I really like beer

Me too, I try to keep it to just when I go out (don't get out that much), or if I get it at home sometimes I will get a single beer for the night (some grocery stores let you do this now), or if I get a six pack I will try to space it out and have one or two on special nights, not every night while watching TV or with dinner. It's hard to have self control but I enjoy the experience more then.

I love good beer. What I've found to be most effective for me is to cut out drinking during the week unless it is limited to 1 or 2 drinks which I plan for and make sure fit into my daily goal (however this happens infrequently). I then give myself leeway on the weekend based on my plans. I've set my calorie goals to lose 1 lb a week (3500 cal deficit), if I go and drink half of those calories on the weekend and only lose 0.5 lb, so be it. This is a marathon, not a sprint, and I take enjoyment from socializing with friends over drinks. I've been able to consistently lose with this approach because it's very rare that I would ever drink more than 3500 calories (although it has happened over a couple day period) and I often don't drink at all. Plus, when you factor in exercise, it's not that hard to offset a moderate level of consumption. The key is to otherwise stick to your goals or it's easy to start getting off-track with extra calories consumed here and there.

Light beer gives me the sadz.

I would rather not drink all week, and save up for a few very tasty, high-calorie beers on the weekend. If it's less than 7% abv, I don't even bother.

You can eat or drink anything just watch your quantity and log it. I love Bacon, BBQ, & Bourbon and still enjoy them regularly

Drink stouts. 12 oz of guinness is 125 calories. Feels like a lot more than that.

yes, but not all stouts are created equal.

not knocking stouts, but OP needs to understand that not every pint of stout is 125 calories.

Otherwise, you'd crack open a bottle of siberian night or something.. and wind up pushing 320+ calories for that single bottle.

I drink real beer too. Big beer. I make it fit. I'm not going to deal with drinking crappy beer because it's lower in calories. Why? Because I like flavor.

No issues here. Just polished off a bottle of Barrel Aged Sexual Chocolate. Good times.

Listen to that guy...he's lost 153 lbs drinking the beerz.

And I've lost 50...so...You can still have your cake and eat it too...

Fellow fan of quality brew here. Also a homebrewer. It is a rare day that does not include one beer before it ends.

I stick with Michelo Ultra (though I too prefer a good craft beer), since it is both low calorie and low carb (and my diet success depends on keeping carbs under 70 grams). I pre-plan for it and usually likewise plan for a light high protein snack (e.g., few small cubes of cheddar cheese) to go with it to make sure I don't start eating indiscriminately. Most days I don't have anything, but he occasional beer or small glass of Cabernet makes for a much happier week. (wink)

If it's a special occasion you want to drink for (Halloween, birthday, etc), I wouldn't really worry about it. Try to make good food choices that day and drink up.

Generally speaking, I'm aiming for alcohol only once a week. Even if I hit my calorie goals with beer or wine in there, too many days of it seems to keep me from losing.

Ah, hell, I love beer! Most of the beers I lurv are not exactly low in calories either. Screw it, life is too short. I drink pretty much every day - in moderation (well, not in moderation every day, but let's go with that story) - and it seems to work. Fit it in your calories and macros. Some of my current choices: Dogfish Head 90 Minute, Bell's Two Hearted, and Goose Island IPA.

Just made a clone of Bell's Two Hearted and it was glorious!

I never gave up beer and lost over 100#, That being said, I reduced my intake and try to only drink one day a week. This plan doesn't always work, as events come up and I want a beer. Summer is always harder for me, so I am trying to get back to the one day a week thing right now.

i love the hops as well I just gave it up during the week for the most part If I'm out to eat I have to get beer - my favorite is draft beer (as long as it's good i will always skip beer if all they have is just american lagers / bud light etc)

i love ipa's like crazier - the hoppier the better
it's one thing i will never give up haha

I had almost a bottle of Pinot the other night. Won't jappen again so soon, but I'm a social drinker too. Anyways beer isn't too caloric

Make space for it in your weekly calories. Why not indulge once a week?

I luuurve Tom Collins drinks and make sure that I have enough calories left for one or two come Saturday (weigh-in in the morning, alcohol in the evening).

Isn't that what exercise calories are for? :drinker: