alcohol consumption

ksums1988
ksums1988 Posts: 4
in Health and Weight Loss
Hey!
I've not been on this very long and looking for a bit of help. I'm generally quite a healthy eater and have improved my snacking greatly. My issue seems to be alcohol/cocktails. Every couple weekends I like to meet up with my friends and go for a dance or just to a bar but sometimes I feel this may be undoing my work. Does anyone have any helpful tips on what to do and not to do. I know I could simply not drink but I'm trying to find a balance. I work out 5 days minimum. Thanks!

Kirsty :)

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  • farway
    farway Posts: 1,253 Member
    Life is for living, you could try & stick to lower calorie booze, like vodka, but if pints of real ale are are your choice then just log the booze and cut down on the food for a day or two

    You will not die from so called starvation mode, nor will your metabolism be ruined for ever

    Plus you say you are dancing, thus calories are being used there, and maybe up your exercises?
  • DeadliftAddict
    DeadliftAddict Posts: 746 Member
    I just stick to whiskey or cognac and dt. coke. Loc calorie and gets the job done.
  • RSBrewer1961
    RSBrewer1961 Posts: 13 Member
    Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum and Diet Coke is my poison of choice and a 1.5oz shot in a tall glass of Diet Coke is just 75 calories. Vodka and Diet Tonic is typically 66 calories for the same measure. I love real beer, not the light stuff, so I limit those to once a month or more but low-cal cocktails are a daily log item. I too work out 5 days a week minimum and I always have plenty of calories available for such an indulgence.
  • jess135177
    jess135177 Posts: 186 Member
    I drink once a week. Liquor and I don't get along so I stick to wine.
  • TheBadToe
    TheBadToe Posts: 246 Member
    Booze isnt the devil. People have been drinking it for hundreds of years. If it becomes a choice of drinks vs. processed foods.... drinks win every time. Just moderate, once every two weeks is perfectly ok.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Do: Enjoy yourself and be responsible. Choose lower calorie drinks that you like - distilled liquors with light mixers (club soda, diet juice or soda, ice), wine, lighter beers. Be aware that craft and most dark beers may be very high in calories.

    Don't: Use a buzz as a reason to over eat. Choose sugary mixed drinks such a pina colada and margarita.
  • Smashley1947
    Smashley1947 Posts: 129
    Beer is full of minerals and nutrients,

    Everything in moderation
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    Find a low calorie drink and keep enjoying life.
  • jcorpern
    jcorpern Posts: 96 Member
    Don't eat back your exercise calories and save them for your weekly alcohol allowance. I've not got the time right now to get a lot of exercise in, so when I'm under my calorie goal, I earmark those calories for my weekly alcohol.

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