Like Minded Lushes March 2011

I have not gone any length of time without alcohol, but it might be worth trying. Maybe two weeks would be manageable.
Last night I went to Earl's and it was Margarita Monday and they were really good margs, I had two, and they came in a pint glass.
Later at dinner at home we opened a bomber of barley wine, it was interesting, but I didn't love it.
Maybe just wine with dinner tonight, we'll see.

How much wine I have just depends on the week. Some weeks I won't have any until the weekend. Some weeks I'll have a few or more glasses during the week. Last night I had a few glasses because I needed calories haha and I just felt like it. I always make room for the wine on the weekend. I'm getting closer and closer to my body's happy weight range, even with all the wine =] haha

I having a glass of wine tonight to celebrate having the rest of the week off work ;-)

I HAD to finish off a bottle of red I started on Sunday on Monday. It was bloody awful too, but not so bad I could face chucking it down the sink! Trying to have a dry week as the weekend will be distinctly wet. It's the Rugby Six Nations finals, and my chef boyfriend (Welsh, ex Rugby player) has a rare weekend off work. Could get messy!

Monday = 1
Tuesday=0

Managed to stay drink free last night! (mainly due to the boyfriend and baby being asleep on the couch all evening so all pre-bed chores fell to me)

Tonight should be no problem either but tomorrow we are going out for a St. Patty's dinner. :embarassed: Not sure if I can not order a beer. :ohwell:

Tonight should be no problem either but tomorrow we are going out for a St. Patty's dinner. :embarassed: Not sure if I can not order a beer. :ohwell:

Not lushly possible....:noway:

so far, I have had a drink everyday since March 10. Last night I had two glasses of pinot and a coors light.

Tonight should be no problem either but tomorrow we are going out for a St. Patty's dinner. :embarassed: Not sure if I can not order a beer. :ohwell:

Not lushly possible....:noway:

Especially if everyone is ordering (which I am sure they will)

Hi all Lushes! I read through here, but rarely post...I'd really like to get better at that. LOL

I haven't been dry much at all. However, for Lent I gave up vodka and wine (and also the scale), leaving me with only beer as a choice. Get's me full before I can have too much! LOL

St Pat's day, my birthday, and Opening day of baseball all inside of the Lenten season? NOT FAIR! LMAO.

Go Robin GO!!!! You can do it.
Faith, hope all is well with the second interview!!
Terri, thanks for checking up on me.
Congrats to all that are doing well! And to those who think they aren't, just know you ARE TRYING!!!

I didn't log a damn thing Fri, Sat, Sun. Needless to say, I had beer, lots of beer. But somehow didn't gain but the same 2 lbs I lost. Monday had beer. Tuesday, NO beer. I think I had to get real tired of it to get away from it (like Robin). I plan on no beer tonight. Eat my calories instead of drink them. You know, I might just add that wild card and start exercising!! On my total gym that is gathering dust....

Good luck, lushes, on St. Patty's day. I don't plan on celebrating. That sure is different from years past! :drinker:

I really like this tread. It nice to see people enjoying their drinking habits (god knows I have mine) and still lose weight.

Right?! I did not have any wine last night because I chose food over liquid calories haha. However, I see a couple glasses being had tonight =] I always make room for the calories though. Also, once I'm at my goal of calories for the day, I stop the drinking. Weight is still going down at a nice pace =]

Its wednesday and haven't had a drink yet this week....unless sunday counts and the fact that its 345 in the afternoon has prevented me from having one so far today I am tempted to have a 4oz glass of wine tonight but had such a set back from drinking sooooooooooo much over the weekend I'm torn. Maybe I'll hold off until tomorrow maybe the scale will go down another lb or two.
My problem is I overdrink and overeat on the weekends, it takes me all week just to get back to where I was the friday before. I tend to go completely off my diet during the weekends....any tips?

Honestly, just self control. My boyfriend is eating much healthier which helps me but he doesn't track his calories. HE doesn't get anywhere near what he needs in the day. I track everything, even on the weekends. When we go out for date night we usually have a bottle of wine and then have wine when we get home. I log every glass and since I know I need to log the calories for food, I pick things on the menu that I know I'll be able to find the calories for. For me I think it's a little easier as I grew up eating really fresh, fruit, veggies and just overall healthy foods. I do however, love a good lava cake every now and again. I always make sure I leave a significant amount of calories for dinner as I know it'll be food and wine.

I feel as though I've finally come home! Thank you for this amazing thread! I am very Irish and a HUGE fan of beer and wine. I love to try micro-brews and all sorts of different wines. My problem is that once I have one, I want another, and then another, and then another, and... oh, you get the point! I started this week dry and my goal is to stay dry for a month (EEEEEK :noway: ) I figure if I can make it through a whole month, St. Pattys Day included, then maybe I'll have lost some tolerance and gained a TON of willpower and will then be able to stick to just one or two when I drink. It's nice to see that I'm not the only one struggling to cut back; sometimes I feel like such a weakling for not being able to stop like I should. Keep up the good work everyone! Enjoy a couple for me tomorrow (but not too many, of course )

Cheers! (in, like a month... until then, I'm chugging the hot tea & water :ohwell: )

I got the job!! woohooooo!