Alcohol Calories don't count?
amydee714
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A male friend of mine at work lost about 140 pounds 2 years ago and has successfully kept it off. He does not count calories and has a very specific way of eating (which I'm not going to go into here) but I asked him this the other day:
"How have you managed to not gain back any weight with as much as you drink?" :laugh:
You see my friend (despite being 30) parties on the weekend like a 20 year old frat boy. :drinker: He is the guy that drinks and the next day doesnt remember what happened.
His response what not what I expected. He said that calories from alcohol don't count. He went on to explain that he had researched it (he really is quite smart) and found that it takes our bodies more calories to burn the alcohol that the amount of calories that are in the alcohol. He clarified that this is in just alcohol, not beer or wine which contain sugars/carbs.
I was looking around today and found this: http://www.leangains.com/2010/07/truth-about-alcohol-fat-loss-and-muscle.html
Has anyone else ever heard of this?
Cheers! :drinker:
"How have you managed to not gain back any weight with as much as you drink?" :laugh:
You see my friend (despite being 30) parties on the weekend like a 20 year old frat boy. :drinker: He is the guy that drinks and the next day doesnt remember what happened.
His response what not what I expected. He said that calories from alcohol don't count. He went on to explain that he had researched it (he really is quite smart) and found that it takes our bodies more calories to burn the alcohol that the amount of calories that are in the alcohol. He clarified that this is in just alcohol, not beer or wine which contain sugars/carbs.
I was looking around today and found this: http://www.leangains.com/2010/07/truth-about-alcohol-fat-loss-and-muscle.html
Has anyone else ever heard of this?
Cheers! :drinker:
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Hahahaha...that would be awesome if true. Sorry, but they count.0
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They count. Trust me......
the only reason why I go down in weight TEMPORARILY is from dehydration. I gain like 3 lbs the next day then am back to a little above my original weight.
Do some research on it yourself. Google "weight loss and alcohol".0 -
Part of the reason why Im here losing weight is because of calories in the amount of alcohol I drink.0
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Lol that would be nice.0
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Part of the reason why Im here losing weight is because of calories in the amount of alcohol I drink.
LOL WHAT?0 -
Hard liquor has 65-100 calories per ounce.
But you don't care after 400 calories.0 -
naaaaaah.0
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so what do you mean by "just alcohol"? you mean like spirits on their own?0
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It may even out because he quite likely gets wasted then feels like crap the next day and doesn't eat much.0
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Ever heard of a beer gut? Too many brewskies, and you'll get one too.0
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If alcoholic calories didn't count how is a beer belly explained then? That's like saying there's no calories in broken biscuits - hogwash. I had a gin and tonic last night (yummo) and was shocked to find when I logged it that it was 200 calories. He certainly won't be doing his liver and kidneys any favours and one day he's gonna get some payback.0
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I don't believe it. Calories are calories surely?0
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You see my friend (despite being 30) parties on the weekend like a 20 year old frat boy. :drinker: He is the guy that drinks and the next day doesnt remember what happened.
One of the great things about alcoholism is how you start replacing food calories with alcohol calories, which still ARE calories, they just don't have any nutrition to them. Oh, wait, no, that's one of the bad things. Drink enough and you stop absorbing nutrients even when you do eat food. Your friend needs help.0 -
and what planet does he come from?0
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Part of the reason why Im here losing weight is because of calories in the amount of alcohol I drink.
LOL WHAT?
lol Im here trying to drop weight no thanks to my partying lifestyle.0 -
even Everclear at 190 proof (95% alcohol) has almost 190 kcal per 1oz and that has no sugar or carbs0
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I drink very rarely (maybe one or 2 drinks once or twice a year) so it's not really an issue for me, but I found the topic very interesting. Especially after I found the article I posted.Ever heard of a beer gut? Too many brewskies, and you'll get one too.
Haha! :laugh:
That's why he said excluding beer and wine. He was talking about straight alcohol like Vodka, Rum, Whisky, etc. Same thing I found in that article.0 -
That's like saying there's no calories in broken biscuits - hogwash.
Half the biscuit = half the calories. You can have twice as many :-)0 -
He does say moderation....not being an alcoholic and when I initially started losing weight....going out and drinking never hindered it. :drinker: Maybe that's also b/c I was dancing my *kitten* off0
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sweet, gonna go get smashed thanks OP!0
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Hard liquor has 65-100 calories per ounce.
But you don't care after 400 calories.
this lol0 -
Wow, that would be as awesome as zero calorie Double Bacon six Cheese Pizza.
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Everyone's body processes things differently. I think the key is to figure out how your own body works and eat in a way that supports your weight loss. I lost 60 lbs in 2010 and was able to maintain the loss quite well eating whatever I wanted - as long as it didn't include wheat. I could eat butter, cream, cheese, corn, rice, etc. in whatever portions I felt like eating without gaining. But, as soon as I started eating wheat again on a regular basis, my weight just skyrocketed. I've gained almost 20 lbs in the last 2 months (4 weeks of which I was traveling) and the culprit for me is the wheat. I know it and I don't know what I was thinking ... like the results would be different for me this time. lol So, I'm back to the low fat and wheat-free diet until the weight comes off again - when I can add more fats back into my diet.
If your friend can maintain his weight loss drinking alcohol freely (without all the high calorie mixers, I'm sure), then more power to him. The proof is in the ... well, the proof. He's maintained the loss doing what works for him. Here's to hoping we can all figure out what our kryptonite is and stear clear of it. :-)0 -
The Drinking Man's Diet.
Plus, if you spend the next day puking your guts out ....
I think your friend may have killed off a few too many brain cells with that hard life.He does not count calories
Since he doesn't count then he really doesn't have any data to back up his claim that alcohol calories don't count, does he?
Maybe he just gets so wasted that he doesn't eat.0 -
Good enough for me! Let's go to the bar!0
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It is actually true that alcohol does not lead to weight gain... in alcoholics. So basically, if you are an alcoholic, you can drink all you want and stay skinny. Until your liver fails and you die.0
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Alcohol counts. A lot.
If your friend is drinking as much as you say, suffering from blackouts he most likely has a serious drinking problem, and looking for excuses the justify that it is OK for him to drink because he read online that alcohol calories don't count, and we all know that everything we read online is true (LOL) The fact is he drinks too much to the point that he is staying thin from the alcohol. I have a sister who is an alcoholic and is rail thin as a result.
The occasional glass of wine, or even a drink drink will not do you great harm, but drinking as much as your friend is will work against your dieting.0 -
I think that only works if you dance all night long too. LOL0
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Step 1: Drink as much as you want.
Step 2: Eat as much as you want.
Step 3: Throw up everything.
Repeat as needed.0 -
Well, as a matter of fact. If you drink enough you don't remember it in the morning. And, if you don't remember a drink, the calories don't count. Right? Sound logic to me. :bigsmile:0
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