A bit of a turning point

bryantparson
bryantparson Posts: 516 Member
edited November 23 in Food and Nutrition
I have used the scientific method to come to the conclusion that while there are people out there who can drink and meet their fitness goals, I am not among them.

Today I say goodbye to whiskey and hello to whistles; goodbye to 6 packs and hello an 8 pack.

Just needed to put this somewhere to help keep me honest.

Cheers everyone.

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  • conniehgtv
    conniehgtv Posts: 309 Member
    I feel your pain, 10 days no scotch. I do feel better in the morning LOL
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I drink way less. It's a bit of a challenge for me, living in NYC and trying to be social. Plus I play in a band and we have bar gigs. I just try to pre-log something I can really look forward to when I get home! Last night I made it through the gig without a single sip and I was shocked at how many calories I had to play with when I got home. I was so happy I skipped it :)
  • Scrappincarla
    Scrappincarla Posts: 52 Member
    I don't know how I'd manage to get to my goal weight if I drank alcohol. Its hard enough to keep my sugar consumption down, so God Bless you if you can manage a drink and still reach your goals (talking to anyone who may read this post). If you think about it, society expects us to drink regularly around the college years as well as adulthood, so doesn't this, by itself, set us all up for health failure?
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Scrappincarla wrote: »
    I don't know how I'd manage to get to my goal weight if I drank alcohol. Its hard enough to keep my sugar consumption down, so God Bless you if you can manage a drink and still reach your goals (talking to anyone who may read this post). If you think about it, society expects us to drink regularly around the college years as well as adulthood, so doesn't this, by itself, set us all up for health failure?

    No
  • bryantparson
    bryantparson Posts: 516 Member
    @arditarose I am in a similar situation. I live in wine country which has also now become a haven for craft beer, especially the "west coast IPA". Drinking is huge out here and my group of friends embrace it. Fortunately I have another guy in the group who is fairly serious about fitness so we can sort of bounce things off each other and have some solidarity. Still sucks though.
  • Chabela53
    Chabela53 Posts: 130 Member
    Scrappincarla wrote: »
    I don't know how I'd manage to get to my goal weight if I drank alcohol. Its hard enough to keep my sugar consumption down, so God Bless you if you can manage a drink and still reach your goals (talking to anyone who may read this post). If you think about it, society expects us to drink regularly around the college years as well as adulthood, so doesn't this, by itself, set us all up for health failure?

    Only if you are ruled by societies expectations! Society doesn't fail us, we fail ourselves IMO.
  • crystalewhite
    crystalewhite Posts: 422 Member
    Scrappincarla wrote: »
    I don't know how I'd manage to get to my goal weight if I drank alcohol. Its hard enough to keep my sugar consumption down, so God Bless you if you can manage a drink and still reach your goals (talking to anyone who may read this post). If you think about it, society expects us to drink regularly around the college years as well as adulthood, so doesn't this, by itself, set us all up for health failure?

    I'm going to have to say no on this as well. You are responsible for your actions.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Scrappincarla wrote: »
    I don't know how I'd manage to get to my goal weight if I drank alcohol. Its hard enough to keep my sugar consumption down, so God Bless you if you can manage a drink and still reach your goals (talking to anyone who may read this post). If you think about it, society expects us to drink regularly around the college years as well as adulthood, so doesn't this, by itself, set us all up for health failure?

    No. There is nothing unhealthy about drinking alcohol in moderation. In fact, it's been shown to have heart health benefits. Much like food, it's only when you overdo it that it is unhealthy.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    Scrappincarla wrote: »
    I don't know how I'd manage to get to my goal weight if I drank alcohol. Its hard enough to keep my sugar consumption down, so God Bless you if you can manage a drink and still reach your goals (talking to anyone who may read this post). If you think about it, society expects us to drink regularly around the college years as well as adulthood, so doesn't this, by itself, set us all up for health failure?

    No. There is nothing unhealthy about drinking alcohol in moderation. In fact, it's been shown to have heart health benefits. Much like food, it's only when you overdo it that it is unhealthy.

    This ^^^
  • Tamlyngo
    Tamlyngo Posts: 96 Member
    Personally I log my bedtime glass of wine first thing so I can plan it into my daily calories/macros ;) it's essential to my sanity. But definitely wish you luck with this :)
  • yesimpson
    yesimpson Posts: 1,372 Member
    I can fit alcohol into my maintenance calories but I did struggle when trying to lose.
    I try to save calories where I can elsewhere (without depriving myself of food) and be aware of lower calorie options. I love beer, but alternating a 250+ calorie pint for a 70 calorie vodka, lime & soda is sometimes a trade off I choose to make.
    The biggest issue I have now is planning my long runs around social occasions where I think I might want a drink - I'm definitely not going to be able to get up early and run for an hour and a half if I've been out doing shots until 3am. Unfortunately.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    One thing that has made drinking less a bit easier at social gatherings is that we are always at an event, a concert, comedy show, etc. I have a lot of acquaintances and not close friends so there's a lot of quick chats and catching up. No one really notices that I'm not drinking much, I have something to focus on so it doesn't bother me, and I always have a delicious dessert logged that I'm looking forward to when I get home!
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