Fat Loss Tip 1. The "Alcohol Social and Relaxation" Temptation

An odd heading for this paragraph, I know, but I needed to draw your attention to the fact that alcohol will not help your fat loss efforts. I know we hear the advice that "doctors say that it's healthy to have one or two glass of wine per day", however this is in regards to the properties of red wine assisting in the prevention of clogged arteries - not a fat loss miracle! If red wine is necessary for medicinal purposes and prescribed by a doctor then obviously your health comes first. However the topic here is fat loss...

If you want to make a genuine effort to lose body fat those couple of alcoholic drinks per day could easily effect your fat loss attempts. So unless yours is the case above (medically prescribed) then I would seriously think about "cutting back". Just going without those few EXTRA drinks after work or consuming less alcohol at social gatherings can make a considerable difference to how much body fat you lose.

Your body will attempt to burn alcohol off first. If your goal is to increase the expenditure of calories and burn more body fat, but you're consuming those few extra glasses of alcohol than you need too each day or week, it's going to make it a lot harder to reach your goals. The energy value for alcohol calories is higher than protein and carbs. And it's surprising how many folk overlook beverage calories as not really counting, because it's liquid or drink and not food. At the end of the day, it all counts!