Drinking on the weekends

hannoffeepie
hannoffeepie Posts: 1 Member
edited December 1 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi everyone! I'm 19 and go to university in Scotland (where the legal drinking age is 18). The friends I have are all quite social drinkers and now that exams are over and the sun is out it's becoming even more common than before. I usually do quite well when it comes to counting calories and controlling what I eat but then at the weekends it all goes wrong and I end up drinking so many calories away. Anybody have any tips other than to quit drinking?

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  • sunnybeaches105
    sunnybeaches105 Posts: 2,831 Member
    Count your drinks and drink water in between rounds. Treat it as a game to see if you can be the lone sober (or at least the least drunk) person by the end of the night. If you can learn moderation now you can potentially save yourself some trouble down the road.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Eat light during the week, save some calories for the weekend.
  • Monkey_Business
    Monkey_Business Posts: 1,800 Member
    I agree with @sunnybeaches105. Moderation. Also, if you KNOW there is going to be a heavy weekend of drinking coming up, do extra workout/exercises so you can have a little indulgence.
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  • Eudese
    Eudese Posts: 2 Member
    You can drink its not the liquor that gives calories or weight gain its the chasers , also stay away from beers and wines
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    edited May 2016
    Eudese wrote: »
    You can drink its not the liquor that gives calories or weight gain its the chasers , also stay away from beers and wines

    I drink beer almost everyday and have been at my maintenance weight for a year. Beer and wine, not too much, FTW!

    Eta. Grammar
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  • LaLa482
    LaLa482 Posts: 82 Member
    Eudese wrote: »
    You can drink its not the liquor that gives calories or weight gain its the chasers , also stay away from beers and wines

    for me it's the mixers and chasers as well, those can add up when drinking heavily.

    Also the post drunkenness meals. I don't make good decisions in that state.

    I tend to try to lower cals during the week when I know I'll be going out.
  • Afura
    Afura Posts: 2,054 Member
    My mainstay is a rum or whiskey and coke, so my calories tend to add up fast. I agree with spacing out a round with water. You get to stay sober longer and drink less (also cheaper). Saving up calories for the drinking works too!
  • allenpriest
    allenpriest Posts: 1,102 Member
    drink less???
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