ALCOHOL ADVICE!

It has been said that alcohol slows down your metabolism for 3 days after you drink it.. so my guess is as good as yours.... sorry I am not a huge help!!

Just a thought, but I would eat more for brekkie and dinner that day, maybe just a bit more...if you had that alcohol, #1 asking for trouble on such few calories, #2 You will feel so rotten next day you will lose out on effective workouts! I say 1500 calories and no more than 5 drinks! ha!

Well, to be honest, alcohol is not the BEST thing for weight loss in general....but are you talking 6 or 7 drinks EVERY Friday, or just next friday? Because if your talking a one time thing of 6 or 7 drinks, I dont think its a big deal, but if your doing happy hour every friday, it might be better to cut back on the amount. Trust me, even though I know its not best, I am not eve going to pretend to give up red wine, and I am all for making room in my "calorie counting" for it! But I wouldnt give up to much for it....its not healthy calories.

My personal belief is that if you have an important event coming up, and you want to let loose a little and enjoy yourself for one day, then there is no reason you shouldn't do it. That said, that's a lot of drinks in one day, unless you're starting at dawn and going until midnight.

You might moderate the alcohol a bit by having a glass of water in between each drink. You'll still have a drink in your hand but only doing half as much damage to your weight loss and your liver. You'll probably feel better for it come the next morning, too!

I at times take a break and indulge in alcohol....ENJOY!! Just not too frequently.......:drinker:

I am no expert about this, but I do enjoy some drinks on the weekends. I tend to bank up calories on that day like you're talking about and it has worked for me. I've either weighed the same or a couple pounds more the morning after. It will probably take a day or two for your body to recover and adjust, but it will. One way to help is to drink a good amount of water before, while drinking (if possible have some water every other drink or something like that) and the day after. Your body will probably still retain water because it becomes dehydrated after a night of cocktails. I tend to let loose and drink some on the weekends and have still been losing weight consistently. Most importantly though, make sure there are healthy snacks around while drinking; your will power WILL be compromised

I hope you find this helpful! Good luck!

A couple of people mentioned not to reduce your food intake before drinking. Wise advice. I went out with coworkers and restricted my dinner cals by a LOT b/c I was planning on having munchies with the drinks. I had one 12 ounce beer and two 1 ounce shots and was B-L-I-T-Z-E-D. It took 2 pieces of pizza and 4 12 ounce cups of water to get me steady enough to drive and even then I wished I'd had another half hour before i got behind the wheel. And yes, that amount of alcohol slowed down my weight loss for the week, even though I worked out the hardest I had up to this point.

I know a lot of people say that alcohol slows down your metabolism, but I never really had a problem with it. A few years ago I lost a significant mount of weight, I ate tons of junk food and drank A LOT (10 or more drinks a day)! I also exercised for hours every day. I gained a lot of it back after I quit exercising that much, but I had no problem losing weight just by burning a lot more calories a day than I was consuming.

A couple of people mentioned not to reduce your food intake before drinking. Wise advice. I went out with coworkers and restricted my dinner cals by a LOT b/c I was planning on having munchies with the drinks. I had one 12 ounce beer and two 1 ounce shots and was B-L-I-T-Z-E-D. It took 2 pieces of pizza and 4 12 ounce cups of water to get me steady enough to drive and even then I wished I'd had another half hour before i got behind the wheel. And yes, that amount of alcohol slowed down my weight loss for the week, even though I worked out the hardest I had up to this point.

I really don't do this usually...but why did you drive if you were still feeling the effects after being BLITZED by alcohol?? Dangerous!

I have a few drinks at the weekend, usually on a friday but I would agree with the other posters who have suggested that you eat a good breakfast and listen to your body. Don't go overboard on the alcohol...make sure you're sober enough to leave the pizza alone and get up and have a good workout.

However, don't let your calorie intake get to you...if it is a one off, then enjoy it...I have done it in the past and still lost weight. You need to enjoy life too....it's not all about calories.

Gorgeous pic by the way xx

Just to clarify, I had waited two hours before driving on top of eating some food and drinking water. I had wanted to eat before I did a shot, but we were celebrating a birthday and we did the shot early. It hit me quick because I hadn't eaten. When I left the pub, I was able to walk a straight line, meet my fingertips in front of my face and touch my toes without wobbling, so I felt I had enough control to operate a vehicle. I just was still feeling happy. I would never get into a car if I didn't think I was capable of driving. You don't live with a state trooper for 26 years and take drinking and driving lightly. Also, using blitzed might be an exaggeration for what i was in some peoples book. I don't drink very often so it felt like that to me.