Four reasons to give up alcohol.
Food restrictions during the diet is a powerful stress for the organism. Sometimes you just want to remove it with something strong. We’ll show you how alcohol will affect weight loss and what to do if you couldn’t resist.
1. Alcohol is high in calories
The most obvious reason. In 1 gram of ethanol contains 7 kcal, while a gram of protein and carbohydrate — 4 kcal, fats — 9 kcal.
In terms of caloric bottle of alcohol closer to the piece of pure fat than a plate of pasta or a juicy steak. Besides, there are few fans to drink pure alcohol, especially among the lovely ladies who care about their waist. And in every glass of liquor or champagne contains a lot of sugar and extra calories. What can we say about the cocktails, which add a sweet syrup and heavy cream. For example, compare the calorie content of the most common drinks:
Drink Calorie per 100 ml, kcal
Beer, 4,5% 45
Dry red wine 70
Champagne semi-sweet 95
White wine dessert 150
Vodka 150
Whiskey 235
Liqueur Baileys 330
That’s right: drink of whisky will replace you half a kilogram of celery.
2. Alcohol slows your metabolism
From alcohol without meals to heal is impossible. But, when we consume alcohol with food, it’s processed by the body in the first place, and snacks are left for later. And the merry feast every sandwich and piece of shish kebab, most likely, will settle you on the sides.
In addition, alcohol slows down the production of testosterone — the hormone that both men and women responsible for the set of lean muscle mass. The lower the testosterone, the slower muscles appear. The less muscle, the slower the metabolism. The slower metabolism, the faster you accumulate excess fat.
3. Alcohol retains water in the body
Here the logical connection is not so obvious. By itself, alcohol is an excellent diuretic, i.e. diuretic. Large doses of alcohol trigger severe dehydration (thirsty in the morning). And then the man begins to quench their thirst by absorbing water in large quantities.
4. Alcohol increases the appetite
Alcohol releases out all our basic instincts. Pair of glasses — and now the diet seems not so necessary, and the figure and. By degrees all the desires become stronger: aggression, libido, and including the famine. You have to constantly control yourself during a party or no wonder weight gain is one of the two.
And don’t forget about the importance of sleep for successful weight loss. Often whether you’re after fun get-togethers were getting into bed before midnight? But, if you went, don’t reassure yourself: in a state of alcoholic intoxication REM sleep for humans is virtually unattainable. Sleep is more like a temporary oblivion, but not for proper rest. And fatigue and lack of sleep are the main instigators of the wolf’s appetite during the day. The body will try to compensate the lack of energy from fatty and high-calorie food.
How to reduce the damage to your diet
As you know, weight gain provokes no more alcohol, and its accompanying factors (but it’s still not a reason to abuse). In situations when you want to treat yourself to something strong, but without harm to the figures, observe the following rules:
Choose alcoholic beverages with low sugar content. Fit glass of dry red wine or a little champagne.
Be careful with the snacks. The chips and sausages prefer assorted fresh vegetables and lean meat or fish.
Refrain from sugary cocktails.
To avoid dehydration, drink during the event clean water. Then the next morning you will have such a strong hangover and thirst.
The next day after the feast, put Jogging and morning exercise. Let the body properly recover and gain strength.
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