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[Anonymous No.16916818]

Is there any way to lose weight as an alcoholic? I've cut back from wine to vodka with Gatorade zero but I still can't seem to lose any weight. Gained 50 pounds since the pandemic started

[Anonymous No.16916833]

>>16916818
Some people can drink a lot and stay skinny while others can only stay thin if they cut back on the booze. I should know, I tried to convince myself for years that I could lose weight without giving up alcohol but the only way I was able to consistently lose weight was to cut back on the alcohol use.

[Anonymous No.16916840]

>>16916818
Nigga vodka and Gatorade? That sounds disgusting

[Anonymous No.16916844]

>>16916840
Nah it's pretty good and it prevents about 90% of hangover symptoms

[Anonymous No.16916847]

>>16916818
Nope. Not unless you want to end up like picrel guy.

[Anonymous No.16916853]

>>16916844
What flavor of gatorade

[Anonymous No.16916857]

>>16916853
Blue
Specifically dark blue

[Anonymous No.16916866]

>>16916857
Alright, ill try it. Btw, what’s your favorite Gatorade flavors? I like yellow, purple, and the light green one

[Anonymous No.16916887]

>>16916866
I only drink zero these days so it goes

Dark blue > light blue > orange > red > yellow > white

[Anonymous No.16916889]

>>16916866
Yellow is easily the best. I like the white one too.

[Anonymous No.16916894]

>>16916889
Yellow is my all time favorite, especially the powder

[Anonymous No.16916902]

>>16916889
>>16916894
Yellow reminds me too much of urine

[Anonymous No.16916911]

I used to be able to lose weight while drinking in my early twenties but now in my early thirties I have to cut out alcohol almost entirely to lose any weight. So I don’t know. I think you have to ration your consumption pretty severely. Drink sparkling water if you like beer.

[Anonymous No.16916912]

>>16916902
Just tell yourself it's from a pretty lady

[Anonymous No.16916953]

>>16916818
>I've cut back from wine to vodka with Gatorade zero

[Anonymous No.16916955]

Ngmi

[Anonymous No.16916956]

Don't eat.

[Anonymous No.16916960]

>>16916818
not gonna lose weight when you don't take care of yourself, eating trash like "gatorade zero", you probably drink too much alcohol too, and I imagine you eat a lot of processed and frozen dinners

[Anonymous No.16916996]

Just stop eating to cut back on calories.

[Anonymous No.16917005]

>>16916818
drink on an empty stomach til you black out each time. your primal urge to eat won't override the debilitating effects of the hard liquor til after a few days when you can barely move and feel like something is very wrong. just have a stash of food you can crawl to since walking will be hard at that point, slowly forcefeed yourself while lying on the floor, then get back to drinking for another few days and repeat. I used to order jimmy john's and slide the money under my door and tell them to leave it there, then pull myself up by the doorknob, unlock/open the door, drop back down and drag the sandwich inside, closing the door and bracing it with my body til after I ate and had the strength to relock it. the whole process goes a lot smoother once you've done it a few times and establish muscle memory so you can autopilot better. you'll want to stock up on liquor for the first cycle then restock once you restore calories and are full so you're not tempted to get extra food while out. you'll also save money on alcohol since you'll get drunk a lot quicker on a super empty stomach, so that's pretty cool.

[Anonymous No.16917007]

>>16916818
My grandpa stopped eating so he could drink more. You get drunk really easy too when you have nothing solid in you. I never got to meet him because he died before I was born, but he was apparently very skinny. Made it to 74 or so, too. WW2 vet. Sounded like a complicated person.

[Anonymous No.16917012]

>>16916818
Yes. Stop drinking long enough to lose the fucking weight.

[Anonymous No.16917151]

>>16916818
Go to a low carb diet. Stop drinking sugar alcohol. Drink some bourbon or whiskey. Make your first drink neat, then your next one with ice or a little water. Slam some water before bed to prevent hangover.

[Anonymous No.16917224]

>>16916840
It's a favourite with the underage crowd. As a grown man it has its place but it's pretty weird that's his go to drink

[Anonymous No.16917293]

I've prolly put on 25 to 30lbs over the last two years since i started drinking more often out of boredom. Shit sucks, I know it's just all the empty calories from beer and vodka but I'm just so fucking bored lately. It's also the only thing my room mate and I do together besides argue so it's also used for that.

