Drinking and dieting.

Asher_Ethan
Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
For my new years resolution I decided to start the year off right and do, "Dry January."

For the entire month of January I didn't drink and I didn't loose any weight. I stayed the same weight (even with the 5 pounds of holiday weight I put on) and I kept my eating the same and working out the same.

So in February I started drinking again (twice a week.) and the weight seems to be just falling off... The 5 pounds of holiday weight just fell off, and I've lost an additional 2 pounds... Can anyone explain what's going on?

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  • brendadale1
    brendadale1 Posts: 90 Member
    For my new years resolution I decided to start the year off right and do, "Dry January."

    For the entire month of January I didn't drink and I didn't loose any weight. I stayed the same weight (even with the 5 pounds of holiday weight I put on) and I kept my eating the same and working out the same.

    So in February I started drinking again (twice a week.) and the weight seems to be just falling off... The 5 pounds of holiday weight just fell off, and I've lost an additional 2 pounds... Can anyone explain what's going on?
    I discovered tonight in the database here..some light beers has nothing but 90 cals..and no sodium soo I suppose your intake of sodium maybe less, some people drink way more beer than food, I have a friend who is very thin because she hardly eats but drinks..the long term effect, of her doing this..may not be healthy.
  • peachynoir
    peachynoir Posts: 14
    Are you being a bit more attentive toward your intake, knowing you'll be consuming empty calories on your drink days? Do you find that after a night of drinking, you aren't exactly keen on eating very much or eating certain things (dairy, fatty items, fried foods, etc.)?

    I don't notice a difference in my loss when I'm drinking or not drinking, to be honest. I also never lost weight when I gave up soda years ago. The body is a weird thing and ultimately, whatever works for you is what you should keep doing.
  • dgljones
    dgljones Posts: 89
    For my new years resolution I decided to start the year off right and do, "Dry January."

    For the entire month of January I didn't drink and I didn't loose any weight. I stayed the same weight (even with the 5 pounds of holiday weight I put on) and I kept my eating the same and working out the same.

    So in February I started drinking again (twice a week.) and the weight seems to be just falling off... The 5 pounds of holiday weight just fell off, and I've lost an additional 2 pounds... Can anyone explain what's going on?

    My advice? Write a book 'Get Drunk and Lose Weight', you'll sell a million copies.
  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
    I drink and lose weight. People demonise alcohol but everything in moderation = win
  • aelunyu
    aelunyu Posts: 486 Member
    this might not be good advice, but here goes on alcohol.

    Alcohol has a huge TEF. (thermic effect of food). it rivals or beats protein. Therefore, for your body to digest it, it takes something like 30-40% of calories ingested just to process it. That means for every 100 alcohol calories you drink, 30-40% of it is already used up in the digestion and metabolic process.

    This is (possibly) why you don't see alot of obese alcoholics. Alcohol in large doses is also an appetite blocker. (can't eat when you're throwin up!)

    But with regular use, it shuts down the nerve impulses to eat. Since each gram of alcohol ingested is 7 calories, the brain views it as food, and signals the stomach that it is full. And to be honest, just by sheer volume of beer and wine, it is probably is full.

    Hope this clears things up! Please do not become an alcoholic =(

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