Day 2 of no alcohol...

Lisa1971
Lisa1971 Posts: 3,069 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
And I'm down 3lbs overnight???? Now I KNOW it's not fat so is it from not drinking at all yesterday or last night? Dumb question but does alcohol cause you to "hold onto" excess water the way sodium does? Please explain! Thank you! :)

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  • pyro13g
    pyro13g Posts: 1,127 Member
    Alcohol is a diuretic and does the opposite of making you retain water. Watch out for detox issues if you were on the heavy side of drinking. Alcohol is dangerous to quit cold turkey.
  • Lisa1971
    Lisa1971 Posts: 3,069 Member
    Not heavy drinking just a few glasses of wine at night to unwind.
  • emilysebastian
    emilysebastian Posts: 245 Member
    I've read that alcohol (in any amount) can prevent your body from burning up to 75% of it's normal calorie burn, for up to 20 hours... maybe your are just burning all those extra calories now!!!
  • anubis609
    anubis609 Posts: 3,966 Member
    This might help since you drink wine specifically.

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/272694-drinking-wine-weight-loss/
  • merrillfoster
    merrillfoster Posts: 837 Member
    So wine actually helps your metabolism? If so, this is the best news I've ever heard (I LOVE my wine...). It seems, according to this article, that as long as you account for the calories in the wine and don't go over, it will actually help your weight loss (or at least not hurt it any more than consuming the same number of calories in a peanut butter sandwich or something would)?
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