Like Minded Lushes April 2011

Just wanted to jump on this thread.... I log all of my drinks also. Can't seem to skip the red wine in the evenings!! I believe it makes the "homelife" a lil smoother!!!

I would order a marg...my brother got married in Hawaii when I was pregnant with the boy, and every.single.day, my (then) husband, mom, dad, and sister, would try a new fruity, foo-foo drink from Duke's on the beach. It kinda sucked, but it wasn't the end of the world!! Get yer drink on, sister!!

I would order a marg...my brother got married in Hawaii when I was pregnant with the boy, and every.single.day, my (then) husband, mom, dad, and sister, would try a new fruity, foo-foo drink from Duke's on the beach. It kinda sucked, but it wasn't the end of the world!! Get yer drink on, sister!!

Amy says it is ok, so it shall be done! :drinker:

Yikes, being in Hawaii w/o alcohol...you deserve an award for that one!. :flowerforyou:

(this friend put on my baby shower where there was wine for the ladies and a keg for the gents :laugh: )

I love this thread! I'm totally jumping on here. I drank a ton in college, it was pretty much all we did to socialize, as it was a small school in the middle of nowhere. I also come from a family of social drinkers, where every event includes wine, beer, trying out the latest cocktail... Now that their kids are out of the house, my parents love "happy hour" and we have drinks together when I'm visiting and often get carried away. I feel "weird" going out for dinner and NOT ordering a drink; it feels like an adult privelege that I should always take advantage of. haha. Post-college, I have tended to mainly socialize with other people who, like myself, are unmarried and without kids... so social drinking is still a huge player. I don't go out partying like I used to, but it's also so much harder to shed any pounds or to get over a hangover!! Girls' Wine Night, happy hour... even if we do something healthy like go for a bike ride, take a walk, play beach volleyball, we often follow those up with beer. House projects, gardening, cleaning... all better with a beer. :-D Some weeks I control myself and only have a couple on the weekend, other weeks I fall completely off the wagon and have to force myself into "detox". I know it affects my weight somewhat, but I also gave it up for Lent one year and didn't lose a thing. I think my love for food is my bigger problem, and the complete lack of inhibitions for what I will allow myself to eat if I've been drinking or if I'm hungover (need Greasy Food!!).

I am entertained by all of your stories - and also feel less bad about my indulgences. I have been a little better lately, because I've been studying for a certification exam for work for the last 3 months... but the exam is on Friday, so there will be celebrating. And I will NOT be logging how many drinks I have!!!

Right! No sense in feeling guilty about it. Guilt adds to stress and stress impedes weight loss!! We only have one life, so we should take care of ourselves... but who says we can't have some fun, too!

OK so just did my first Zumba and I must say: Becoming an anorexic seems WAAAY easier. Uggggh OMG idk HOW people do it?!?! I need some advice or I dont think Ill ever make it to another!

Ur right about the not 1 crunch BUT OMG EVERYthing is sore! LOL. I made it through though! :sick: Hope I can keep it up!! Im stuck like glue on the couch right now-- can't move! HAHA

Monday - 0
Tuesday - 0
Wednesday - 0

Just have to get through tomorrow and then Friday I'll indulge in some wine =]

This will make two weeks going Monday to Thursday with no drinks. Still would like to cut out the drinks on Sundays, but Friday, Saturday and Sunday is much better than Mon-Sunday.

I'm back woohoo. Just got a new laptop yay. :laugh:

mon - 0
tues - 0
wed - way too many
thurs - 0
fri -0
sat - 0
sun - 0

This is my plan, only indulging once this week. I plan to do some spring cleaning on my day off tomorrow, and then its work all the way till next fri. No days off = no drinking.

Kim I'm taking your advice... I'll keep it up--but OMG I'm sore today! Geesh, I might only do this 2-3x a week to earn my 12 pack for the weekend :laugh: But I was really surprised on the calorie burn! Makes it ALMOST worth it :drinker:

Robin, you've lost a lot of weight before...what were you doing different back then?

Either you have to figure it out, take a break from it or give up on it...take your pick and relax with the decision.

Monday - 4
Tuesday - 0
Wednesday - 0 planned; 2 beers and 4ish glasss of wine....crap
Thursday - no way I am moving all day tomorrow
Weekend....who knows; probably will need to celebrate the new house
Goal >15
Currently = 10

I'm screwed.

But I lost 1.5 pounds this week. Partially may be due to dehydration, but I still feel like I lost. Funny thing is, I only worked out once or twice, ate out a lot, and therefore went over my caloires all days but 2, one of which was a 600ish calorie deficit. Maybe this whole thing about zig zagging isn't BS after all. We'll see what this week holds.

I'm off work tomorrow to move so today is like my Friday! Everyone have a good weekend. I may not check back for a couple days after I leave at 3.

Robin - sorry you are feeling stuck! My progress has been very slow, because I have bad weeks. I don't know exactly why some weeks you can eat crappy and still lose (or remain the same) and the weeks you work hard it doesn't seem to do anything. The weeks I have seen most success, I indulge in a few meals & some drinks, but the rest I do really well filling up on really healthy things and exercise as much as I can squeeze in (for me that is 5 good workouts, plus a couple good walks with my dog). This week I am PMSing and eating total junk, and it's been pissing me off when I have to fill out my diary and see how the little crap adds up so quickly... and most of it was stuff I didn't even really want, it was just there and so I ate it.

I have only lost 7 pounds (over 3 months :-/ - definitely not setting any records!) of the 30 I want to lose, so I don't have a lot of advice on what necessarily works the best - but I can definitely offer support, because I struggle, too!

I know what doesn't work for me, is keeping easily consumable booze in the house! I used to always have a mini-bar stocked of my favorites and liked having stuff available if friends stopped by unexpectedly, but found if I came home from having a drink or two w/ friends, I would sit down for a "nightcap" and have the rest of an open bottle of wine by myself. If there is beer in the fridge, I will drink it. If there is booze I will make a mixer and I usually make them way to strong (I like the taste!), find myself buzzed and then snacking and/or drinking more than what I need. It's just too easy and once you have a couple, it goes downhill quickly. I'm obviously not judging anyone who drinks, because I love it!!! But if you want to drink less to help with weight loss (and keep from feeling hungover), then out of sight, out of mind works the best...

Mon - 2.5 glasses of wine with friends
Tues - 0
Wed - 0
Thurs - 0
Upcoming...
Friday - celebration day, party!!!
Saturday - plans to try a new hole-in-wall pizza joint with friends - beer & pizza!!! Better get in a good workout
Sunday - Bloody Mary brunch at a friend's house

Have a fun weekend, everyone!

Wednesday=0 drinks

I think I will remain alcohol free tonight as well.