 1-3 glasses of red wine almost every night with my evening meal. Everything that passes my lips gets logged, including water and wine. Cutting alcohol for a cut while "dieting" might accelerate fat loss temporarily, but I think dieting is almost always a bad idea: it is much better to adopt a permanent long-term lifestyle that is healthy and happy: almost daily alcohol (wine) consumption is proven to be an excellent candidate to include in such a lifelong lifestyl. The fat/weight loss will follow naturally and at a natural pace and is much more likely to stay off. And, you will still be living a life worth living.

I don't do it very often at all so when I do I usually (of late) don't track it. To be honest, after the 4th drink I'm not thinking straight let alone tracking how many drinks I've had.

If I have a drink during the week with dinner I make sure it fits in with my calories or I won't have it & sometimes I think twice about it.

I unfortunately always get stuck into the rose, white wine/champers or ciders when out because when I get a vodka with something it's gone in 10 seconds & I'd drink twice as many.

If Alcohol is like a vitamin then, like vitamins, you don't need to log them.

The LOGIC is sound. Dispute it if you like, but the logic is sound.

















It's the premise that's faulty.

I like wine with some of my meals and I like to go to the pub to watch football and have a few drinks. I can't do this everyday (I suspect a good portion of my current condition can be attributed to beer and pub food); but I plan for it as best I can and pre-log before I go out.

And yes, when I go out I usually stick to Vodka and soda. That's because the pub we go to doesn't have the light beer I like and they charge too much for wine.

I don't.
I'd rather eat actual food than consume empty calories, sorry.

I try to stick to wine and straight liquor. I get the most for my caloric buck

Well... When I drink I DONT eat... kills my buzz! So I think it evens out lol! Bottoms up!:drinker:

ETS I don't drink beer a lot most of the time my alcohol comes in the form of a shot! less carbs in the hard stuff

I've had one alcoholic drink this year. I counted it.

i log what i drink.

If you can fit it into your caloric intake are you ok with it. I am not talking about daily drinking. I am talking about once a week HH or a rare night out. I realize it can fit in your calorie budget but doesn't it truthfully slow your metabolism?

Also do most people stick with vodka when they are drinking since it is low in cals and sugar?

Truthfully, even if it doesn't fit in my calories I'm still going to drink it if I"m going out on a Friday or Saturday night. The upside, I'm typically under my calories all week so one day over hasn't been a problem with weight loss. I guess if I believed in the "cheat meal" theory than I'd call this my "cheat drinks".

As far as vodka - not a chance. Here's my thought - I hate vodka, always have. The only way I can drink it is to drink it fast and drink a lot to the the point where it no longer tastes bad. Or I can have 1-2 beers that taste good, not be totally trashed, feel great the next day, and probably drink a similar amount of calories.

I count them as extra exercise calories. I try to pre plan nights im going to go out drinking and execise hard and long that day so i have a good 600 extra calories besides my normal 1000 calorie daily burn, so 1600 calorie burn. This way i can eat tasty crappy bar food and lose count on how many beers i drink, and not have to worry about exercising the follow day all hungover. Yes its terrible but life is too short so F' it.

I do the same thing. A few extra miles in the morning is totally worth beer and jalapeno poppers that night.

Alcohol is a triple whammy for weight loss. To be honest, its not just about the actual amount of calories in the alcohol. 2 things: It slows down your metabolism for several hours after drinking, so whatever calories you get from the alcohol, your also burning much less than your body normally would. Second, the way your body digests alcohol, it is converted directly into body fat (visceral belly fat to make things worse!) not "burned off" thru exercise. So basically, when looking at the consequences, I tend to triple whatever the amount of calories are in the alcohol in order to keep myself focused on what it's really doing for my weight loss, so if 500 cals is worth a 150 calorie margarita, I'll have it! but usually, it isnt!

alcohol is converted straight to fat...says who????

This guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgTlFFWMNy0

This video changed how I see sugar. It's scientific proof about the dangers of Fructose!

I drink if I want. And I log it. Luckily I'm not much a booze-hound, but if we wants it we haves it.

I've come to treat alcohol the same way I treat other calories. IE is it worth it or not. Cheap booze is right out the window, I don't enjoy it enough to make it worthwhile. Also since losing a fair amount of weight and not drinking as much as I used to it takes a whole lot less. So just like the rest of my calories I only drink things I *really* enjoy, or things I want to try, and I work them in to my calories once or twice a week.

This and I will actually take anywhere from a couple of weeks to a couple of months off from having any alcohol to help me lose weight better. I really do see a difference when I do this, not so much in lbs (I don't rate my success on the scale but rather in the fit of my clothes, inches lost, etc) plus it helps me to reel in any unwanted binges. I hate vodka but my new favorite is Kentucky bourbon on the rocks:) Most of the time I will drink Jameson, though (Irish).