Q's - Tips: Alcohol, Metabolism, and the Body Part I by: @agent17prime

Shots, shots, shots, everybody…..

 

The social lubricant, Do-if fluid, truth serum, its known by many names and has many uses. In the vast effort to cut down on body fat, increase energy, enhancing appearance, and enjoying a lifestyle we take a close look at the effects of Alcohol. This is a three part series for one of my readers Kody@masterpiecefitness who asked the question “How does alcohol affect the Metabolism?”

As it stands, there is a variety of people who will, not can, cut out the consumption of alcohol to reduce the effects of an unhealthy lifestyle such as alcoholism. Alcohol affects the body in many different forms causing heart disease, liver disease, cancer, arthritis, metabolism, malnutrition, and obesity. In the case of a healthy lifestyle the last three pair together like the perfect soup. The social drinker and what I like to call the “workout drinker” are the average types you come in contact with that usually have that stubborn excess stomach fat. Coupled with a lack of or just to maintain that excess and hard to reach body fat will become extremely hard to target and remove. Of course you say if I do enough cardio or burn off enough calories I can have a certain amount of consumption that should not harm me. My answer to that is, anything in moderation is OK and/or good for you.

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Do not confuse what I am saying or suggesting.  As a trainer and a workout fanatic I will tell you to give up alcohol. As a realist I know that the possibilities of that happening are slim to none. My main suggestion I gave and require while training is to give yourself a 4 month buffer zone, while working out, refraining from any alcohol consumption as part of your nutritional regimen. By the end of those 4 months you will not crave alcohol as much or need as much to reach the desired effect. Also you will see enough results that you will most likely not want to compromise the effort and work you have just accomplished. If you do not do yourself this favor, at least understand how much consumption will be too much. Here is a site where you can gage the caloric count in an ounce of your favorite alcohol.  http://www.barnonedrinks.com/tips/reference/calorie_counter.html

An example of how this caloric intake can affect the body, metabolism, and malnutrition, the average cranberry and vodka mixed drink at your local bar is about 600 calories per drink. 3 of those drinks is 1800 calories. If you based your daily caloric intake on a 2000 calorie a day diet, you will have consumed that in less than an hour and a half.

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