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Title: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: bigboithetank on October 27, 2013, 12:54:32 PM
I want to cut back on my alcohol intake, it is causing me to gain more weight each week. I drink about almost two bottles on the weekend and now you know why I'm gaining weight even though I train. What is the best method? Quit cold turkey or tone it down to one beer with a Mexican meal?
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: WOOO on October 27, 2013, 01:14:27 PM
self control works
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: Montague on October 27, 2013, 01:53:50 PM
I want to cut back on my alcohol intake, it is causing me to gain more weight each week. I drink about almost two bottles on the weekend and now you know why I'm gaining weight even though I train. What is the best method? Quit cold turkey or tone it down to one beer with a Mexican meal?


Two bottles of what?
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: Princess L on October 27, 2013, 03:07:48 PM

Two bottles of what?

Two bottles of beer ~ no problem
Two bottles of wine ~ probably no problem ;)
Two bottles of booze ~ dude has issues
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: Montague on October 27, 2013, 03:27:17 PM

Two bottles of beer ~ no problem: BARLEY - COMPLEX CARB LOADING
Two bottles of wine ~ probably no problem:  ;) ANTIOXIDANT MEGADOSING
Two bottles of booze ~ dude has issues: DAVID CARRADINE-ESQUE...and, we all remember how that ended up!
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: bigboithetank on October 27, 2013, 04:29:21 PM
One day it's a bottle of whiskey, the next it's tequila. Should I lay off the liquor and only have two bottles of beer?
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: WOOO on October 27, 2013, 04:48:36 PM

Two bottles of beer ~ no problem
Two bottles of wine ~ probably no problem ;)
Two bottles of booze ~ dude has issues

ive sucked down 30oz of vodka or so far tonight""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""........................ ........
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: bigboithetank on October 27, 2013, 04:51:53 PM
Seriously, what should I lower it down to?
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: WOOO on October 27, 2013, 05:27:07 PM
Seriously, what should I lower it down to?


nothing for 6 months...

welcome to leanville
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: Primemuscle on October 27, 2013, 05:31:48 PM
One day it's a bottle of whiskey, the next it's tequila. Should I lay off the liquor and only have two bottles of beer?

Your liver is begging you to cut back. That's a lot of booze in a short period of time.
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: Primemuscle on October 27, 2013, 05:34:17 PM
Seriously, what should I lower it down to?

"Two fingers" or a double is more than enough in a 24 hour period. Cutting back takes much willpower. It might be easier to just give up drinking alcohol altogether.
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: bigboithetank on October 27, 2013, 05:44:24 PM
Yeah, gotta quit cold turkey.
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: bigboithetank on October 27, 2013, 05:45:45 PM
Welcome to Leanville!
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: WOOO on October 27, 2013, 05:58:38 PM
Yeah, gotta quit cold turkey.

 8)
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: bigboithetank on October 27, 2013, 06:00:55 PM
Whooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: Montague on October 29, 2013, 05:02:45 PM
ive sucked down 30oz of vodka or so far tonight""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""........................ ........


You ever try Dan Aykroyd's Crystal Head vodka?
I've read a bit about it; sounds interesting.
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: WOOO on October 29, 2013, 06:48:41 PM

You ever try Dan Aykroyd's Crystal Head vodka?
I've read a bit about it; sounds interesting.


overrated IMO...nice bottle

sooner or later i will tell the story about how that night ended... fuck was i hammered
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: Montague on October 29, 2013, 06:50:49 PM

overrated IMO...nice bottle

sooner or later i will tell the story about how that night ended... fuck was i hammered


Aykroyd pimps it every chance he gets, and I wondered if part if it's semi-exclusive price is due to his name.
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: AbrahamG on October 29, 2013, 06:51:59 PM
I just don't get drinking post high school/college.  I had my fill by the time I was 19.  That's just me.  Whatever does it for you. 
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: WOOO on October 29, 2013, 06:54:28 PM

Aykroyd pimps it every chance he gets, and I wondered if part if it's semi-exclusive price is due to his name.


nothing special IMO... good bottle, good marketing, pours badly (lip of the bottle is thick) and is somewhat tasteless
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: Montague on October 29, 2013, 06:58:50 PM
I just don't get drinking post high school/college.  I had my fill by the time I was 19.  That's just me.  Whatever does it for you. 


I was 22 the first and last time I got "smashed." Moderation has been the word of the day ever since.

I do enjoy the occasional drink dependent on the time of year and setting. I find something relaxing and almost therapeutically rewarding about responsible drinking. I hate and avoid drinking to the point that I become tired, or an annoying prick.
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: Montague on October 29, 2013, 06:59:44 PM

nothing special IMO... good bottle, good marketing, pours badly (lip of the bottle is thick) and is somewhat tasteless


Interesting.

Do you prefer flavored vodkas?
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: WOOO on October 29, 2013, 07:15:28 PM

Interesting.

