One of the first questions I ask my patients who have a not-very-successful weight loss week is whether any alcohol was consummed. There seems to be a very deleterious effect of alcohol on weight loss efforts, even if a small amount is used. Many people have the habit of coming home at night and having a "cocktail" or open a bottle of wine with dinner. Reason? It tends to relax and have a calming effect after a long, stressful day ar work.
If you are trying to lose weight, I would strongly suggest that you keep alcohol completely off of your dietary intake, no matter how innocuous one glass of wine, one beer, etc. at night seems.
Another major saboteur? Small repetitive food sources..popcorn, nuts, chips, M&Ms, etc...because they are small, we get fooled by only ingesting a small amount at a time but when our guard is down, we will find ourselves repeatedly reaching into the bag for more.
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