Alcohol Effects

Lairdy08
Lairdy08 Posts: 16 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
If I eat clean all week, 1,200 cals a day and four, one hour cardio sessions in the gym, will a night out in the town on a Friday night render my work during the week pointless or should it not cause and effect. I do not drink beer/wine, stick to spirits and try to limit fizzy mixers.

Would still like to go out at weekend but do not want to ruin my hard work and progress during the week

Cheers

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  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    If you don't eat clean all week, eat at least 1800 calories a day and do half the exercise you stated a night out wont render your efforts through the week pointless.

    As a young man you really should be eating more calories...I am almost 2x your age and a women and I eat about 1800 a day and lose.

    So go have your fun...and re-evaluate your weekly goals...
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,431 MFP Moderator
    If you don't eat clean all week, eat at least 1800 calories a day and do half the exercise you stated a night out wont render your efforts through the week pointless.

    As a young man you really should be eating more calories...I am almost 2x your age and a women and I eat about 1800 a day and lose.

    So go have your fun...and re-evaluate your weekly goals...

    Pretty much all this. It's not about eating clean, it's about getting adequate nutrition and fueling your body to support yoru workouts. But low calorie + only cardio = muscle loss. At your weight, aim for about 1.5 lbs per week, eat back some exercise calories, increase protein and do some weight training 3-4 days a week and cardio on the other 2-3
  • shapefitter
    shapefitter Posts: 900 Member
    If you don't eat clean all week, eat at least 1800 calories a day and do half the exercise you stated a night out wont render your efforts through the week pointless.

    As a young man you really should be eating more calories...I am almost 2x your age and a women and I eat about 1800 a day and lose.

    So go have your fun...and re-evaluate your weekly goals...

    Ditto
  • Lairdy08
    Lairdy08 Posts: 16 Member
    Thanks guys, I have a cheat day on Sunday's but don't over do it and I am also doing 30 mins weight training a day also and 20 minutes stretching.

    I will up the calories to about 1,800 after 4 weeks, thanks for the help, any more tips are more than welcome, well done with al your progress!!!

    Keep it up!
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,431 MFP Moderator
    Thanks guys, I have a cheat day on Sunday's but don't over do it and I am also doing 30 mins weight training a day also and 20 minutes stretching.

    I will up the calories to about 1,800 after 4 weeks, thanks for the help, any more tips are more than welcome, well done with al your progress!!!

    Keep it up!

    Also, pick up a food scale. That will be one of your biggest keys to success. It helps maintain accuracy
  • MostlyWater
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
    You have to live your life. If you see it's not working for you, then go out every other weekend.
  • Jen800
    Jen800 Posts: 548 Member
    Why are you eating so few calories?!

    As another poster said, get a food scale. It'll really help you.

    The amount of calories you're eating may be hindering your loss, try bumping it up. Also, limit the alcohol perhaps to once every other weekend. You can have fun without it. Perhaps be the DD those weeks you don't drink?

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