Alcohol

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  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,097 Member
    janet2030 wrote: »
    Ive read this too.
    Shuts down your metabolic pathways to metabolise alcohol apparently, for up to 36hrs
    How accurate it is i dont know, they may be some truth in it. I dont really drink.. Maybe once or twice a year if theres a occasion

    I would think drinking sufficient alcohol to fuel your body for 36 hours would kill most people.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,097 Member
    ikalujny wrote: »
    Beers are a no-no. If you have alcohol addiction (I know I have), just go with stronger spirits like whiskey, gin, etc. Take in moderation!

    Did you leave out a "don't" somewhere, or are you really recommending that people suffering from alcohol addiction should drink liquor?
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    ikalujny wrote: »
    Beers are a no-no. If you have alcohol addiction (I know I have), just go with stronger spirits like whiskey, gin, etc. Take in moderation!

    In all my time going to 12 step meetings, I only knew one person who had serious negative consequences from beer. The best addicts I met all drank the hard stuff.

    I'm not saying this to minimize the issues abusing beer can cause. This particular beer drinker died before she turned 60. However, encouraging problem beer drinkers to switch to spirits is simply terrible advice.
  • tomcustombuilder
    tomcustombuilder Posts: 2,247 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    ikalujny wrote: »
    Beers are a no-no. If you have alcohol addiction (I know I have), just go with stronger spirits like whiskey, gin, etc. Take in moderation!

    In all my time going to 12 step meetings, I only knew one person who had serious negative consequences from beer. The best addicts I met all drank the hard stuff.

    I'm not saying this to minimize the issues abusing beer can cause. This particular beer drinker died before she turned 60. However, encouraging problem beer drinkers to switch to spirits is simply terrible advice.
    It's way easier to overdrink hard liquor than beer, especially something like vodka which mixes well and has a lesser hangover than other alcohols

  • charlieaulert
    charlieaulert Posts: 127 Member
    I’m convinced it stalls my weight loss. I’m trying to cut it out quickly, I don’t drink daily, very rarely during the week actually… but have had a few weddings & holidays recently & have noticed high weights on the Monday and then it flys off for a few days, basically just a waste of 4-5 days!
  • tomcustombuilder
    tomcustombuilder Posts: 2,247 Member
    charlieaulert wrote: »
    I’m convinced it stalls my weight loss. I’m trying to cut it out quickly, I don’t drink daily, very rarely during the week actually… but have had a few weddings & holidays recently & have noticed high weights on the Monday and then it flys off for a few days, basically just a waste of 4-5 days!
    weddings and holidays also mean extra eating and mostly carbs so you’ve gained water hence the higher weight on Monday and the extra calorie’s definitely will negate a weeks worth of dieting if the extra weekend calories were higher than the caloric deficit on the other 5.

  • ehelmsnc
    ehelmsnc Posts: 5 Member
    I have found over time that I can lose consistently if I limit my days with alcohol to no more than 3 days per week and stay within my calorie goal. If I indulge more than that, even managing calories, the weight just doesn’t come off as quickly. May vary with everybody. What will work for you is what you can adhere to long term. So, if you like beers or want to keep the social activity, just plan to do it in moderation, not daily or as regularly as when you added the weight.
  • bennyg1973
    bennyg1973 Posts: 43 Member
    I wonder about like low carb options. (On occasion.) Like vodka, etc.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,454 Member
    bennyg1973 wrote: »
    I wonder about like low carb options. (On occasion.) Like vodka, etc.

    If you're an "occasional drinker" I think you can drink what you want/like.

    A drink or two a couple times a month (of whatever drink you like) can easily be fit in to a weight-loss plan.

    It's your original first post that generated all this discussion:
    bennyg1973 wrote: »
    So I was wondering how much alcohol prevents you from losing fat? Like if you have 2-3 beers a day? Would quitting that (obviously good to do) make weight loss easier?


    So, it doesn't really matter whether it's lower carb or not. Two or three drinks a day? Or a couple drinks a month? Big difference.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,600 Member
    bennyg1973 wrote: »
    I wonder about like low carb options. (On occasion.) Like vodka, etc.

    There's nothing magic about low carb eating generally, unless diabetic/insulin resistant (or similar), or if a person happens to be one who finds that carbs spike their appetite. Whether the carbs are or aren't consumed with alcohol doesn't much matter, as far as I know. It's the calories that matter for weight loss.

    So, sure, something like vodka has fewer calories per unit of alcohol than beer or wine, because it's pretty much just alcohol. Alcohol proper has about 7 calories per gram. Your body will prioritize burning off alcohol calories first, before calories from other macronutrient sources (because it's poison, basically - and I say that as someone who drinks some alcohol sometimes).

    Drink too much alcohol, many of us start losing track of our food intake alongside, plus it can weaken our resistance to eating excess food, cause fatigue, interfere (calorically) with getting good nutrition, etc., as noted above.

    If you want to drink alcohol, sure, there are some "benefits" to choosing lower-calorie drinks when trying to lose weight. It's still empty calories (or worse) and not good for health.

    If you want to drink some, drink some. But don't lie to yourself about it. That would be my advice, and it's my perspective on my own alcohol intake, too.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    bennyg1973 wrote: »
    I wonder about like low carb options. (On occasion.) Like vodka, etc.

    Well for me, I eat a lot more when I drink hard alcohol than with beer. Maybe my body is recognizing alcohol as a toxin and trying to dilute it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
  • bennyg1973
    bennyg1973 Posts: 43 Member
    neanderthin wrote: »
    Guinness is the exception to the rule, it's a meal lol..Cheers

    LOL

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