Any other weekend warriors here?

Me: I need to lose 60 pounds and be healthier.
Doctor: Well, you could stop drinking on weekdays.
Me: Well, we tried.

 

Wavelength....completely...

Monday-Weds nights....completely dry

Thursday...one...maybe two

Friday-Saturday....4-5-6 high ABV%

Sunday...finish strong with 3-4 big beers

Balance....i figure

need ot be sharp for work...drinnk to relax...feel i can't til the weekend...plus also wish to not gain inordinate amount of weight and empty the bank account

plus...is sure tastes better after 3-4 nights without...to be sure

 

My drinking's about the same frequency on weekdays and weekends. In the last couple weeks I've had a bit too much so I'm going to go back to not starting drinking until 11 except for social occasions.

But I've been losing weight anyway because of Spartan Race training.

I agree the longer you've gone without beer the better it tastes.

 

I stick to my 1-2 beers per night/day, 7 days a week. Seems to be working for me.

 

Yep weekend drinker here! Could drink beer everyday, used to for decades but getting older and wiser. Nothing against people who drink anytime just my choice to keep it to weekends. I can honestly say I really enjoy it more and look forward to it more being a weekend warior. The exceptions would be holidays and vacation......

 

I couldn't keep up with all the beers I wanna try without weeknights. Trying to fit them into the weekend would be a challenge, and I like savoring 1-2 each night. Plus, it's a wonderful part of my daily routine that I look forward to.

 

I go through phases but I rarely have a routine. I try to stay somewhat balanced, especially as I get older. I have found a couple high gravity beers during a week night generally makes me a cranky dude in the morning at work.

 

i just started doing this around 3 weeks ago and it has been a challenge but i really look forward to fri-sat-sun. and i've dropped a couple pounds.

 

My deal is:

Mon/Tues - zero
Wed/Thurs - one or two
Fri/Sat - whatever
Sun - one or two

Of course social stuff can change things, so perhaps switch stuff around (or change it completely haha), but this is probably the norm. Currently training on my bike (outdoors when possible) five times a week, with the odd run thrown in as well. I am a weekend warrior when it comes to eating healthily though. All this combined keeps me in shape.

 

I used to do that but now spread my drinking throughout the week. Also pubs are quieter during the week which I prefer, compared to weekends when they are hoaching

 

used to be an every day drinker. Now it's weekends only.

 

Fridays & Saturdays only! If I somehow get Friday off, then Thursdays and Saturdays!
Only time I drink on Sundays if I'm on vacation or at a day game visiting Wrigley Field.
I also don't eat a lot of red meat, I got coffee and cigarettes to substitute for that!

 

When you have a wife, 2 little kids, and one on the way, drinking during the week is usually very limited. I usually have 2-3 beers all week long, and then about 6 on the weekend. Keeps me from gaining weight too.

 

Friday nights and Saturdays for me due to my work schedule. By Wednesday, I usually have a plan for what beers I am going to drink on the weekend. When I'm on vacation, it's anything goes.

 

I work some weekends, so this doesn't necessarily apply to me. But I've started to tell myself that I have to have at least 3 dry nights a week which seems very manageable. And if I'm working the next day, it's always just 1 or 2. I'm trying to shed some lbs without doing anything too drastic, so hopefully a little cutting back here and there along with a little more exercise will do the trick. I also find that it's not so much about how many dry nights you have, but how many you're drinking when you do drink.

 

Me too. I have to watch my calories closely as I am older and losing weight is no longer easy. If I stick to my rule, two a day or LESS NOT MORE. Any beer, any style, any abv but not more than two. This keeps calories in check and as the palate craves different styles I am not always staring down a 500 calorie glass of stout.

 

Every Sunday night I say I won't drink all week. I'm usually lucky to make it to Wednesday.

 

I'm a 1 a day person. Maybe 2 or a bomber on the weekends. I'll open it up a bit if I'm getting together with someone. Every 6 months or so I take a week off and don't drink at all. I'm doing that right now actually and get to have one Sunday.

 

Ha. Exactly. Every morning in the shower after I drink (even if it's jusy 1-2) I tell myself "I'm not drinking anything tonight." But usually after work I'm in the mood again. Funny how that works...