alcohol cosumption
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If it makes you feel bad, then by all means don't drink it. But unless someone is an alcoholic or it makes them feel bad, alcohol isn't inherently bad for health.0
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alcohol stops the weight loss process, damages the pancreas and liver. I don't imbibe when stripping fat off and no more then two beers a week. so far i havea 70 lb weight loss and hit 9% body fat0
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I try to fit alcohol into my deficit if I know I'm going to have it. Last night...it did not fit. Whoops.0
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Well I certainly don't have a drink problem I only go out maybe once or twice a month I didn't mean cutting food out just like other people are saying working it into the calorie intake for when I do go outIf you can get it into your alloted intake every so often, then fine. If you are missing out on food by squeezing in alcohol, there may be an issue there...0 -
Ok, I quit drinking a year and a half ago but... I keep my Sundays for brunch! I love Sunday brunch and I love champagne so what I do is use Sunday as a "cheat day" but I log everything and still try to stay within goal. Since brunch is 2 meals, it's not that hard. Just stick to the salads, seafood and fruit. Then the best part, dessert!! Since most buffet brunches have bite size desserts, I'll grab a couple and just take little bite. I count it as a whole piece of cheesecake. Yesterday, I had 26 calories to spare Yay!!0
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This.jasonmh630 wrote: »If it makes you feel bad, then by all means don't drink it. But unless someone is an alcoholic or it makes them feel bad, alcohol isn't inherently bad for health.
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I drink. It puts me over my calorie goals. I try to exercise off all the alcohol I drink plus some. Keeps me motivated to work out. I haven't been logging my exercise but I think I'm going to start.0
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jasonmh630 wrote: »jasonmh630 wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »I have wine many evenings. I drank wine many evenings while I was losing. I don't see the need to remove that "snack". I enjoy it. It's part of my overall healthy diet and lifestyle.
I don't really view alcohol as a snack. Alcohol is bad for my health as far as I'm concerned. Snacks aren't really. I know people say in moderation it's okay, but the way it makes me feel tells me otherwise. I wouldn't categorize it as part of an overall healthy diet and lifestyle.
I still drink it sometimes though.
Beer (in moderation) is good for kidney health... Wine (in moderation) is good for heart health.
Outside of that, if it makes you feel bad, by all means don't drink it. It's definitely not mandatory in any diet, but it can be part of a healthy diet if you keep an eye on it.
i'm way more concerned about cancer than my heart health. i'm pretty sure that alcohol is linked to many types of cancers, particularly breast cancer.
for me i think it's terrible, but to each their own.
When taken in context and dosage, then yes... But having one glass of wine per day (or a beer) will not cause cancer any more than other foods that have been linked to it.
do most people stop at one glass of each per day? one glass of wine is like 4 oz's. it's a tiny amount.
Pretty sure Jesus drank wine (in moderation) and check out these obliques...
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carolinamccabe31 wrote: »Would like to know how any of you incorperate alcohol into your diet ? If going on as might be going out tonight and bit worried bout the calories do I go out and over week eat a little less to balance out the calories in the alcohol .
Two ways to do it.
Number 1: leave room in your net calories for it (this works best if you're only planning to have a drink maybe two).
Number 2: Plan your cheat day to coincide with the night out. Even then you want to exercise self control. If you drink enough to get plastered it would be hard to make up for that I would think.0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
As are all animal products. Did you give those up (milk, cheese...) as well?jasonmh630 wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »I have wine many evenings. I drank wine many evenings while I was losing. I don't see the need to remove that "snack". I enjoy it. It's part of my overall healthy diet and lifestyle.
I don't really view alcohol as a snack. Alcohol is bad for my health as far as I'm concerned. Snacks aren't really. I know people say in moderation it's okay, but the way it makes me feel tells me otherwise. I wouldn't categorize it as part of an overall healthy diet and lifestyle.
I still drink it sometimes though.
Beer (in moderation) is good for kidney health... Wine (in moderation) is good for heart health.
Outside of that, if it makes you feel bad, by all means don't drink it. It's definitely not mandatory in any diet, but it can be part of a healthy diet if you keep an eye on it.
i'm way more concerned about cancer than my heart health. i'm pretty sure that alcohol is linked to many types of cancers, particularly breast cancer.
for me i think it's terrible, but to each their own.
I'd say context and dosing becomes germane here.
no. milk and cheese don't make me feel as though my insides are turning to cancer like alcohol does.
Stress and worry have a higher association with disease than moderate alcohol comsumption, so if you are this worried about drinking alcohol, you definitely should not do it.
Me, I've been drinking almost daily for 30+ years and no cancer yet (or any other disease). Alcohol is good for me because it relieves stress.0 -
Simple. If it doesn't support your goal, you don't do it, at least until you reach your goal. Once you have reached your goal, you probably know better, anyway.
Other than that, log and move on. Alcohol isn't nutrition, anyway. You should never 'incorporate' it in any diet, IMO...
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I love a couple beers on occasion. The problem, I find, isn't in the beers themselves (I drink Mich Ultra so less than 100 calories each and I don't usually eat back my exercise calories so usually have a little wiggle room) but the problem is more my inclination to have something like cheese fries or pretzels with them ...0
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melaniebhowes wrote: »Simple. If it doesn't support your goal, you don't do it, at least until you reach your goal. Once you have reached your goal, you probably know better, anyway.
Other than that, log and move on. Alcohol isn't nutrition, anyway. You should never 'incorporate' it in any diet, IMO...
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No, not this.... You shouldn't have to eliminate anything for you to have a healthy diet. The key to a healthy diet to lose weight is learning to still eat everything you like, but in moderate dosages while maintaining a calorie deficit.0 -
jasonmh630 wrote: »melaniebhowes wrote: »Simple. If it doesn't support your goal, you don't do it, at least until you reach your goal. Once you have reached your goal, you probably know better, anyway.
Other than that, log and move on. Alcohol isn't nutrition, anyway. You should never 'incorporate' it in any diet, IMO...
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No, not this.... You shouldn't have to eliminate anything for you to have a healthy diet. The key to a healthy diet to lose weight is learning to still eat everything you like, but in moderate dosages while maintaining a calorie deficit.
^ This.
(without allowing the empty calories to rob you of proper nutrition)0 -
beer makes me feel bloated, cheap wine gives me headaches, stronger stuff just makes me feel bad next morning, older and not pretty at all:) but when I did really enjoy my red wine I just included it in daily calories. That was very easy to do. Over the Christmas and New Year holidays I over-celebrated, as a result, I only had one glass of wine and four beers since January 2nd.0
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beer makes me feel bloated, cheap wine gives me headaches, stronger stuff just makes me feel bad next morning, older and not pretty at all:) but when I did really enjoy my red wine I just included it in daily calories. That was very easy to do. Over the Christmas and New Year holidays I over-celebrated, as a result, I only had one glass of wine and four beers since January 2nd.
yep, the room was spinning and i was puking just after midnight on new years eve. not a good time, but at least it didn't set off my acid reflux, probably since i was still taking drugs for that. now i'm trying to be more careful.0 -
I incorporate alcohol into my diet the same way I incorporate anything else: I just add the calories.
Of course, alcohol has some unique concerns compared to other food, so keeping it reasonable is important.0
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