Booze

I have given it up for the duration because it risky. I have had none for six weeks. How do you feel about alcohol? It is Friday night and no prosecco again.

[Gonti 10 kg]

ok, I am in Wales for the week in a cottage with a woodburning stove, books, games, nice food. I have a single glass of dry white wine that will last me the evening. Any more than one glass and I get grumpy. I have to give up butter and cheese as I do not have a brake with those items so I get what you mean

[Portlandprincess]

I too have stopped drinking...almost. What I've found...after years of drinking a few glasses of wine a night is that I can eat what I like and the pounds are shedding at about a pound a week. Eating lots of food too...about 1400 to 1600 a day. Feeling really good too. The weekends are the hardest to get my head around as the habit of equating wine with weekend is so entrenched. But I feel great......sleep better and laugh a lot without it. What are your thoughts so far?

[Dave1961 25kg]

I had major issues with booze and gave it up almost 2 years ago but when I was drinking over eating was habitual.

And there is NO way I could have given up smoking if I had still been drinking - its just such a bugger for destroying your willpower.

It can be very hard to be social and not be drinking - people seem VERY dull and kind of irritating when you are not as pissy as them lol

Well done on 6 weeks - your body will be thanking you. ANd if and when you return to drinking you will be a very cheap drunk indeed!

[Traceylizzy]

I too have nearly(lol) stopped having the pub it's quite hard but I found that changing from drinking lager to a glass of red wine or prosecco has worked for me the pounds are still dropping off so it's been good for me too 👍🏻😀

[Hidden]

My jury is out about whether I like the lack of alcohol in my life. I did not realise that you feel more and more sober as time passes. I don't like the fact that it might have played too large a place in my life. I Think I will stay off it until I know I have got my weight under control. How I feel then is another story.

[Guanabana]

Booze is definitely the trigger for me eating too much. That Friday night couple of glasses of red leads to more food... and more wine, too, I find now that when I give myself the 'treat' I tend to have 3 glasses in a bizarre sort of 'have it now as you won't be allowed it later' mentality. I think giving up for at least the duration is the only answer. Very hard though. It's not the actual wine, it's the treat mentality that I am hooked on.

[Hidden]

I'm the same as Guanabana, alcohol = nibbles = treat mentality. Me and my partner have given up booze for October - 19 days in, and it's helping me shed the pounds! No chocolate, cake, biscuits, or crisps (apart from Snack a Jacks and Lentil crisps). Just starting week 3, I've lost 5.5 pounds and 2" off my waist. I don't think I could have done this with even a whiff of a glass of wine! Good luck to everyone giving up the booze - hope you see and feel the immediate benefits of it.

[Hidden]

Well done. I know that if I drink a glass my resolution will disappear. Maybe when I am near my goal I can consider it. My goal is 6 months to a year away.