Monday blues

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sarahlouryan95
sarahlouryan95 Posts: 11 Member
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I had such a bad weekend calorie-wise.

So much alcohol on Friday night, and those calories add up so quickly. It also means Saturday and Sunday were a write-off. I always find it so hard to motivate myself on hangover days, and the lack of exercise and unhealthy eating completely reverses any progress made during the week.

I know it's all about self control and just saying 'no'. But it is so hard to take a step back from drinking when all your friends are having such a good time and rounds are being bought!

I feel I just need a rant, and I'm sure there is more than just me who feels utterly frustrated. Especially now that it's party season and there seems no end to the festivities.

What are ways which you guys use to keep on track over the weekends? How do people deal with the pressures of socialising and maintaining a healthy frame of mind?

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  • CharlotteAnneUK
    CharlotteAnneUK Posts: 186 Member
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    Its simple really, don't beat yourself up for having a good time. If we live life continuously counting and forgetting to live then whats the point.

    I am not a big drinker so when I do I know I am going to pay for it the following day and prep in advance. I choose to have a drink, so sleep as much as possible, drink lots of water and have one larger meal the following day, then throw myself right back into it the next.

    Relax, unless you are drinking every weekend... We need to live as happy and fulfilling a life as we can before the days when we cant.
  • oimullett
    oimullett Posts: 48 Member
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    Booze is usually quite calorie heavy, if you're going out to drink it's going to hit one way or another. If you make that choice, don't beat yourself up over a little bit of misadventure, you'll soon get back on track.

    For me, I've taken inspiration from a close muslim friend of mine who, due to beliefs, NEVER drinks but has a great social life. It is really hard, especially if you suffer from anxiety as I do, not to drink a few to "relax in to the evening" and join in, but it IS possible and doesn't have to hinder your enjoyment.

    Diet fizzy drinks, avoiding the snacks and nibbles, taking healthy but really tasty choices at restaurants (avoid heavy sauces and things like that)…

    It's not easy, but for me it's one part thinking ahead and one part not feeling too bad about any "slip ups" and getting back on the strait and narrow ASAP afterwards.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,099 Member
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    For the most part, I stopped drinking my calories about 30 years ago. I just don't like the idea of drinking something with calories ... and then feeling hungry. I'd rather save my calories for food.

    I also don't like what alcohol does to people. I actually can't remember the last time I drank alcohol ... not last Christmas ... not the one before ... but maybe the one before that. I think I had wine on Christmas Day that year.

    So I tend to go with water, diet fizzy drinks, coffee or tea ... and then I might have something nice for dessert. :)
  • sarahlouryan95
    sarahlouryan95 Posts: 11 Member
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    Machka9 wrote: »
    For the most part, I stopped drinking my calories about 30 years ago. I just don't like the idea of drinking something with calories ... and then feeling hungry. I'd rather save my calories for food.

    I also don't like what alcohol does to people. I actually can't remember the last time I drank alcohol ... not last Christmas ... not the one before ... but maybe the one before that. I think I had wine on Christmas Day that year.

    So I tend to go with water, diet fizzy drinks, coffee or tea ... and then I might have something nice for dessert. :)

    That's really impressive. In the long run, I'd like to stop drinking. But I know that that isn't an option I can stick to right now. How did you find the change affected your social life? Did you ever feel that you were missing out or feel pressured into drinking?
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,099 Member
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    sarahlouryan95 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    For the most part, I stopped drinking my calories about 30 years ago. I just don't like the idea of drinking something with calories ... and then feeling hungry. I'd rather save my calories for food.

    I also don't like what alcohol does to people. I actually can't remember the last time I drank alcohol ... not last Christmas ... not the one before ... but maybe the one before that. I think I had wine on Christmas Day that year.

    So I tend to go with water, diet fizzy drinks, coffee or tea ... and then I might have something nice for dessert. :)

    That's really impressive. In the long run, I'd like to stop drinking. But I know that that isn't an option I can stick to right now. How did you find the change affected your social life? Did you ever feel that you were missing out or feel pressured into drinking?

    I grew up in a household where no one drank. I didn't have my first drink until I was in my late 20s ... maybe 27-ish. I drank a few times a year for about a decade, and then my drinking dropped off so that I'd go a year or two without, and then might have something at Christmas or an anniversary, and then nothing for another year or two.

    So drinking has never really been part of my social life, not a significant part, and I've never felt pressured.
  • gymth0ttie
    gymth0ttie Posts: 51 Member
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    Story of my life lol every weekend

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