Like minded lushes -Februay 2011

rjadams
rjadams Posts: 4,029 Member
edited September 23 in Motivation and Support
Hello and welcome to the thread that acknowledges alcohol. We like it. Most of us drink it. We struggle with the effect it has on our weight loss. We support each othere when we strive to control it. We support each other when we fail to control it.

This is a support zone. No judging,

after stressing majorly over flowers for a wedding and such and much alcohol consumption in vegas this past week, tomorrow I will try to clean up ang get things back on track. (please notice I said tomorrow, not tonight. too much on the plane home first class rules and then again I am home safe:wink: )

Welcome to all the new lushes to the thread. we are all here to support.smiley-eatdrink060.gif

if you want to see what we have been up to the old thread is here http://www.myfitnesspal.com/post/new/145046-like-minded-lushes-january-2011
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  • sjspada
    sjspada Posts: 6
    Glad I found this... alcohol is the cause of most of my empty calories.
  • carlynishere
    carlynishere Posts: 330 Member
    Interesting...I'm gonna have to keep an eye on this thread.
  • tinajjohnson
    tinajjohnson Posts: 7
    Cheers to that! I drink for personal fun and also I take people out for work and that entails some beverages as well. Since I joined this site last week I have been trying to minimize where I can and switch to vodka/club sodas where possible (basically a 2 for 1 compared to beers).

    My latest situation is the last couple days I have thought I had work drinking so totally watched it all day -- at the end I have a butt load of calories left because my appointments have canceled. Now watch on the weekends (ah -- hello -- super bowl weekend with my team the Green Bay Packers) -- I'm going to be totally screwed.
  • BigDaddyRonnie
    BigDaddyRonnie Posts: 506 Member
    This is sooooo me! Can't help it...trying to stop is painful so I am going to find a way to limit and live with it!
  • SmellyMelly13
    SmellyMelly13 Posts: 30
    I think I've found my new home!

    Haha, I've been pretty good lately at keeping my booze limited to a couple of Coors light on the weekend and the occasional glass of red wine... With the exception of course of a minor case of binge drinking over my birthday weekend. It wasn't my fault the shots were free! How could I say no!?!

    Feel free to add me! But beware, I will make jokes when there is alchohol in your diary haha.
  • sass30
    sass30 Posts: 355 Member
    What a great thread. Red wine is one of my weaknesses...beer is the other. I can do awesome during the week but when the weekend hits it's all over and I have gained the weight back that I lost during the week. I swear I have lost the same 5 lbs at least 8 times!
  • jschwarz3531
    jschwarz3531 Posts: 40
    Hi lushes!

    Had a weird week last week-drank everyday but had a light weekend- so it ended up being a pretty average week in all.

    I dont know how many of you live in NY but it is so miserable here lately! Ice and snow all of the time. I'm feeling cabin fever and the winter blues tremendously. I havent even been trying food or alcohol wise-I just feel depressed and icky :(

    Hope everyone has a good week!
  • nisijam5
    nisijam5 Posts: 9,964 Member

    I dont know how many of you live in NY but it is so miserable here lately! Ice and snow all of the time. I'm feeling cabin fever and the winter blues tremendously. I havent even been trying food or alcohol wise-I just feel depressed and icky :(

    I AGREE!!! I live in MN. I drink the same; but, am more active with walking and bike riding in the summer...Yikes, ready for the snow to be gone
  • sexyjeans
    sexyjeans Posts: 49
    Thanks for the new thread. My co-worker and I have pledged to be alcohol free Sun-Thurs for the month of Feb. and if we cheat--we pay $10. A bit of accountability always helps. We did make the exception for our wine club meeting...oops I mean book club meeting, which meets 1x this month. Here's to a healthy February! Napa might be wondering why wines sales have dropped drastically! :laugh:
  • nisijam5
    nisijam5 Posts: 9,964 Member
    Monday, 0 drinks
    Tuesday, 2 1/3 Samual Adams

    Off to a good start...
  • amysj303
    amysj303 Posts: 5,086 Member
    I already broke my "no beer til Feb 19" rule but really because I am cheap, not weak;) the glass of wine was so much more expensive than beer, and they didn't have a full bar.
  • KatieWunder
    KatieWunder Posts: 11
    Lost almost 6 pounds this week. In other news I stopped drinking a glass of wine every night. Hmm....could it be related? Hope not...
  • Hunnieshadow
    Hunnieshadow Posts: 41
    YESSSS!! AWESOME THREAD! I had 3 glasses of Chard last week, this week so far I've been good BUT my sister is coming from NY to visit and I'm pretty sure there will be consumption ;-P Actually, I'm 100% sure!!
  • sjspada
    sjspada Posts: 6
    I went to BJ's tonight for a birthday dinner... and this made my conscious guilt me into not getting the Irish Root Beer I wanted. I couldn't find out how many calories were in it (still can't find it online... and I don't want to bother doing math)... so I chickened out and just had water.
  • Cristy_AZ
    Cristy_AZ Posts: 986
    30 days without alcohol down, today is day 31. Goal: 90 days (that'll be up just in time for the weekend after my B'day) hubby and I doing this together (impossible otherwise) we figure it's been 14+ years since we've gone this long.... good luck everyone who is trying abstinence, if I can do it anyone can (whiskey, becks,mudslides and various wines STILL come up in my "most used" list!) To the rest good luck with moderation and finding that balance!
  • jojoworks
    jojoworks Posts: 315 Member
    What a great thread. Red wine is one of my weaknesses...beer is the other. I can do awesome during the week but when the weekend hits it's all over and I have gained the weight back that I lost during the week. I swear I have lost the same 5 lbs at least 8 times!


