NO ALCOHOL OR CHOCOLATE...

kelseyessex
kelseyessex Posts: 122
edited October 6 in Motivation and Support
...UNTIL WE REACH OUR GOAL WEIGHTS...



.....who's with me???
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  • em9371
    em9371 Posts: 1,047 Member
    I think totally cutting things out makes me want them more! I still have whatever as long as it fits in my calorie allowance then I don't feel like I am 'on a diet' and am more likely to stick to it.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I don't have a goal weight but while I was losing the weight I drank wine almost every day. I don't intend to give it up for the rest of my life so why would I give it up while losing weight? Now I have the skills to maintain my loss and drink. I think if I'd have given it up I'd probably have gained some or all of the weight back by now.

    I don't eat much chocolate but I think the same would be true. If you intend to eat chocolate after you lose the weight, it seems wise to learn to incorporate it into a healthy eating plan you can sustain forever.
  • merrillfoster
    merrillfoster Posts: 855 Member
    Agreed. Draconian weight loss plans aren't sustainable, at least for me.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    I think this is a bad idea. If your diet isn't sustainable long-term then what's the point? Alcohol and chocolate don't hinder my weight loss so why cut them out?
  • jilliebk
    jilliebk Posts: 252 Member
    i'm in for the long run.
  • coyoteo
    coyoteo Posts: 532 Member
    Oh gosh, a little part of me wishes I could do this...but the rest of me knows I do better with moderation that cutting things out...not to mention, alcohol keeps me from drowning myself in the hot tub sometimes. Best of luck to you though!
  • erin_zuk
    erin_zuk Posts: 226 Member
    I've been sober 7 months and it really hasn't helped my weight loss at all.

    The reason for my weight loss has been counting my calories, eating whole foods and getting lots of workouts and weight training in. Don't deprive completely yourself of things you enjoy - just cut down.
  • CaptainGordo
    CaptainGordo Posts: 4,437 Member
    Hell no.
  • writtenINthestars
    writtenINthestars Posts: 1,933 Member
    ::walks in:: Bwahahahahaha. Nope sorry, can't do that. ::walks out::
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    ditto. Can't/won't/don't wanna. Plus it's not necessary!
  • MochaBlues
    MochaBlues Posts: 197 Member
    A life without chocolate?....say it ain't so.:cry:
  • achief192
    achief192 Posts: 192
    I'm with you on the chocolate ! :)
  • loved1
    loved1 Posts: 206 Member
    I can join you on the alcohol for 4.5 months, but not the chocolate. I've already decided to give up alcohol beginning 1/2/12 while training for a 10 mile race and the warrior dash, but i'll probably have a glass of beer at the finish line in May.
  • Michelle9939
    Michelle9939 Posts: 291
    I can do the no alcohol because I haven't drank in almost 3 years but I can't do without the chocolate. I eat it in moderation.
  • Mad_Dog_Muscle
    Mad_Dog_Muscle Posts: 1,251 Member
    Not me!! :drinker: :drinker: But I am with you in spirit! :bigsmile:
  • berchen82
    berchen82 Posts: 59
    I'm in... No problem with this.
  • barbarella
    barbarella Posts: 609 Member
    Waaaaaaah!!!! :grumble: :noway: :explode:

    I know I need to do this + cut down/avoid/eliminate other things like coffee, dairy & grains.
    ALL of these things add to belly/body fat and I feel so much better when I eat well.

    How about Jan.1????? Famous last words!!!!!!!!! :drinker: :bigsmile: :flowerforyou: :love:
  • Apryl546
    Apryl546 Posts: 909 Member
    LOLOLOLOl.
    I refuse.
    I've managed to lose weight so far with alcohol and chocolate! :P
  • CaptainGordo
    CaptainGordo Posts: 4,437 Member
    Waaaaaaah!!!! :grumble: :noway: :explode:

    I know I need to do this + cut down/avoid/eliminate other things like coffee, dairy & grains.
    ALL of these things add to belly/body fat and I feel so much better when I eat well.

    How about Jan.1????? Famous last words!!!!!!!!! :drinker: :bigsmile: :flowerforyou: :love:
    Chocolate, alcohol, coffee, dairy and grains do not cause weight gain or fat to accumulate in one part of the body rather than another.

    An excess of calories causes weight gain. Your body decides where fat accumulates.
  • angel79202
    angel79202 Posts: 1,012 Member
    Well I don't drink so yes on the alcohol.
    The chocolate..NO way!!!!!
  • PetersonMatthew
    PetersonMatthew Posts: 111
    Im with you!! Dont drink alcohol and dont really like chocolate so lets do this!!!!:tongue:
  • sandiki
    sandiki Posts: 454
    Same here. I allow a treat everyday.
    I think totally cutting things out makes me want them more! I still have whatever as long as it fits in my calorie allowance then I don't feel like I am 'on a diet' and am more likely to stick to it.
  • april_beth
    april_beth Posts: 616 Member
    you are mad woman!! simply mad!! :D
  • cNhobbes
    cNhobbes Posts: 235 Member
    well given i killed a bottle of champagne over the weekend, had an INCREDIBLY strong mixed drink, and just ate a dove promise...i'm going w HELL NO
  • PepeGreggerton
    PepeGreggerton Posts: 986 Member
    That's just begging me to go on a raging binge of chocolaty alcohol fueled death. I don't restrict what I eat. Just how much of it.
  • cPT_Helice
    cPT_Helice Posts: 403
    Hahahaha..... I love that the people willing to give up alcohol don't drink anyway and the men willing to give up chocolate don't eat it anyway. (Only someone who never has PMS would give up chocolate!)
    I'll go along and give up squid. But chocolate and alcohol.......... nah!
  • MiloBloom83
    MiloBloom83 Posts: 2,724 Member
    Ummm....no.
  • cNhobbes
    cNhobbes Posts: 235 Member
    LOLOLOLOl.
    I refuse.
    I've managed to lose weight so far with alcohol and chocolate! :P

    me too!
  • Julianne8104
    Julianne8104 Posts: 22 Member
    Alcohol keeps the anger down+ chocolate keeps me happy= Nicer me (in moderate portions of course)
  • Syreeta6
    Syreeta6 Posts: 377 Member
    Hell no completely cutting out wine and dark chocolate would for sure be a set up for failure
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