Does Alcohol prevent you from losing weight?
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That sounds awesome and terrible all at the same time. You will make a million dollars with that book. LOL
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I think it depends...I love to go out with friends and have margaritas but then bring on the chips and might as well have nachos with those naked chips. If I am at home having fish & veggies I am okay with one glass of white wine. For me, as an older woman it does slow down my weight loss.
I don't think it affects the liver unless you drink a lot and have fatty liver disease (which women are more susceptible). I did read in https://www.diabetes.co.uk/alcohol-and-blood-sugar.html that alcohol does hinder the liver from metabolizing glucose and causes hypoglycemia. This is a concern for diabetics. I find it all so confusing.
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amymoreorless wrote: »
That sounds awesome and terrible all at the same time. You will make a million dollars with that book. LOL
It's been done. In 1964.
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lynn_glenmont wrote: »TooMuchChocolate88 wrote: »Awesome! Thank you all. She was trying to tell me that because I'm so big, I will see loses with almost no effort which is why I'm still losing... but she thinks eventually I will come to a stall because my liver will spend days processing the alcohol, which from reading online sources is completely false.
Only if you typically down thousands of calories of alcohol in a session. If your TDEE is 2000 and you drink 20 glasses (roughly 4 bottles) of wine at 120 calories a glass (about 107 cals from alcohol per glass) in a day, then yes, your body would still be using the energy from the alcohol the next day, and if downed another 4 bottles of wine on each consecutive day, your body would never catch up, and the energy from any carbs (including the carbs in the wine), protein, or fat you're consuming would have to be stored.
But in that case, you wouldn't be in an energy deficit.
And another downside to this plan is that you’d probably die
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You’ve lost 10 lbs. I think you know the answer
my problem is, I can’t drink alcohol and remain in my calorie limits lol. Why would I want to have just one drink?? 0 -
the year i lost 50 pounds, i spend nearly every saturday night drunk on my neighbors back deck.
i did compensate for those calories in other ways (extra workouts, reducing calories elsewhere) but much beer was consumed that summer (was in a REALLY bad marriage)2 -
amymoreorless wrote: »
That sounds awesome and terrible all at the same time. You will make a million dollars with that book. LOL
It's been done. In 1964.
My trainer literally instructed me today that if I’m going to drink anyway (as is evident from my food logs), I should try going lower-carb on those days to ”save” some carbs to those sweet mojitos. I believe he even used the words ”if it fits your macros”...Concur with others, it's not the alcohol itself that does the damage in my experience. It's the "GTFO inhibitions" after getting sauced. In the fridge, eating peanut butter by the spoonfull...
Agreed, it’s not the alcohol itself, it’s what you do when under influence. Although, alcohol calories and drinking habits are tricky. I have a friend who has multiple times lost weight by changing nothing but stopping drinking beer (apparently, he’s perfectly happy as long as he stays in the range of where his pants fit). He still drank everything else and didn’t stop himself from getting drunk at parties, but since he skipped things like after-work beers and having a beer with dinner or while watching the game, he saved enough calories on that alone to lose the weight. If I remember correctly, he once said something like ”well, casually drinking a couple of vodka shots while watching the game would feel like alcoholism...” about whether he switches to a different drink.1 -
It's not necessarily the alcohol, CICO still applies. But.... The effect alcohol has on judgement
Example: when sober a bucket of fried chicken is probably a bad idea, when drunk it can sound perfect!
THIS. Omg I used to get the drunkies (drunk+munchies) something FIERCE after a few drinks!
I couldn’t drink and stick to a plan. It would never happen.
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Nope. But then the last alcoholic beverage I drank was in 1982.
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Alcohol=poor judgement
For me....one is never enough so why bother
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If you're miserable when you're living healthily. And can't have anything fun. Chances are the changes won't be permanent. Managed (back in the day like 4 years ago) to lose a significant amount of weight. While still calculating the calories and drinking. I drink WAY less now. And losing weight is a $&*[ now. So. No. Alcohol had nothing to do with it.
If you're miserable, you're not living healthfully. Mental health pertains to health, too.4 -
If you're miserable when you're living healthily. And can't have anything fun. Chances are the changes won't be permanent. Managed (back in the day like 4 years ago) to lose a significant amount of weight. While still calculating the calories and drinking. I drink WAY less now. And losing weight is a $&*[ now. So. No. Alcohol had nothing to do with it.
I know you didn't really mean to make a blanket statement that life is miserable and not fun without alcohol so am giving you a chance to clarify.1 -
Biggest issue for me is the nibbles and being able to say no to them...raid the kids' Cheetos and cookies in the big walk in pantry that makes it really easy to get to them.0
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kshama2001 wrote: »If you're miserable when you're living healthily. And can't have anything fun. Chances are the changes won't be permanent. Managed (back in the day like 4 years ago) to lose a significant amount of weight. While still calculating the calories and drinking. I drink WAY less now. And losing weight is a $&*[ now. So. No. Alcohol had nothing to do with it.
I know you didn't really mean to make a blanket statement that life is miserable and not fun without alcohol so am giving you a chance to clarify.
Why is s/he required to clarify anything? Whatever your issue is, it's yours. You have no business calling people out like this.5 -
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JBApplebee wrote: »
As long as you aren't binge drinking every night, you'll be able to lose weight & drink. I'm down 50 pounds since the end of January & I like my tasty adult beverages.
Even if you are binge drinking every night you'll be able to lose weight and drink. Your liver won't be happy and you will be missing out on nutrients to make it fit in your calories, but for weight loss, no problem! (I know a v skinny alcoholic - wouldn't recommend it myself)
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IF you're miserable when you're living healthily. And can't have anything fun.
Implied THENChances are the changes won't be permanent.
Managed (back in the day like 4 years ago) to lose a significant amount of weight. While still calculating the calories and drinking. I drink WAY less now. And losing weight is a $&*[ now. So. No. Alcohol had nothing to do with it.duskyjewel wrote: »If you're miserable, you're not living healthfully. Mental health pertains to health, too.
I'd encourage you to re-read the post you responded to. I'll give you some whitespace to help you out2 -
Booze is the #1 reason my diets always fail. I have a very busy social and work life, a lot of which revolves around drink in some capacity. Every time I start making progress, I get sloshed and slide back into bad habits again. I also think the amount I drink has started to show on my face, making me look puffy and older.
I've realised that to make a real change I probably need to quit entirely, but that idea terrifies me right now! I'm going on holiday in 3 weeks time, and I've promised myself I'm going to avoid alcohol during that time. Trust me, that's a big deal for me!1 -
I just fit it in. If I have the calories available and I want a beer, I drink a beer.0
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I have either a glass of wine (6 ounces) or a beer (12 ounces) every night. It hasn’t hurt my weight loss any. I’m down over 60 pounds with around 35 to go. I just work it into my calories. It makes my plan more enjoyable.
If you’re one of those people who binge drinks or gets a serious case of the munchies from alcohol, you might want to consider cutting back or abstaining.2
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