Can I drink alcohol while loosing weight?

I´m going to get down to the point right away; there is no need to beat around the bush. To answer the title, the answer is-to make it simple-a no. If you are trying to lose weight and live a healthy lifestyle, alcohol is a big no no.

Of course, beer and hard liquor is far worse than wine but if you are looking for the best you can get it´s just in your best interest to stay away from the % all together.

Yes I know, there are studies out there that points towards the healthy aspects of drinking beer and wine. I´m not trying to deny that, but I´m going to show you the real reason why you should stay away from alcohol all together so read on.

A glass of wine...
...contains about 85-95 (a normal glass 125 ml) calories depending on the size of the glass. So, if you drink two glasses in one night you have consumed about 170 calories. That´s not an alarming figure at all. The challenge is that with the wine there is usually food and it´s here where it gets tricky.

When you drink you have an increased longing for food and you eat more even if you are full. Your perception of what is enough starts "going out the window". So, you appetite skyrockets and so does your dopamine levels. It is now easier for you to make the decision that Yes, I'm worth another plate, or I'm worth another glass! So you take another plate of food or you order another dish or you decide that you really need a cup of chili nuts!

So the alcohol contributed about 170 calories depending on how many glasses of wine you had but the affect of the alcohol on the brain resulted in you eating more calories than you would have had done if alcohol was not apart of your evening. Let´s say, for the sake of argument, that because of the consumption of alcohol you consumed 500 calories more than you needed or planned to eat. So instead of two glasses being 170 calories they ended up being 335 calories per glass!

Usually the eating doesn't stop there. When you come home or when the quest go home it is far more easy to fall in the trap to eat even more food, especially food with sugar and salt. If you consumed a few glasses to much you are probably going to feel a strong urge for hamburgers or pizza the next day or something else that is high in fat, sugar and carbohydrates.

SO, to sum it up. The two, three glasses actually ended up to be around 750 calories each!
This is the real reason why you should, if you are serious about loosing weight and staying in shape, stay away from alcohol.

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