Re: the BIG alcohal question...

[Guest guest]

I drink sometimes. If you only drink once a month, it should not affect your

weight loss at all.

[Guest guest]

On Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 07:03:31PM -0000, wrote:

> hi all:

> i posted this a few days ago, but didn't get much of a response so i

> wanted to post it again. does anyone here drink a few beers or wine

> on their free day?

>

> i am 24 and still have an active social life. it's really hard to

> resist temptations to drink with my friends for happy hour but i have

> been good. i drank last saturday at a bar and that was it. i know

> that it's not the best thing to do, but i will still go out one night

> a week. it saves my sanity. can anyone relate to this? has anyone

> here successfully completed a challenge while indulging in the

> occassional drink?

I have and still do. Here's the thing. I see Body For Life as a 'lifesyle'.

For it to work, you need to incorporate the things you love in moderation.

Wine has calories just like beer does, those are all extra calories. It

also helps dehydrate you and you have to keep that in mind.

When I did C1, I looked at it as a way of permanent living as in, I was

going to incorporate what I love with the BFL program and continue it

once I'm done with my challenge. If you look at BFL as something where

you have to remove all the foods you love(especially on cheat day), then

I don't think you can really succeed or will be happy. At least I know

I wouldn't be because I wouldn't be able to continue after my challenge

(I'd go back to my old ways).

Personally I try to keep all junk foods, alcohol to my cheat day but

every now and then, I'll have a glass in the midle of the week.

--

-eve

[Guest guest]

,

As with everything else, it will vary person to person. I drink in

moderation a few nights a week. In my first challenge I went from a

size 10 to a size 3 and I have maintained my bodyfat in the teens

for two years now. For the most part, my alcohol consumption has

stayed the same.

But other people see a drastic decrease in their progress when they

drink. You have to get to know your body and its reactions!

Lynda

[Guest guest]

I drink weekly, on my free day. At least one beer. I have to have

my Corona. I did not see a lot of drop off in progress, but, I also

don't know what my progress would have been had I not drank. I lost

13lbs and tons of inches in C1, and continue to lose in C2. So it

really depends on your body I guess.

If you work hard all week, a few beers are not going to completly

sabatoge your progress.

Brett in Idaho

> hi all:

> i posted this a few days ago, but didn't get much of a response so

i

> wanted to post it again. does anyone here drink a few beers or wine

> on their free day?

>

> i am 24 and still have an active social life. it's really hard to

> resist temptations to drink with my friends for happy hour but i

have

> been good. i drank last saturday at a bar and that was it. i know

> that it's not the best thing to do, but i will still go out one

night

> a week. it saves my sanity. can anyone relate to this? has anyone

> here successfully completed a challenge while indulging in the

> occassional drink?

>

> thanks in advance

>

[Guest guest]

My drinking has decreased dramatically. At first I was just saving

it for my free day, but I only drink if I'm at a party or something.

I would rather have a starbucks or a reeses than a margarita. But

that is just me!!

Bridgette

> hi all:

> i posted this a few days ago, but didn't get much of a response so

i

> wanted to post it again. does anyone here drink a few beers or wine

> on their free day?

>

> i am 24 and still have an active social life. it's really hard to

> resist temptations to drink with my friends for happy hour but i

have

> been good. i drank last saturday at a bar and that was it. i know

> that it's not the best thing to do, but i will still go out one

night

> a week. it saves my sanity. can anyone relate to this? has anyone

> here successfully completed a challenge while indulging in the

> occassional drink?

>

> thanks in advance

>