Dang you, beer!!
bewickfree
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It was a disaster of a day yesterday and I had four beers. Well, even with a calorie deficit all week and the beers fitting I to my macros/calorie count I was up 1 full pound today. Is there any way it could be water weight that will come off? Or did I just completely negate my week's progress?
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Alcohol plays havoc with your energy usage. The body can't store it, so it has to metabolize it. During that time, your body relies on alcohols calories and NO OTHER energy source until all the alcohol is metabolized out of your body. So no carbs, fat or proteins are burned.
Don't blame the beer, blame your discipline.
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Alcohol plays havoc with your energy usage. The body can't store it, so it has to metabolize it. During that time, your body relies on alcohols calories and NO OTHER energy source until all the alcohol is metabolized out of your body. So no carbs, fat or proteins are burned.
Don't blame the beer, blame your discipline.
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Good info, thanks! I'm approaching this journey as a long-term lifestyle, so if consuming beer is a lack of discipline, I'm okay with that and the temporary halt following now that I know it's inevitable. Thanks again!0 -
But.....it tastes soo goood!
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I usually piss so much from drinking, I end up lighter the next day.0
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agodbout2587 wrote: »But.....it tastes soo goood!
Yes, it does! If not living the rest of my life acohol-free makes me undisciplined, consider me a hellion!0 -
Alcohol plays havoc with your energy usage. The body can't store it, so it has to metabolize it. During that time, your body relies on alcohols calories and NO OTHER energy source until all the alcohol is metabolized out of your body. So no carbs, fat or proteins are burned.
Don't blame the beer, blame your discipline.
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Thanks for the info. I haven't had a beer since New Year's. I'd pass out if I had one now.0 -
4 beers should be much less than 500 calories which shouldn't gain you much weight. The 1lb you see is mostly water--the beer itself and the water retained for hydration which is the effect of alcohol.
Don't stress. I breathe in more calories than that in an eat out! I just remember to get up and move a bit more. Replace all my foods in the next 12 hours with celery, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, Jicama.0 -
endlessfall16 wrote: »4 beers should be much less than 500 calories which shouldn't gain you much weight. The 1lb you see is mostly water--the beer itself and the water retained for hydration which is the effect of alcohol.
Don't stress. I breathe in more calories than that in an eat out! I just remember to get up and move a bit more. Replace all my foods in the next 12 hours with celery, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, Jicama.
Highly depends on the type of beer you drink. I had two beers last night, which added about 500 calories to my day.0 -
Yep, some beers can be 300 calories each or more. I just buy lite stuff now (like 95 calories a pop or less) so I can't blow my budget even if I tried.0
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IF you stayed in your calories, then it's absolutely water weight, as alcohol tends to cause dehydration. Drink lots of water and wait a few days to weigh yourself again.0
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Don't get me wrong, you don't have to stop drinking beer. Just don't blame it as your demise if you choose not to control how MUCH you drink.bewickfree wrote: »agodbout2587 wrote: »But.....it tastes soo goood!
Yes, it does! If not living the rest of my life acohol-free makes me undisciplined, consider me a hellion!
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I think what ninerbuff had to say is very interesting (metabolically); however, if you need to indulge once in a while I certainly wouldn't call that a "lack of self-discipline". If you're doing it 4 nights a week, then we're probably looking at a self-control issue and some of us know about that too. (My love for beer [and wings] is my primary reason for being overweight.)
When you go out, try having a vodka and soda or tonic instead. Ask your server to bring you a water along with your drink. I find this helps me nurse my drinks and consume less alcohol in a social setting.0 -
bewickfree wrote: »agodbout2587 wrote: »But.....it tastes soo goood!
Yes, it does! If not living the rest of my life acohol-free makes me undisciplined, consider me a hellion!
Right? I don't think that poster has a lot of sympathy for your average human. Just my take.
But yes it's unlikely that the pound will stay, especially if you get right back on track with your plan.
