no alcohol!!!
myoung15523
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I'm feeling so proud right now because I've made it through the weekend without having any alcohol! I am trying to go for one month without drinking any alcohol, which I normally have a few glasses of wine on a weekend. I'm so pleased because I haven't found this difficult at all this weekend and I'm excited to see what my weight loss is in the morning (weekly weigh in) 
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Great job, keep fretting it!0
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Good for you! 0
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Well done... Hope you have great results...0
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Great work! It's quite a shock when you realise just how many calories are in our favourite drinks.. Best of luck for you 0
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Good luck0
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Woohoo!! I'm also with you, trying to not drink any alcohol this month- made it through last weekend, which was surprisingly easy. I love relaxing with a few glasses (errr...sometimes a whole bottle...) of wine every weekend. It's crazy how many empty calories alcohol has though! We got this!0
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I was a glass every day after work person and found that to be the culprit of why I hit a wall with weight loss.
I now reserve any spirits for the weekend. And then, in moderation. Because I'm logging everything I saw how liquor accounted for almost a third of my calorie intake for one day. Empty calories annoy me.
Since cutting way back on alcohol I have much more energy for my 530 alarm to work out and my stomach is way less bloated. That's reason enough for me to keep it up0 -
I'm still hanging in there, I'm finding this weekend harder than the last one! I'm not wanting a glass of wine but I am thinking about it a lot!!! I'm determined to do this though and I am now feeling the benefits, my mind is much more focused and the weight is coming off0
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Great job. Keep up the good work!0
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Good for you! Keep it up! 0
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OK, I'm joining in. 2 weeks with nothing starting today!!! I love my wine so it's going to be really really hard.0
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Great job.0
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myoung15523 wrote: »I'm still hanging in there, I'm finding this weekend harder than the last one! I'm not wanting a glass of wine but I am thinking about it a lot!!! I'm determined to do this though and I am now feeling the benefits, my mind is much more focused and the weight is coming off
Awesome. It was hard for me at first as well. I would think about drinking. After a while i totally forgot about drinking and how i enjoyed a buzz. I had a few drinks last weekend for the first time since January and i can say i dont miss being drunk. Like being sharp and focused better.0 -
Ya, when I did Weight Watchers back in the day I was shocked to learn how many empty calories were in wine. I used to have a glass each night after work while gardening. And by glass, I mean a big one.
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Well done!
Can I ask, what did you drink instead?
I managed to cut back on wine by having a nice bottle of chilled San Pellegrino (Italian naturally sparkling water), it's expensive for water, but certainly a lot cheaper than wine, and you feel like you're enjoying a bit of luxury while drinking it (especially in a nice glass with a slice of lemon)!0 -
hamlet1222 wrote: »
Can I ask, what did you drink instead?
I managed to cut back on wine by having a nice bottle of chilled San Pellegrino (Italian naturally sparkling water), it's expensive for water, but certainly a lot cheaper than wine, and you feel like you're enjoying a bit of luxury while drinking it (especially in a nice glass with a slice of lemon)!
I find the cheapest carbonated water is nice enough with ice and lemon. The other thing I like is some posh herbal tea, my favourite is
Pukka licorice and cinnamon.0 -
Today was my first conscious no wine day the thing I noticed today was without 500 calories in wine I had way more food to eat. Needless to say I am a little under for the day but I'm sure I got a lot more nutrients. It will take some getting used to but I am sure I will feel better in the end.0
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Well done, you! Totally know how hard it can be to break that habit. I work in the wine industry, and I love the stuff. Way too easy to get free bottles and samples of different things, beer included. Just because I want to prove I can, and I know how much can drop off when you lose the empty calories in your current diet, I'm gonna give it up for as long as it takes me to drop the first 10 or 20kgs of my weight loss journey - tough ask with the Christmas parties and New Years coming up thick and fast...
Right now, I'm solely drinking water, black coffee with no sugar, or green tea (specifically the Healtheries Green Tea with Raspberry). If I'm trying to reach my 6-8 cups of water a day, I use Vital Zing Waterdrops (also in raspberry - it's my fave) to give it some flavour, or I'm making up a jug of "detox water" every now and again, have a half jug left of apple and cinnamon water in the fridge. So far, I haven't run into any problems or cravings. I'm a big homebody, so partying isn't a hurdle I have to factor in, but I do like my glass or two at night - and I won't be having that for the foreseeable future.
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hamlet1222 wrote: »Well done!
Can I ask, what did you drink instead?
