I haven’t had a drink…

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Anonymous wrote:Drinking generally doesn't affect weight. It's what you actually EAT. Log your meals in a calorie tracking app to really see what is going on. I can promise you, unless you are a functional alcoholic, it's not the booze.

What an idiotic answer. Booze has a ton of empty calories. Of course drinking affects weight. Duh.

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Anonymous wrote:It doesn’t matter if you’re replacing the alcohol with more food.

Oh be quiet. OP - focuc on the positive. You gave up alcohol. That DOES matter. That’s awesome and great things are happening to your body even if the scale doesn’t reflect it. I also gave up alcohol several months ago. I’m 53 and it was ruining my body. Bravo!! 🎉

Sugar is just as poisonous as alcohol. I use both, in moderation--well, the sugar not so moderately lately, so this isn't judgment, just fact.

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Anonymous wrote:Drinking generally doesn't affect weight. It's what you actually EAT. Log your meals in a calorie tracking app to really see what is going on. I can promise you, unless you are a functional alcoholic, it's not the booze.

What an idiotic answer. Booze has a ton of empty calories. Of course drinking affects weight. Duh.

Op. Yes. I think my slow weight gain over the last 4 years has mostly been from alcohol. I started drinking a lot more in 2020 and maybe not every night but 3 bottles on the weekend MUST be a lot of calories, right?

I cut out those calories and didn’t replace them at night when I’d normally drink but I also haven’t made an effort to cut down on other sugar I’m consuming.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It doesn’t matter if you’re replacing the alcohol with more food.

Oh be quiet. OP - focuc on the positive. You gave up alcohol. That DOES matter. That’s awesome and great things are happening to your body even if the scale doesn’t reflect it. I also gave up alcohol several months ago. I’m 53 and it was ruining my body. Bravo!! 🎉

Sugar is just as poisonous as alcohol. I use both, in moderation--well, the sugar not so moderately lately, so this isn't judgment, just fact.

I think alcohol is an actual poison- it’s a carcinogen. Not sure sugar is that same level but it is bad for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In 91 days, since December 31. I’ve lost 1lb. My face is thinner, my clothes a little loser but that’s it. Scale isn’t budging.

I am also 45 and perimenopausal so quitting alcohol was probably not a quick fix. Admittedly, I don’t have a lot of weight to lose. I’d love 5-10lbs.

I am very active and most days I hit my protein goals and stay in a calorie deficit. But I think I have been consuming too much sugar- 1. I have a sweet tooth and 2- my body was craving it a lot as I adjusted from the no alcohol and I haven’t been serious about limiting it.

I think it’s what is really needing to go next. Not sure I have it in me to apply my alcohol mindset to sweets but I need to try or at least seriously limit it.

Any tips?

In the same time frame since December 31, I've lost more than 20 lbs. I controlled my diet to about 1500 calories a day, increased exercise, and all but eliminated sweets and alcohol. Calories in < calories out. It's that simple.

If you're actually serious about losing weight, you should start by fixing your caloric intake. This will require you to drastically reduce your sugar intake. When you have a calorie budget, can either chose to A) burn through your budget by eating highly caloric sweets and feel hungry as a result, or B) spend your budget on high quality carbs and protein and eat moderately sweet things like fruit and feel full as a result.

[Anonymous]

Losing weight from stopping alcohol i think is highly dependent on how much you're drinking and how much you weigh? were you drinking two 6 packs of beer a night or something? Then yeah I would expect a drastic weight loss. If all you gave up was a couple glasses of wine three nights a week and replaced it with dessert why would you expect to lose weight?

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Anonymous wrote:Losing weight from stopping alcohol i think is highly dependent on how much you're drinking and how much you weigh? were you drinking two 6 packs of beer a night or something? Then yeah I would expect a drastic weight loss. If all you gave up was a couple glasses of wine three nights a week and replaced it with dessert why would you expect to lose weight?

I know. I didn’t really replace it with food. When I drank it was into the night. But I stop eating (even dessert!) around 5:30 pm. I just haven’t made the effort to reduce the sugar and make that change in addition to dropping alcohol.