Like Minded Lushes March 2011
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ah, yes! Fat Tuesday! I guess I should have a hurricane instead of the usual beer watching Weeds tonight!
Last night I ran 4 miles on the treadmill then I went to Tokyo Joe's and had a Sapporo, I don't even know why?! looked good. When I got home after shopping I used some leftover wine mixed with orange juice and orange vodka for a psuedo-sangria and drank that while I finished up a baby quilt for a friend.
debbie, how do you like cruising? I want to try a cruise but I worry I am too sensitive to motion-sickness.0 -
I had Tokyo Joe's yesterday too...but for lunch, so no beer for me.
Debbie, I'm with you. Many times when hubby and I need to get motivated, we mix a huge vodka-red bull and sip away while we clean/cook/what have you. Also, yep, I like the buzz...0 -
Hey Kim what happened to Tuesday? and what's a "drin" ha ha you must have been tired. I just had to give you some shlt for it. :laugh:
*kitten* well deserved...I was tired!!
McDebbie, the cruise sounded awesome...I've been on a couple and longing to go again
Well, longing for an ice cold beer this afternoon...we will see what it brings...maybe 1 or 2, I've got a 12 hour shift tomorrow AM...then, 2 glorious days OFF....whot, whot0 -
:sad: Gained 2.5 lbs from the weekend of debauchery. Well, meaning food and drink.
I will be tightening down again. But, for 30 days did real good, for me. Only 5 cold ones last night within my calories. Aiming for less tonight and zero Wed, Thurs. Time for fish, chicken and vegetables for a couple of days! Guess I better go to the store! :bigsmile:
Lush, lush, lush, lushing away. :drinker: Cheers to all!
Did I say I was also quitting smoking at this time? I am doing REAL good with that! :bigsmile:0 -
This is what I've been looking for! I put up a post about my love for beer when I first started on here and was told I'd better cut out all alcohol if I want to be successful. I haven't cut out alcohol and I've lost 6 lbs, so there! Haha...I'm trying to not drink during the week since one drink leads to...10, 12..20. Luckily I'm pretty good at keeping myself from eating a lot when I drink, but it's the drink itself that's the problem...damn, I want a drink haha...not till the weekend!0
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Hello Lushes, looks like you have been busy in March! Welcome to all the new people. Someone asked about making allowances in your calories for alcohol and losing weight and yes, it really does work if you include your alcohol calories and stay under your goal for the day. Works great. However, for me I would end up only eating about 400 calories a day, the rest would be liquor. :laugh:
And oddly enough, drinking gets me engergized to do things around the house in the evening. Does that happen to any of you? Nights when we don't drink we can barely get dinner together and then just lay around in bed and read.
yup that was me I think. I do the same thing..replace all my food calories with alcohol.
I think where i get in trouble is the next day. I feel like crap and just lay around and tend to eat like crap.
I've decided I just need to not drink for a while I think. We shall see how it goes..but yeah..i do get energized while drinking.
but the next day really is hell for me. haha0 -
Hello everyone,
I'm new here, joined last week and have already lost one lb. Until last night I think....I got all upset after talking with my sister (our Dad is basically a vegetable, pretty incoherent and is not doing well at all) He's in a really nice assisted living place and my sis went to check out a nursing home and found out it's horrible! Me, being the wussy one anyway, started crying and couldn't stop. Soooo....out came the wine. Stupid me, said screw it, I'm having a glass of wine! One turned into 7, 8 or 9, can't remember.....I usually don't drink that much, although I did enjoy beer at one time.....Now, lately, since beer is so fattening and flares up my roscea, when I do drink ,it's wine. Chardonnay to be exact. Hopefully I didn't do too much damage :ohwell:
It's better for me if I just abstain most of the time. I'm glad I found this thread, lets me know I'm not the only lushy, who battles with this! The reason I've gained this 25 lbs, in the first place, was from beer! Not food. Not real bright here....
If life was perfect, with NO stress, there would be no reasone for wine! Uh...yeah...good luck with that one!! I'm glad to have found you guys!0 -
alcohol makes you lean!!!!!!! no worries my friends .... lean against cars walls and doorframes and for me walls that are not there sometimes0
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Good for you on the quitting smoking! I quit 5 years ago and people said, don't drink because then you will want to smoke, but I figured-i'll drink all the time and then drinking won't remind me of smoking anymore:sad: Gained 2.5 lbs from the weekend of debauchery. Well, meaning food and drink. I will be tightening down again. But, for 30 days did real good, for me. Only 5 cold ones last night within my calories. Aiming for less tonight and zero Wed, Thurs. Time for fish, chicken and vegetables for a couple of days! Guess I better go to the store! :bigsmile:
Lush, lush, lush, lushing away. :drinker: Cheers to all!
Did I say I was also quitting smoking at this time? I am doing REAL good with that! :bigsmile:
Now it just reminds of being young and having fun:grumble:0 -
alcohol makes you lean!!!!!!! no worries my friends .... lean against cars walls and doorframes and for me walls that are not there sometimes
LOVE IT!!! :laugh: :laugh: :sad:0 -
Just wanted to say that I'm glad this group exists:) I am having a hard time giving up wine, and it's really having an effect on my weight loss. It helps me to read your posts! Thanks!0
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This weeks mantra: Liquor is bad, liquor is the devil
Sunday, 0 drinks
Monday, 0 drinks,
Tuesday, 4 drinks
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Modified mantra: Liquor is bad, but tastes delicious
Anyway, went to Zumba and burn 531 calories and then out to dinner with hubs to sports bar, 2 large Sam Adams consumed
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ha! nice one!0
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Awwww Pam that weight gain sucks! I would kick it for you if I could. Oh wait, then I'd be kicking you so scrap that! :flowerforyou: Hope you have a loss this week. Massive congrats on the smoking though that is so hard to do. Are you eating more with no smokes? Ugh I admire you, I don't think I could ever give them up. :blushing:
Welcome Marci
I love your new mantra Kim :laugh:
Mon - 1 bottle of wine
Tues - 0
Wed - 1 bottle of wine
Yeh week is looking FAB- U - LOUS :drinker: I'm staying under the cals though with drinking so take that scales 0 -
I've gone over a bottle shhhhh I'm logging it on tomorrow's! :laugh:0
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The new mantra says it all. I love it.
