Does Wine/Alcohol delay weight loss

I have heard it does impact the ability to lose weight, but I haven't had that experience. I think it depends on what you are drinking and a persons body type. Great to stick away from the sugary drinks though! Moderation is key with everything it seems!

It will slow your process down. Alcohol acts as a carb and well, for me carbs are not my friend, a major foe. I think an occasional glass of wine is fine and has its place but the froo-froo drinks are not helping ya any. I know not what you wanted to hear, but I gave up my drinks, and really don't miss them one bit. I am enjoying better health instead much more.

Alcohol has a lot of empty calories but if you really love it and aren't having a problem losing weight than I don't think it's an issue in moderation. I LOVE wine and I can't give it up totally. I've cut back significantly but I still have a glass a couple times a week for dinner or if we go out. Occasionally I go a month or so without alcohol if I'm having a stall in weight loss but I know that I won't ever give it up totally so i might as well work it into my plan instead of trying to add it back later. That's just my opinion though!

I heard that one glass of wine is actually good for you!

My trainer always told me that alcohol is a brick wall for your metabolism!!

The reason alcohol is bad is because of the process your body takes to break it down. Before your body breaks down fat it breaks down carbs. Before carbs it breaks down alcohol.

alcohol is metabolized as a fat, although it isn't a fat. It is 7 calories per gram and that is more than a carb or a protein (4 cal/gram) and less than a fat (9 cal/gram). It is a toxin that crosses the blood brain barrier and it causes dehydration, which could make your body try to hang onto salt and water, which might cause you to retain or even gain a small amount of weight. It does decrease inhibitions causing you to eat more, plus you have to eat and drink to make sure you don't get sick drinking on an empty stomach. Personally, I feel funny for a couple days after a night of drinking with friends and i tend to eat more the following day or even two days. Alcohol impairs your sleep staging, despite its hypnotic/sedative effect that put you out. You don't sleep well and that causes blood sugar levels to fluctuate, which also leads to eating foods that promote weight gain.

For me, not really. I do notice that when I'm eating my normal calories (1200-1500) and then have a drinking night of 500+ empty calories of alcohol, I do not lose (and possibly gain 1 or 2 pounds.) But usually, I plan to drink on certain days anyway. On those days, I either workout a little more or cut out a few snacks to make room for the empty calories. Doing that, I stay on track. But some people simply can’t do that (or rather not) so don’t bother to drink at all.

If you want to drink, you can always stick to lower caloric based alcohols…unfortunately, that leaves out most malt or mixed based beverages. While dieting I would stick to white wine, vodka, or light beers.

I am an evidence based practicing therapist, so I always look for legit research to back things up and this is what I found:
Do I drink? YES, lol.

The nutrients protein, carbohydrates, and fat can be stored in our bodies, but alcohol cannot. For this reason, it takes priority over everything else in order to be metabolized; doing so means that all of the other processes that should be taking place are being interrupted. Other nutrients need to be broken up prior to being absorbed, whereas alcohol is absorbed as is.
Drinking alcohol will give a negative effect on the metabolism of the body particularly to the aspect of fats metabolism.
The amount of energy that fats can give to your body through the process of metabolism is limited by the effects of alcohol that you take in your body.

The ability of your body to bring on lipid oxidation or the burning of fats will be greatly hindered by even just a small amount of alcohol. This was the findings of researchers and as published in the American Journal of Clinical Research.
Further research on this matter revealed that when alcohol passes through the liver, acetate is formed. And the body, instead of burning fats for energy will burn the acetate instead of fats.
The other bad effect of alcohol in the body is that it prevents the proper processing of vitamins and minerals which are needed in the natural function of metabolism. This is because of the process by which the liver converts alcohol to acetate. During this stage, minerals and vitamins that are supposed to be processed by the liver will be over shadowed by the system of detoxification and would be wasted through this process.

*Alcohol provides many calories in a small volume and can end up being a source of unwanted extra calories and weight gain. One study showed a 20% increase in calories consumed at a meal when alcohol was consumed before the meal. There was a total caloric increase of 33% when the calories from the alcohol were added.

*Alcohol is considered a poison by your body, and all efforts are made to excrete it, including the cessation of maintaining healthy blood glucose levels. Studies have shown that alcohol interferes with all three sources of glucose and the hormones needed to maintain healthy blood glucose levels

Thanks kerriBB37 for that information! It doesn't mean I'm going to give up my few drinks that I enjoy, but that information is great to keep in mind.