Vodka!

Just thinking a little outside the box here, but if you go to the gym everyday and always do the eliptical for 800 cals at a time, maybe your body adjusting to this is more to blame for the plateau than the alcohol...

Don't get me wrong, I'm all in favour of a moderate amount of the good stuff, but mixing up your workouts might yeild some positive results too.

I agree. Vodka is my drink of choice - but I still record it calorie-wise! I'm trying not to drink as much (I tend to like the white russian types of drinks, so I'll try to do dash of milk instead of cream, etc) But I still have lost over 35#. If I know we are going out for dinner and drinks, I'll have lighter meals earlier and workout more.

I'm interested in trying the Voli Vodkas!

Oh, and have you tried those Crystal Light Mojito/Appletini/Margarita drink mixes? My absolute favorite flavor is the Appletini - 5 calories - tastes like a liquid sour green apple jolly rancher. Mix it with a bit of vodka....mmmmmm!

So excited I decided to get back to vodka now!!!
Wow!! Didn't know about the Crystal light drink mixes! Gotta try those, that Appletini sounds goooood!!!:-)

This:
http://www.leangains.com/2010/07/truth-about-alcohol-fat-loss-and-muscle.html
From the site--
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* For this day, restrict your intake of dietary fat to 0.3 g/kg body weight (or as close to this figure as possible).

* Limit carbs to 1.5 g/kg body weight. Get all carbs from veggies and the tag-along carbs in some protein sources. You'll also want to limit carbohydrate-rich alcohol sources such as drinks made with fruit juices and beer. A 33 cl/12 fl oz of beer contains about 12 g carbs, while a regular Cosmopolitan is about 13 g.

* Good choices of alcohol include dry wines which are very low carb, clocking in at about 0.5-1 g per glass (4 fl oz/115ml).

Sweet wines are much higher at 4-6 g per glass. Cognac, gin, rum, scotch, tequila, vodka and whiskey are all basically zero carbs. Dry wines and spirits is what you should be drinking, ideally. Take them straight or mixed with diet soda. (No need to be super-neurotic about this stuff. Drinks should be enjoyed after all. Just be aware that there are better and worse choices out there).

* Eat as much protein as you want. Yes, that's right. Ad libitum. Due to the limit on dietary fat, you need to get your protein from lean sources. Protein sources such as low fat cottage cheese, protein powder, chicken, turkey, tuna, pork and egg whites are good sources of protein this day.

* For effective fat loss, this should be limited to one evening per week. Apply the protocol and you will lose fat on a weekly basis as long as your diet is on point for the rest of the week.

Basically, the nutritional strategy I have outlined here is all about focusing on substrates that are least likely to cause net synthesis of fat during hypercaloric conditions. Alcohol and protein, your main macronutrients this day, are extremely poor precursors for de novo lipogenesis. Alcohol suppresses fat oxidation, but by depriving yourself of dietary fat during alcohol consumption, you won't be storing anything. Nor will protein cause any measurable de novo lipogenesis. High protein intake will also compensate for the weak effect of alcohol on satiety and make you less likely to blow your diet when you're drinking.

By the way, a nice bonus after a night of drinking is that it effectively rids you of water retention. You may experience the "whoosh"-effect, which I've talked about in my two-part series about water retention. That in itself can be motivating for folks who've been experiencing a plateau in their weight loss.

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