How much weight have you gained??

[Monkey-BB]

Ever since I started brewing beer regularly, I think I've put on a good 20Lbs.
How about you all?
I'm thinking about brewing light beer now for the summer-
Anyone have any good recipes for a light and refreshing beer?
Thanks y'all

 

[Rotor_Head]

Bottom line.... The only real way to permanently lose weight is to give it up. Since that clearly should never happen, I'm working on burning 10-15lbs and then brewing an American Pale Ale with honey to back it up.

 

[heckler73]

exercise more to justify taking a beer with you on a bike ride.

 

[Grossy]

I gained about 25 lbs. My doctor said some thing had to give.

I gave up food.

 

[fartinmartin]

I too have put on loads, decision made a few days ago for a new diet. That really means no booze for a month and eat as normal. I have been a bit daft, three or four pints a day every day has not done any good.
I will get another light brew going, at least will it will have time in the bottle for a change. My 6% and 8% brews, are they really twice as fattening as a 4% pint ? Going to be a tough month !

 

[Hamaki]

Since I started homebrewing a couple of years ago I've lost about 25 lbs. I'm still overweight, though, and need to lose at least another 15 before I'll be happy.

 

[1977Brewer]

I gain 10 - 15 lbs every winter. Just started brewing. Let's see if I thin out before summer.

 

[Yooper]

I haven't gained any weight.

I do watch what I eat (eat paleo/primal mostly, no grains and no sugar at all, including things like ketchup) and am very healthy.

Beer is my splurge. I drink 2-3 per day.

 

[kh54s10]

I gained 10 pounds after I started brewing, then lost 25 pounds, then gained 15, lost 5, gained 5... None of which I can attribute to the beer alone.

 

[Snowden]

I am up 10 lbs or so since I started homebrewing. However, I attribute it more to a change in responsibilities at work (at the desk more than in the field). Homebrew has supplanted my commercial purchases, but the volume I consume hasn't really gone up.

 

[riceral]

I gained about 25 lbs. My doctor said some thing had to give.

I gave up food.

I'd give up the doctor. But that's just me.

 

[mkyl428]

I've lost about 50lbs since I started brewing, but I started exercising more and trying to eat a little less.Not necessarily healthier, but less. Although healthier would probably be good too. I decided if i was going to be brewing &drinking all this beer i did not want a beer belly.I don't eat crap food all the time, but I don't avoid it either. It's all about lifestyle choices and balancing bad choices like pizza with good ones like doing 100 sit-ups.

Now for the beer have you tried the Centennial Blonde yet?

 

[treacheroustexan]

About 20+ pounds since brewing/drinking overall. I could hardly get past 100 pounds and I shot up to 130.

20 minutes til my next hop addition.. Might as well drink a milk stout.

 

[ram5ey]

About 30 but I'm within 15 now...

 

[Monkey-BB]

I've lost about 50lbs since I started brewing, but I started exercising more and trying to eat a little less.Not necessarily healthier, but less. Although healthier would probably be good too. I decided if i was going to be brewing &drinking all this beer i did not want a beer belly.I don't eat crap food all the time, but I don't avoid it either. It's all about lifestyle choices and balancing bad choices like pizza with good ones like doing 100 sit-ups.

Now for the beer have you tried the Centennial Blonde yet?

Thanks--
I have had centennial blond and that was great-- it's on deck!

 

[Billy-Klubb]

I don't gain weight very easily. I have the opposite problem: I lose weight too easily. I lost 5 lbs over the weekend being sick. it will probably take me a month or more to gain that back.

 

[BBQB]

+20

 

[Calichusetts]

Lost 50...stop overeating during meal, and not late night snacking. Its not a beer belly...its a 1am milkshake/chicken nuggets/pizza-belly

 

[MileHighBrewer]

About 15, but part of that is working in the industry as well. Too much beer, too many food trucks. I have actually switched to making lighter sub-6% at home, lots of session strength. A few dozen to couple hundred less calories PER beer has helped

 

[HK823]

Gained ~25lbs but I'm a foodie too. Need to loose it all due to feet and knee problems. Generally all my major joints need some tlc so trying to get as much exercise I can during my free time.
Also giving up having a beer for lunch and limiting beer intake to during dinner only.
And will NOT be giving up my brews.

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

I've steadily put on 20-30 since I've started drinking regularly, but I like someone else said I can't say my overall consumption amount went up when I started homebrewing.

I do have a desk job now and I'm sure that doesn't help. Long gone are the summers spent sweating half your body weight away on a roof.