I managed to cut back on wine by having a nice bottle of chilled San Pellegrino (Italian naturally sparkling water), it's expensive for water, but certainly a lot cheaper than wine, and you feel like you're enjoying a bit of luxury while drinking it (especially in a nice glass with a slice of lemon)!
Hi, I try and drink something different at the weekends than what I would in the week, so I've been experimenting with low calorie ginger ale and elderflower cordial, also I have low calorie tonic water, bitter lemon and soda water and lime juice. Saturday I treated myself to a large hot chocolate as I have the calories left over to do it. I find this helps me not feel as though I am missing out. Although I'm not brave enough yet to go out with friends as they are all big drinkers on a night out and will try and talk me out of my mission0 -
I gain 1-2 pounds EVERY time that I drink. Got really tired of losing the same 2 pounds over and over and over again. I'm shooting for abstaining until Thanksgiving. It has been 1 month so far and I have FINALLY gotten over my 3 month plateau. I think you made a good choice.0
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I gain 1-2 pounds EVERY time that I drink. Got really tired of losing the same 2 pounds over and over and over again. I'm shooting for abstaining until Thanksgiving. It has been 1 month so far and I have FINALLY gotten over my 3 month plateau. I think you made a good choice.
Yeah, alcohol makes you retain water. I noticed that since I have cut back on drinking I don't feel as bloated. It used to be that I would have a glass of wine or two or three every weekend. And that was two months ago. I've had a drink here/there but nothing crazy. I've really cut back since April though. I was in a horrible relationship (if that's what I can describe it as) and the guy I was "seeing" and I would do shots or make drinks or mix wine and shots of jack daniels. It got to the point where I am fairly certain I had alcohol poisoning and was sick. Plus, my body just felt awful. Alcohol does crappy things to the body. But since I stopped seeing that guy, I've not had one shot of liquor and I've noticed how much better I feel. I had a bunch of friends do the Whole30 thing and they stopped drinking so I, for the most part, did too. I don't miss it.0 -
Still going strong guys!!! This weekend has been the hardest, Friday night I could have really had a drink, but I resisted. Saturday we went out for a family meal and I stuck with tonic water, which was strange because I didn't even register that I hadn't drank alcohol until I went to bed and then I felt really proud of myself0
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I did the same thing last year. Decided to give up my Pino Grigio for one month. I was a daily wine drinker and a bottle of wine once opened didn't stand a chance with me. It was surprising easy the first week. The second week I started noticing how many people are drinking on my favorite tv shows and how many damn commercials are beer or wine related.(yes I liked beer too).
But those feelings pass.
After the month was over I just never went back to it, and this month makes well over a year.
I feel quite proud of it actually,and I really feel much healthier and sharper. I'm no longer wine's *kitten*.
Keep it up. YOU GOT THIS!!❤️❤️❤️0 -
B&tch!0
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I've just passed my first weekend without alcohol! You are inspiring me! I almost went to the Liquor Store on Friday to grab a bottle of red - trying to convince myself it was a healthier choice than beer, but I resisted! Phew!0
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frankiesgirlie wrote: »I did the same thing last year. Decided to give up my Pino Grigio for one month. I was a daily wine drinker and a bottle of wine once opened didn't stand a chance with me. It was surprising easy the first week. The second week I started noticing how many people are drinking on my favorite tv shows and how many damn commercials are beer or wine related.(yes I liked beer too).
But those feelings pass.
After the month was over I just never went back to it, and this month makes well over a year.
I feel quite proud of it actually,and I really feel much healthier and sharper. I'm no longer wine's *kitten*.
Keep it up. YOU GOT THIS!!❤️❤️❤️
That is fantastic wow, well done 0 -
I haven't decided to give it up for good, but I have been gaining and losing the same 5 pounds for months. I am helping out my parents at their retirement home and have been her for 2 weeks. I haven't drank at all, and have lost 7 pounds. Hmmmm.....0
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youshouldpaint wrote: »I've just passed my first weekend without alcohol! You are inspiring me! I almost went to the Liquor Store on Friday to grab a bottle of red - trying to convince myself it was a healthier choice than beer, but I resisted! Phew!
Well done
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I've cut out alchol completely for the last 6 weeks or so and it's been relatively easy. I find that listening to music loudly while breaking a sweat improves my mood even more than a few shots of alchol. And I don't feel like crap in the morning. Though I do have a 4 pack of Dogfish Head Pumkin I was saving for Halloween. Maybe I'll just have one a week for the next month and then not buy any more0
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myoung, that is SO wonderful. Keep going. You are doing FANTASTIC0
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