I even had water weight after just one drink, like 2oz of bourbon and I was up 2lbs. Chalk it up to a fluctuation and keep on trucking! We're all human after all.0 -
endlessfall16 wrote: »4 beers should be much less than 500 calories which shouldn't gain you much weight. The 1lb you see is mostly water--the beer itself and the water retained for hydration which is the effect of alcohol.
Don't stress. I breathe in more calories than that in an eat out! I just remember to get up and move a bit more. Replace all my foods in the next 12 hours with celery, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, Jicama.
Highly depends on the type of beer you drink. I had two beers last night, which added about 500 calories to my day.
I've had single beers for 500 calories (and they were worth every single one!) I've got a bottle of Dogfish Higher Math in my cellar that's > 500 kcal for a 12 oz pour.
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endlessfall16 wrote: »4 beers should be much less than 500 calories which shouldn't gain you much weight. The 1lb you see is mostly water--the beer itself and the water retained for hydration which is the effect of alcohol.
Don't stress. I breathe in more calories than that in an eat out! I just remember to get up and move a bit more. Replace all my foods in the next 12 hours with celery, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, Jicama.
Highly depends on the type of beer you drink. I had two beers last night, which added about 500 calories to my day.
You are right. I was going by bud light, coors light which are around 110 . Sapporo Premium even lists nothing
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endlessfall16 wrote: »endlessfall16 wrote: »4 beers should be much less than 500 calories which shouldn't gain you much weight. The 1lb you see is mostly water--the beer itself and the water retained for hydration which is the effect of alcohol.
Don't stress. I breathe in more calories than that in an eat out! I just remember to get up and move a bit more. Replace all my foods in the next 12 hours with celery, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, Jicama.
Highly depends on the type of beer you drink. I had two beers last night, which added about 500 calories to my day.
You are right. I was going by bud light, coors light which are around 110 . Sapporo Premium even lists nothing
Do those count as beer? I assumed that was a typo and you meant to write 3,500 since that's how many calories it takes to add a pound. I forgot not everyone drinks microbrews.0 -
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↑That picture sums it up pretty well.
I love both craft beer and exercise and I don't see why they can't go together unless you're a highly competitive bodybuilder who has to have everything perfect to get up on stage. It's all about balance!
For the past two years (or so)- I've had a beer or two almost every day and had day drinking turn into evening drinking and beyond more times than I can count and yet have succeeded in dropping from 185lbs and chubby to 145lbs and muscular (that actually only took a few months and I've kept it off since). I lift weights, cycle outdoors and go for walks and I feel fit as a fiddle. That having been said, drinking more than a beer or two can really throw the scale numbers for a loop the next day (some days you may even find your scale weight dropping dramatically the day after drinking). I always just viewed those days as alcoholic refeed days and weighed again the next day to get a more accurate reading. 8)
If your calories and macros were on point you probably don't have anything to worry about.0 -
Don't get me wrong, you don't have to stop drinking beer. Just don't blame it as your demise if you choose not to control how MUCH you drink.bewickfree wrote: »agodbout2587 wrote: »But.....it tastes soo goood!
Yes, it does! If not living the rest of my life acohol-free makes me undisciplined, consider me a hellion!
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That's why I mentioned it was all within my calorie limit and macros. It was THAT bad of a day that there was no time to do all my small meals (which works for me better than 2/3 big ones). Again, thanks for your info! It really put my mind at ease after being consistent in the practice of CICO.
And for those above-- it was Busch Light. It's what my friend who fixed my furnace in a blizzard had.
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A pound of fat is roughly 3,500 calories. Unless your beers were quart-sized, there's no way 4 beers was 3,500 calories. So it must be water weight. Or you just hadn't eliminated waste yet that day, or any other reason that the body naturally fluctuates by a few/several pounds on a daily basis.0
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endlessfall16 wrote: »4 beers should be much less than 500 calories which shouldn't gain you much weight. The 1lb you see is mostly water--the beer itself and the water retained for hydration which is the effect of alcohol.
