Here's something to think about.
I don't recall how much you have to lose, but figuring it out in weeks - could you figure a way to cut alcohol entirely during the time you are losing weight? Figure out how to relax with friends and unwind without you indulging in alcohol?
What if you had to take a medication that was absolutely contraindicated with alcohol - could you find a way then? What if you were pregnant? Could you find a way then?
I'm not saying you can't drink and lose weight. All I'm saying is to think about this comment that you made
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I know I would see better fat loss results if I cut out drinking completely but it just isn't realistic for me. It isn't something I can stick to in the long run. My boyfriend and I love to meet up with friends for drinks after a long work week, its how we unwind and relax.
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and see if you can't see how that reads. No one thinks that how we eat on a deficit is what we will limit ourselves to in maintenance. But if someone said "I know I'd see better results if I didn't fall into burgers, fries and wings on the weekend but it isn't realistic for me. It isn't something I can stick to in the long run. That's how my husband and I relax after a workweek, we meet up with friends for fatty and salty food."
Wouldn't you say that's fine - but until you lose the weight, stick to the celery and be sociable and then when you've lost figure out how to work back in smaller portions? Why not do the same when it is alcohol? Peer pressure is peer pressure and learning to deal with social situations when you are choosing to go against the eating/drinking stream is something you just have to do.