Alcohol and Dieting

haggs88
haggs88 Posts: 37 Member
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What are everyone's thoughts alcohol and dieting?
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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Everything is possible, if it fits into your allotment.
  • Tblackdogs
    Tblackdogs Posts: 325 Member
    For the most part, I'd rather eat my calories!
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  • lauraesh0384
    lauraesh0384 Posts: 463 Member
    I don't drink alcohol at all. Alcohol will knock me out of ketosis since the drink I like is loaded with sugar. So I just gave it up, but I wasn't a big alcohol drinker to begin with.
  • haggs88
    haggs88 Posts: 37 Member
    I'm liking the feedback so far!!
  • mebepiglet123
    mebepiglet123 Posts: 327 Member
    Depends how much. Although empty calories. I say if it fits your macros do it. It really depends on your goal. If you want to be super cut then ditch it.. Geeze I need to listen to my own advice...lol.. Actually day 2 on a no alcohol regime at present.
  • haggs88
    haggs88 Posts: 37 Member
    mebepiglet123 wrote: »
    Depends how much. Although empty calories. I say if it fits your macros do it. It really depends on your goal. If you want to be super cut then ditch it.. Geeze I need to listen to my own advice...lol.. Actually day 2 on a no alcohol regime at present.

    LOL!
  • LBuehrle8
    LBuehrle8 Posts: 4,044 Member
    I quit for personal reasons about five months ago and I'm really happy I did as I can eat more! But if you enjoy it and can fit it into your daily calories then do whatever works for you!
  • ncboiler89
    ncboiler89 Posts: 2,408 Member
    haggs88 wrote: »
    What are everyone's thoughts alcohol and dieting?

    I am pro.
  • viclrstew
    viclrstew Posts: 15 Member
    I like my 2 martinis in the evening. I just save enough calories for them. Still losing though perhaps not as fast, but one has to live, right?
  • Amytreetop
    Amytreetop Posts: 12 Member
    I find the weekly calorie chart is a gem to check on how I'm doing through the week making up for say a weekend night of chilling with some beer. By the time Thursday (my weigh-in day) rolls around I usually have made it up along the way (without terrible sacrifice) and hit my goal. I must knock on wood - so far so good at least!
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    I've had wine/beer most nights and I've also limited it to just the weekend. Both worked for me. As long as it fits in your calories enjoy it if you want it
  • macgurlnet
    macgurlnet Posts: 1,946 Member
    It's definitely a personal thing. Do you find that you tend to eat more when you're drinking? Do you typically have quite a few drinks?

    For me, I tend to get the munchies when I have more than 2 drinks. I cut alcohol out for a while since I was doing training for a half-marathon and I'm bringing it back into my routine now. I try to have just one or two drinks and leave it at that or plan my week so I have extra calories to help offset the munchies :)

    ~Lyssa
  • jasminegipson71
    jasminegipson71 Posts: 21 Member
    I have a drink on Thursdays I make sure i don't go over my calorie intake for that day it has slowed down my weight loss so I'm going to ditch it next week
  • Kst76
    Kst76 Posts: 935 Member
    All the way pro!
    I drink a bottle of wine per week. One bottle is around 600 calories for the kind I like. That's an hour on the treadmill. No biggie.
    By the way...it's not the alcohol that screws you up , it's the munchies you get when drinking it. lol At least that's true for me. :)
  • jasminegipson71
    jasminegipson71 Posts: 21 Member
    karintalley wrote: »
    All the way pro!
    I drink a bottle of wine per week. One bottle is around 600 calories for the kind I like. That's an hour on the treadmill. No biggie.
    By the way...it's not the alcohol that screws you up , it's the munchies you get when drinking it. lol At least that's true for me. :)

    I agree the munchies are hard to control at times
  • MakePeasNotWar
    MakePeasNotWar Posts: 1,329 Member
    I have to be very careful with alcohol because it tends to lower my inhibitions way too much when it comes to food. I have tried to just work it in, but I budget 150 calories for rum, then eat 800-1500 calories of whatever food I can get my hands on.

