The Real Effect of Alcohol on your Waistline
Replies
-
Bump0
-
I think its up to you.
Of course, its not all that good for you to drink excessively constantly, but all about moderation. I am not giving up a beer in the locker room after a really great hockey game, just because I might not lose that one extra pound.0 -
A six pack of beer has less calories then a 1/4 lb burger at Wendy's by about 200 calories in fact. Hard liquor has less then 100 calories per shot. What does put on the calories is the food you devour while drinking as you lose your inhibitions to control what you put in your mouth and most favorite drinking food is ultra high carb. My beer snack is sourdough pretzels. You don't seem to need to shovel them in your mouth like a bag of cheeto's or doritos where its easy to eat the entire multi thousand calorie bag. Overeating is how i got to my max weight not simply by enjoying a few beers several times a week.
You can eat and drink and maintain or lose weight depending on your goals. I rarely if ever over eat at meals anymore. I skip the bread and breakfast about 90% of the time. My snacks are almost all protein based. i eat 2 eggs every day 7 days a week. Simple choices make huge differences in a years time. Cutting 100 calories a day in your diet times 365 = 36500 calories. Thats a 10.5 lb reduction of annual weight by that that simple choice.0 -
In the study, eight people
...and that's where I stopped reading. Being a scientist myself, I can pretty much conclude whatever I want with little dispute from a sample size that small.
yep.
when i was on my diet, i avoided alcohol that had a lot of sugar. stuck to moderate vodka / diet coke consumption.0 -
Wow, very interesting and informative! Thanks for posting!0
-
timely topic with the holiday indulgences.
i'm considering quitting cold turkey but it's harrrrd.
however i'm pretty sure i can go without drink until christmas or new year's.
thanks for this topic. i'll also keep coming back to it.0 -
Thank you
Here is my n=1 evidence.
I haven't drank for nearly 3 months. For the last 2 weekends, I've had one big night a week & followed the above guidelines. Stayed the same weight, lost 2mm off abs via accumeasure bf calipers & still setting PR's in the gym.
Drink up :drinker:0 -
I don't know about studies. I doknow though that i drink a bottle of wine most weekends and the only time i don't lose is when i go over my calories too often in a week. If i stay at or around my goal even with wine i lose weight.0
-
bumping for the holiday crowd0
This discussion has been closed.
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.6K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.3K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.9K Food and Nutrition
- 47.5K Recipes
- 232.5K Fitness and Exercise
- 431 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.6K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.8K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions