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As you all know We don’t promote Alchole and it is not to be mean and horrible , it’s because it is just NOT good for You. Especially if you are trying to loose bodyfat and maintain high quality training the Alcohole will set you back enormously. Yet again I am not trying to be mean, it’s a Fact.
When you drink alcohole your whole metabolism slows down. Unlike a car which normally only run on one kind of fuel the body has 3 main fuel sources: Carbohydrates which is the main fuel source, fat which is the second choice and protein which helps to repair the muscle tissue after a resistance training and also helps the muscle-growth.
To a certain degree the body uses the fuel source that is available at the time which means it uses what You feed it! So when people go on a diet they still think they can drink alcohole but they choose lower calorie alternatives. Now, if you want fatburning this will not help, alcohole is still alcohole. There was a research done (Posted in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition). “Eight men were given two drinks of vodka and sugar-free lemonade separated by 30 minutes. Each drink contained just under 90 calories. Fat metabolism was measured before and after consumption of the drink. For several hours after drinking the vodka, the whole body lipid oxidation (a measure of how much fat your body is burning) dropped by a massive 73%.”
So what happened? Well, instead of being stored as fat the alcohole converted into a substance called acetate. After the 2 vodkas the blood levels of acetate where 2.5 times higher than normal and it appears that Acetate SLOWS DOWN FATBURNING. So going back to my statement that Your body uses what you feed it, when acetate levels rises, the body will burn acetate and put the fat back in the que as a fuel source, which means You will burn less fat.
When you eat to much carbohydrate the body will convert any excess straight into fat. When the body deals with alchole it’s very similar.
Another reason to avoid alcohole is that alcohole acts as a potent appetizer. This means that if you drink alcohole you tend to eat more, and fattier foods…No wonder restaurants always offer an appetizer before a meal!
Alcohole and sleep deprivation is also a known fact.
If you after reading this STILL choose to booze look at these Calorie-Bombed drinks:
1 glass (250ml) of Red wine: 230 Kcal
1 glass (125ml) Sparkeling White Wine: 115 Kcal
1/2 Pint of Stella Artois/lime: 128 Kcal
1 Long Island Icetea: 230 Kcal
1Pina Colada: 380 Kcal
1 Bacardi Breezer: 182 KCal
1 Margarita: 256 KCal
1 White Russian: 270 Kcal
Think before Drink!
Jess