Do you prefer flavored vodkas?


hell no...

coffee flavored coffee and vodka flavored vodka
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: Primemuscle on October 29, 2013, 08:49:50 PM

hell no...

coffee flavored coffee and vodka flavored vodka

Except vodka has no flavor to speak of. It is rare someone orders a vodka neat. Scotch neat maybe, but not vodka neat.
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: WOOO on October 30, 2013, 03:25:35 AM
Except vodka has no flavor to speak of. It is rare someone orders a vodka neat. Scotch neat maybe, but not vodka neat.


i never said i was the common type
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: benchmstr on November 05, 2013, 10:03:24 PM
ive been strongly considering not drinking anymore....its a sad day..man card will be turned in shortly

bench
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: Montague on November 06, 2013, 01:47:52 AM
ive been strongly considering not drinking anymore...


May I ask the reason?
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: WOOO on November 06, 2013, 02:28:16 AM
never drinking? or just cutting down significantly?

i go through periods where i do not drink for weeks/months due to work or race schedules...

but a few times per year it's fun having a reboot
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: benchmstr on November 06, 2013, 09:43:31 AM

May I ask the reason?
No real reason...guess I'm just doing something new

Bench
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: bigboithetank on November 15, 2013, 11:07:38 AM

i never said i was the common type
    haha
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: Primemuscle on November 15, 2013, 05:41:59 PM
I have been trying to cut back. It's challenging. There is a point where your will power is compromised. I am trying to avoid that point. I have a glass of scotch in front of me right now. We will see if I can limit myself to just one more and then switch to tea or something.
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: WOOO on November 15, 2013, 06:04:53 PM
I have been trying to cut back. It's challenging. There is a point where your will power is compromised. I am trying to avoid that point. I have a glass of scotch in front of me right now. We will see if I can limit myself to just one more and then switch to tea or something.


switching to an alternate is a good trick...

personally i am drinking beer... i compromised by getting coors light AND I am walking at my deskmill while drinking it... the alcohol has raised my HR by about 15bpm... nice
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: Primemuscle on November 15, 2013, 06:17:45 PM

switching to an alternate is a good trick...

personally i am drinking beer... i compromised by getting coors light AND I am walking at my deskmill while drinking it... the alcohol has raised my HR by about 15bpm... nice

I've tried this. I don't particularly like beer. So if I drink it, I don't drink much. I drink wine sometimes, but once I open a bottle of wine, I tend to drink it all. Crazy as it probably sounds, I actually like scotch. I must because I drink it neat. I really like good scotch. Thank goodness I am not wealthy enough to afford it other then as a special treat because when I've bought or been gifted Glenlivet or Aberlour, I drink that stuff down like there's no tomorrow.

Scotch is one of those things people either love or they hate. I happen to love it.
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: WOOO on November 15, 2013, 06:21:13 PM
I've tried this. I don't particularly like beer. So if I drink it, I don't drink much. I drink wine sometimes, but once I open a bottle of wine, I tend to drink it all. Crazy as it probably sounds, I actually like scotch. I must because I drink it neat. I really like good scotch. Thank goodness I am not wealthy enough to afford it other then as a special treat because when I've bought or been gifted Glenlivet or Aberlour, I drink that stuff down like there's no tomorrow.

Scotch is one of those things people either love or they hate. I happen to love it.


i've drank a fair share of scotch in my time but in my middle age i prefer bourbon... more alcohol with less calories... and the high end stuff is both cheap and almost as tasty as a good cognac...

come to think of it... this is my last beer for the night... switching to maker's mark!
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: Primemuscle on November 15, 2013, 06:33:26 PM

i've drank a fair share of scotch in my time but in my middle age i prefer bourbon... more alcohol with less calories... and the high end stuff is both cheap and almost as tasty as a good cognac...

come to think of it... this is my last beer for the night... switching to maker's mark!

The fellow in line in front of me at the liquor store was buying Maker's Mark. I like cognac. Maybe I should give bourbon a try.
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: WOOO on November 15, 2013, 06:51:47 PM
The fellow in line in front of me at the liquor store was buying Maker's Mark. I like cognac. Maybe I should give bourbon a try.


guaranty that you will like it... think of it like a smooth scotch with more mouth than nose... high octane like scotch though
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: galeniko on November 19, 2013, 06:20:26 PM
One day it's a bottle of whiskey, the next it's tequila. Should I lay off the liquor and only have two bottles of beer?
go to AA asap

Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: bigboithetank on January 08, 2014, 12:45:24 PM
go to AA asap



I laid off the hard stuff and am only drinking 1 or 2 full flavored beers on the weekends.
Title: Re: Alcohol on weekends
Post by: panos32 on February 02, 2014, 09:21:35 AM
Social drinking is fine in my opinion.Also, alcohol improves the insulin sensitivity of your muscle cells and dries you out the next morning so that's something... :P