Do you add alcohol to your food diary

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  • tekkiechikk
    tekkiechikk Posts: 375 Member
    if it has calories, it goes in the diary... alcohol included
  • Anger67
    Anger67 Posts: 129 Member
    I do, and mostly I try to plan for the calories by consuming less food carbs for that day so it doesn't hurt my daily intake.
  • rlr5072
    rlr5072 Posts: 22 Member
    Yep, I definitely add it! This has caused me to drink alcohol less since I began logging. I'd rather have my calories in solid form. There are days where I don't mind if I exceed my goal with drinking every once in awhile, but otherwise it just doesn't fit as much into my lifestyle. My daily goal is on the lower side and it's hard to find enough room to include it. If I do, it's usually one drink and I try to drink it slowly to really enjoy it!
  • loiscoles
    loiscoles Posts: 39 Member
    I always add my alcohol and mixers the best I can. I don't add spirits as I'm never entirely sure as I can't find the nutritional info anywhere! But if I have a beer or a cider I most definitely add it.
  • paulandrachelk
    paulandrachelk Posts: 280 Member
    EVERYTHING!
  • Venus_Red
    Venus_Red Posts: 209 Member
    loiscoles wrote: »
    I always add my alcohol and mixers the best I can. I don't add spirits as I'm never entirely sure as I can't find the nutritional info anywhere! But if I have a beer or a cider I most definitely add it.

    You add alcohol...you don't add spirits??? What do you think spirits are?
  • ncboiler89
    ncboiler89 Posts: 2,408 Member
    edited September 2015
    My food diary is alcohol.
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    loiscoles wrote: »
    I always add my alcohol and mixers the best I can. I don't add spirits as I'm never entirely sure as I can't find the nutritional info anywhere! But if I have a beer or a cider I most definitely add it.

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  • Mouse_Potato
    Mouse_Potato Posts: 1,512 Member
    I log my two glasses of wine every night. In fact, I pre-log them because I know the odds of me skipping are pretty slim. At this point, I'm scared to give it up. So many people have said it hinders my weight loss and I don't want to fade away to nothing...
  • Gisel2015
    Gisel2015 Posts: 4,187 Member
    I only drink wine few times a week, and sometimes I can go weeks without drinking. I don't drink beer, spirits, mixed/tropical drinks, shots or anything else. I love champagne but it doesn't love me back so I only have a small amount in a special occasion. But I always log it. Actually, I try not to drink wine in a restaurant, unless my husband is willing to share a bit, because the servings are usually more than 6 oz and at home I limit myself to 4 or 5 oz. I don't have that many calories to spare in alcohol and I can handle much drinking anyway, so that makes it easier for me.
  • blossomingbutterfly
    blossomingbutterfly Posts: 743 Member
    I don't think but that's because I dislike the taste and I hate the tipsy feeling. But if I did, I would log it. It's the same as lemonaide, coke, juice, etc. It has calories and should be logged. I've seen others log it before.
  • Venus_Red
    Venus_Red Posts: 209 Member
    edited September 2015
    To clarify for those who don't know: spirits are things like gin, vodka, rum, whisky, tequila. They may make up your shots. They aren't separate things.
  • Werk2Eat
    Werk2Eat Posts: 114 Member
    I drink and i am fit. But after a few beers, i forget to log them. Its no biggie, alcohol calories dont count.
  • michelle7673
    michelle7673 Posts: 370 Member
    edited September 2015
    Yup. Like this weekend for example. I had tickets to a special dinner hosted by a winemaker (the kind where the food is gorgeous but not terribly voluminous), and today two margaritas watching football. It's got calories so yes I log it -- but as a rule I'd much rather have food. Two margaritas and nibbles of unhealthy bar food watching football today; I survived and was at a net deficit (under my target) for my weekend anyway.
    I previously had a MPF friend who joined and logged a pretty low calorie intake which seemed to be about 80% flavored coffee creamer and alcohol. Like, consistently. I couldn't bring myself to "like" the status when she was under her calorie goal. So I would not want to be like that, and I am actually craving my weekday exercise and food choices.
  • bendyourkneekatie
    bendyourkneekatie Posts: 696 Member
    One of the awesome things about my weight loss (along with 2 close-together pregnancies) is that I'm now a pretty cheap 'drunk'. Or, I don't like getting drunk? Whatever it is, 2 glasses (measured in 125ml cups) of wine and I'm done. If I do have a third I know I'll have a headache in the morning.

    As for the op, yes, I log it. I drink mainly on the weekend, beer and wine, and have had no problem losing weight.
  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    I add every thing - alcohol included. Having said that, I rarely drink. I absolutely LOATHE the taste of alcohol. I went out a few weeks ago with a friend and had 3 glasses of wine - 550 calories. Shocking. So to me, not only is it a waste but a horrible tasting waste too! ;) But yes, it'll definitely be logged if I have it!
  • GillianLF
    GillianLF Posts: 410 Member
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »
    loiscoles wrote: »
    I always add my alcohol and mixers the best I can. I don't add spirits as I'm never entirely sure as I can't find the nutritional info anywhere! But if I have a beer or a cider I most definitely add it.

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    Awesome seeing them next to each other like that! Thanks :smiley:
  • cocates
    cocates Posts: 360 Member
    kailyw05 wrote: »
    I do. A night out can cost me 1000 calories in alcohol alone (usually consumed over many hours, but still). Not to mention the mindless snacking that usually goes with these events. If I didn't track it and try my best to make up for it on other non-drinking days I would have never lost weight.

    +1...especially on the mindless snacking that comes along with it. If I'm running low on calories, I'll grab a light beer instead (Corona Light = 99 calories). Usually, I have some sort of spirit while I'm making dinner. Just my thing.
  • stealthq
    stealthq Posts: 4,298 Member
    I add it.

    I just don't drink much. A cocktail at a special occasion dinner is about the extent of it.
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