How do I lose weight when Im an alcoholic?
 

So I have a pretty athletic build (6'4", 210), but after drinking stupid amounts of alcohol 4 times a week for the last 4 years and eating [censored] mexican food every day I am beginning to develop symptoms of "beer gut". My current diet consists of Hot Pockets, pizza, cheese burgers, burritos, etc and when I drink it is generally light beer but because of my size I usually have to drink at least a 12 pack. I drink at least 2 nights a week.

I exercise at least 3 times a week (surfing, basketball, sex), but "beer gut" doesnt leave. I use to have a 6 pack (not beer) but those days are long gone.

So OOT, what do I do? What foods are gonna be good for me? What alcoholic beverages can I consume without getting "beer gut"?

I know I sound kinda gay, but I use to be in really good shape and have been felling pretty [censored] lately.

Also, dont say "quit drinking" because that is not an option

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if you want to get a 6 pack again then you really can't drink much alcohol, if any. I only drink occasionally and I have a 6 pack but the key to getting one is simple: just lowering your body fat percentage.

You do this by caloric restriction. You don't even need cardiovascular exercise if you restrict your calories enough and do abdominal exercises to strengthen the abs. So cut your calories and do some cardio if you want(optional), and once you have your six pack you will know that you're in damned good physical shape.

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A little-known cause of beer gut is bad posture.

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I'm sure if you worked out retarded amounts (an hour or two every day) it would go away.

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Do some sit ups?

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Also, dont say "quit drinking" because that is not an option

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Yes it is you goddammed moron!

You should quit drinking if you've got a problem with the stuff, and a great side effect with be that you'll lose weight.

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I think this thread title may start an avalanche in OOT.

or

This was the thread OOT was born to have.

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A little-known cause of beer gut is bad posture.

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Even though I am basically an ogre my posture is pretty decent

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What do you expect people to tell you other than exercise more, drink less, and eat healthier food?

I'm sure you know basically what you have to do, you just need to kick yourself in the ass and take the initiative to do it.

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Alcoholic in the traditional sense, or a college drinker?

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I would talk to choicesthops.

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Do some sit ups?

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sit ups don't make you lose weight unless you do so many and so fast that they become aerobic.

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Also, dont say "quit drinking" because that is not an option

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Yes it is you goddammed moron!

You should quit drinking if you've got a problem with the stuff, and a great side effect with be that you'll lose weight.

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HAHA

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Now I read the post again, here's what to do:

Switch to a good whiskey on the rocks.
Stop eating [censored] food, eat healthy and actually look at your caloric intake.
Don't stop exercising and focus more on abdominal exercises (on top of the stuff you're already doing).

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Also, dont say "quit drinking" because that is not an option

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Yes it is you goddammed moron!

You should quit drinking if you've got a problem with the stuff, and a great side effect with be that you'll lose weight.

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His name is "Keystone". It's his whole internet being. If he stopped drinking he'd have to develop an affinity for the Keystone Cops. And if you think drinking destroys families...

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aa.org

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Alcoholic in the traditional sense, or a college drinker?

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College drinker, but I was like this in high school too. I just turned 21 so the drinking has been especially heavy in the last 4 months

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Patient: "doctor it hurts when i do this"
Doctor: "don't do this."

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Keystone,

Heroin.

J

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Now I read the post again, here's what to do:

Switch to a good whiskey on the rocks.
Stop eating [censored] food, eat healthy and actually look at your caloric intake.
Don't stop exercising and focus more on abdominal exercises (on top of the stuff you're already doing).

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Nice, someone is actually helping me. What I was looking for in this thread was a drink that gets you wasted but has the fewest calories. I think I could eat healthier, but I dont think I could stop drinking at least not for the next couple years.

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I think you should drink till you puke every night... that way you get to drink a [censored] but should be able to drop a few poinds at the same time...

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Keystone,

Heroin.

J

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Finally some practical advice

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I just got out of college and am expierencing the same thing. This is my plan.
1. work out more
2. switch to Hard A to get your foundation drunk then beer to maintain
3. smoke more weed when you need to drink. Good luck with the munchies.

In case your wondering no im not a doctor or substance abuse specialist

Code

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I think you should drink till you puke every night... that way you get to drink a [censored] but should be able to drop a few poinds at the same time...

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That might work, but I was thinking of doing a lot of blow and smoking a lot of cigarettes to counteract the calories that I will take in from alcohol.

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aa.org

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Do they have info on losing weight there?

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Atkins diet or cyclic ketogenic, and while you do it switch from beer to either hard liquor straight or with diet mixers. This will work if you do it right.

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if you have an addictive personality diet pills would probably work

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chicks drink bacardi and diet coke, seems pretty light but i hear most types of booze have 100+ calories. if you just turned 21 i doubt its a serious alcoholism issue

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If you really wanna lose the six pack you are gonna have to split time between forums. OOT does not give the best health advice.

Start here.

http://forums.menshealth.com/groupee...21/m/156108723

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if you have an addictive personality diet pills would probably work

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I dont have an addictive personality and I heard diet pills are unhealthy, so I think I'll stick to my 14 beers a day thank you very much.

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1. start smoking
2. drink more hard alcohol
3. start drinking earlier in the night and skip dinner, or wake up later and skip lunch
4. don't let yourself eat at the end of a night drinking

I had a much easier time staying thin in college because i would wake up so late and then only eat one meal a day (4-6ish) be full enough until i started drinking for the night, and then just forget about food when i was drinking/chain-smoking all night.

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I heard diet pills are unhealthy

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you think?

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aa.org


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Do they have info on losing weight there?

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No.

"only you can decide whether you think A.A. is for you"

how about

http://www.oa.org/

or

http://www.obsessiveeatersanonymous.org/

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I'm pretty experienced with drinking beer and losing weight.

The trick is to stay active while reducing the number of meals per day (or total calories from meals).

If you eat a good-sized/healthy brunch and limit yourself to a snack in the evening you can drink a lot of beer at night.

You still need to workout regularly to keep up your muscle mass/metabolisim. If anything, this will slow your gut-enhancement.

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I'm pretty experienced with drinking beer and losing weight.

The trick is to stay active while reducing the number of meals per day (or total calories from meals).

If you eat a good-sized/healthy brunch and limit yourself to a snack in the evening you can drink a lot of beer at night.

You still need to workout regularly to keep up your muscle mass/metabolisim. If anything, this will slow your gut-enhancement.

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This sounds like pretty good advice, but I heard you should eat lots of small meals instead of a few big ones. Also, I dont want to become some douche that is asking everyone how many calories are in my meals. I dont have to be that guy do I.

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Does hard alcohol really have that much fewer calories than light beer?

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yes

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Keystone,

It is possible to live hard and look good doing it. However, you have to pull out the big guns. Basketball and surfing are not exercise- they are recreational activities.

Deadlifts, squats and sprinting. Eating lots of chicken, steak and fish. These are the things you need to do if you want to 'have your cake and eat it'.

One of the things I have found that I must accept if I want to drink hard and stay in shape is, unfortunately, a bit of a hangover. Eating heavy will pretty much negate the morning after effects for the experienced imbiber. Eating clean does not afford one this luxury.

It's worth it, though.

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Does hard alcohol really have that much fewer calories than light beer?

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Yes, but the key is that units of alcohol actually have the same amount of calories... it's just that there is plenty more [censored] in a 12oz can of beer than a shot of whiskey.

If you want to get [censored] up while not drinking beer, try drinking Jameson on the rocks; it's probably the easiest HA to drink on the rocks, if you're not "experienced" (I am not, I can't drink anything straight but Jameson).

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Keystone,

It is possible to live hard and look good doing it. However, you have to pull out the big guns. Basketball and surfing are not exercise- they are recreational activities.

Deadlifts, squats and sprinting. Eating lots of chicken, steak and fish. These are the things you need to do if you want to 'have your cake and eat it'.

One of the things I have found that I must accept if I want to drink hard and stay in shape is, unfortunately, a bit of a hangover. Eating heavy will pretty much negate the morning after effects for the experienced imbiber. Eating clean does not afford one this luxury.

It's worth it, though.

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I disagree with the fact that basketball and surfing arent exercise, but I think that maybe I could do more running. I could definitely eat a lot more fish and chicken, but yeah that hangover part really sucks. Nothing better than getting a huge burrito at 3 am after the bars close to soak up all those drinks.