    I still may have a few drinks once or twice a month, but I make sure to eat a bit less for the week leading up to it, because it's always a big caloric hit when all is said and done.

    One glass of wine is usually ok, but that's the limit for me.
  • DrLauraDVM16
    DrLauraDVM16 Posts: 64 Member
    A small glass of wine in the evenings before bed actually makes me feel full and satisfied at bedtime. If I drink before a meal I DO tend to get the munchies, but as a nightcap it works well for me.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    it can be done, but it's difficult to party like a rock star when you're dieting. I have exercise recovery issues as well when I indulge too much.
  • NikolaiImhof
    NikolaiImhof Posts: 41 Member
    Personally, I'll go drinking once a month. Probably drink more calories then I eat in half a week but meh. The next day though, I'm not normally hungry so that will be my weekly fast day. Then everything goes back to the normal fun running, biking, walking, lifting, stuff.
  • SherryTeach
    SherryTeach Posts: 2,836 Member
    I haven't noticed that a few glasses of wine or a cocktail during the week has affected my plan. But I certainly do plan for and log it.
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
    haggs88 wrote: »
    What are everyone's thoughts alcohol and dieting?

    I gave up drinking because it didn't seem worth it. I drank scotch and coke so that's a lot of calories and if I need 10 cans to feel it, adds up fast.

    Plus alcohol leads to pizza.

    I think I have had alcohol 3 days in the past year.

    But I also can't see any reason why you can't have a few drinks as long as it fits into your day.

    But in the other side if you feel you can't give up alcohol maybe you have a problem.
  • lisacic28
    lisacic28 Posts: 6 Member
    I like to keep healthy snacks around if I'm drinking. Making air popped popcorn is kinda fun with a little buzz. Munch on some carrots, or cucumbers. I enjoy my wine too much to give up. So I just try and plan around it.
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    edited May 2015
    I don't drink, but I remember when I was about six years old asking my next door neighbor, Miss Mickey, why she and Mr. Fred were fat. She wasn't offended, but laughed and said it was because they drank alcohol. That made such an impression on me.
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    Large amounts can decrease testosterone. It also blocks fat oxidation so your body preferentially burns the alcohol off before it can burn fat.

    In small doses it can increase insulin sensitivity and decrease appetite. So it has its benefits. I would stick to one or two drinks a week and not drink to the point where you'll get a hang over
  • Stressedby8
    Stressedby8 Posts: 53 Member
    I enjoy my drinks! As long as I calculate them and stay within my calories, I still lose!
  • SlimBride2Be
    SlimBride2Be Posts: 315 Member
    I've cut down but still have a few glasses of wine over the week. Usually one on a couple of days and 2 or 3 on one weekend day. Probably a maximum of six small glasses a week.
  • kindrabbit
    kindrabbit Posts: 837 Member
    I have found that there is a very negative pattern to drinking and my weight loss. Once I have had a couple of glasses all control goes out the window and a massive binge is the result. I have regularly wiped out an entire weeks weight loss in one night. I know it's not fat but I can gain large amounts of weight that take a whole week to loose again. I drank on Friday night last week and I literally gained 7lbs over night. I've lost 2 back but I know I will be heavier this Friday morning than I was last Friday morning. when will I learn? I think, for me, the answer is all or nothing. I have decided several times to stop but come Friday night I feel the sence that I deserve a 'treat'. It's the last part of my old hedonistic 'I want it so I'll have it' lifestyle that go me so overweight in the first place.
  • yesimpson
    yesimpson Posts: 1,372 Member
    edited May 2015
    I try to save drinks for proper nights out or celebrations, rather than having one after work with colleagues or with lunches out on weekends just out of habit. Then I do what others have suggested and make 'room' for it in my calories during the week preceding it (assuming I have notice!). I'm a lightweight so I also have to factor in a big stodgy meal before it, and a snack when I get home to stop being buying chips to eat in the taxi >:)
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    I'm for both. I typically don't drink more than one beer or G&T per night and if I do, I make up for it by eating less for a few days afterward. I also tend not to drink unless I've "earned" it by getting my step count above 10k.

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