Like Minded Lushes - November

WAY TO GO ROBIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have to say fitting into a size 8 pair of pants my friend can't wear anymore was the highlight of my weekend I've also lost an inch from my hips and an inch from my waist! yay. And.......DRUM ROLL PLEASE......ZERO DRINKS THIS WEEK! I have found I'd much rather save my calories for a small cup of skinny cow ice cream than a glass of wine at the end of the day.....I also discovered sugar free Hersey's powder.....2Tblsp's are only 35 calories and it's so yummy - even in hot water!

May go in a first date this weekend......so will most likely drink then......but going a week with no alcohol is plenty!!!??

That's well done on no drinking and congrats on the "first date" ... don't drink TOO much though first impressions and all.

Love that Robin can get into a size 4. I am going to run to the Gap this weekend and see if I can fit into THEIR size 10's and tight 8's LOL. Not to buy them mind you only to try on. I do need another hole in my belt though

Robin, size 4, wow :happy:
Kim, I match you no drinks tonight :bigsmile:
Fsuxo, enjoy your date, I'd probably need a few drinks to pluck up the courage to even go on a date these days, I'm useless at all that stuff, not surprising I've been on my own for ages now (not that I'm complaining!).
Asjervan congrats on being under your goal weight. I was a couple of weeks ago too, then have given myself a hard time now my weight has gone back up a little, I'm still with in my weight range though. I've found it quite hard to make the switch from losing to maintaining.

robyn, I have never eaten an oyster! I had mussels and fried clams, but never oysters! I know what you mean about switcing to maintenance cals, I switched to maintenance and then I switched back, it's a silly game where I try to stay under maint. cals but go over on the 1200 line.
Last night went to the hockey game and had two beers, which I had planned for, but ended up eating bbq pulled pork on texas toast, with fries. I was way over even with my 5-mile run!
This weekend will not be big on drinking. Sushi and movie tonight, trivia tomorrow, baby shower Sunday.
Have a wonderful weekend, Lushies!

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Hello Crazycat. If you have been visiting this site over the past year then you will know that there are a lot of people here who will cheer you on, support you and dust you down if you slip. Just take tiny steps; set realistic goals and give yourself rewards and, if you do slip, don't beat yourself up, there is always a new day when you can start afresh.

Happy Wednesday, fellow lushes; only two days to the weekend for those of us who allow ourselves a little drink on the weekend. :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Pam
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Hope I'm doing this right. It took a couple days to find my first post. lol Hi Pam, thank you for your support words! I am just beside myself that I stumbled on this topic/post. I've been visiting myfitnesspal site for a year on and off, using the calorie counter food log and excercise log. I've never went to the message boards. I was sure there was not one on functional alcoholics trying to diet and, with that, cut out or back on imbibing. And, I knew that was the problem of bulk of calories as well as the extra dinner for the liver for me! Thank you for your encouragement!

Well, last night did end up with 5 beers before dinner. My brother was over for a visit, but that wasn't the excuse. Sounded good, right? We ordered out Chinese, and that was the end of the beer. Of course, had we ate earlier, I wouldn't have had beer - would have been too full. Today, I remind myself that I would rather eat my calories than drink them. And, maybe I should designate a couple of days only for a few beers.....that will be the on going experiment for the next week or so.

Thank you to others who responded. Good luck to all and congratuations to those who made it!! : )

Yay got that Friday feeling, got home from work, went to gym then had the nasty realisation that I can't have my usual glass or 2 of wine to celebrate surviving another week! Guess weekends were always going to be the hardest as that was mainly when I drank anyway. Hey ho.

Robin that festival sounds amazing, 20 different wineries, by the time I'd tried a sip of everything on offer I'd have to be carried home :blushing:

Hope everyone has a great weekend, if you are drinking have 1 for me :drinker: , if you aren't, stay strong, we can do this :happy:

I caved when we went with friends for dinner...yummy wine

Oh, well...have to work this afternoon and tomorrow...so, I think I will be fine otherwise

I caved when we went with friends for dinner...yummy wine

Oh, well...have to work this afternoon and tomorrow...so, I think I will be fine otherwise

dont beat yourself up. Life is about friends and wine so what. Its all good and you have been doing an awesome job lately.

I plan to consume about 3000 calories today and drink a bottle and a half worth of wine. I am going to be so happy. I just finished a good workout today to help offset the overage a little.

Oysters!!!!:drinker: Oysters!!!!:drinker: Oysters!!!!:drinker: Oysters!!!!:drinker: Oysters!!!!:drinker: Oysters!!!!:drinker: Oysters!!!!:drinker:

Your absolutly right, Robin!!! Enjoy your evening!!!

Glad you had such a nice time Robin.

I have made it through my first week alcohol free (definitely not chocolate free but I have maintained my weight so it's fine).

Hope everyone has a nice week. I'm preparing myself for the gale force winds and rain that have been forecast for my journey on the school run and then to work tomorrow morning. Waterproofs at the ready, I just love the good old English weather :glasses:

Good job Yvonne!!

My kitchen quest came in at @ half of my budget! Of course I had to celebrate. :drinker: I started washing walls yesterday in prep of the new kitchen and after two or three wipes and rinses the water was BROWN - ewwwwww. Once this kitchen is in there will be no more smoking in the house. Hopefully that rule and cutting out alcohol will lead to no more smoking at all. I don't know which is worse to try and quit. Good job Robin on quitting. And glad you had fun at the Oyster fest, I did look it up on line and found you are in the Seattle area. It must have been fabulous.

Sheenabe, I am not sure ALL my weight gain came from drinking but we do have a joke around here when discussing dinner options - is it drink friendly or not? Frankly I just don't want fish and green beans after a few drinks, I want steak and potato. Or taco's or something else fattening to soak up the alcohol. So I think it is a combination of drinks and dinner choices. Anyway, welcome to the club.

Hey lushes,

I am back to sobriety this evening...Friday and Saturday, the lush devil reared it's ugly head...But, it is what it is

We went for sushi Friday and it took so long for our food to arrive we had to split 3 big Kirins while we waited! Good thing I did 30DS before we left the house, for just such an occassion.
Saturday I had three Bud light limes with my aunt and cousins in the afternoon then we went to some friends to play trivia and I had a couple more beers.
Sunday=0 drinks. I wanted to open a bottle of wine to have with lasagna but I didn't:) and today I was only one pound over goal instead of 2 like usual. I am at goal on Friday but never on Monday!