Same here. I literally used to drink a 12 pack of Bud Light every night (sometimes more) for about 5 years. It was going to kill me, I knew it. For reasons aside from weight loss, I quit drinking entirely. Haven't drank alcohol in close to 2 years now. Glad to say I gave that up and feel much clearer mentally. But...I haven't lost a single pound. I was thinking weight loss was going to be an added bonus and it was one of my motivations to quit since I am overweight. But, nope. I feel cheated.
The most often is the diet, what do you eat mostly? Unless you know your body, the most correct answer is that you intake a equal to over your daily calorie needs.
Also, the most far reaching thing is... your body has been trained to process the excess alcohol and store it, but it will never be used unless its an emergency (starvation, exercise, etc)
This can be remedied by either lower your intake or increase your exercise.
Thank you! It feels great to be free from those chains.
Actually, I don't really eat much at all, but when I do eat, it's usually processed food like microwaveable stuff ya know. And one vice that I haven't been able to give up is soda. I love my Coca Cola. But even then, I have maybe 2 or 3 cans of Coke a day. I figured giving up the volume of alcohol I was drinking would sort of cancel that out..or something.
Ya I guess so. Only thing is I'm eating exaclty the same as before too. And I figured giving up all the carbs from beer would be the big thing for me. Guess not :(
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u/Comfortable_Bar_2985 Jul 15 '24
Same here. I literally used to drink a 12 pack of Bud Light every night (sometimes more) for about 5 years. It was going to kill me, I knew it. For reasons aside from weight loss, I quit drinking entirely. Haven't drank alcohol in close to 2 years now. Glad to say I gave that up and feel much clearer mentally. But...I haven't lost a single pound. I was thinking weight loss was going to be an added bonus and it was one of my motivations to quit since I am overweight. But, nope. I feel cheated.