I'm a little bit of a drinker myself - it sucks- I don't even think I go overboard, and then when I begin to count all the calories, look out! My boyfriend and I are used to going out to dinner and getting a bottle of wine- now I just try to order a glass. Not nearly as fun :(

I usually drink Vodka/Sodas when I go out- those aren't too bad, right? I'd better look that up....

Originally Posted by JaimePhan:
I had to swear off the Roo, too. Too much rain, too much heat, too many people. I think a piece of my soul is still stuck in the dirt of Tennessee. ;)

Really? I could swear that after three Bonnaroos in a row, some pieces of the dirt of Tennessee are stuck in my soul! :p

Originally Posted by futurepixie:
i need to be DD more too. My problem is that I.

love.

beer.

If loving it is wrong, I don't want to be right. And not light beer. I can't stnad light beer. Sigh.

Amen, sista!! *sigh*

I'm a drinker, I love beer and wine and cocktails. I try not to overdo it too often but I'm a student like so many of you, it happens. :) It's definitely not a weight-loss friendly habit but this is life too right? Gotta enjoy yourself.

Oooh I love beer too! And living in England with all these pubs... Actually I love a good beer, good (usually red) wine, and good champagne. I am definitely trying to limit the booze - but I don't think I can give it up entirely! (Uh oh I really do sound like a lush, don't I?)

Wow, I think we need to start a drinkers thread!! Okay, no longer a 20-ish person, but do I love my wine! Or martini. Or margarita. Or beer. I'll drink anything but Scotch--my DH drinks that.

Yes, it is my diet downfall. I know if I were to give it up for a few weeks, I'd see my goal. But there is nothing better than coming home from work, pouring a nice Cabernet, reading the mail and then deciding what to make for dinner. And one should always have a glass of wine while cooking! And then you need a glass to go with your dinner. Catch my drift? Easily a bottle a night. More than that and I get a hangover, though.

Originally Posted by alinnell:
And one should always have a glass of wine while cooking!

truer words were never spoken!

allinel, you sound just like me! Last night I drank wine to relax after work, then I had a glass while cooking, then one with eating, then one as my dessert....

I think my goal this week (and I think we should go ahead and make this the drinkers thread too ;)) is to cut out my drinking after Sunday. Like, I know I am going to drink today, and I always have wine on Sundays, so I am going to make a valiant effort to ditch it Monday through Friday and see what happens.

I am pretty confident that if I do so, I will see a 2 pound loss or so for next week's weigh in. This morning, my scale was all over the place! I saw 142, 146, 149, back to 141, so I figured, I have been at 145 for 2 weeks, and I saw 144 a few times; I am going with it.

;)

And now we have ST. PATRICK'S DAY coming up! In past years, we started drinking at 7 am ! I figure if I drink 2 glasses of water for every beer..? haha... who am I kidding..I'll probably wet my pants.

Originally Posted by JaimePhan:
allinel, you sound just like me! Last night I drank wine to relax after work, then I had a glass while cooking, then one with eating, then one as my dessert....

I think my goal this week (and I think we should go ahead and make this the drinkers thread too ;)) is to cut out my drinking after Sunday. Like, I know I am going to drink today, and I always have wine on Sundays, so I am going to make a valiant effort to ditch it Monday through Friday and see what happens.

I am pretty confident that if I do so, I will see a 2 pound loss or so for next week's weigh in. This morning, my scale was all over the place! I saw 142, 146, 149, back to 141, so I figured, I have been at 145 for 2 weeks, and I saw 144 a few times; I am going with it.

;)

Well, if you can do it, I'll do it too!
Okay, wine Saturday and Sunday, but come Monday, no more. I'm back down to 140 myself, so that is extra motivation!

Originally Posted by :
And now we have ST. PATRICK'S DAY coming up! In past years, we started drinking at 7 am ! I figure if I drink 2 glasses of water for every beer..? haha... who am I kidding..I'll probably wet my pants.

St. Pattie's is my birthday, so I'll be out drinking. We are having a HUGE party here as there are about 15 of us that have March birthdays. We've had the party every year and call it March Madness. We plan ahead and no one pays--we have to wear a special necklace and we get all the food and drink we want by showing the necklace. Then the company DH and I own pays for the whole thing. Thankfully, our business partners plan the whole thing. All I do is show up!

Oh, that sounds so FUN!!!!! I totally forgot about St. Patty's day! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR....One more day to plan for beer calories. ;)

I have a new plan that I do not recommend to anyone at all. I tried it last night, and I think that it will help me not drink for a while.

What you do is go out with the intention of having two beers. Have four. Then go out with another group of people to a show. Have more drinks and take advantage of the complimentary popcorn and eat a lot of it. Tell your self that if you dance around like an idiot, then that cardio nullifies the calories you are drinking. Wake up feeling horrid and vow to never drink again. Shake the popcorn out of your purse, blame someone -anyone- for the empty box of triscuits and empty can of squeezy cheese. I forsee at least two weeks of no drinking after following my plan.

And, I think that tomorrow I will have to add another 20 minutes of cardio since i have been upright for a grand total of two hours today.

Originally Posted by futurepixie:
I have a new plan that I do not recommend to anyone at all. I tried it last night, and I think that it will help me not drink for a while.

What you do is go out with the intention of having two beers. Have four. Then go out with another group of people to a show. Have more drinks and take advantage of the complimentary popcorn and eat a lot of it. Tell your self that if you dance around like an idiot, then that cardio nullifies the calories you are drinking. Wake up feeling horrid and vow to never drink again. Shake the popcorn out of your purse, blame someone -anyone- for the empty box of triscuits and empty can of squeezy cheese. I forsee at least two weeks of no drinking after following my plan.

And, I think that tomorrow I will have to add another 20 minutes of cardio since i have been upright for a grand total of two hours today.

:lol:

I can relate to how absolutely horrid you feel right now, but.... :lol:
EDIT: was the show at least good?

Originally Posted by JaimePhan:
but is this the forum where the drinkers hang out? I know, I sound like a drunk, but that is seriously the only thing I have a rough time with calorie and diet wise. I could eat veggies and lean protein all day forever, but I want to drink good red wine and dark beer, and I don't want just one! ;)

Anyway, just seeing if there is anyone out there like me. I figured I would start with the 20 somethings and move on up from here! Hahahahaha!

Have a great day, and cheers!

:rofl: you sound like me.. lol My friend once told me " just come out, I will buy you a beer" and I said " yeah, the problem is, Im broke and I cant have just one" lol.. Then later on he was going through his texts, and he was like " here is the text where you admitted to be an alcoholic" :rofl:

I was very proud of me.. I didnt go out and drink this weekend because its not comparable with my goals, but next weekend.. *St Patty's* Its so on.. lol I am going to River Street, in Savannah GA.. and I dont care.. beer will be calorie free that weekend, besides you DO walk alot out there haha Hey... what can I say I'm :irish: so... :drinkup:

The town where my school is had a St. Patty's parade on the 3rd (for reasons unknown) and then of course the real one is coming up. As if we needed more excuses to drink. :lol:

I totally forgot about it coming up, otherwise I wouldn't have had so much while I was in Montreal last weekend. :o But we walked everywhere in Montreal... so I can pretend it evens out...