Do you Drink?

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  • La_Amazona
    La_Amazona Posts: 4,855 Member
    I've decided to drink tonight.. by myself. I went out yesterday and had a couple of beers. Tonight will be bourbon, which I recently started drinking. :drinker:
  • micklepickle61
    micklepickle61 Posts: 73
    I'm drinking rithg now!
  • skierxjes
    skierxjes Posts: 926 Member
    ...like a fish :)
  • LuciaLongIsland
    LuciaLongIsland Posts: 815 Member
    I used to drink a lot of wine. I probably drank a bottle a week. It never affected my weight, just my sanity. I was extremely ill a few years ago and since then have no desire for wine. I drink champagne on on holidays when I am socializing. Very rarely. If I go to dinner, which was once in 5 months, I like a dirty martini. Over Xmas I bought a bottle of Baileys for friends, We had champagne and never got to the Baileys. I drank the entire bottle. So, I rarely drink like I use to. The drinking totally affects my weight. I can pass up food, not alcohol.
  • LuciaLongIsland
    LuciaLongIsland Posts: 815 Member
    ...like a fish :)


    :laugh:
  • kenzietea
    kenzietea Posts: 614 Member
    Another tip is to pre-log and stick to what you logged. I also don't recommend weighing the very next day.
  • dcmat
    dcmat Posts: 1,723 Member
    Beer, Guinness, vodka, whisky, rum, wine, lighter fluid,, that kinda drink,,,, yes I drink, I'm a Scotsman, it's my duty..lol

    Classic
  • houstonmacbro
    houstonmacbro Posts: 99 Member
    Another tip is to pre-log and stick to what you logged. I also don't recommend weighing the very next day.

    Makes you accountable.
  • hollyeverhart
    hollyeverhart Posts: 397 Member
    i just turned 21 (dec 5) And I work at a bar, so drinking has been factoring into my calories recently. But I really only do straight shots of peach ciroc or whipped cream vodka. I avoid the mixed drinks/rum they seem like they have more calories, but I'm a dancer so when I'm at work I am active and moving pretty much the whole time so I don't worry about 3-5 shots.
  • Captain_Mal
    Captain_Mal Posts: 945 Member
    I drank regularly about 11 years ago, then just stopped. I'm just now starting to enjoy it every now and again. When I do, I don't worry about the calories.
  • gigiangelique
    gigiangelique Posts: 233 Member
    like a frat boy but I am trying to quit because it does mess up my goals
  • pucenavel
    pucenavel Posts: 972 Member
    No alcohol. One year on 1/31/12

    Nice!
  • JustLindaLou
    JustLindaLou Posts: 376 Member
    Yes, I do enjoy some wine or champagne or a good margarita on occasion. I log it. I was able to stay within my calories at first, but I noticed having that glass of wine makes me want to munch a bit, so I will probably knock that off after 12/31 and save it for social occasions.

    BTW, I tried the Skinny Girl Margaritas with a couple girlfriends recently... was extremely disappointed, we were adding Splenda to make them palatable and din't even get a buzz! (2 bottles between 3 chicks, shoulda felt goooood!!) I will go for the real thing next time, screw the skinny girls!! :drinker:
  • MissMisery1313
    MissMisery1313 Posts: 119
    I don't drink. I hate the taste of alcohol.
  • 1CALIJIBARO2
    1CALIJIBARO2 Posts: 132
    Not a drop.

    4 years, 10 months, 26 days

    but who's counting?

    I'm on track to meet my goal weight at the 5 year mark.

    Congrats!
    I'm coming up to 7 months on January 3rd.

    Stick with it!

    Sober life gets just a little better every day.

    4 years, 5 months, and 17 days. not that i'm counting either ;)

    Congrats to all of you ! You should be proud :)
  • 1CALIJIBARO2
    1CALIJIBARO2 Posts: 132
    As of Dec.16th I've been sober 20yrs & STILL LOVIN IT................ODAAT......:smokin: :smokin: :drinker: :glasses:
  • ADobs
    ADobs Posts: 160 Member
    I do not. Not for weight loss reasons, but I just hate the taste, smell, feeling, etc. - everything about it! It's surprisingly hard to find people that are like me and don't drink. And when I say I don't drink, that doesn't mean that I drink occasionally, I really do mean that I do not drink. At all.
  • Allisonjean1964
    Allisonjean1964 Posts: 12
    Yes I still drink, I enjoy an occasional glass of wine toward the end of the week or a cosmopolitan that I make diet friendly.
  • Allisonjean1964
    Allisonjean1964 Posts: 12
    Try the Jose Cuervo 100 calorie Margarita mix! It is awesome!
  • jb_2011
    jb_2011 Posts: 1,029 Member
    I went on a diet, swore off drinking and heavy eating, and in 14 days I had lost exactly two weeks.
    - Joe E. Lewis

