I know this is not advised but...........

[pompeychick]

Thats what i'm thinking since i've told myself i can have a diet coke, i've started feeling like i will only drink water! strange how the brain works, also just been talking to my partner and have decided i will refeed in 5 weeks time as we are goin away and it has made me feel a lot more positive, almost like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders! strange how the mind works eh? xxx

 

[louizekj]

Thats what i'm thinking since i've told myself i can have a diet coke, i've started feeling like i will only drink water! strange how the brain works, also just been talking to my partner and have decided i will refeed in 5 weeks time as we are goin away and it has made me feel a lot more positive, almost like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders! strange how the mind works eh? xxx

Stick to it hun. You can do it. Go in the mindframe that you will stick to it and drink water and you more than likely will.

Then if you really struggle and are tempted by the alcohol around you, get a diet coke instead (i know many people will tell you not to but i've had a diet coke whenever ive wanted one every time ive done this diet and it's never affected my loss at all, its each to their own)
It would be much better to go and drink sparkling or still water and reach for the diet coke when your tempted rather than reach for an alcoholic drink xx

 

[flowey]

I'm not a drinker myself and I didn't realise how bad it was. My advise came more from an eating point of view, but knowing the above, do consider the not drinking. Sorry its not the news you wanted, but if you want to be depressed on the night, you will and if you want to have a good time, you will! Have fun.

 

[JanD]

Really glad you seem to be coming round to the idea of drinking water ... your original idea was a really really bad one - I'm sorry. For soooo many reasons - most of which have been covered so I won't reiterate them.

It has come as a blinding, earth-shattering discovery to me that I can go out and be COMPLETELY not bothered about drinking sparkling water while people around me are 'boozing'.

Also - if you look around it's a revelation how many people are doing the same thing. It's far more acceptable now in these days of 'designated drivers' etc.

I'm sooo comfortable with it that I'm supremely confident that I will never go back to the way I used to be over alcohol.... ie all or nothing. I couldn't open a bottle of wine - have a glass or 2 and leave the rest in the fridge .. no way - I'd have it all and maybe something after it. If we went to the pub I wouldn't stop when we got home. It was ridiculous.

This diet is all about us seeing how we used to be and breaking those habits that made us the way we were before we found the plan. Well okay - not ALL about, but it's a fabulous bonus IMO.

Interesting that you say diet coke would be a 'treat'. The biggest treat you can give yourself is to stick to what you're doing and not fall at the first hurdle. You are stronger than that.

You were initially saying you wouldn't be able to resist - in my mind that is the very best reason TO resist - take control back!

Sermon over .... sorry this is a bit long but it's close to my heart as the biggest lesson I've learned in the last 10 weeks. xxx

 

[summergurl]

Interesting that you say diet coke would be a 'treat'. The biggest treat you can give yourself is to stick to what you're doing and not fall at the first hurdle. You are stronger than that.

I agree.

Ok so you have 5 more weeks left - come on 1 night out drinking water/sparkling water will be such a reward and such an incentive once the night is over and you would have proved that you CAN do it.

I never ever thought i could do that!
Few weeks ago i went to the horse races at newton abbot - usually it would be an all day p*ss up but i didnt cave and in actual fact i felt extremly proud of myself for not doing so. And saturday im off on a booze cruise - again drinking water

So chick if i can do it you can! 5 weeks will fly by xxx

 

[pompeychick]

Thanks summer and jan! I'm laughing at myself now because i have just sat here and said to my friend i may come back on after me and oh come back from our weekend away!! This from the girl who wanted to give up a few hours ago! Amazing how good u feel when u take control again! I am doin this because i have pcos and am trying for a baby and without the weight loss the dr won't give me the fertility drugs i need so may keep it up (apart from a break when we are away) until i get pregnant. thanks for all the advice xxxx

 

[chubby-chick]

The point is i won't be drinking alcohol therefore it won't be dangerous, but i will feel like i'm giving myself a treat! I am close to givin up at the mo because although i love the results the diet gives i am feeling extremely down about being so restricted, so if i put a few pound on it's something i'll have to deal with but maybe looking forward to a diet coke will get me thro the next few days and my head will be a bit clearer by the weekend.

but its not just about putting a few pounds on, u will get urself out of ketosis.... so u will feel like u did at de begining of the diet, crappy and reli hungry all de time, it will be harder to have willpower when ur that hungry, and if ur already feeling like giving up den u will end up giving up wen u come out of ketosis!!.... i did this die before, this is my second time doing it, i found the first part of the week b4 ketosis started, that HARDEST thing ever, even harder then the first time i was on it....

 

[GirlyChick]

Be strong. It will be worth it in the end. I just had a fab week at a beer festival of all places. Its about the socialising and having a laugh with your friends. Honestly I could knock them back with the best of them and its a revelation how much fun you can have watching your drunk mates!!!

 

[Yasmine]

Isn't that what LT is about? learning to control yourself and doing it 100% for the best results. If Lipotrim says no to any form of food or drink then you cannot have it. It's as simple as that.

You don't have to drink to have a good time, a lot of people on here used to drink a lot and now find that it's not a requirement whenever they go out with their mates. If you feel that you need to stop LT for the party or whatever, fine, but why can't you just settle for some juice? Why put yourself in a situation where you have the chances of dieing from drinking while in ketosis?

I'm not trying to tell you off or anything, I'm just saying that LT is all about self control, if you can give up food to lose weight, then booze shouldn't be a problem.

 

[katy73]

It really is not worth it, if you a driver offer to drive, and i can assure you from personal experience if you drink you will be tempted to eat anything and everything you get your hands on, a boozy night out often ends up with a trip to the chipper of kebab house, plus do you really want to start again tomorrow and go through the initial headaches/tiredness while you get back into ketosis? think how proud you will be if you manage to stick to lt, have sparkling water and pretend its sparkling wine, its all bubbles anyway! If you go to a club and do lots of dancing you will also be getting exersize! Have fun whatever you do and let us know how you get on

 

[SUPASLIMMA]

Please take the advice of SUCCESSFUL LT's as above, they really know what they doing. Don't put your health in danger and your self-esteem issues will NOT be improved by boozing. Please just do this with 100% total commitment for the few weeks to really bring about a change in your self-esteem. My OH can't get over how much confidence I have with my body now and I've only dropped 2 stone 5 lbs......I have been to social events with food and booze and very happily drank my shake and water, and the next time I saw my friends they were blown away with how much I lost and how great I looked.....that was worth SOOO much more than eating or drinking a couple of times.