Like Minded Lushes June 2011

Hey to all! Thanks to a fellow lush, I have joined this group!

I love drinking wine.....but once that 750ml bottle opens, its hard to just....not drink the rest! Especially if you are sharing it with someone! Then we end up getting another one!

I have found that if I drink and do not watch my calorie intake, it leads to overeating and gaining weight.....quickly. (which I have been doing lately)

If I do not drink at all, it seems as though I am naturally about 7-10 pounds lighter than I am now ( I didn't drink for a month and I was down to 136 - now its crept up to around 143-5 now.)

Even though I drink, i strength train 5 days a week and do cardio 6 days a week .

So i think I just need to find the balance, where I should control my alcohol intake within my recommended caloric daily intake to lose weight.

My new alcohol goal is.... Im going to switch from wine(which is sugar) to vodka (which has less sugar) with soda water, or just a straight up martini and stick to having one or two.

Is this balance possible? Has anyone succeeded in losing weight while drinking that is around my height and weight? 5'2" 145
What was your daily caloric intake?

Thanks!
Jess
:drinker:

Hey, you found us! I'm 5'2 and weighed 172 when I started this and am now down to 159 so yes it is possible to find a balance. Cutting back drinking does help though. It's impossible for us who like to drink to cut it out completely but if you just set a limit to it and calculate it into your calorie intake you can lose weight. I'm with ya on the vodka/soda... I always use fresh lime to add some flavor though (or flavored vodka). Good luck :drinker:

Hello all! It's been awhile. I've been good...so to speak. A couple of weeks ago, tequila into some strawberry margs, and the lime mix too. But DIDN"T finish the bottle!! Meaning that there were 1 other people having cocktails too, not that I would drink a whole bottle! :sick: Usually there is none left. So the next morning I made some Bloody Tequilas, plenty hot! Yup, 3 was just right for breakfast. lol And so that Saturday was down hill all day! :blushing: Finished up with some beers. Lots of cold beer.

But since then the intake of beer has gone down. About 4 for evening during the week, sometimes 6. Last weekend was tame: I didn't drink at all Sat., Sun., Monday. Yup you guess it.....I had some kind of intestinal bug! :laugh: What else would prevent me?? Then Tues, Wed, Thurs Friday went from 2 beers and by the end worked up to 6. A gradual incline, if you will. I am sitting here thinking I should have an ice cold beer now :devil: , or be good for a few hours longer .

Welcome newcomers! Yes, it is possible to lose weight and drink. Logging all food and drink helps me plan better. I do eat proteins and veggies, and about every 3 hours. When I don't want to drink in the evening, I will fix an early big supper (lots of veggies, chic or shrimp) and don't feel like drinking because I'm full. Anyways, there a lots of good ideas here, friendly support and good people. :drinker: Cheers!

Pam

PERSONALLY I LIKE THE MGD 64 CAL LEMONADE BER AND JOSE CUERVO HAS A LIGHT MAGARITA THAT I ADD A LITTLE 1800 TO HA HA HA ....ALSO ROSE'S MAKES A 1/3 LESS CAL MARTINI MIX THAT'S PRETTY GOOD AND VODKA ONLY HAS 400 CALS PER 60Z SERVING ....SO DRINK UP...IN MODERATION OF COURSE!!

HaHaHa I spoke too soon about my lack of lushyness :laugh: I finished logging yesterday and dinner was pizza and a beer so just under calories. BUT then I had a cider and some crisps and then 3 glasses of wine :blushing: I have had a Friday night and Saturday of really bad eating plus a fair amount of alcohol and I lost weight this week, did I lose any the whole month I wasn't drinking...NO... and the moral of this story is....eat junk, drink alcohol and lose weight :drinker: :bigsmile: :smokin:

Me too, what a slack week I am having. Onto it tonight :drinker: :drinker:

Hi Jess,
I lost about 10 pounds and I'm 5'3" and started around 140--I'm now fluctuating between 125 and 130...so it is possible!! My "losing" calories were 1450 (my activity level was set to mediumish) and my maintenance calories were at 16-something. I've changed my activity level for the summer since I'm home (I'm a teacher) and we're always on the go and I don't necessarily have a ton of time to work out and my cals are 1800. Hope that helps!!

So, last night we had a fire with the neighbors and I didn't plan on drinking (I had a red-bull/vodka motivator earlier in the day) but I did. A Summer Shandy and a fairly gross concoction of Absolut "Asian Apple" (apple and ginger) red bull, light cran juice, and club soda. We were trying to make a nasty vodka palatable...it really didn't work but I didn't want to waste it! :laugh:

Monday=1
Tuesday=2
Wednesday=2
Thursday=4
Friday=3

Ugh, 12 for the week...and a movie night again tonight. I might try and get some sort of exercise in today so if I do end up drinking tonight it won't blow my calories for the day.

Way to go Robin with the job!!!!

Thank you so much - you have no idea how nice it is to see someone around my height who has hit the my same goal! (and likes to throw a couple back!) How long did it take you to lose the 10?

It took me...hmmm, I joined MFP in October and I think around March I was goal weight. I had my weight loss set to 1/2 pound per week and I didn't start REALLY working out until...maybe January?

So yesterday, I cooked a big Father's Day meal for the hubs (NY strip steak, loaded twice baked potatoes, chocolate cream pie) and I invited my neighbor over with her son...his dad is a total deadbeat. Neighbor brought over some Tequila Rose Coco as an after dinner drink and a bottle of Tuaca as a FD gift for hubs. Needless to say, I went over yesterday, but not too badly.

For the week...
Monday=1
Tuesday=2
Wednesday=2
Thursday=4
Friday=3
Saturday=6 (I blame the Tequila Rose and Tuaca...many shots last night)

My goal for this week is 12 or fewer...

I've wanted to try the ginger vodka, has anyone tried the cucumber vodka (either effen or square one)? Cucumber martinis are one of my favorite things

Lushy weekend last weekend...

Friday - a little less than a bottle of skinny girl, some tequilla and fresca, then vodka waters.
Saturday - wine, wine, wine...but did avoid the extreme drunkeness of hours of cocktails and the cals and bloat of beer.

Monday - 0
Tuesday - 0
Wednesday - Saturday - leave for a wedding, all bets off

Last night I ended up having a glass of wine, it was a bottle DH opened to marinate the steaks last week, it was ok, but I think I will turn it into sangria for tomorrow night.

it's nearly 10.30pm and I still have just over 1000 calories going spare. Just think of the wine I could drink.... mind you I don't think I would manage to get up for work in the morning if I did.

I have 500 to spare tonight. Trying HARD to resist, the wine is calling my name!

Monday, 0 drinks
Tuesday, 0 drinks