Alcohol

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  • kitza101
    kitza101 Posts: 99 Member
    I still drink (beers and wines). Generally I fit it into my calories for that day and there's no real issue. I've still lost weight whilst drinking. I don't usually drink during the week unless I've been out for dinner, it's mostly a weekend thing, and that helps too, because it's easy for me to create a calorie deficit during the week to help out with weekends.

    For me the real issue is the fact that when I'm drunk it seems like the best idea EVER to go grab a pizza or a burrito and then of course, if I'm hungover the next day then the only thing that can save me from that vengeful hell is bacon and eggs and hash browns ;) That's generally what adds up for me and what I keep an eye on more so than the actual alcohol.
  • spacelump
    spacelump Posts: 233 Member
    Absolutely! I drank vodka quite heavily as my preferred drink for the last two years. Thirty pounds later...
  • Snow3y
    Snow3y Posts: 1,412 Member
    Obviously
  • Sarah4fitness
    Sarah4fitness Posts: 437 Member
    you cannot get fat off any alcohol only beer .if you do it in moderation like 2 days of week you drink you will not gain a pound drinking off alcohol alone if you do 2 days id say split a pint in half drink 1 half 1day then the other another day of the week .. with beer to not get fat only drink maybe 2-3 regular small size cans per week or just 1 tall can and a small regular size can

    WRONG.
    Doesn't matter what you're drinking, if you're consuming calories over your maintenance, you'll gain weight, be it from vodka or beer, doesn't matter.
  • Showcase_Brodown
    Showcase_Brodown Posts: 919 Member
    Alcohol is like anything else that provides energy for your body. What determines whether you'll gain weight or not is the overall energy balance. Log the calories and call it a day.

    Now... the alcohol itself won't be stored as fat, but it will offset the use of other sources of energy, which might end up as fat.

    So theoretically a diet of all alcohol wouldn't make you fat... although it would be accompanied by a host of problems much worse than fat gain. Fun thought. :)
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,002 Member
    By the time you drank enough to get fat, you would be in jail or the hospital.

    or dead...
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,002 Member
    Can you actually get fat off Vodka?

    Yes...
  • byronyucker
    byronyucker Posts: 49 Member
    Oh well I guess I better stop drinking ALL alcohol in general. Thanks guys.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,272 Member
    From a weight loss POV, why can't you drink alcohol in moderation and/or choose lower calorie options, like vodka with diet mixer?
  • pammiejean40
    pammiejean40 Posts: 56 Member
    What about beer? I miss my beer!!!!!!!

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