    welcome to LushLand where sometimes we're dry and.....sometimes we're not! LOL
    Sass, same here I gain and lose the same weight every week.....BUT I lose just a tad more than I gain and that's good.
    For now my policy is Sunday thru Thursday no drinks.....so come Friday....WATCHOUT FOR JOJO! This may change when softball season starts and we have beer after the games (my knees don't work anymore so I just keep book and coach base).
    Hey, I love your profile pic, makes me homesick for mountains, where was that taken?

    good luck everyone, looking forward to friday!
    JoJo
  • moniqueluv
    moniqueluv Posts: 71 Member
    Hey Guys,

    I posted this in the old thread before I saw this one so i'm reposting.

    If any of you are watching tv, the Drs. are showing you how to lose with booze! Ahhhhhhh Highlights: Wine is better that beer for the belly. Cheap white wine has less nitrates than expensive so if you get headaches from wine, go for the cheap stuff. Lean belly shot: ginger, mint leaves, cucumbers, club soda & gin. Drink up!
  • mlek
    mlek Posts: 110
    I <3 this group. Glad I found you guys! This winter has been horrible (sooo much snow, and currently ice/rain/snow... YUCK) - It just makes me want to curl up on the couch with a tasty beer ;) I start TODAY - I am going to try (try is the key word here) to only drink 3 days per week... before MFP I never realized how many calories I drank... so I will try and pay more attention to the calories in each drink too... :/
  • Lacole216
    Lacole216 Posts: 97
    I'll have to keep checking back here.....I love my red wine & chocolate martini's :drinker: And yes it is hard to refrain when you're stuck inside because of all the snow and ice. Glad to know I'm not alone lol :laugh:
  • kalmf
    kalmf Posts: 351 Member
    Very lushy day yesterday. Two prosecco splits, one and a half margaritas, one glass of red wine and then useless for the rest of the evening.

    I'm just not happy about it.

    I had my bone density test yesterday morning and I am in the orange zone (green = normal, red = osteoporosis). My mother is 84 and totally hunched over and all the women on my father's side have it too. Is this my destiny - a big whomping hump?

    Anyone know if there's any correlation between alcohol and osteoporosis?
  • nisijam5
    nisijam5 Posts: 9,964 Member
    Anyone know if there's any correlation between alcohol and osteoporosis?

    Not sure, but leaning toward a yes, I know, pop definitely does....here's a tip, take calcium supplements with vit C and not with iron....iron and calcium compete to bind which effect absorption
  • mcdebbie
    mcdebbie Posts: 940 Member
    Anyone know if there's any correlation between alcohol and osteoporosis?

    Not sure, but leaning toward a yes, I know, pop definitely does....here's a tip, take calcium supplements with vit C and not with iron....iron and calcium compete to bind which effect absorption

    Good to know.

    Happy February fellow lushes. Robin, how was the wedding? Hope everything was beautiful and if it was not I am sure nobody noticed.

    Cristy - congrats on the 30 days!

    For those of you that drink most days :bigsmile: do any of you have trouble sleeping or have weird dreams on the days you are not drinking? DH is feeling worse instead of better.
  • pammbroo
    pammbroo Posts: 550 Member
    Ima social lush and want to be part of this great group too....Cheers!
  • rjadams
    rjadams Posts: 4,029 Member
    the wedding was beautiful, I can't wait to get some photos to post. It was exhausting but that is okay. I am glad to be home but now I have to get used to working and the job isn't really coming together the way I thought it would. I see a lot of wine in my future.:drinker:
  • Cando055
    Cando055 Posts: 306 Member
    Glad to see the February thread. I did NOT change my habits on my trip to Florida, so wonder of wonders, I gained weight. +Sigh+
    Back on track today. Why is it so darn hard to lose and so quick to come back?
  • msamcoates
    msamcoates Posts: 261 Member
    Hello all, I've been good since Sunday and even cut out eating as many carbs .... In reality I'm trying to save up for Superbowl Sunday and club night Saturday ... and end of week Friday ... haha ... ok ... I'm saving for the weekend.

    Have a great week everyone.
  • amysj303
    amysj303 Posts: 5,086 Member
    Glad to see the February thread. I did NOT change my habits on my trip to Florida, so wonder of wonders, I gained weight. +Sigh+
    Back on track today. Why is it so darn hard to lose and so quick to come back?
    What I heard was that fat cells never go away, they just shrink. so one splurge and they're there-just waiting to fill up again. Kinda sad:sad:
    lipo is starting to sound like a good option:tongue:
  • BrittBrat78
    BrittBrat78 Posts: 22
    I would like to know everyone's favorite drink.... i need some newer ideas besides drinking beer.
  • amysj303
    amysj303 Posts: 5,086 Member
    my favorite is vodka tonic but I switched to club soda for the 0 cals. I also love a marg and red wine.
  • Just_Dot
    Just_Dot Posts: 2,283 Member
    I like vodka and sugar free red bull and vodka, soda, with lemon and lime juice--my favorites are pomegranate or clementine vodka with soda.

    I'm having a grapefruit vodka with sf red bull right now. Yum!

    (I also just got back from playing 2v2 volleyball for 90 minutes, so I feel okay about the cals!)
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