Don't stress. I breathe in more calories than that in an eat out! I just remember to get up and move a bit more. Replace all my foods in the next 12 hours with celery, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, Jicama.endlessfall16 wrote: »4 beers should be much less than 500 calories which shouldn't gain you much weight. The 1lb you see is mostly water--the beer itself and the water retained for hydration which is the effect of alcohol.
Don't stress. I breathe in more calories than that in an eat out! I just remember to get up and move a bit more. Replace all my foods in the next 12 hours with celery, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, Jicama.
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Oh phew so it's ok to drink whilst losing weight?0
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bewickfree wrote: »
Don't get me wrong, you don't have to stop drinking beer. Just don't blame it as your demise if you choose not to control how MUCH you drink.bewickfree wrote: »agodbout2587 wrote: »But.....it tastes soo goood!
Yes, it does! If not living the rest of my life acohol-free makes me undisciplined, consider me a hellion!
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
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That's why I mentioned it was all within my calorie limit and macros. It was THAT bad of a day that there was no time to do all my small meals (which works for me better than 2/3 big ones). Again, thanks for your info! It really put my mind at ease after being consistent in the practice of CICO.
And for those above-- it was Busch Light. It's what my friend who fixed my furnace in a blizzard had.
Dang. I would bill him for the labor, then.
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I wouldn't sweat it. I have one or two most nights and I'm losing consistently so far.0
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endlessfall16 wrote: »4 beers should be much less than 500 calories which shouldn't gain you much weight. The 1lb you see is mostly water--the beer itself and the water retained for hydration which is the effect of alcohol.
Don't stress. I breathe in more calories than that in an eat out! I just remember to get up and move a bit more. Replace all my foods in the next 12 hours with celery, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, Jicama.
Highly depends on the type of beer you drink. I had two beers last night, which added about 500 calories to my day.
I've had single beers for 500 calories (and they were worth every single one!) I've got a bottle of Dogfish Higher Math in my cellar that's > 500 kcal for a 12 oz pour.
That's one of the best I've ever had. Unfortunately the bar I was at only had it in 5oz pours.0 -
My weakness is Amstel by the pint (not lady like) over 200 calories a glass - allowance 1200 a day, eek that's 6 pints and no food... bad times! :-)0
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endlessfall16 wrote: »4 beers should be much less than 500 calories which shouldn't gain you much weight. The 1lb you see is mostly water--the beer itself and the water retained for hydration which is the effect of alcohol.
Don't stress. I breathe in more calories than that in an eat out! I just remember to get up and move a bit more. Replace all my foods in the next 12 hours with celery, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, Jicama.
Highly depends on the type of beer you drink. I had two beers last night, which added about 500 calories to my day.
I've had single beers for 500 calories (and they were worth every single one!) I've got a bottle of Dogfish Higher Math in my cellar that's > 500 kcal for a 12 oz pour.
That's one of the best I've ever had. Unfortunately the bar I was at only had it in 5oz pours.
Very cool @auddii. I'm waiting for a proper occasion to crack it. Dogfish Head makes such great and creative stuff.0 -
jennifer_417 wrote: »IF you stayed in your calories, then it's absolutely water weight, as alcohol tends to cause dehydration. Drink lots of water and wait a few days to weigh yourself again.
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endlessfall16 wrote: »endlessfall16 wrote: »4 beers should be much less than 500 calories which shouldn't gain you much weight. The 1lb you see is mostly water--the beer itself and the water retained for hydration which is the effect of alcohol.
Don't stress. I breathe in more calories than that in an eat out! I just remember to get up and move a bit more. Replace all my foods in the next 12 hours with celery, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, Jicama.
Highly depends on the type of beer you drink. I had two beers last night, which added about 500 calories to my day.
You are right. I was going by bud light, coors light which are around 110 . Sapporo Premium even lists nothing
Do those count as beer? I assumed that was a typo and you meant to write 3,500 since that's how many calories it takes to add a pound. I forgot not everyone drinks microbrews.
Most people count those as beer. Craft beers make up a bit more than 10% of the market.0
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