I haven't really been exersizing this week. I am trying to shake things up. I am eating well and then I have a few ounces of vodka at the end of the day so I am not going way over on calories. I need to get my exersize mojo back so if any one has seen it could you please tell it to come back to me because I really miss it.0 -
The new mantra says it all. I love it.
I haven't really been exersizing this week. I am trying to shake things up. I am eating well and then I have a few ounces of vodka at the end of the day so I am not going way over on calories. I need to get my exersize mojo back so if any one has seen it could you please tell it to come back to me because I really miss it.
Robin, I still have the 360 move it challenge if you want to join that - or - start a thread that is more tailored to you and your exercise goals...anyway, I worked the double on Monday and went to class on Tuesday because I report there everyday whether I $uck butt that week or not. I know that you were on there before.
Oh, I think that doing the weight lifting is going to boost metabolism and burn more calories than your beloved dreadmill
Faith, your hysterical!!!
Anyway, here's the link:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/182460--move-it-challenge-360-minutes-for-each-week-in-march?page=5#posts-25078710 -
Wow, I've really messed up this week. I thought I had it under control, drink a few Sunday evening during my "quiet" time, then behave the rest of the week. Well, after my husband wrecked his truck on his way to work Monday night, I had way more than a few. Just thinking about the fact that we now will have to pay a deductible, he was missing a night of work and we are praying the truck isn't totaled since we only bought it a few months ago, we were both stressed. We just sort of started drinking, and laughing at our rotten luck and I truly don't remember how many I had. So, no drinking last night, but by the time we did all the running around and dealing with the insurance company, rental agent, etc,. I didn't feel like cooking. So, it was pizza for dinner and no gym.
I am determined to get back on track tonight. No alcolhol until at least the weekend and hitting the gym - no excuses.0 -
I got SCREWED out of a department chair position yesterday, so after a nice meal of meatloaf and brussels sprouts, I proceeded to drink 2 HUGE cherry vodka redbulls and 2 HUGE glasses of pinot grigot. :drinker: Oops!
Sunday=0 drinks
Monday=0 drinks
Tuesday=4 HUGE drinks
I'm back on today...0 -
Amy & TerriC, both very good reasons to throw some back....
What was my excuse? ummm, thirsty0 -
Where has this thread been all of my (myfitnesspall)life???? I enjoy drinking and lost most of my 45 pounds while doing it more than regularly. I'm not quite sure how, and its not that I would recommend it, but it worked for me! Maybe its those sturdy German/Irish Wisconsin genes I got running through me! haha Thanks for the thread and I'll be reading along, probably with a beer in my hand! :laugh:0
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I had worked out and budgeted for some beers last night, well, I had four corona lights and then out came the wheat thins and cream cheese with pepper jelly. yum.
Tonight, nice dinner, another "restaurant week" selection. So three course with dessert and likely a glass of wine.0 -
Thank you Amy and Faith.....drinking and smoking, well, I can give one up! Of course, I noticed at the beginning it was tough, but the habit was always 1 cig with 1 drink. Now, none!
Last night was shrimp and veggies. Okie dokie, doing good. 1/2 lb. off this morning weigh in.
Monkey boy, I love that! I find alcohol can be a very lean drink at times! LOL :drinker:
Keep marching forward all! Only a couple days til the weekend!0 -
Dang it!
Monday= 0
Tuesday= a Triple Shot Bahama Momma Daiqurie and a 24oz Budlight. *smacks forehead*
Back on track today! 0 -
I got SCREWED out of a department chair position yesterday, so after a nice meal of meatloaf and brussels sprouts, I proceeded to drink 2 HUGE cherry vodka redbulls and 2 HUGE glasses of pinot grigot. :drinker: Oops!
Sunday=0 drinks
Monday=0 drinks
Tuesday=4 HUGE drinks
I'm back on today...
Sorry about work :flowerforyou:
You've got this!!! 0 -
Thank heaven for lushes like me. I hate drinking alone.0
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Can I join you lot? Y'all sound like just my sorta group!
Right before starting our diet, the hubby and I drank through all our belgian and fancy beer stock -- not in all night, but ya know what I mean. There's no way I was going to let that stuff go to waste.
I'm doing a diet which restricts alcohol to spirits and wine after the first phase (South Beach). I've got a big glass of red marked down on the calendar for this Friday. :devil:0 -
After last Friday night's 800 calories of wine fiasco, I'm already bracing myself for a new weekend - LOL - may have to stock up on select 55 - not a fan of the beer-water, but a couple of friends may be coming over this weekend, and I will likely drink more in quantity than quality...0
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Seriously all those that like red wine. There are articles about how Red wine breaks down fat... It is actually helpful in weight loss... but in moderation. I switched to red wine because of the health benefits of it, but even more glad now that I red these articles!0
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I am hungover :sick: but I lost 2.3 kg this week mwhahahahaha! That's 5.1 pounds in other country speak. Yeeehaaaaa! brb :sick:0
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