I know I deliver this message often but it is such an important ppart of the life style change needed for long term weight loss, I had to bring it up again: Alcohol.
For many people, it is almost ritualistic to have a glass or several glasses of wine before dinner. At the weekend social event, golf course, etc., alcohol almost always seems to accompany the event taking place.
Alcohol derails weight loss efforts. No ifs, ands or buts about it. There is something aside from the caloric content of alcohol that slows down metabolism and adveseely affects weight loss efforts. When patients come in for followup visits and there is no apparant reason why weight was not lost my first question always is about alcohol usage.
We tend to use alcohol as a relaxing agent....it is a legal substance that is relaxing and calming. However, the usa of this will slow down your efforts to lose the weight to become healthier and happier.
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