    Hahaha

    I drink merlot or cabernet, a small glass or two most nights. I always allow room for it in my daily cals since wine is just a fact of life. Every so often when really trying to break a plateau I'll drink mineral water with a splash of juice instead, it tastes great. Hard to hold onto an ice-cold glass in the winter time, though. Always an excuse, lol.
  • angryguy77
    angryguy77 Posts: 836 Member
    Vodka every weekend. Keeps me out of the padded room
  • Pickedlast4gym
    Pickedlast4gym Posts: 41
    Early and often. My diary is public.......I have a big *kitten* glass of wine or a cocktail......every day allmost. I measure and make it diet friendly, I would rather have the wine than any other treat! And I lost 2 lbs during xpchristmas week!
  • FiremanSam111
    FiremanSam111 Posts: 118
    I'm not planning to drink in 2012. Too many empty calories, and makes me feel like crap. I want to feel good!
  • nazey25
    nazey25 Posts: 7
    I drink socially, and yes I log it all. Luckily the calories aren't usually an issue though because when I drink the most I'm usually also dancing, which burns a ton of calories=) My drink of choice is gin (Tanqueray) & soda with a squeeze of lime. It took some getting used to (because soda is so bland) but now I prefer it over anything, partly because it keeps my calorie intake lower but also because I never get sick or a headache, because there isn't all the sugar like in other mixed drinks. If gin isn't available I'll take vodka, but I prefer gin because it is more flavorful. The lime helps with flavor a LOT, if lime isn't available lemon is acceptable.
  • CountryPumpkin
    CountryPumpkin Posts: 4
    I'm a student, I feel as though it's my path of student life. However, I will only drink a few, I hate the feeling of being tipsy, let alone drunk! It also gives me a chance to laugh at the drunk people and take the mick (evil much?)

    As long as you realize how much your drinking and what you need to do to to burn the calories you have consumed off then do it. Don't be a calorific bore... I know too many people which will literally write everything down to the last tincy bit and complain about it. Just have fun, then sort it out later.

    :D
  • angryguy77
    angryguy77 Posts: 836 Member
    I tend to have a few shots of whiskey every couple of weeks with my boyfriend and his roomies when we do drunken movie nights. I always go to the gym before one of those nights though! If I do mix my whiskey with anything, it's a diet soda. I do log it, if I'm sober enough. And I stay away from food when I'm drunk, especially pizza, cuz my drunken self control is NOT the best :P

    you must be an anomaly, it's widely known that alcohol helps women keep from eating bad food and taking their clothes off.
  • docturtle
    docturtle Posts: 156 Member
    I'm all about my hot toddy when I get out of work! ChocoVine mixed with hot water...much ike my favorite Bailey's Irish ZCream with hot chocolate, but much fewer calories. I love beer in the summer and have switched to Bud Select 55 to cut calories. I do log everything I eat and drink, when I log, but I must admit at times when I'm with friends and we get a little crazy, I've lost count, so I don't bother logging and try to get back at it the next day...if I'm not hungover, which makes me want to eat everything in sight!
  • Allisonjean1964
    Allisonjean1964 Posts: 12
    I LOVE beer. And wine. And margaritas. I used to be soooo skinny in college and I drank like a fish.... ahhh... those were the days. We went out for a friends birthday a few weeks ago and everyone was ordering beer (it was 75 cent PBR night) and I ordered a vodka and diet coke. Everyone stared at me like I was an alien and it was YUCK. If we're going out, I'm getting my beer and enjoying it DAMMIT!
  • Allisonjean1964
    Allisonjean1964 Posts: 12
    I LOVE beer. And wine. And margaritas. I used to be soooo skinny in college and I drank like a fish.... ahhh... those were the days. We went out for a friends birthday a few weeks ago and everyone was ordering beer (it was 75 cent PBR night) and I ordered a vodka and diet coke. Everyone stared at me like I was an alien and it was YUCK. If we're going out, I'm getting my beer and enjoying it DAMMIT!

    Try the Jose Cuervo 100 calorie margarita...it's awesome and puts the skinny girl one to shame!
  • Goingnuts2
    Goingnuts2 Posts: 160 Member
    but would like some ideas to be able to continue drinking but also lose weight.

    Some ideas to lower the calories when you're drinking with friends: try wine with ice or maybe drink water between drinks.

    I try to keep it for the weekend, but if its been a tough day I'll have one to unwind.
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