Confession, ugh!

apron81
apron81 Posts: 8 Member
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Ok, so first day of eating right was a bust! I am an alcoholic and my choice of poison is vodka. I have come along way to slow down on drinking but got up to half gallon a day and now I am down to a pint a few days a week. So, I did real good staying within my calories until I drank my pint and added it in and found out that a pint is over 2,000 calories. One light beer (yeungling light 12oz) is almost 200 calories, yikes! No wonder I am so fat! I am going to try harder today and keep this in mind before I take another drink of alcohol.

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  • MichelleWithMoxie
    MichelleWithMoxie Posts: 1,817 Member
    Maybe you need to try AA first?
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  • JLAJ81
    JLAJ81 Posts: 2,477 Member
    Now that we've helped this guy let's mark this occasion with a drink!
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    edited August 2017
    apron81 wrote: »
    Ok, so first day of eating right was a bust! I am an alcoholic and my choice of poison is vodka. I have come along way to slow down on drinking but got up to half gallon a day and now I am down to a pint a few days a week. So, I did real good staying within my calories until I drank my pint and added it in and found out that a pint is over 2,000 calories. One light beer (yeungling light 12oz) is almost 200 calories, yikes! No wonder I am so fat! I am going to try harder today and keep this in mind before I take another drink of alcohol.

    I'll be really mad if I find out this is a fake post. If it is not, OP, please seek professional help of some kind that can help with addictions.
  • Just_J_Now
    Just_J_Now Posts: 9,551 Member
    As someone who drinks more than a pint of wine a day, I'll just slowly back out of this thread.

    I may or may not be an alcoholic myself. :#:/:(
  • apron81
    apron81 Posts: 8 Member
    Hey all
    Thanks for responses! This is not a joke, but seriously I dont drink everyday anymore but when I do it's either a pint or I try to cut it down to a half pint. I know it's bad, thus reason for slowing down tremendously and I do get my liver checked every year and it is ok. I am trying to completely let go of drinking and yes dr says it will eventually catch up if I dont quit.
  • apron81
    apron81 Posts: 8 Member
    And what does OP, mean?
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    apron81 wrote: »
    Hey all
    Thanks for responses! This is not a joke, but seriously I dont drink everyday anymore but when I do it's either a pint or I try to cut it down to a half pint. I know it's bad, thus reason for slowing down tremendously and I do get my liver checked every year and it is ok. I am trying to completely let go of drinking and yes dr says it will eventually catch up if I dont quit.

    get that *kitten* under control; don't wait.
  • pinuplove
    pinuplove Posts: 12,871 Member
    apron81 wrote: »
    And what does OP, mean?

    Original post/original poster.

    And it is catching up with you. Right now, every day, every time you take a drink. I second (third, fourth, fifth, whatever) the suggestion for Al Anon. Best of luck to you.
  • apron81
    apron81 Posts: 8 Member
    Omg, what does "kitten" mean?
  • caco_ethes
    caco_ethes Posts: 11,962 Member
    apron81 wrote: »
    Omg, what does "kitten" mean?

    Found the nonhuman
  • _NicLovin_
    _NicLovin_ Posts: 121 Member
    apron81 wrote: »
    Hey all
    Thanks for responses! This is not a joke, but seriously I dont drink everyday anymore but when I do it's either a pint or I try to cut it down to a half pint. I know it's bad, thus reason for slowing down tremendously and I do get my liver checked every year and it is ok. I am trying to completely let go of drinking and yes dr says it will eventually catch up if I dont quit.

    Glad you're getting yourself checked out, and you're working on cutting back/eliminating the drinking. I don't drink at all, for health reasons, as well as the fact that it just doesn't really appeal to me, but I do understand the struggle to reduce things that you crave or enjoy for the sake of your health and wellness.

    One thing that's helping me to change some of my patterns is to do some guided meditation and mindfulness around what I'm feeling in the moment when I crave a particular something. Then I try to find an alternative that can provide some of the same satisfaction, but doesn't impact me as negatively, or better yet, impacts me positively.

    I also find that being on these message boards and reading what other people have to say very helpful and inspiring, and if nothing else- provides some distraction.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    apron81 wrote: »
    Omg, what does "kitten" mean?

    It means *kitten*.
  • WorkerDrone83
    WorkerDrone83 Posts: 3,195 Member
    Awww, @apron81 is still so innocent and pure.
  • apron81
    apron81 Posts: 8 Member
    Yep, newbie here, lol! But I am going to get my life on track, time is running out....tick tock!
  • Just_J_Now
    Just_J_Now Posts: 9,551 Member
    apron81 wrote: »
    Omg, what does "kitten" mean?

    It's MFP's censor for cuss words. You'll see all kind of *kitten* in these Chit Chat forums.
  • aeloine
    aeloine Posts: 2,163 Member
    OP is original poster
    Kitten is what my fitness pal turns curse words into
  • cougargirl1025
    cougargirl1025 Posts: 80 Member
    OP means original poster. I was drinking everyday as well, and that's what led to my beer belly. If long term health benefits of quitting drinking is a hard thing to utilize as a motivator in the present, use your present weight as one. You just have to go one day at a time and remember, like you've said...before you take a sip, remember how that's going to affect your calorie intake. After two weeks of not drinking during the week, I've lost weight and also look and feel much better. Give yourself a chance, you can do it.
  • apron81
    apron81 Posts: 8 Member
    Very interesting and exciting to get feedback from strangers! When it comes from people you see and talk to everyday just kinda in one ear and out the other!
  • _NicLovin_
    _NicLovin_ Posts: 121 Member
    I'm pretty new on the boards as well.... so are we allowed to say "Go *meow* yourself?" ;)

    (BTW - not directed at anyone here, just a general musing).
  • dcwick89
    dcwick89 Posts: 13 Member
    edited August 2017
    Yes you can, as long as you use your own "kitten"

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