Enjoy Your Drink Without Compromising Your Health Or The Fear Of Putting On Weight!
Here's how you can lose weight while binge drinking and minimise the damage it causes it your health!
Sex, drugs, and alcohol; the three aphrodisiacs you can¡¯t do without. While the latter is a socially accepted prerequisite to having a 'fun' night out, it does come with its set of concerns.
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The primary concern is that alcohol is toxic; regardless of the fact that if you drink in moderation or not!
The toxicity affects your clarity of thought; your skin by retaining water making it puffy; your muscles by hampering their growth; your heartbeat by making it irregular; your stomach by causing heartburn; your penis by leaving you limp!
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Not only is it toxic it also causes weight gain. Your liver tends to break alcohol into a toxic substance called ¡®acetate¡¯ every time it passes you liver, which inhibits the fat-burning capacity of your body, according to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The good news, however, is that you can lose weight while binge drinking and minimise the damage it causes to your health. Here¡¯s how!
Get in as much as sleep as possible to avoid amplifying the effect of alcohol
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Being tired or sleepy can make one drink feel like three! According to the University of Rochester feeling fatigued or tired impairs the ability your liver to eliminate or process alcohol.
In other words, alcohol can aggravate the symptoms of exhaustion and magnify its own effects.
Stick to eating carbs and protein on days you head out for a drink
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Since the toxic compound ¡®acetate¡¯ (as mentioned above) impairs the body's fat burning potential, the fat that is already floating around in your bloodstream is more readily absorbed anytime you drink.
Restrict yourself from eating foods that contain fat and instead eat carbs with protein-rich foods the day you go drinking. This will reduce your chances of putting on weight as you drink because you wouldn't be giving your body any fat from food.
Binge on slow digesting protein and fibre before you head out to binge on alcohol
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In general, filling your stomach with food will reduce the rate at which alcohol is absorbed into the blood stream as some of the alcohol is already broken down into in the digestive tract by the digestive enzymes present in the food itself.
Besides, studies in the past have shown that high protein meals can eliminate the effects of alcohol on your system dramatically!
Drink 1 glass of alcohol per hour to hold your drink longer
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Your liver can only break down a certain amount of alcohol every hour and absorbs it directly from the digestive tract quickly. Drinking more than your liver can handle allows alcohol to accumulate in your blood stream causing more harm.
That¡¯s why it makes more sense to sip on your drink, rather than chug it down!
Have 1 glass of water with every alcoholic beverage to dilute its ill effects
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Since alcohol is a diuretic, it may dehydrate you very quickly, making you pee more often. Aim to drink a glass of water with every drink you consume.
This may make you pee incessantly but will help you hold your drink for much longer and help you think straight while drinking.
Avoid mixing alcohol and energy drinks to avoid unwarranted risk
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People who mix alcohol with caffeine tend to underestimate how intoxicated they are, and tend to stay out to longer and consume more alcohol than they would otherwise, says a recent study put out by researchers at the University of Victoria in Canada in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
They also went on to state it increases the risk of injury through falls, car accidents, and bar brawls.
Stick to wine or spirits instead of beer to minimise your caloric intake
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Data from the US National Institute reveals that while a glass of beer amounts to approximately 150 calories and spirits or wines mostly range between 100-125 calories.
Sherry, for instance, only adds 75 calories in comparison, which makes it one of the lowest caloric alcoholic beverages out there.
Save most of your calories for later if you like bingeing after drinking
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If you¡¯re someone who loves to binge eat after drinking, make sure you cut down your calorie intake earlier in the day.
Bingeing after your drinking session may not necessarily shoot up your calorie count if you exercise some willpower and refrain from consuming most of your calories during the day.
Regi is the Health Editor of Health Me Up. He believes a fit body and mind are the key to being in the pink of health.
