Like Minded Lushes - January 2011

I've had a few good weeks and have stuck to my goals when it's come to not drinking on week nights, sooooo I do declare next week to be as lushy as I want it to be. If I fancy a glass of wine or 2 in the evenings then I will do. It's the last week before I start the next module on my degree and when I'm back to that I have to try to squeeze 16 hours of study a week into my evenings and weekends so I'm celebrating my last week of freedom for a while.

I saved my calories so I could have a glass of wine that turned into two glasses of red wine. Then I stopped though I really wanted a third glass! :grumble:

I cannot believe it, but I've actually been clean for four weeks now. And a day. It was really hard last night, though - went out to dinner with a friend, and was soooo close to ordering a glass of red wine with my pasta!

But I didn't, and feel great about sticking with it now. Just two weeks to go now... I can't wait to have a glass of champagne at this formal party Feb. 19!!!

I did not drink Friday but I made up for it Saturday. I started with two beers while staining the fence, then we went to a house-warming and I think I had 6 beers and then came home and had a glass of red wine.
Poor choice since today is my long run...

So I am into my week of lushy freedom and guess what? First night in, an open bottle of white in the fridge and I don't fancy it!! I'm sure that's only because I could have it, if I was trying not to drink I would want it

I'm attending a dry wedding in a month or so...do I consider it a blessing in disguise or do I go with my preweight watching plan and pack a flask?
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Some liquor stores sell the mini bottles (like the airlines offer) for your purse, like a small Coconut Parrot Bay to add to your diet coke, or a flavored vodka, or mine sells some awesome mini chocolate vodkas, just great by itself over ice...................sorry, got carried away.

You guys are awesome and just the folks I need for this diet!!!

Me and my guy were BIG time drinkers. It was nothing for us to get home for the evening and split a fifth of whiskey or vodka between us, so you can imagine the beer we could put back! (bear in mind our scheduled is odd so sometimes we will go a week staying up till 3 am, we would start around 8...yea...we were drunks lol). Since I started my diet on new years day we have only had light beer (and my 6 to 8 a night are now 3 or 4 max) and we cut back a ton on the liquor we drink, we may get a bottle on Friday but it lasts a lot longer.

My biggest motivation was this site, I had NO idea how many calories were in each one of the drinks I had. Since cutting back all around I've seen results already but would be lying if I said I have kept track of every drink I have had,

It's nice to know I'm not the only one who makes sure to incorporate my alcohol into my diet.

had 2 beers last night and didnt finish the second one. i had to have one while making dinner since i was trying out a new recipe. the week has just begun so we will see how i do.

I had a redbull and vodka (not quite a triple) on the way to my parents house and then one glass of wine. So, for me...that's pretty good!


Happy Monday everyone!

what a great topic. i must bookmark this one!!!

I saw this on a thread and found it through the search. Thank goodness I found some like minded people. I think alcohol is inhibiting my weight loss; I mean I hope it is cuz I'm feeling like I'm doing most things right and other than I've had this weight on my body all my life and I'm over 50 and I love cheese, I should be losing weight. I've cut my alcohol quite a bit, shooting for none during the week and light on the weekends if at all.

I'm tired of talking about losing weight and just want to get it done. Cheers to all of us for our efforts!:drinker:

3 buckets of beer later and my Saturday night was over, but had a good time. I see so many on here who are trying to stop drinking completely, that's not my goal. I just wanted a forum where other people drank and it wasn't "dirty secret", lol.

Oh HALLELUJAH. Thank god I found this lush-friendly forum. I love you people already. :drinker:

SNOW DAY!!!! (And the kids are at my parents for the night...)

So, I made chicken chili, queso, and just had a gi-frelling-normous red bull and vodka. :drinker: I plan on having some hot chocolate and Irish cream later as well. They're calling for -20* tonight.

found me a new friendly drink yesterday!! diet iced tea peach with peach flavored vodka!!! i am so excited. was just very disappointed in not being able to excerise since i wasnt home:-(