Alchohol 6 lb GAIN!

[BiggestLooser1]

hey guys . . .
i weight in at 133 on friday well this wknd was my birthday and i drank alot, i NEVER drink but i did saturday. , alot . . . .
well i get on the scales this morning and im up to 140!!!!!!!

what has hpnd to me =(
im very depressed right now

[not2late]

Re: Alchohol 6 lb GAIN!

DANDR Chapter 14

The body burns alcohol for fuel when alcohol is available. So when it is burning alcohol, your body will not burn fat. This does not stop weight loss; it simply postpones it.....If you have added alcohol to your diet and suddenly stop losing weight, discontinue your alcohol intake.

Dr. Atkins didn't mention that while your body is busy using the alcohol for fuel, it's busy converting and storing the carbs, fats and proteins you ate as glycogen and body fat.

Also, it's been the experience of some ADBBers that when they drink, they have a tendency to over-eat/overindulge in foods.

Alcohol has a dehydrating effect on the body, so I don't think we can blame water retention for the entire 5 pounds.

My advice is to get back on the wagon as fast as possible.

[ex-barbie-doll]

Re: Alchohol 6 lb GAIN!

hey guys . . .
i weight in at 133 on friday well this wknd was my birthday and i drank alot, i NEVER drink but i did saturday. , alot . . . .
well i get on the scales this morning and im up to 140!!!!!!!

Just curious.. what did you drink???? there are lots of drinks with 0 carbs...

[prfctlildvl]

Re: Alchohol 6 lb GAIN!

I had something similar happen to me and I only had a few low carb beers on my birthday. What I did was get right back on a strict clean induction. No cheating, no nothing. Everything by the book. I also upped my water intake quite a bit and within a few days I had lost the 5 lbs.

I know how discouraging it can be but stick with it and you'll see that those lbs will be gone soon.

Good luck! You can do it!!

[13_jane]

Re: Alchohol 6 lb GAIN!

hey guys . . .
i weight in at 133 on friday well this wknd was my birthday and i drank alot, i NEVER drink but i did saturday. , alot . . . .
well i get on the scales this morning and im up to 140!!!!!!!

what has hpnd to me =(
im very depressed right now

Hi,

has your weight come down any yet???

jane x

[ex-barbie-doll]

Re: Alchohol 6 lb GAIN!

What did you drink????

I wanna know what you had to driiiiiiiiiink

beer?
baileys?
margaritas?

[BiggestLooser1]

Re: Alchohol 6 lb GAIN!

yes the weight dropped off, it stuck around for about 3 days and then after 1 day of horrible diareiah (sp)....

im down 6 lbs and have been down 6 lbs for a week now!! yay!

[Antrel]

Re: Alchohol 6 lb GAIN!

Yeah, alcohol is a huge water retainer.

[ex-barbie-doll]

Re: Alchohol 6 lb GAIN!

i weight in at 133 on friday well this wknd was my birthday and i drank alot,
well i get on the scales this morning and im up to 140!!!!!!!

So.. why won't you tell me what you drank that made you gain so much weight??????
I've already asked you twice......
Some drinks are 0 carb and some are low carb....
while plenty are high carb.. high sugar....
what did you drink?????

[not2late]

Re: Alchohol 6 lb GAIN!

This is why alcohol isn't reintroduced into the diet until OWL phase.......

[BiggestLooser1]

Re: Alchohol 6 lb GAIN!

I drank, about 9 glasses of chardeneye, red wine, and a beer as well as a couple shots of bacardi rum and vodka

[boonie stomper]

Re: Alchohol 6 lb GAIN!

OOPs ...didn't anyone ever tell ya it isn't a good idea to change from one kind of drink to another? Betcha had a hangover, maybe got sick, and guzzled a bunch of water when you were dehydrated from it (& the diarhea), and then your body tried to rectify the situation by holding onto every drop...

Of course, all that wine & beer probably ended ketosis for you, too, so take this and do what you know you must to get it going again. ( for taking a grain of salt with that harshness)

[BiggestLooser1]

Re: Alchohol 6 lb GAIN!

well the 6lbs is gone now! THANK GOD! so im all good and have learned my lesson!!

[13_jane]

Re: Alchohol 6 lb GAIN!

I did the same thing on Saturday night!!! I should have listened to you - A whole 6lbs heavier yesterday, and I only had one glass of wine, a cocktail and then 3 bacardi and diet cokes!!

It just shows you how bad alcohol is - totally messes with your system!!

[sadie147]

Re: Alchohol 6 lb GAIN!

It's just water weight and it will go...I usually retain water after any alcohol, but I bloat really badly from wine, and it doesn't take very much. only a glass or two. I had a couple of glasses onthe weekend and i couldn't get my rings off the next day at all.

I find, as extremely difficult it can be, that cardio the next day is the best thing to get back on track. I usually hate it when I start out but I feel so much better after. It will not only help with the bloating, but will also help burn off the alcohol.

Biggestloser, your weight gain was also from the carbs as well there were quite a few carbs in those drinks so your body was reacting to that as well.