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drinking and working out?

fils290 Posts: 6 Joined: 2007/04/23	2007/04/27, 04:10 PM am i kidding myself thinking if i go out and drink the night before that i can do say 500 crunches/situps to make up for all the calorie intake the day after?id rather not give up my social life,but on the other hand id like to lose weight lol
msmogreen Posts: 717 Joined: 2006/04/22	2007/04/27, 05:11 PM Yeah, that won't work. Like my mother always told me, and her mother told her, you have to suffer to be beautiful.
blaind6 Posts: 63 Joined: 2007/03/27	2007/04/27, 05:34 PM You don't drink every night do you? I think that is like anything else. I love Bacon Cheeseburgers and French Fries and I can have one every now and then. I usually go out on friday night and have a beer or two with a Cheeseburger. Every other day, with few exceptions, I keep it in line.
Speeder Posts: 226 Joined: 2003/03/14	2007/04/27, 07:56 PM well typically a beer is about 300 - 340 Calories. So even 2, is probably about an hr on the treadmill or Cardio machine. Your kidding yourself to say a few extra crunches will work it off for sure. If your having more than 2-3, more than once a week, you will hinder your weight loss for sure. Just a quick note, one gram of Alcohol is equal to one gram, of Fat. They are both 9 Calories. In moderation it is ok, depending on your Goals. But if you want to lose as much weight as possible in the shortest time, then kick the beers for 3-4 mnths. Its not that bad, you can still go out. Have a diet pop. Hell even a Diet coke and rum is less Cal's than a beer. But the Alcohol still adds up to alot of Calories. Speeder
blaind6 Posts: 63 Joined: 2007/03/27	2007/04/27, 08:35 PM Bud light is around 100 calories per 12oz. I definitely understand where your coming from but even when you do have your "off day" you should make the wisest decision possible and trying to lose weight and drinking a 400 calorie Guiness would not be that decision. And for sure crunches wont do much of anything. I have an off day once a week, I think I would fail without it.
fils290 Posts: 6 Joined: 2007/04/23	2007/04/27, 10:08 PM nah blaind not every night,mainly on fridays,lol i hear ya,we all need our "off day" dont we?but thnx alot for the replies ppl,i learned alot,ill prob just not drink for the first few months i suppose :(,i just started working out and dont wanna mess it up,have a good weekend all
Ravenbeauty Posts: 3,755 Joined: 2002/09/24	2007/04/27, 10:29 PM drinking and working out don't mix...there is your answer. -------------- Bettia "Minds are like parachutes; they work best when open." - Lord Thomas Dewar
SFGiantsMVP Posts: 1,533 Joined: 2005/12/04	2007/04/27, 10:55 PM Thanks God I gave up drinking and Drugging when I was 21 and now at 38 I don't even want to turn back. I like what ravenbeaty said. I thinks it's wrong people believe they have to drink to have a social life. -------------- Knock-Um Down & Keep-Um Down!
blaind6 Posts: 63 Joined: 2007/03/27	2007/04/28, 10:49 AM this topic could definitely go wrong quick.
conan_0822 Posts: 441 Joined: 2006/11/23	2007/04/28, 11:15 AM Your body treats alcohol as a toxin. So it burns the alcohol 1st instead of fat :)
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2007/04/28, 11:24 AM yep, slows down your metabolism...