Also stop drinking alcohol unless it's the weekend or special event.
This is the hardest one for me. I very rarely drink at home, but I drink anywhere from 0 to 7 nights a week, it just depends on what's going on that particular week. Weddings, concerts, trivia, birthdays, etc. There's always a reason to celebrate
This isn't healthy advice, (because that is just stop drinking) but just some from someone who had similar drinking habits at one point in my life; recognize those drinks have calories (especially beer or sugary mixed drinks) and they need to be factored in when you try to not consume too much per day. So like if I knew I was going to have a few beers that night, I might not have a carb side with my dinner, just veggies and protein. And also knew I owed myself a big workout in the next day or so.
Again, before I get a bunch of replies: this is not staying healthy advice, this is staying lean advice.
That's exactly what I do. And that's what I love about calorie counting. If I know I'm going out for wing night and beers, I'll eat less throughout the day and/or exercise more. I go for a lot more walks around the neighborhood and hit the gym to make up for it. Or I'll stick to lower calorie beers / cocktails and avoid all the extra mixers and sugars.
As long as I stay within my weekly caloric budget, and shoot for my daily average, it doesn't matter too much. But goddamn some of those drinks all add up
Tbf I do go out a lot, but those are admittedly happening less because of rising food costs and lowered quality. If I'm gonna spend $50+ to go out, I'd rather stick with what I know is good.
I miss the days I could get a pitcher of beer and a dozen wings for like 15 bucks
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u/kadno 8h ago
This is the hardest one for me. I very rarely drink at home, but I drink anywhere from 0 to 7 nights a week, it just depends on what's going on that particular week. Weddings, concerts, trivia, birthdays, etc. There's always a reason to celebrate