Hello and happy 4th!
What a great day to celebrate independence and freedom in our country. Here in Fairfield County the weather is great and I am ready for some fireworks with my kids!
So here the is story. If you have not been up date with the fat burning enemy, then here is the scoop..
You cannot burn fat and drink alcohol at the same time. It just cannot happen.
TRUST ME!
But I get it, we are human and you may consume some type or form of alcohol in today or in the next 3 months. (I still do not endorse it!)
Here are the facts first..
Alcohol and weight loss are closely related. One of the first things I did when I starting losing weight was to give up all sugar in my diet and that included any wine or alcohol. Completely. (Well, other than maybe a drink on my cheat day.)
When it comes to alcohol, the choice to stop drinking it is not that easy because most people really like alcohol. They associate it with fun times, and need to get a bit high to have fun on a date, or when out with friends.
If you must, you can try light beers, or spirits. With spirits, the hangovers are worse, but you don’t get as many carbs. When having mixers, make sure to have Diet sodas and not regular. (this is VERY important!)
Here’s a few examples to help you understand just how many calories you’re gaining when you have that beer.
Calories in Alcohol
Alcoholic Drink Size Calories
Beer half Liter 184
Lager half Liter 180
Cider half Liter 200
Whisky 100ml 220
Gin 100ml 220
Brandy 100ml 220
Rum 100ml 220
Wine red 100ml 70
Wine white dry 100ml 65
Wine white medium 100ml 70
Wine white sweet 100ml 90
Wine white sparkling 100ml 74
Rose 100ml 62
Champagne 100ml 126
Pernod 100ml 140
Tia Maria 100ml 155
Southern Comfort 100ml 184
Drambuie 100ml 184
Sherry dry 100ml 110
Sherry medium 100ml 112
Sherry sweet 100ml 130
Port 100ml 160
Martini 100ml 175
Malibu 100ml 204
Baileys Cream 1 glass 120
Bacardi 1 glass 118
Let’s break this down…
With almost all drinks, it will take you an hour on the elliptical to burn off all the calories in just 1 drink.
If you can’t stop drinking, at least try to cut down. If your goal is fat loss, limit all sugars from your diet, including alcohol. If you MUST HAVE it, put it on a cheat day/meal like you are able to on the Reshape Your Fat Loss, Supercharged 2.0 Program
For more information on this program or other fat fighting questions please reply and post below! What are your thoughts on this? Comment!!
Happy 4th!
Dedicated To Your Fitness Sucess,
Patrick
