weight loss and drinking

yiceli1
yiceli1 Posts: 4
edited November 16 in Getting Started
Please I need help I have a 10 month old baby. I need to loss 15 at least I don't eat a lot but I drink a lot of beers on weekends. All my friends family drink hard to stop and I love beers + relax from my stress and anxiety. Helppppp

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  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    Find other outlets to release stress and drink less?
  • ew_david
    ew_david Posts: 3,473 Member
    When you're ready to cut the excuses, you'll make it happen.
  • yourradimradletshug
    yourradimradletshug Posts: 964 Member
    I agree with @LolBroScience you need a better outlet to relax. Beers are insanely high in empty calories. Cut it out and you will start to see a little progress.
  • bren722
    bren722 Posts: 8 Member
    Vodka...not beer, if you must have a drink. Just watch the mixers.
  • JenAndSome
    JenAndSome Posts: 1,893 Member
    I guess it depends on what your priorities are. I enjoy drinking beer, too, but drinking a case on the weekend is very counterproductive to my goals....and to raising my kids. Maybe cut back a lot. Wait until later at night and have a beer or two instead of "a lot of beers." Also try logging what you're drinking honestly and see if its really worth it.
  • donbolio
    donbolio Posts: 1
    Drink liquor and drink less of it. 1 shot of vodka is around 90 calories, diet tonic is 0 calories, drink one of those instead of a 150-200 calorie beer.

    Or just exercise and burn 700 calories (whatever a six pack is for your beer) before you drink and that might help you from gaining at least, but you won't lose weight while drinking excessively, too many empty calories plus other big detriments to your diet and sleep. You can easily work off 1 or 2 drinks and stick to a good diet though and keep those days from being a complete waste.
  • Cryptonomnomicon
    Cryptonomnomicon Posts: 848 Member
    LolBroScience wrote: »
    Find other outlets to release stress and drink less?

    Agreed! Also seek counseling of some sort as you are thirty years of age, the crutch of peer pressure would fly if you were a teenager but you are both an adult and a parent, so it is time to act like one and find other avenues to relieve stress and anxiety eg exercise, yoga, hobbies etc you are only limited by your imagination.

    Drinking in moderation is not an issue...unless you can't, which it sounds like to me.

    Time to put on your big girl pants and get your priorities in order even if that means hanging with your friends and family less. Priority one is being there for your baby and to set a good example for it.

    Sorry to be so blunt but I say it the way I see it.





  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    edited April 2015
    Alcoholism runs in my family and it starts out as weekend warrior binging and then progresses. Not trying to be judgemental but it's not a good sign so put away the excuses and stop the binge drinking.

    ETA and these coments about using hard liquor aren't helpful, they only progress the heavy drinking issue.
  • sjohnson__1
    sjohnson__1 Posts: 405 Member
    _dracarys_ wrote: »
    When you're ready to cut the excuses, you'll make it happen.

    Read the bold text. Over and over again.
  • yiceli1
    yiceli1 Posts: 4
    Thanks to all of your advise I only live for my children and I rarely go outside of my house. Single parent too no help from no where. And yes drinking has been my excuse to get out from a 7 years depression. But my kids are my everything and thats why I need friends motivation to stop drinking and loss weight. I don't feel bad for any comment whatever comes I will take it to make my goal . Thanks all I appreciate i
  • shamcd
    shamcd Posts: 178 Member
    Hmmm. Well, I can kind of relate...my husband and I really enjoy having drinks together, but we'd gotten to the point where we had become functioning alcoholics, as well as fat.

    I cut the drinking to weekends only, and I fit the alcohol calories into my daily limit. Now, that can be difficult if you have a tendency to drink a lot and don't leave enough of your calories for food, but if it really means enough to you, you'll either find a way to make it work or you'll have to cut down on the drinking. It really is a lifestyle change, especially when your life revolves around alcohol so much. Good luck.
  • yiceli1
    yiceli1 Posts: 4
    Yey im happy of your replies I hope to have more on the weekend when the binge drinking start. I will think in all of you before drinking ans make a party withmy girl to ccelebrate :):)
  • ew_david
    ew_david Posts: 3,473 Member
    yiceli1 wrote: »
    Thanks to all of your advise I only live for my children and I rarely go outside of my house. Single parent too no help from no where. And yes drinking has been my excuse to get out from a 7 years depression. But my kids are my everything and thats why I need friends motivation to stop drinking and loss weight. I don't feel bad for any comment whatever comes I will take it to make my goal . Thanks all I appreciate i

    Your kids need you to stop drinking. Also, motivation will have to come from you; no one else.
  • BicepsAndBows
    BicepsAndBows Posts: 197 Member
    First of all, drinking is definitely not a healthy way to cope with depression. Alcohol is a depressant, so honestly its just going to make things worse. Your problems will still be there when you wake up in the morning. So the first thing I would suggest is finding other coping skills. You could use exercise. It's a great way to deal with stress and negative feelings, and the endorphins your body makes during a workout actually help to lift your mood. I also might suggest talking to a medical professional if you are truly depressed. Depression is not something you can just snap out of. You need help and your kids deserve a mom who is happy and present.

