Weight loss diet & going out (drinking) once a week
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I understand that alcohol has negative effects, a lot of calories and practically no nutritional value, but being a student socialising and drinking is a big part of my life.
I was wondering if it's possible to follow a strict weight loss diet during the week and go out one night per week, combined with eating a bit less that day.
Would it be possible to still lose weight? I don't mind if it's slower, but I'd like some opinions, Thank you everyone
I was wondering if it's possible to follow a strict weight loss diet during the week and go out one night per week, combined with eating a bit less that day.
Would it be possible to still lose weight? I don't mind if it's slower, but I'd like some opinions, Thank you everyone
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You realize people will like and respect you more if you can socialize without drinking? Making drinking "a big part of your life" is not a good idea, ever.
That said, yes, you'll lose weight if you're drinking one or two drinks a week and overall in a caloric deficit. Find low calorie drinks if you want. No need to eat less that day either, that's also a bad idea.
I'm not really against drinking occasionally, but making it a big part of your life and making an effort to do it weekly is a bad habit to get into.-1 -
galgenstrick wrote: »You realize people will like and respect you more if you can socialize without drinking? Making drinking "a big part of your life" is not a good idea, ever.
That said, yes, you'll lose weight if you're drinking one or two drinks a week and overall in a caloric deficit. Find low calorie drinks if you want. No need to eat less that day either, that's also a bad idea.
I'm not really against drinking occasionally, but making it a big part of your life and making an effort to do it weekly is a bad habit to get into.
I'm asking about weight lose advice not life advice. Save your judgamental comments for someone who cares
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galgenstrick wrote: »You realize people will like and respect you more if you can socialize without drinking? Making drinking "a big part of your life" is not a good idea, ever.
That said, yes, you'll lose weight if you're drinking one or two drinks a week and overall in a caloric deficit. Find low calorie drinks if you want. No need to eat less that day either, that's also a bad idea.
I'm not really against drinking occasionally, but making it a big part of your life and making an effort to do it weekly is a bad habit to get into.
I'm asking about weight lose advice not life advice. Save your judgamental comments for someone who cares
I gave you weight loss advice. The life advice was a bonus. Start caring now and you might actually make it somewhere in life.-3 -
When I was in the military, drinking was a big part of my life. If I could go back in a time machine and change that, I would.0
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galgenstrick wrote: »galgenstrick wrote: »You realize people will like and respect you more if you can socialize without drinking? Making drinking "a big part of your life" is not a good idea, ever.
That said, yes, you'll lose weight if you're drinking one or two drinks a week and overall in a caloric deficit. Find low calorie drinks if you want. No need to eat less that day either, that's also a bad idea.
I'm not really against drinking occasionally, but making it a big part of your life and making an effort to do it weekly is a bad habit to get into.
I'm asking about weight lose advice not life advice. Save your judgamental comments for someone who cares
I gave you weight loss advice. The life advice was a bonus. Start caring now and you might actually make it somewhere in life.
I'm already "somewhere in life" thank you, patronising and annoying stranger1 -
You'll initially have progress, but you'll hit a brick wall eventually. @galgenstrick has his heart in the right place. Getting blasted isn't as fun as making big gains in the gym, and then taking it out on some poor girl's back. My advice? Drink water, get in the best shape of your life, and proceed to destroy all the *kitten* you could dream of, without fearing for DUI's, drunken brawls, or alcohol poisoning.0
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You'll initially have progress, but you'll hit a brick wall eventually. @galgenstrick has his heart in the right place. Getting blasted isn't as fun as making big gains in the gym, and then taking it out on some poor girl's back. My advice? Drink water, get in the best shape of your life, and proceed to destroy all the *kitten* you could dream of, without fearing for DUI's, drunken brawls, or alcohol poisoning.
I am a girl. And you're all patronising me.
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I understand that alcohol has negative effects, a lot of calories and practically no nutritional value, but being a student socialising and drinking is a big part of my life.
