⚠️ ALCOHOL IS WORSE THAN YOU THINK!
7 calories per gram.
For context:
Protein: 4 cal/g
Carbs: 4 cal/g
Fat: 9 cal/g
Alcohol sits between fat and carbs in terms
of caloric density.
But the calories are only half the problem.
When alcohol enters your system your liver
drops everything else it was doing and makes
alcohol its only priority.
Fat oxidation? Paused.
Protein synthesis? Slowed.
Hormone regulation? Disrupted.
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One drink on a Friday — fine. Barely matters.
The issue is the pattern most people don't
even see:
Thursday wine with dinner.
Friday drinks with friends.
Saturday night out.
Sunday Bloody Mary because weekend.
That's 4 drinking occasions.
Your body spent most of the weekend not
burning fat, barely building muscle,
sleeping poorly, and recovering slower.
Then Monday you wonder why progress stalled.
Not judging the drinking.
Just being clear about the cost.
Make the choice to drink with the full understanding of how badly your progress is being affected…
If you do decide to drink, hit your protein before, hydrate and try to get to bed at a reasonable time.
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