Man I wish I could find something to fill my time so I would stop drinking.

[Anonymous No.16917745]

>>16917005
hello fellow hardcore alcoholic

[Anonymous No.16917746]

>>16916818
>Is there any way to lose weight as an alcoholic?
What a stupid question.

[Anonymous No.16917757]

>>16917005
>your primal urge to eat won't override the debilitating effects of the hard liquor til after a few days when you can barely move and feel like something is very wrong. just have a stash of food you can crawl to since walking will be hard at that point, slowly forcefeed yourself while lying on the floor, then get back to drinking for another few days and repeat

lmfao at this board's terrible advice. He asked for ways to lose weight not how to kill himself.

[Anonymous No.16917768]

start smoking like a chimney
>get cancer
>rapid weight loss

[Anonymous No.16917769]

>>16917757
Hey man, being dead is a great way to lose weight. Have you seen how thin these guys are?

[Anonymous No.16917772]

>>16917768
AIDS is good for the waistline too

[Anonymous No.16917778]

>>16916818
chop off your head

[Anonymous No.16917779]

>>16916912

[Anonymous No.16918272]

>>16916818
1 tsp of Kratom will make you never want to drink again

[Anonymous No.16918400]

>>16916818
In the same boat as you. I drink so much that near 100% of my calorie needs are supplied by vodka alone. I dropped the mixers even and just dilute it with cold water. Now I am terrified to feel numbness in my hands and feet constantly, a bit of research shows this could be nerve damage caused by long term alcohol abuse. A diet consisting mostly of vodka will leave you severely malnourished. Of course you have enough calories but not enough nutrients, especially some of the B vitamins. Of course the advice is always "just stop drinking" which is not very helpful. But to mitigate harm you can also take supplements, B6, B12, and folate.
Alcoholism is a shit situation, try your hardest to escape it.

[Anonymous No.16918436]

Its very difficult. I have managed to lose weight while still drinking but only by obsessively counting calories and limiting the drinks a lot. Also I just gained it all back when I started slipping back into the bottle.

Your liver metabolizes both fat and alcohol. When there's alcohol in your system it will stop processing fat. Alcohol abuse also causes fat to build up in your liver, so even if you do start to lose weight you won't see it on your body until your fatty liver clears up. If you've been a heavy drinker it will take about 6 weeks of abstinence for your liver to get back to normal assuming its just fatty and not all scarred up. At least this seems to be how it worked for me. I started to lose weight around two months after I quit drinking.

[Anonymous No.16918447]

>>16916844
So does just drinking a glass of water before you go to sleep
At least get some cranberry juice nigga, jeezus.

[Anonymous No.16918562]

>>16916818
Serious, dedicated alcoholics are all slim because they don't eat. Sounds like you need to make that switch from beer to the hard stuff, bro.

[Anonymous No.16918579]

>>16916818
Quit drinking and start cutting

Only way

[Anonymous No.16918594]

start doing cocaine to compensate

[Anonymous No.16918599]

>>16918447
Dude just drink water. Ask me his I know you're underage

[Anonymous No.16918628]

>>16917745
>>16917005
I always have to sip broth with crackers first and then I can eat something a couple hours later. I can't imagine going from alcorexia to jimmy johns all at once.

[Anonymous No.16918663]

eat minimally/one meal early and just drink for the rest of the day
thats what I do and I'm borderline skeletal. I only drink at the weekend though

[Anonymous No.16918664]

>>16916818
No. Alcohol is literally made from sugar. Try kicking the habit by using meth instead.

[Anonymous No.16918670]

>>16916818
Whisky is keto friendly

[Anonymous No.16919211]

>>16916818
If you're on a reduced-calorie diet and also drinking, you need to make sure you're getting your B vitamins. Please just grab a B complex supplement and take it daily. The consequences of a deficiency are irreversible and can be worse than death. After that, you might have to pick between booze and solid food for some meals. Calories are calories.

