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Originally Posted by issybird
I thought I'd dig up this thread because I'm trying to lose a few pounds. Admittedly, I'm almost always trying to lose a few pounds; the stretches where I feel I can rest on my oars tend to be short-lived.
So here's the sitch: My breakfast is healthy. My lunch is healthy. Heck, my dinner is healthy. I don't snack during the day except on extremely rare occasions when I have some fruit. I get enough and varied exercise. But two things trip me up: the cocktail hour and post-dinner.
As for the cocktail hour (which is usually wine), I like everything about it. The ritual, the relaxation, the taste. But it's empty calories and worse, it lessens my resolve heading into the evening which is already my other danger time. Post-dinner, I have a hard time stopping. I try to fight it with an espresso and it helps, but evenings tend to be a battle with my non-existent willpower until I can finally go to bed.
Any suggestions? How is everyone else doing on the weight-loss front?
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I've managed to lose 23 pounds in the last 4 or 5 months through calorie counting and exercise, but suffer from exactly the same "sitch" as you - I drink red wine almost every night, and once the bottle is opened...
I have plateau'd now and can't seem to lose the last 7 pounds I wanted to to make my target weight. I'm even in danger of starting to put it back on again as my exercise levels have dropped due to a number of factors, including "tennis-elbow" in my left arm. I don't know what the solution is either, except to stop drinking, and right now I can't see that happening.