I've jumped....

So yea ever since my birthday on the 18th I have jumped off the bridge and I am trying to swim back to shore. Ha. I haven'y drowned or anything and I don't plan on it. I'm not stessing either. Since my birthday all I have done is eat and drink mixed drinks. So I am getting back on track this week. But I still want to tell you about my little birthday celebration on Saturday! Well see I went to the race track with a bunch of friends 3 of us filled up these 30 oz gatorade bottles with some Blue Hi-C punch and Bacardi and gosh I had so much more alcohol I don't know how i didn't have a hang over the next morning.  But anyways as all of us are pretty much blown at the track, all of a sudden after the races we go back to my apartment and I end up having 12 people in my little apartment. All of us are just sitting around catching up on old stuff and we were waiting on one more person to show up. We hear a knock at my door and I'm like Chad come on in! The person goes "It's the police" I then say...."Oh whatever Chad get in here!" Then I peep out my peep hole...and turn around and say "Uh  Crap (I used the other word that night) it really is the police!" I open the door and he looks at me and says "Yea, I'm not Chad" I say can I help you and proceeds to tell me that they were getting complaints we were being loud which honestly we really weren't I told him ok we will keep it down and said thatnks and shut the door. Then Chad came in 5 minutes later...So over all it was a pretty fun night.  Now I just have to get back on track, start exercising again and eating right. And I really need to stay away from the drinks. And  I am supposed to go out this Friday and Saturday with friends! So I might take it easy when I am out. I hope everyone had a great weekend!!!!!!!! ---Christa

Hey, at my last birthday, my party had the cops come.  This cute young officer comes around the conrer of the house - we were out there with a karoake machine (not pretty), and NOW, too late, I thought of what I should have said = "hey, the stripper's here!" He just left too.  Stupid $%^&ing neighbors.  Big deal - one night, good singing.  LOL I can certainly understand how one session of whooping it up throws ya off track.  Good for you to get back here and confess. You will get the drinking thing under control.  I love WW for that - I save some points for drinking, I made a choice I can live without fast food and desserts and chips (well most of the time)  but I want my alky-hol.  Glad you had fun!

"Uuuughhhhhhhhahr!" (tosses out one of those life saving floating things.) "Ohh $*$@*, damn Christa!  Sorry, I uhh, I didn't mean to hit you in the head!"   Ahh well, serves you right you alchy!  lol  Nah, you're just going through that week or two of legal drunkeness.  Good thing you've made the decision to stop and get back on track.  Now be a good girl this weekend. I'll give you my cell phone number in case you get into a situation and we can talk you out of it!  Remember your next AA meeting, don't miss it!  HAhah!  Just kidding!

Thanks for hitting me in the head, you're great! hahaha. Friday I will probably be good but see on Saturday we are going to a bar in walking distance from my apartment...I'll probably walk and walk back because I know i will have a drink or two...but I wont over do it this time like I did this past Saturday. Seriously I felt like an alchy all week. I like booze. Sweet girly drinks. Not a beer fan, and everytime someone has a beer I try it just to see if maybe I like it that day. haha. But I never do. But yea I felt the need to confess everything here. It makes me feel better. I can't remember if my cop guy was cute or not, all I was focused on was talking without slurring any words and try not to say anything stupid. Oh I have to get to work, I'm behind.

Hey girl, Glad your birthday celebrations went well.  You're allowed to jump once in a while.  As long as you get back on track.  Did you weigh in this weekend?  How'd you do?

Like I said I jumped...lol yea I gained 3 pounds, but I plan on shedding it off this week, because well I know I can. I have faith :)  I'm really happy with myself. I'm so proud of how much i have already shedded off myself. I really think it's this site. I love this site. The support helps me stay on track. And ooooo Janina 2 more days girlie! Ahh good luck! How exciting! I hope everything goes wonderful and perfect for you! ---Christa

Glad you had a great time!  Just be careful about making the drinking a habit, I don't mean becoming an alcoholic, but I think one of the contributors to my initial weight gain was spending a few nights a week out at the bars.  I was an athlete in high school and college and never really worried about weight, nor was I heavy.  When I went to work for a living, 8 hours at a desk and drinks after work a couple nights a week led to a snowball I still haven't been able to roll back up the hill. Enjoy it, but be careful!

You know I was thinking..... If weight gain from drinking the alchy is a concern perhaps you should drink more potent drinks in less time. You know like take 3 shots of tequila in 5 minutes. It's sure to get you beyond that buzz point and you won't have all the sugar additives.. you drink less and feel more drunk! hahaha

dude that's what I do - tequila shots and diet coke when out drinking. It is hard to be calorie conscious cuz of all the sweet drink mixes. Be a responsbile alky at least.

Glad to hear you had a good birthday celebration.  Now a few tips to still be able to drink and not gain weight.  First thing, Barcardi and Diet Coke will be your new best friend.  It has zero carbs, zero sugar and it tastes good.  There is only 69 calories per shot, which isnt that much especially if you mix it with Diet Coke.  Second, I really like those Crystal Light drink mix sleeves, the pre portioned one you mix in a water bottle.  I mix those with water and then add the vodka.  That way you are getting kind of a sweet drink without any of the calories of the sugary drinks.  Vodka does have a little more as way of calories, but its still better than beer.  A light beer has like 110 calories per serving.   Also what I have found is the next day after drinking, spend the next couple days drinking lots of water.  It will flush out all the toxins out of your body and you will see the pounds from drinking come off.  At least it does for me.   Hope this helps and have fun being legal!! Ken