[Anonymous No.16919231]

>>16919211
Luckily the Monster I drink most mornings has extra b vitamins, don't want to end up with wet brain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2V0IQYNhRo

[Anonymous No.16919240]

Its probably not the alcohol doing it but the lack of movement and poor eating choices you make while drinking. I doubt you pound a bottle of vodka and eat a healthy salad

[Anonymous No.16919251]

>>16916955
this probably going to be me in 5 years if i dont knock it off and its worrying

[Anonymous No.16919255]

>>16917768
You only start to lose weight in stage 4 when it’s too late to matter.
t. Watched a fat person die of cancer; didn’t turn into Gollum until stage 4

[Anonymous No.16919262]

>>16918272
Kratom gave me a lazy eye which is way worse than being fat.

[Anonymous No.16919272]

>>16919231
You're making a big mistake. The most important vitamin for alcoholics is B1, which isn't in there. And you really need *all* the B vitamins.

[Anonymous No.16919289]

>>16916818
Exercise you dumb fuck, also eat less.

[Anonymous No.16919291]

>>16919272
Also magnesium. I knew an alcoholic that tore his Achilles’ tendon from mag deficiency and was crippled for months.

[Anonymous No.16919318]

>>16919291
Yes all the electrolytes get disrupted and that can fuck you up but it's still not nearly as urgent as B1. OP I'm not a doctor but I recommend you proceed immediately to the closest store and grab a B-complex or at least a B1 supplement. They are not expensive.

[Anonymous No.16919396]

>>16917293
similar situation here. gained about 25-30 lbs in the last 2-3 years from daily beer and occasional whisky or bourbon. recently switched to boxed wine since it's cheaper.
i recently went a month without drinking by simply having no money in my bank account or on hand. just handed over my finances to my parents briefly. there was a desire to drink the first day or two but without cash i couldn't cave in. usually when that feeling comes i go buy some booze.
went on vacation and had $100 leftover when i got back and been drinking daily since. after this box is gone i'm hoping to last until thanksgiving without drinking.

[Anonymous No.16919420]

>>16916911
>>16917293
>>16917745
>>16918400
>>16918436
>>16919396
Same situation. Ex military very fit pandemic comes and job is at home, continue heavy drinking. Gained 15-20 pounds, up to 180 from 160 over 1.5 yr. Literally spent all my 18-31 years at 160. Cannot lose weight. Pretty much have to stop drinking. Its a mix of getting older and less active nowadays.

Thanks anons for reminding me to quit. I'm sure I will after this bottle of rim, vodka, wine and some leftover beer

[Anonymous No.16919521]

>>16916955
Anon this is a blue board, please don't post vore on here.

[Anonymous No.16919533]

>>16916955
Firesales, ayo!!!

[Anonymous No.16919602]

>>16919420
Condolences on your situation. The fact that even people with their shit together put on some covid weight makes me feel like less of a loser. I quit drinking a few months back and it comes off as easy as it went on, if that’s any consolation.

[Anonymous No.16921250]

>>16919396
The block wine is probably my favorite price to abv ratio of any alcohol

[Anonymous No.16921343]

>>16916818
Identifying as an alcoholic is stupid and AA is a cult

[Anonymous No.16921373]

>>16917757
you won't die if you follow my plan, though. it will just FEEL like you are dying - and that's only until you get more alcohol in you
>>16918628
you aren't taking huge bites, you're slowly gnawing on it like a snail. might take an hour or two, but you only have to do it once very 3 days so it's not so bad.

[Anonymous No.16921402]

>>16916818
Am alcoholic and skinny. I just don’t eat some days so I can get drunker.

[Anonymous No.16921673]

>>16919602
Thanks anon. I've stopped before and it's always income back because bored, annoyed, or just like the taste of liquor. >>16921402
You will gain weight eventually. I didn't think it was possible but it happens. Most likely about 20% or more of the calories I've consumed were from a bottle. Easier to curb it when you can

[Anonymous No.16921699]

Jesus, a lot of you guys are truly too far gone. I drink daily too but usually less and never more than a six-pack of beer, except on weekends, and usually. I couldn't imagine cutting down on food just for drinking. I wish you boys the best of luck.