    Second, I totally understand wanting to drink on the weekends with friends and family. It is part of a lot of social activities. I am 22 and my boyfriend and friends always want to drink on the weekends, which is difficult for me since I am trying to avoid all of the empty calories. Beer is not great for weight loss by any means. It is full of empty calories and it puts your body into fat storing mode. A lot of the fat will go straight to your abdomen when drinking beer as well. There have been multiple studies on this. Google them and read about what beer does to your body as far as your health and weight. That alone can be enough to help motivate you to stop drinking! What I have found works is if I know I am going to be drinking on the weekends, I save some of my calories throughout the day and always make sure I get a workout in before hand so I have some extra calories to play around with as well. Then, I log each drink I have AS I AM DRINKING IT. This is important because you most likely will not remember the next day how many drinks you actually consumed. I go for straight shots of Tequila. 1 oz is only 69 calories, so I can get a nice buzz without blowing my calories for the day. Clear liquors are the best when you are trying to lose weight, as they don't have the sugar and carbs that beer and wine coolers/cocktails tend to have. It's best if you drink it straight or with just soda water. If you must mix it with a little juice, log that as well and go light! Those calories and sugar grams add up quick!

    Also, pace yourself. Try to drink 8 oz of water for each alcoholic beverage you have. This will fill you up and help you drink less alcohol. It also helps avoid hangovers and bloating the next day, and keeps you hydrated. After a night of drinking, I always hit the gym the next day. It helps your body to sweat out any excess water it may be retaining due to added carbs or sodium and helps keep me on track!
  • Jani22
    Jani22 Posts: 17
    I found I was drinking far too many beers on pretty much a nightly basis following a bereavement a couple of years ago. I decided to do something about all the weight I put on so joined MFP.

    I've switched beer for vodka, only allow myself one capful which is not even a full shot, in a pint glass of soda water (what you call club soda, I think) and a small dash of unsweetened lime cordial. I float the vodka on the top so I get the alcohol hit without all the calories. The fizz of the soda replaces the beer bubbles. So far it's working. Give it a try.
  • cbills65
    cbills65 Posts: 164 Member
    If you can bolster up your resolve and not drink for 2 or 3 weekends straight, I think you will find it easier to say no to the beer on the occassions after that. I enjoy having a cold one with a meal or on a Friday night. But all things in moderation. Honestly, I understand how easy it is to get caught up and carried away and before you know it you've had too much. It's hard that first time to resist but it gets easier and it becomes less of a craving then when you have had it out of your system for awhile - that is if you are a casual drinker. If not, that craving may not go away so easily without some help. Good luck to you! :smile:
  • saramchaffa
    saramchaffa Posts: 6
    Exercise instead of drinking beer! It will make you feel SO much better and it is better for your baby too! That's not the kind of lifestyle a baby needs
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    LolBroScience wrote: »
    Find other outlets to release stress and drink less?

    I'd really appreciate it if you would knock it off.
  • yiceli1
    yiceli1 Posts: 4
    Thanks to all of you guys this weekend is my birthday I will go out to a restaurant to eat instead of anything. When I said drinking a lot a refer of having more than three beers in a friday or saturday I do not drink everyday I take care of my baby and take the other two to school. I only drink more when I have my mom or sister in my house in case I drink more than I suppose to. But all the comments are good and very helpful. You will see my weight lose I will be posting my progress because as some people said some of my extra calories come from the beer and im not an exercising person I stared
    cbills65 wrote: »
    If you can bolster up your resolve and not drink for 2 or 3 weekends straight, I think you will find it easier to say no to the beer on the occassions after that. I enjoy having a cold one with a meal or on a Friday night. But all things in moderation. Honestly, I understand how easy it is to get caught up and carried away and before you know it you've had too much. It's hard that first time to resist but it gets easier and it becomes less of a craving then when you have had it out of your system for awhile - that is if you are a casual drinker. If not, that craving may not go away so easily without some help. Good luck to you! :smile:

    Thanks
  • Mo0npie
    Mo0npie Posts: 15 Member
    I quit drinking purely for weight loss, and it has helped so much. I also used to binge on the weekends and thought it would be really difficult to stop, since a lot of my weekend activities with my friends revolved around it. It just wasnt hard though. You really do have the same amount of fun if youre sober, and the weight starts to fall off.
  • joshuapowell1989
    joshuapowell1989 Posts: 163 Member
    I have cut back drinking alot, I used to have 2 pints at lunch + a couple of bottles at home, I now have 1 pint at lunch OR a bottle at home. and not everyday either. It is hard to completely cut it out, and with the other things from my previous diet - I tried to cut it out and ended up binging. Moderation for me is key.
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