I was wondering if it's possible to follow a strict weight loss diet during the week and go out one night per week, combined with eating a bit less that day.
Would it be possible to still lose weight? I don't mind if it's slower, but I'd like some opinions, Thank you everyone
Just fit it into your total calories for the week. There are numerous threads about this at the moment-try doing a search.
I like to look at my calories in a weekly basis, and cut a little every day to save up for a higher day in the weekend. This is common-whether used for alcohol, food or both.
Cutting drastically the day of drinking is not a good idea bc you'll feel like *kitten*. You can eat or drink whatever you want and lose weight as long as it fits in your deficit. Socializing and some drinking were a big part of my life when I was your age. I wasn't an idiot about it-but I loved hitting the bar for a few beers. I don't get all the overreaction on this thread.0 -
Well, I apologizing for taking that route, as I thought you were a guy. But regardless of the fact, my first sentence is true. You will make short gains, but stall because of it. It's just not healthy. Do what you want though. You have your advice. You won't hear different.0
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I can honestly say that spending time celebrating/socializing with friends and family - whether alcohol was involved or not - occupies a lot more of my "best times ever" than picking up something heavy or running fast.
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Well, I apologizing for taking that route, as I thought you were a guy. But regardless of the fact, my first sentence is true. You will make short gains, but stall because of it. It's just not healthy. Do what you want though. You have your advice. You won't hear different.
She is going out one night a week. She didn't say she is binge drinking. I think being college age and leaving it to once a week is a pretty good mindset. If she is hitting her macro goals overall and wants to spend some free calories on alcohol (or chocolate or cake or chips) why is it such a big deal?0 -
I have no idea what some people have against banking 500 calories for a couple drinks. I do it once a week. 500 calories doesn't get you very far though, so if you're looking to have many drinks every week and have a large deficit, I wouldn't advise banking too much. Otherwise, enjoy a couple glasses of wine.0
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I understand that alcohol has negative effects, a lot of calories and practically no nutritional value, but being a student socialising and drinking is a big part of my life.
I was wondering if it's possible to follow a strict weight loss diet during the week and go out one night per week, combined with eating a bit less that day.
Would it be possible to still lose weight? I don't mind if it's slower, but I'd like some opinions, Thank you everyone
Just fit it into your total calories for the week. There are numerous threads about this at the moment-try doing a search.
I like to look at my calories in a weekly basis, and cut a little every day to save up for a higher day in the weekend. This is common-whether used for alcohol, food or both.
Cutting drastically the day of drinking is not a good idea bc you'll feel like *kitten*. You can eat or drink whatever you want and lose weight as long as it fits in your deficit. Socializing and some drinking were a big part of my life when I was your age. I wasn't an idiot about it-but I loved hitting the bar for a few beers. I don't get all the overreaction on this thread.
Thanks a lot for your advice, it makes much more sense. I'll try to look at my diet from a weekly perspective. Thank you again
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Well, I apologizing for taking that route, as I thought you were a guy. But regardless of the fact, my first sentence is true. You will make short gains, but stall because of it. It's just not healthy. Do what you want though. You have your advice. You won't hear different.
She is going out one night a week. She didn't say she is binge drinking. I think being college age and leaving it to once a week is a pretty good mindset. If she is hitting her macro goals overall and wants to spend some free calories on alcohol (or chocolate or cake or chips) why is it such a big deal?
Thanks a lot. I didn't expect this reaction. I just like going out and socialising and a having a couple of drinks, I haven't said I want to get blackout drunk and I've never ever had problems related to being drunk.
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Well, I apologizing for taking that route, as I thought you were a guy. But regardless of the fact, my first sentence is true. You will make short gains, but stall because of it. It's just not healthy. Do what you want though. You have your advice. You won't hear different.
She is going out one night a week. She didn't say she is binge drinking. I think being college age and leaving it to once a week is a pretty good mindset. If she is hitting her macro goals overall and wants to spend some free calories on alcohol (or chocolate or cake or chips) why is it such a big deal?
