I see no one has written a Wednesday post, so I'll take the helm. This is my first post here. I used to drink beer....lots of beer. I was consuming about 1300 to 1500 calories a day in beer. Hmmmm......wonder where all this excess fat came from. Anyhow, I've been using myfitnesspal for about a week now. I'm down 3.5 lbs. I've restricted myself to 1750 calories a day and I have been working out (throwing kegs....ironic, flipping tractor tires, throwing sand bags, body weight exercises, etc...). I have had four beer since I started tracking myself, and this was during a poker night last weekend.

However, it is really hard for me to stop drinking altogether. I'm on the path to cutting down, but I still have 4 to 6 drinks a night. Just lower calorie drinks. My go to lately has been Captain Morgan and diet 7-up. Right around 50 calories a drink. So, while I know this board is about not drinking during the week....for those of you with weaker constitutions, like myself, there are some options if you like to relax a little after work.

Another strategy that I've adopted is called intermittent fasting. I wake up, grab an ice tea to give me a caffeine boost in the morning, drink some more iced tea during the day, skip breakfast, skip lunch, eat a sensible dinner. This intermittent fasting keeps me under my calorie goal for the day consistently, even while enjoying some drinks after work.

Now, some of you are probably thinking "gasp" everyone says to eat six small meals a day. If you don't eat your metabolism will slow down. Well, that is right and wrong. Research shows that your body has to go without significant calories for 72 hours before it goes into "starvation mode", or slowing of the metabolism. It seems to work for me. I just don't really get hungry during the day, as long as I'm staying busy, but I understand this path might not be for everyone.

Anyhow, I wish everyone the very best of luck and I'd love to see some comments.