A 22 yr old's worst enemy...ALCOHOL

how much and what do you drink? if u drink every weekend, maybe cut down to every other weekend, or something like that. beer is pretty bad too, no matter how well you eat or exercise, beer is not good for a diet. i can't have red bull n vodka anymore which sucks, so i'll have a couple glasses of wine instead. plus, it makes me look classy lol

Hey girl -- story of my life!! I am 26 years old. I gained a crap ton of weight through college and still outta college. I hit 151 on February 6th and I was like that is it! I was also always super bloated. I exercise a lot so I knew I had to do something else. I play 4 sports (rugby, softball, soccer, volleyball) and I go to the gym. I knew alcohol was a factor so I stopped drinking. I lost about 10 pounds. Now I rarely drink but once in a while I do but learned to cut it and I am still losing weight for sure.

Some people say it doesnt help but trust me it does cause I saw a difference. And I am less bloated. If I do drink now I stick to straight liquor. I used to drink a lot of beer, now I'll have something like Jack on the Rocks. Also, if you drank for that "drunk factor" it's good to stop drinking. I have on jack on the rocks and I'm feeling it. Plus you'll see how much money you save

Alcohol is very bad for your gut and *kitten*. No two ways about it. When I was in college I actually didn't care for beer much so I was always drinking mixed drinks and I saw myself put on a lot of weight. Cut it out and saw a drop off. You do at least now have the option of low carb beers that weren't around when I was in college, which was 90-96 (Yes, I was on the 6 year plan but at least I eventually graduated ) and those are good alternatives.

Hey! I'm 24 and I love my drinks Mainly for a way to socialize. I did cut out alcohol my first month of my exercise program, and I went back to drinking the last two months. I am currently not drinking again. So far I've lost a total of about 38 pounds. 17 pounds came from the first month. I'm not saying it was all due to not drinking alcohol, but I can say it helped. If you try it, take it a month at a time and slowly bring it back in. If I drink now, I will have a glass or wine (100 calories for red wine) or a rum and diet coke (80-100 calories).

I hope this helps!

it makes a HUGE difference, i stopped drinking and lost 10 pounds almost IMMEDIATELY! Now I am exercising more and counting calories and i would rather eat something YUMMY than waste my calories drinking all the time! Save the alcohol for special occasions!

I would cut it down but still enjoy it once in a while. I limit myself to drink once a week and there are better options out there. I usually drink either a low cal beer like Bud 55 select, a glass of wine, diet coke and vodka, or they have this skinny girl margarita that's really good.

Yeah, Im 22 and in my final year of my 2nd degree. Ive cut it out for 2 weeks now, not really seeing a difference weight wise but I am definitely feeling less sluggish and bloated and I must admit its nice not to think 'ug Im gonna feel this in the morning' or thoughts that come with it. Dont get me wrong I love ale and miss it sooooo much but I have substituted my beer alowance with fruit and veg so even if I wanted to I have made it so I cant afford it! Its difficult by I must admit Im feeling better for it, if not lighter yet. I say try it and see

there's two ways to really make a difference without completely depriving yourself, 1st way is to drastically reduce the amount you consume at any one sitting, I mean like going down to 1 or maximum 2 drinks (and I mean really 1 or two, not 1 or 2 triple shots), if you can do that, and keep your weekly consumption to two times a week, or maybe 3, then that would work, once you get to where you want to be, you could probably increase that to 2 to 3 drinks twice a week with little consequence. The other approach(more agreeable approach for a 20 something IMHO) would be to limit yourself to one night every two to three weeks, if you know your trend is to have four or more drinks in a night, fine, but limit the damage by limiting the frequency. Yes you'll probably stop losing weight for a day to three days after, but as a young person, your body is much more resistant than us 30 and 40 somethings (and so on) and can rebound from a bad night far faster than we can.

that's my take on it. Basically, be sensible, complete deprivation is only going to play with your head and move you closer to failure, so don't deprive, decrease, that's my motto.

