Starting yet again and off to a terrible start
Libby283
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I need to commit to getting back to a healthy weight. The fatter I get, the more my asthma flares up.
I have logged everything today...and the good news is I still have a few hundred calories for dinner. The positive is, it’s so hot, I don’t crave food. The negative is I am thirsty. I didn’t log water and unsweetened tea, which I also drank today.
I have logged everything today...and the good news is I still have a few hundred calories for dinner. The positive is, it’s so hot, I don’t crave food. The negative is I am thirsty. I didn’t log water and unsweetened tea, which I also drank today.
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If you're thirsty, you're dehydrated. Make sure to log everything you eat or drink in your diary.
Are you weighing all your food?0 -
Thirsty is code for I craved adult beverages all day. It was a three drink day, which consumed most of my calories. I had very little actual food.5
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Alcohol is my downfall. I drink a bottle of wine in a sitting, which sounds like a lot but really is only 4 glasses. It’s hard to eat and fit alcohol in to the 1200 calories.8
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Chalk it up to experience and move on - you know what you need to do less of, and what to do more of! And at least you were honest and logged it, so there's that.
If you need a reminder, check out the stickies! Especially this one:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p14 -
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I need to commit to getting back to a healthy weight. The fatter I get, the more my asthma flares up.
I have logged everything today...and the good news is I still have a few hundred calories for dinner. The positive is, it’s so hot, I don’t crave food. The negative is I am thirsty. I didn’t log water and unsweetened tea, which I also drank today.
it may be time to cut back the alcohol consumption. you may not want to hear it's the truth . By your own admission, you are drinking heavily. I too was a heavy drinker at times. I quit cold turkey last April when I started my journey. Just a thought, I'm not telling you what to do.14 -
Alcohol is my downfall. I drink a bottle of wine in a sitting, which sounds like a lot but really is only 4 glasses. It’s hard to eat and fit alcohol in to the 1200 calories.
Those are larger than standard pours. Make sure you're logging them accurately (not as "four glasses" -- that's underlogging). If you're drinking a 750 ml (just under 25.4 fluid ounces) bottle of wine, that's over 600 calories.3 -
nighthawk584 wrote: »I need to commit to getting back to a healthy weight. The fatter I get, the more my asthma flares up.
I have logged everything today...and the good news is I still have a few hundred calories for dinner. The positive is, it’s so hot, I don’t crave food. The negative is I am thirsty. I didn’t log water and unsweetened tea, which I also drank today.
it may be time to cut back the alcohol consumption. you may not want to hear it's the truth . By your own admission, you are drinking heavily. I too was a heavy drinker at times. I quit cold turkey last April when I started my journey. Just a thought, I'm not telling you what to do.
I quit drinking in 2014 when I did my fitness pal. But of course when I dropped to my goal weight, I went back to drinking.
I want to drink. It is not sustainable and realistic for me to quit drinking permanently. Somehow I need to fit drinking into my diet successfully.
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lynn_glenmont wrote: »Alcohol is my downfall. I drink a bottle of wine in a sitting, which sounds like a lot but really is only 4 glasses. It’s hard to eat and fit alcohol in to the 1200 calories.
Those are larger than standard pours. Make sure you're logging them accurately (not as "four glasses" -- that's underlogging). If you're drinking a 750 ml (just under 25.4 fluid ounces) bottle of wine, that's over 600 calories.
600 calories is better than I thought. 😔1 -
Alcohol is my downfall. I drink a bottle of wine in a sitting, which sounds like a lot but really is only 4 glasses. It’s hard to eat and fit alcohol in to the 1200 calories.
It doesn't sound like a lot, it is a lot.
It is certainly your choice if you want to continue to drink as much as you want. But it is incredibly unhealthy to stick to a calorie deficit while consuming 600+ calories of wine in a day. You need to be eating at least 1200 cals a day of food to give your body the basic nutrition and energy it needs.
You don't have to cut it out entirely, but you do need to reduce those alcohol calories if you want to lose weight. Undereating combined with that level of alcohol consumption on a regular basis is a trip to the ER in the making. Please take care of yourself.17 -
nighthawk584 wrote: »I need to commit to getting back to a healthy weight. The fatter I get, the more my asthma flares up.
I have logged everything today...and the good news is I still have a few hundred calories for dinner. The positive is, it’s so hot, I don’t crave food. The negative is I am thirsty. I didn’t log water and unsweetened tea, which I also drank today.
it may be time to cut back the alcohol consumption. you may not want to hear it's the truth . By your own admission, you are drinking heavily. I too was a heavy drinker at times. I quit cold turkey last April when I started my journey. Just a thought, I'm not telling you what to do.
I quit drinking in 2014 when I did my fitness pal. But of course when I dropped to my goal weight, I went back to drinking.
I want to drink. It is not sustainable and realistic for me to quit drinking permanently. Somehow I need to fit drinking into my diet successfully.