Being college age and saying "drinking is a big part of my life" is not a good mindset. That's why I dropped the life advice comments. Having a drink once in a while is fine. Making it a habit by committing to drinking once a week is a bad idea.0 -
Well, I apologizing for taking that route, as I thought you were a guy. But regardless of the fact, my first sentence is true. You will make short gains, but stall because of it. It's just not healthy. Do what you want though. You have your advice. You won't hear different.
She is going out one night a week. She didn't say she is binge drinking. I think being college age and leaving it to once a week is a pretty good mindset. If she is hitting her macro goals overall and wants to spend some free calories on alcohol (or chocolate or cake or chips) why is it such a big deal?
Because I assumed the "and drinking is a big part of my life" meant binging.0 -
Well, I apologizing for taking that route, as I thought you were a guy. But regardless of the fact, my first sentence is true. You will make short gains, but stall because of it. It's just not healthy. Do what you want though. You have your advice. You won't hear different.
She is going out one night a week. She didn't say she is binge drinking. I think being college age and leaving it to once a week is a pretty good mindset. If she is hitting her macro goals overall and wants to spend some free calories on alcohol (or chocolate or cake or chips) why is it such a big deal?
Thanks a lot. I didn't expect this reaction. I just like going out and socialising and a having a couple of drinks, I haven't said I want to get blackout drunk and I've never ever had problems related to being drunk.
Yeah just ignore those couple of posts.
Yes it's still possible to lose weight if you log your drinks and make them fit. A couple things to remember: if you have an aggressive deficit set, subtracting from it for drinks might leave you quite a bit hungry and you might not meet your macros. If you're at a more moderate deficit, this is not as big of an issue. Also, many restaurants/bars are generous on the pours-glasses of wine are often over 5 oz and mixed drinks and even single pours are often 2 oz of liquor (or more if it is a big cocktail).0 -
arditarose wrote: »Well, I apologizing for taking that route, as I thought you were a guy. But regardless of the fact, my first sentence is true. You will make short gains, but stall because of it. It's just not healthy. Do what you want though. You have your advice. You won't hear different.
She is going out one night a week. She didn't say she is binge drinking. I think being college age and leaving it to once a week is a pretty good mindset. If she is hitting her macro goals overall and wants to spend some free calories on alcohol (or chocolate or cake or chips) why is it such a big deal?
Thanks a lot. I didn't expect this reaction. I just like going out and socialising and a having a couple of drinks, I haven't said I want to get blackout drunk and I've never ever had problems related to being drunk.
Yeah just ignore those couple of posts.
Yes it's still possible to lose weight if you log your drinks and make them fit. A couple things to remember: if you have an aggressive deficit set, subtracting from it for drinks might leave you quite a bit hungry and you might not meet your macros. If you're at a more moderate deficit, this is not as big of an issue. Also, many restaurants/bars are generous on the pours-glasses of wine are often over 5 oz and mixed drinks and even single pours are often 2 oz of liquor (or more if it is a big cocktail).
Thanks a lot for your useful advice, I'll take it into account!
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I lost 4 stone by eating 1200 cals a day for four days a week, and I drank beer and had pizza three nights a week [so about 3000 cals a day] and worked off 1000 cals three times a week. I lost about 2lb per week. It really worked well and I didn't feel deprived at all.
This worked because my weekly calorific average was ~1500 cals a day when you do the sums. I'm surprised more people don't do this, it worked really well.0 -
galgenstrick wrote: »Well, I apologizing for taking that route, as I thought you were a guy. But regardless of the fact, my first sentence is true. You will make short gains, but stall because of it. It's just not healthy. Do what you want though. You have your advice. You won't hear different.
She is going out one night a week. She didn't say she is binge drinking. I think being college age and leaving it to once a week is a pretty good mindset. If she is hitting her macro goals overall and wants to spend some free calories on alcohol (or chocolate or cake or chips) why is it such a big deal?
