Drinking alcohol and the phrase fat loss diet rarely ever go together, especially when discussing the matter with a serious (or rather rigid) bodybuilder or physique-conscious individual.
A common assumption is that while one is on a diet, alcohol is completely off limits. If you enjoy the occasional drink or like to go out on the weekends and partake with family and friends, it’s just not practical to completely abstain. More so than being impractical, it creates limitations that will induce frustration and other sour feelings that will only make your diet harder than it needs to be.
Another downfall is our change in behavior when we explicitly restrict certain foods or beverages from our diet when our goal is to lose body fat. I’ve written about this a few times. I cover some of my previous issues in my meal frequency article and then later in how I eliminated binge eating. [Read more...]
