I think you have to be realistic and still have splurges. I have a wedding reception Saturday and all nighter Super Bowl event Sunday. If we just locked ourselves away drinking Huel we would go mad
I will Huel most of the weekend and accept the alocohol will impact my Monday weekly weigh in but will be a happy man
Weigh in day tomorrow, I’d be happy with any loss following a poor Sunday, and a up and down week with one poor lunch Chicken mayo salad bagguette and crisps, and lazy dinners , Pizza one night and chips and cod another.
I’m going to skip my Friday afternoon beers tomorrow and try and squeeze more Huel in over weekend
My big piece of advice for stopping alcohol would be to find a better way to occupy the time.
I used to have a big drinking habit; I escaped that habit by spending more time exercising/pursuing a sports related goal.
I’d be so tired in the evening from training that I wouldn’t feel like alcohol, I’d just want to relax. My body would feel too fatigued to drink alcohol.
Also; I discovered boredom is a trigger for me to indulge in unhealthy habits (alcohol, marijuana, bad food) just so that I could be doing something rather than be feeling bored. Alcohol makes the boring times seem more tolerable and pass a bit faster.
Also; you might not want to be as extreme as me but I ended up leaving behind all my friends that drank alcohol and did drugs; I discovered that when sober together we had nothing in common and the only way to spend enjoyable time together was to be drinking alcohol or similar intoxicants. Life is about balance; if you want to lose weight you’ve gotta sacrifice alcohol. Make sacrifice and the universe will reward.
Since I’ve been seriously trying to improve my diet , I have massively cut my alcohol consumption, this weekend had 1 pint! Where as in my opening post, it was not unusual to have 6 or 7 Friday , another 8 or 10 Saturday and sometimes another 6 on Sunday!
Had a cheat meal Saturday ( Burger at Coals bar and grill) but then tried to compensate in the evening by having Huel.
The week so far has been good, always keeping within my 2000 calories per day limit, tomorrow night is a curry night with the lads, will try to go for a sensible choice and move on to Vodka after a couple of pints…
No I’ve done a few now, not too bad when busy. Tonight my wife is out so it’s easier, yesterday I did almost 100% Huel, 3 shakes and a small plate of Pasta (and 4 chocolate biscuits, the customer kept bringing a plate full with every cup of tea)
Today will have 4 Huel shakes, hopefully won’t cave and snack poorly. Have a meeting early evening and the client loves popping for a pint after so will dlimit that to one !
Good Luck!, I have been off the pints since last weekend…Just going to stick to the odd whiskey or Vodi here and there!
When you’re doing 100% Huel is it 2000 calories you are doing?