[IanG]

Beer is a bit of a red line for me as far as diets go. I love the stuff. And I don't know how any of the West Coast guys on here can drink anything else given the quality of their IPAs. Thankfully I live on the East Coast but the Green Flash still makes it through.

The bottom line is I am integrating beer into my diet. Healthy, no. But it's got to work for me.

At least that's what I told my doctor.

[Silverfire]

I will not not have beer. Moderation is key (Read: that turns into infrequent binge drinking ) Once and a while, usually for a reason, I buy a case of beer and then drink as much of it as I can. I can't drink nearly as many as I used to though. And then there is one beer when out for dinner, and that doesn't happen too often. I have also learned not to bother with the low cal beer, you just need to drink twice as many and that just defeats the whole purpose!

Cheers!

[IrishLad91]

Corona light is my drink when i go out now i'm dieting.

I'll miss my pints of Guinness

[IanG]

Ouch, I'd miss Guinness too if I were in Ireland. But at 6'4" you're gonna burn off weight so fast, you'll be back on the good stuff in no time.

[IanG]

Ooooooooooooooooooh. I do like some hard liquor but as a regular tipple there might be some issues with that.

I can sip on a beer or two all night. I have also been known in happy times to sip on a half bottle of whisky all night too, but I wouldn't want to do that all the time!

[IanG]

Just an update, I have been drinking West Coast IPA all the way through my diet and it has not upset my efforts too much yet.

I guess beer just doesn't do to me what it does to others and I'm lucky!

Yum! Salad and beer.

[Sunday115]

I want an ice cold Beck's right now, or guinness. So gooood. I cut alcohol out completely, not even on cheat days.

[IanG]

My IPAs are over 200 calories a bottle and I can easily sink two of them a night. Tee hee! My liver must be confused on where to put the alcohol. Or just bust. To be honest, the bloat/gas makes me feel a lot less hungry in the evening, just when I am at my most vulnerable. It certainly takes "drinking on an empty stomach" to a new level!

[Bluejaybythesea]

Got a wedding to go to tomorrow and plan on getting fairly intoxicated (after all, it is a wedding). I am not worried about calories or anything. I mean how often do i get to go tout? (never is the answer) so eff it.

[IanG]

Enjoy! Use the diet versions of the mixers though. I used real coke at the last party I went to! *Facepalm*. Should have asked for diet.

Let us know what fun you got up to!

[IanG]

OK, I think I have cracked how this works for me. Moderate drinking (2-3 bottles of beers) does not seem to have an impact on my weight loss.

But heavy drinking (3 pints of beer plus a car bomb) does. On a big night, I tend to lose weight the next day but then put it back on the day after where it can stay for a few days.

So some beer good, but too much bad.

[joefla70]

I don't drink much, but about a month ago my office went out to Yard House for a happy hour one Friday. My plan was to not drink or just have one beer. But then one thing led to another and by 12:30 that evening I had three pints of beer and four shots of various concoctions. That night I did not have any dinner and only had a couple of thin slices of a raw tuna appetizer. as it turned out, the drinking did not have any effect on my weight. I'm guessing it was because I basically substituted the drinks for my dinner!

[IanG]

Fantastic Joe.

I am certainly on a beer diet.

[IanG]

Just stocked up.

Granted, it's not exactly Medifast. But it still gets the job done!

[IrishLad91]

Feel free to invite me over anytime Ian.. i'll help you put away those brewskies.