Losing weight: leave alcohol alone

1. Nowadays more and more people are concerned with their weight and especially their overweight. Man is getting fatter. Almost everyone knows that a healthy diet and sufficient exercise are necessary to lose weight in a healthy way. But what about alcohol?

Enough movement

1. A woman needs 2,000 calories per day and for a man that is 2,500 calories. When you take these calories but do not burn them, you gain weight. It is therefore important to exercise enough. Exercising for at least half an hour a day ensures that you burn calories and that these calories do not convert into fat. If you have an office job, you can take extra walks or visit the gym to get plenty of exercise.

Healthy and varied food

1. A healthy diet is important to lose those pounds. Eat the nutrients you need every day and use the Wheel of Five from the nutrition center. It is also important to eat a varied diet and that way to get a good balance between the nutrients your body needs.

Alcohol

1. What many people don't realize is that alcohol is a real fattening agent. An alcoholic drink does not contain any nutrients that the body needs. Our liver does give priority to breaking down alcohol in our body. This places the other fats in the queue. When you drink several alcoholic drinks in one evening, the liver is busy breaking down all alcohol. The fats that were in the queue are eventually stored in the body. This eventually causes a beer belly in men and in women this fat settles on the hips and thighs.

Still drinking alcoholic drinks

1. If you want to keep drinking it is wise to drink plenty of water in between. Only drink when you go to a party or when you have a birthday, but try to avoid drinking an alcoholic drink every day. When you are at a party and you drink alcohol try to snack only the healthy things. For example cucumber or other raw vegetables. If these are not on the table, stay away from them. Because everything you eat at that moment is more likely to be stored as fat because your body is too busy breaking down the alcohol. If you keep this up for a while you will notice that you will automatically lose weight.

Why are alcoholics often so skinny?

1. Alcoholics are often very skinny and therefore you may feel that what is described above is incorrect. This is because alcoholics take in so many calories from the amount of alcohol they drink that they no longer need to eat and their appetite disappears. This causes them to become malnourished and take in only the useless calories.

2. Alcoholics are often very skinny and therefore you may feel that what is described above is incorrect. This is because alcoholics consume so many calories from the amount of alcohol they drink that they no longer need to eat and their appetite disappears. This causes them to become malnourished and take in only the useless calories.