ALCOHOL! :/

Story of my life...lol. I have the same problem

Drink the 55 select beer if you like beer that is what i do or miller light. or diet pop with a lighter alchol. Vodka and diet jucie.

That new Bud Light beer with 55 calories ain't bad. It's not good, but if you're like me in college I just drank a case of natty a night anyways so who's to complain about beer?

Anyways.... yeah it might slow you down but you can still do it. FYI the thermogenic effect of ethanol is pretty high so it's really not that many calories if you can drink those low cal beers or vodka straight. The bigger problem is that it ties your liver up completely so you don't process fat for the 6-10-20 hours of alcohol worth that you consumed

It's fine, do it, but don't drink margaritas or bud heavy

Depends on what you're drinking... beer is easy, stay with light beer if possible. For hard alcohol, it's usually the mixer that gets you. Try to go sugar free whenever possible, diets soda's, things like that. And drink lots of water!! You'll wind up drinking less, plus, if you binge, the head won't hurt so bad the next day

I know it's not good for me, but I actually drink about 4 nights a week.. with one being usually being fairly heavy.. I've always been a vodka drinker, so I switched to diet soda.. each drink has about 60 calories.. and is about twice as strong as a 55 cal beer (as those have less alcohol!!!) I'm also former military and used to drink a lot heavier than too.. But I'd still be able to lose weight.. I say it's all about the exercise. I'll workout extra hard to earn a few extra drinks at the bar.. lol!

Luckily, I hate beer so it's easy for me to stay away from beers filled with calories. I just try to get a light or diet juice to mix with vodka and drink that

at some point, you have to decide whats more important...im a college student and while i would LOVE to go drink and carry on, i dont because my health and weight loss is much more important to me...

asking college students not to drink is ridiculous. it is part of the college experience....
just make sure you are picking the best beverage options. 1. white wine 2. vodka soda.
clear and without sugar.

_also, eat a meal before you go out drinking
_don't get the burger or the chicken pita on the way home, if you have the munchies, have some natural yogurt when you get home
_chug about a L of water before bed
_the next day on a hangover your diet is probably going to be crap while you crave junk. mostly you are craving salt, so have something like instant soup, it satisfies the cravings but is not ridiculo high in calories as hamburgers.
_return to healthy eating as soon as possible

Definitely don't restrict the calories during the week to make up for it. You can't "bank" your calorie deficit. What your proposing will lower your metabolism without reducing your calorie intake = bad.

A better approach is that if you know you're going out for a drink in the evening, make sure you get a big run in during the day, but also make sure you drink a lot of water so your not actually thirsty when you go out. You need to try to hit your target daily, not weekly. Of course its ok to have one day a week where you change your target to maintenance levels instead of loss levels if you're willing to accept a slightly slower weight loss.

Second, drink a lot of water or diet coke between alcoholic drinks. That slows down your consumption rate. If you're at a pub sitting down its easy to get a beer and a water at the same time to avoid criticism from mates by getting a water only (if you alternate).

Third, have a mind for the next day. Often drinking isn't what ruins your calorie target but being hung over sure can! If you crave greasy crap to get through a hangover, best to plan to avoid hangovers. Even if you eat healthily the next day, its easy to eat excessively.

Remember, if you drink a lot, it slows your metabolism even if you stick to your calorie goal. That's ok if you're willing to accept that, but it will make it very hard to loose the last couple of pounds.

Workout more during the week or atleast one day on the weekend
Drink Vodka and Zero Cal Mixers
Try to incorparate something active with drinking, e.g. Frisbee Golf, Sloshball, etc.
Eat a good early base to stay full and don't gorge at night

yep. this is hard. and the calories are only part of the issue...for me at least the next day my cardio (usually a run) SUCKS. im just slow and tired and it can even last up to two or three days. so drinking excess calories and losing the energy to burn them off. if you do drink, stick to lighter colored beers, vodka or tequila shots or mixed with diet tonic or diet soda. thats really the only way to keep cals down. as a college-student-lover of sweet mixed drinks, dark beer and wine, its a struggle

Work out on the days you plan to go out. Stay away from the fruity drinks. This might sound gross but I use to mix EVERYthing with diet coke... or sometimes I would drink gin & tonic. On the days that you plan to go out, eat really light during the day with a meal an hour before I go out, that way you wouldn't have consumed too many calories that day, but at the same time I would not be drinking on an empty stomach.

at some point, you have to decide whats more important...im a college student and while i would LOVE to go drink and carry on, i dont because my health and weight loss is much more important to me...

This. It IS possible as a college student to have fun with friends while keeping the drinking to a minimum... I would know! I used to drink a lot but now I drink very rarely and only in moderation and I'm actually able to have more fun with no regrets after.

drink vodka waters! haa, sounds nasty BUT it is very low cal. The taste just takes some getting used to.