This weekend I celebrated my 28th birthday! I’m not gonna lie, I brought in my new year of life with great friends, family AND a few cocktails. But now, at the start of my 28th year, I’m making a personal commitment to significantly reduce my alcohol consumption. The time has come to face to the music: when striving to maintain a healthy lifestyle, body weight and overall wellness, it’s in our best interest to cut down to 1 drink per day for ladies, 2 per day for gents. (This does NOT mean we can save up our daily budget to consume 7 drinks in 1 day). In fact, when looking to drop quick pounds, it’s best to ELIMINATE ALCOHOL ALTOGETHER!
Not only is booze high in calories (most carries 100-300 calories per drink), the real damage happens from the chemical effects that alcohol has on our mind and body. These are the FACTS:
- Alcohol dehydrates us and consequently slows down our metabolism
- Alcohol is “empty carbs” – no nutritional value so our bodies are forced to store it as fat
- Alcohol has a negative impact on athletic performance so we get less out of our workouts
- Alcohol increases our appetite making us more likely to binge eat
That said, I brainstormed some ways to help me consume less alcohol this year. Hopefully these tips work for me – see if they work for you. Enjoy!
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Brittani so glad you had a great “28th Birthday” and a little booze on your special day is too be expected. 🙂
haha – thanks Aunt Jo 😉
Happy Belated! And alcohol is the death of me. For now, I figured totally changing all my eating habits and trying to stay Paleo is good enough, I’ll allow a few drinks – but after Labor Day I am going to try hard to give it up, at least for a month. Good luck to you!
Thanks girl! And good for you – we are in this thing together. Good luck!
You’re not just getting older, you’re getting wiser my dear! I’m praying for your success to consume less alcohol this year.
Love, Aunt Helen