Being college age and saying "drinking is a big part of my life" is not a good mindset. That's why I dropped the life advice comments. Having a drink once in a while is fine. Making it a habit by committing to drinking once a week is a bad idea.
Yes, I was reacting to the OP's statement "drinking is a big part of my life" as well.
My ex used to delude himself that he didn't have a problem because he only drank once per week. (Of course it wasn't actually only once per week.) I'd go on about negative consequences but I'm sure the OP is sure she will escape them.
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Lysander666 wrote: »I lost 4 stone by eating 1200 cals a day for four days a week, and I drank beer and had pizza three nights a week [so about 3000 cals a day] and worked off 1000 cals three times a week. I lost about 2lb per week. It really worked well and I didn't feel deprived at all.
This worked because my weekly calorific average was ~1500 cals a day when you do the sums. I'm surprised more people don't do this, it worked really well.
That's amazing and something to definitely take into account. Also congratulations on your weight loss!
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kshama2001 wrote: »galgenstrick wrote: »Well, I apologizing for taking that route, as I thought you were a guy. But regardless of the fact, my first sentence is true. You will make short gains, but stall because of it. It's just not healthy. Do what you want though. You have your advice. You won't hear different.
She is going out one night a week. She didn't say she is binge drinking. I think being college age and leaving it to once a week is a pretty good mindset. If she is hitting her macro goals overall and wants to spend some free calories on alcohol (or chocolate or cake or chips) why is it such a big deal?
Being college age and saying "drinking is a big part of my life" is not a good mindset. That's why I dropped the life advice comments. Having a drink once in a while is fine. Making it a habit by committing to drinking once a week is a bad idea.
Yes, I was reacting to the OP's statement "drinking is a big part of my life" as well.
My ex used to delude himself that he didn't have a problem because he only drank once per week. (Of course it wasn't actually only once per week.) I'd go on about negative consequences but I'm sure the OP is sure she will escape them.
That is a ridiculous statement and very rude. You know nothing about the OP.0 -
Lysander666 wrote: »I lost 4 stone by eating 1200 cals a day for four days a week, and I drank beer and had pizza three nights a week [so about 3000 cals a day] and worked off 1000 cals three times a week. I lost about 2lb per week. It really worked well and I didn't feel deprived at all.
This worked because my weekly calorific average was ~1500 cals a day when you do the sums. I'm surprised more people don't do this, it worked really well.
That's amazing and something to definitely take into account. Also congratulations on your weight loss!
Try it. Or just do what Ricky Gervais did: he still wanted to drink loads of beer when losing weight so worked out twice as hard as everyone else!0 -
I use to party on the weekend, but during the week I watched my diet and worked out. That worked well for me until I quit the gym.0
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I go out with friends several times a week. I make sensible food & drink choices & adjust my exercise the next day if I over indulge. For me, its a balance between maintaining the social life I enjoy and being fit.
For instance, yesterday I hiked 11 miles with a friend. We stopped afterward for food & a beer. I joined friends later at a great bar with a band, but chose not to drink because I had already indulged earlier. Still had a great time!0 -
I bank my alcohol calories and I always make sure to workout the morning before I go out drinking I've been doing this art least once a week since February and I've lost 17 pounds. You will be fine.0
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Thanks everyone for your answers i'll see how it goes! 0
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I love drinking! I drink 2-3 nights a week. In college, I never drank. I actually never drank until I was 21 and had graduated college.
But, now it's definitely part of my life. Alcohol has NEVER caused weight gain for me, and it has NEVER inhibited weight loss for me.
I've only been tracking on MFP for 20-something days and I'm steadily losing weight each week, and I drink and calculate every calorie of alcohol.
Just make sure you fit it into your daily calories, and you'll be fine!
And remember, DONT drink and drive! 0 -
This was an odd thread. When I was a student I'd go out every Thursday through Sunday. I'd get bladdered every night. Neither myself nor any of my friends have drinking problems. in fact I rarely drink at all now. Go out. Enjoy yourself. You're only young once.0
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Sounds like you need a drinking plan...LOL0
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