Alcohol and Fat Loss

Should I place time between drinking and exercise? Right now I only drink a day or two a week, when I'm not going to the gym-- I miss drinking more often!-- but would it be better to drink a few hours after exercise, then just not bother with the gym the next day? Or would it be the same to drink and lift weights the next morning?

No way can they have proved the beer belly is a myth, I just don't believe it! I know so many men and the only ones with beer bellies are the heavy beer drinkers - Even the reasonably active ones! x

I am a wine lover. I have had to stop drinking it because even one or two glasses a night with dinner caused me to eat more, and fall asleep or just lay around. I gained 15 lbs in one year. Now that I have stopped drinking completely except for special occasions,
I have lost 20 lbs already and notice I have much more energy, especially after dinner. I don't believe people gain weight from alcohol because of alcohol alone, although those extra calories are not good for you, but because it makes them eat more and become inactive.

I have started phenterimine and have used this over the past 20 years. All and all my question has to do with drinking. My husband and I really enjoy having drinks in the evening before we go to bed. Maybe while watching a movie or just relaxing. I would like to know a low cal alternative to rum, whiskey and coke. I just like a few, as in one or two, but would like them to be low cal please give me some help here.

Help me find some low cal alcohol drinks to enjoy with my husband. I am not about to take it totally out of my life. We enjoy a few drinks together before bed and that is a very good time for us to sit an reflect on the day. We really enjoy this low key time to reflect on our day.

Request some advice:

I am 42 and love to drink one or two nights out of the week. I typically drink a beer that has 125 cal. per serving. When I do drink, I tend to drink 6-8 bottles. I have never watched calories or diet before, but am prepared to do so, same with exercise. I have a thin frame but a full on beer gut. I don't really want to cut my beer intake but could reduce to one night instead of two per week. Given these parameters, here are my questions:

After a night of drinking, how shall I exercise? Should I wait or increase my next day workout?

Should I avoid certain foods before or after drinking?

Should I increase certain foods before or after drinking?

I drink almost 12 beers each week, but in one shot ! I have noticed that my belly get bigger the day after ! The is huge difference between calories from food and alcohol intake. Before I started binging beers, I was skinny with a nice flat belly, even I was eating 24h/24h the belly fat started when I started drinking beers

This site has been very useful. I am a 28 year old woman, began drinking later than most- at about 24 yrs old. Scince then I have developed a real taste for excellent red wine. My weight has fluxuated over the years- up and down about 10 pounds. Interestingly enough I lost weight when I was drinking the most- likely due to an active job and watching what I ate, though I was suprised and took this as a ticket to more drinking.

Over the 2 years I have gained about 20 pounds without driking more, or less wine. My eating hasn't changed- if anything I am eating less.

I have a sneaking suspicion that my body is telling me that I need to stop the wine drinking, at least cut down significantly, though this is a huge loss for me! If there were a way around it, believe me, I would find it.

Any other wine enthusiast out there who have managed to lose weight? Is it even possibble to lose weight while drinking half to a full bottle of wine a day?

Thanks so much

I found this site very informative. I'd like to change a few things in my life and I think that being on this site will help me to get all the info I need. I now plan to cut down on beer starting this weekend and switch to wine for my recreational drinking. They say red wine is good for you. One of the oldest men to live, came from Sardinia and drank a glass and a half per day. He lived to be well over a hundred.

I think this is the site that will help me and I would like to know if anyone out there can give me some advice? What are the bad carbs? What are the good carbs and where does alcohol fit into the picture? As I said earlier, one of the oldest men to live was well over a hundred and he drank a glass and a half of wine every day.

To have or not to have, that is the question? I personally like to have a few drinks now and then. It's a great stress reducer! That being said, I think it can prolong your life. Stress is a big killer of mankind. Stress also can cause alot of physical symptoms, so to embibe in a few, I think is harmless and people shouldn't get so worried about it.

I am a bodybuilder and I have kind of mastered art of loosing and gaining weight.

I want to share some knowledge with you guys.

I reply to posters question, i want to answer some questions posted above.

QUESTION:
After a night of drinking, should i exercise or how shall I exercise? Should I wait or increase my next day workout?
ANSWER:
Each ounce of alcohol takes about 1 hour to dissolve by your lever, so if you have drunk about 4 mild beers or 4 oz whiskey or 2 glass of wine, i don't see any reason why you should not do exercise next morning. If you keep 8 hours gap between alcohol consumption, you will be ready for exercise next morning unless you are feeling hangover or headaches. Make sure you drink plenty of water before you go to gym for exercise. I suggest doing cardio with full strength for greater calories loss next morning.

However, if you are serious lifter, remember alcohol will definitely effect your lifting ability. Hence for serious bodybuilders or people who are trying to loose weight or gain muscle, they MUST OVOID ALCOHOL INTAKE.

QUESTION: Should I avoid certain food?
ANSWER: Its a fact that when you drink alcohol, you eat more. Alcohol is acid and its indeed good that you eat some food with alcohol. You may ovoid high calories food like potato chips, nuts, cheese biscuit etc. and eat more of meet products which are high in protein.

QUESTION: Should I increase certain foods before or after drinking?
ANSWER: NO. you should not eat more because you are drinking, its not necessary to eat any kind of food after you drink but generally alcohol increase your apatite and you eat more thus become more fat. Make sure to eat very low with alcohol.

QUESTION: Does beer makes you FAT?
ANSWER: YES IT DOES. Beer contains more calories then wine or whiskey, vodka etc., because its made from grains and contains high sugar. Hence, 2 shots of whiskey or vodka are little less in calories then 2 bottles of mild beer. I am not saying, you should never drink beer, hell, i also drink beer some times but its the fact it contains more fats then any other alcohol, hence you must not drink if you are trying to loose fat or loose weight or trying to gain muscle. During maintenance face or for normal people, I say, if your eating is under control drinking 2-3 330ml mild beer 3 days a week should not do much harm.

QUESTION: I am trying to loose weight, can i continue to drink alcohol?
ANSWER: NO. If you are serious about loosing your weight and preparing for special event example, summer camp, your marriage, control health disease , ovoid diabetes, lower your cholesterol level, for god sake stop drinking for SOME TIME. Just imagine, how great you will look after loosing weight after voiding alcohol for some time, later when you have achieved your goal, celebrate it with glass of wine, beer or whatever you drink. But alcohol is BIG NO NO while you are trying to loose weight or gain muscle.

QUESTION: Does eating low carb diet help reducing once weight or help in FAT LOSS?
ANSWER: absolutely yes. If you want to loose fat or loose weight then you must reduce your carbohydrates intake. Your diet may contains 30% carbohydrates , 25% fat and 45% protein during fat loss / weight loss period. Make sure you do cardio for 30 minutes everyday with 30 minutes weight training and should workout like this at least 5 days a week. Works for me every time, should work for you as well.

I am a heavy drinker......i will drink atleast 2 times a week.. 5 glasses each time. But i also go jogging atleast 3 times a week.... atleast 30 minutes each time.I am losing weight like crazy.

It is not the beer that makes you fat. It is your eating habit and living style that makes you fat. Beer has no more direct relationship with weight gaining than drinking milk. Just do more sport and stay active and you will be fine.

Keep Drinking. Cheers!!