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is alcohol fattening?
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hope some knowledgeable person could assist me! just had an argument with my mum. shes trying to lose weight for her hollibags next month, so is on a healthy eating plan, and is going to the gym and walking lots etc.
but the amount she drinks is unbelievable! she just spent an hour in the gym, then half an hour swimming, then went straight to the pub from the gym and had 5 vodkas! and shes downstairs now having another! and will most likely have a few more before the night is out.
so i just had a huge rammy with her, saying shes pretty much erased all her work for this evening by having 8/9 vodkas. she claims that because she has slim-line tonic in her drink it wont affect her weight loss. bullshit imo!
so aye, is she wiping out her potential weight loss by being a jakey bastard?
but the amount she drinks is unbelievable! she just spent an hour in the gym, then half an hour swimming, then went straight to the pub from the gym and had 5 vodkas! and shes downstairs now having another! and will most likely have a few more before the night is out.
so i just had a huge rammy with her, saying shes pretty much erased all her work for this evening by having 8/9 vodkas. she claims that because she has slim-line tonic in her drink it wont affect her weight loss. bullshit imo!
so aye, is she wiping out her potential weight loss by being a jakey bastard?
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Not sure about wine.
can anyone confirm/refute this?
^^ you never seen one of these then ^^ ?
I have a sneaky feeling slimline tonic and vodka is another matter, Could be wrong and I'm sure it won't help.
carbs will be turned into fat if not used. alcohol behaves like a fat in some ways in the body and like a carb. in others. generally you could think of something like beer as being more nutritious than a fizzy drink and around the same no. of calories. a pint of larger usually clocks between 150-200kcals. if she is trying to loose weight then alcohol is fine, so long as it is only taken in moderation. but some people find alcohol increases their appertite and the have less self disciplin of staying on a diet after a few bevvies.
Vodka and slimline tonic aint too bad.
Beer and stuff like Baileys is terrible.
Why do you think they make half-sugar Bacardi Breezers and Low-Carb bullshit Cobra beer etc etc.
you never read a post properly?
aye thats fair enough, and thats her reasoning, the fact that she has vodka and slim line. but surely having 8 a night would impede your weight loss??
to lose weight a woman should have around 1400 calories ish. 70 x 8= 560 so, she may be alright depending on how many calories she has eaten, but it isn'ta healthy or nutritionally sound diet.
That's equivalent to about 4 pints of lager. It's not that bad, but it is made worse by being from the top shelf.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/healthy_living/nutrition/drinks_alcohol.shtml
My constantly "diet"ing friend always drinks spirits with slimline mixers when we're out, but always falls at the last hurdle - the 'bab shop
yeah her and my dad do drink alot tbh - a litre of vodka, a litre of gin and a few bottles of wine between them from thursday to sunday
they dont think they drink too much, ive been on at them for years. so im trying this tack now - telling her shes gubbing up her weight loss with the boozing. but my dad claims im talking mince, and ive to pipe down, basically. so i dont really know....
Well that makes sense.
But I'm not talking about healthy chicken kebabs... the ones I'm talking about are a fuck-off massive dirty doner with enough garlic and chilli sauce to fill a paddling pool. Hold the cabbage.
And chips. She's a funny lass :thumb:
But ahem, I shouldn't know that because I'm eating healthily :hyper:
Sugar is well known for its calorie content, as it is a complex carbohydrate with a lot of glucose in it.
Any calories that are not burned off through exercise will sit on your hips and bum.
Yes, alcohol is fattening. And no, you don't urinate the calories back out.
If you combine the pure alcohol with things such as yeast or barley, or cream, or more sugar, then you will get even fatter.
Aww why not? My mate and I have had peppermint tea and pitta with hummous after a pissup... and grapes.
but, as people have said, vodka and diet mixers is the least calorific.
i think your mum should be more worried about the effect all that alcohol is having on her liver, kidneys and pancreas rather than shedding a few pounds!!!