You can fit some in, but not a bottle at a time and expect to also meet your nutritional goals, especially on 1200 calories.
Your subsequent posts do raise a red flag regarding alcohol consumption. I know you didn't come here to be told you might have a problem with it, but the fact is drinking a bottle of wine in one sitting is, by definition, binge drinking.
"The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which conducts the annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), defines binge drinking as 5 or more alcoholic drinks for males or 4 or more alcoholic drinks for females on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past month." https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/moderate-binge-drinking8 -
Why exactly is quitting not sustainable or realistic? For many people who have trouble moderating alcohol consumption, quitting permanently is the ONLY sustainable and realistic option, others involve various degrees of kidding yourself. Something to think about. You don’t have to solve all your life problems today, just put a pin in it and come back to it later.
In any case, drinking a lot and trying to lose weight are a terrible combination, because alcohol makes it harder to resist temptation.8 -
nighthawk584 wrote: »I need to commit to getting back to a healthy weight. The fatter I get, the more my asthma flares up.
I have logged everything today...and the good news is I still have a few hundred calories for dinner. The positive is, it’s so hot, I don’t crave food. The negative is I am thirsty. I didn’t log water and unsweetened tea, which I also drank today.
it may be time to cut back the alcohol consumption. you may not want to hear it's the truth . By your own admission, you are drinking heavily. I too was a heavy drinker at times. I quit cold turkey last April when I started my journey. Just a thought, I'm not telling you what to do.
I quit drinking in 2014 when I did my fitness pal. But of course when I dropped to my goal weight, I went back to drinking.
I want to drink. It is not sustainable and realistic for me to quit drinking permanently. Somehow I need to fit drinking into my diet successfully.
Losing weight does no good if you don't lose the habits that gained it at the same time. You have to choose and it doesn't necessarily have to be total abstinence but it is probably going to hurt. As I see it you have 3 choices:
1) Abstinence
2) Drink a very small amount semi-regularly
3) Drink more but do it super infrequently
I chose option 3 and for me it pretty much means this year it will likely be 4 times.
You can't drink so many calories and be at the minimum nutrition line for an extended period of time.8 -
I would recommend at a minimum suspending your alcohol consumption until you hit your fitness goal. Once you achieve that goal you can develop a plan to introduce moderate alcohol consumption back into your diet. I enjoy a good Bourbon or Scotch, but I gave it up cold 6 months ago when I started my fitness journey. Now that I've hit my goal, I'm going to see how much farther I can push myself and booze just doesn't fit in my macros. Honestly, I don't miss it.2
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Two thoughts. First, excessive alcohol consumption can worsen asthma in some people. It can increase reflux, and sensitivity to the sulfites and histamines can trigger an attack. It's a central nervous system depressant which can slow your breathing. Your asthma getting worse might be due to the increased alcohol, not just increased weight.
Cutting back will not only give you more calories to work with, it could help with the asthma. Also your diet needs room for nutritious foods that have vitamins, minerals and proteins. Fundamentally, you know this.
Second thought - why is your goal at 1,200 calories? I'm guessing that you want to lose weight quickly, so you set your goal to 2 pounds per week. That may or may not be realistic depending on your current height and weight, and a better goal might be 0.5 - 1 pound per week.18 -
Why don't you try cutting back to one of those mini bottles of wine per day until you are used to your new diet. When you really get into it then think about cutting it out altogether.5
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You’ve got this! One step at a time... You’ve read the suggestions.
For me, I automatically ate more when I drank alcohol. And I’d drink a bottle of wine at dinner without a second thought, because it was only 3-4 glasses. But it wrecked my sleeping soundly! My snoring increased and I developed sleep apnea, along with my increased weight. Looking back, most of the (increased) alcohol consumption was me feeling sorry for myself.
That’s me though. I’m not you, but I know you’ve got friends and support on this journey with you! Reach out if you need to vent, it’s cool.
This was a great start, thanks for posting!1 -
I dilute my wine....A 2 once pour and then 5-6 ounces Lacroix carbonated water. I end up usually drinking 6 ounces of wine instead. I have started not drinking on weekdays and really looking forward to Friday night when I am going to enjoy a glass of wine.3
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Do you like gin or vodka? 2 gin and slimline tonics only have 100 calories compared to 250 in wine. It doesn't sound like cutting out completely will be realistic as you enjoy a drink but a bottle of wine a night is far too much for anybody. I allow myself 1 night a week where I'll have a drink (normally a saturday) but I'll fit it in with my calorie allowance and stick to lower calorie drinks like the white spirits I've mentioned.
Edited to add.. since I've limited myself to once per week I really enjoy it. It's like a naughty lil treat to look forward to at the weekend. I've also noticed the weight loss is speeding up, it's so easy to overlook liquid calories like they don't count.4
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