I LOVE ALL FORMS OF ALCOHOL!!!!! I love my beer, my wine, and my vodka. I have no intentions on giving it up, but yes I have cut back significantly. I no longer drink wine every night. I have wine usually on the weekends. Also I try to get low calorie beer when i'm in the mood for beer. Vodka is the absolute best if you use a mixer like tonic.

I know eating right and looking good is important but so is having fun and doing things you enjoy! Drink up my friend!

Alcohol DOES make a difference. It also depends on what’s your vice. A glass of wine is about 4 points (1 point per ounce). If your doing Atkins a great option is gin or vodka. Try to mix with “diet” sodas or diet tonic. Also what is good… Skinny Girl Margarita! My fav is a twist to a Double O 7…. Tropicana 50…diet Sprit and vodka.,, yummy. Or if you can take it do shot or two of tequila and drink diet coke the rest of the time.
(I probably sound like a raging alky LOL)

Moderation is the key. I was heavy social drinker before December. I cut out alcohol entirely. I had my first drinking event this weekend during a friends bachelor party. Took two days after before I felt better and went to the gym.

i find that i can drink a few glasses of scotch (which is really strong but doesn't have a ton of calories) and it doesn't affect me too badly. beer is the real enemy to many people's weight loss goals. for one, it requires a lot of beer to get someone drunk. you drink 1 scotch and you are already buzzed. plus, scotch is so overpowering in its taste and smell that once you are done with 1 or 2 glasses you can't think of drinking any more. maybe try drinking 2 glasses of red wine (which is good for your heart). at least then despite getting alcohol calories you are promoting heart health (more than 2 glasses and you start losing the health benefits).

overall alcohol is bad for you, period. some alcohol is better for you than others. you can always make up for it by drinking irregularly (not every weekend and not more than once a week) or restricting your caloric intake for the day you plan to have a few drinks. just don't overdo it. don't drink like 15 shots or 15 beers or something like that. that could destroy several days' worth of dieting.

Good grief I must be the only odd ball here lol. Im almost 27 but never got into the drinking scene since I became a mother before I turned 21 so I never went to the bar or club or anywhere. My husband and I did drink out in the orchard when I was 18 till I got pregnant at 20 but I guess after that, it got out of my system lol

I used to be SUCH AN ALCOHOLIC in college lol and the year after.

I am not a beer drinker but LOVE wine at dinner and vodka/tequila/rum drinks at bars. I mix with diet coke or sugar free red bull or club soda.

I am not big on cocktails as they are too sweet for me. I would say alcohol never made me gain a lot of weight, nor did weight fall of when i cut down. it's more tied to my diet. When i eat crap and drink, that's when i gain weight.

I cut down A LOT. I used to split a bottle of wine at dinner with my bf...basically 4-5x a week. Not to mention other drinking when going out on the weekend. Now, I have a glass of wine at dinner maybe 1-2x a week. (wow what happened to me?) haha

If I go out for a special occasion like a friend's bday, I still drink but hte next day hangover/dehydration throws out my workout schedule out the window. I never get hungover in traditional sense but i'm lethargic the whole day - like no energy to do anything but walk at most.

I'm 23 and just graduated from college last May. Since then I have dropped almost 20 pounds. The first 10 pounds were actually quite easy, they were just alcohol and junk food weight. When I was in college I was going out a lot (especially senior year) and the temptation to eat junk food/fast food during or after drinking was so high. So for me it was a combination of bad food and alcohol.

When I graduated I made the decision to change my lifestyle and started to eat healthier and cut out a lot of my alcohol consumption. I still have wine or a cocktail every now and then but I rarely drink beer these days. I've also found since losing weight and drinking less I have a much lower tolerance. I went out for a friend's birthday last weekend and over the course of several hours had 2 drinks, a Diet Coke and Rum and a Gin Gimlet. Just a year ago no way those 2 drinks would have had any impact on me, but now they were enough for the night (and even gave me a bit of a hangover the next day). So not only is it now a lot cheaper for me to go out, but I'm pretty happy with my weight and body now. Definitely worth giving up the heavy drinking. When I do go out now I make sure to plan ahead for the extra calories and really tell myself that I can't have fast food afterward.