Can Alcohol Help You LOSE Fat?

March 5, 2009 · Filed Under Random Stuff 

I can pretty much guarantee you that this post is going to stir up some controversy over time, because people are going to read the title, then head right to the comments section with actually reading what I’m about to say.

But today, I want to tell you how I came up with an idea for how alcohol can actually help you lose fat, then I’m going to reveal something that you absolutely need to think about when looking at fat loss programs.

Ok so here’s my theory on how it can help you lose fat:

From now on whenever you’re drinking alcohol (or any other drink for that matter), I want you to really focus on the taste of it. Feel as the carbonated alcohol slides down your throat. Taste the mixture of hops, barley, wheat, sugar, and/or any fruits that might be involved (depending on what kind of alcohol you drink).

I want you to do this for every single sip, for every sip of alcohol you have for the next few months.

By the end of those few months, your palette (i.e. your tastebuds) is going to be super-sensitive. I can guarantee you that you’re going to start tasting subtle flavors in foods you’ve never tasted before, and food is going to start tasting more flavor-filled.

But what’s this have to do with losing weight?

Well, it’s simple really.

In today’s times…people want robust, tongue-bursting flavors when they eat food. They want food that when they bite into it, they’re practically bursting at the seams with joy with the flavor it’s putting out.

And guess what?

For the most part, those kind of foods are BAD for you (or if they’re healthy for you, they’re usually high in calories)! Let me give you a few examples.

Would people rather drink soda, or water?

A nice big juicy, fatty steak, or very lean steak like a flat iron steak?

A few pieces of celery, carrots, etc. to munch on…or a bag of chips?

My point is this:

People eat bad because for the most part, and this is at least what people assume which I’d tend to disagree with, because bad foods taste better. They have more flavor, but more calories.

But if you teach them to enjoy more subtle flavors, even if you’re teaching them to do it through drinking alcohol…they’ll eventually start to enjoy the more subtle flavors of healthy food – helping them lose weight!

Ok..now that’s the end of my little theory – let me tell you the REAL reason I wrote this post.

I’m not sure if you just believed me or not, but if not..trust me, I could have came up with a better nonsense story. All I did just now was create a little confusion in your mind which got you to read this far. And if I was REALLY trying to persuade you, I’m sure I could have done a better job.

In this post I just wanted to point out the fact that fitness “experts” do this with A LOT of different “theories” that they have.

Just because something SOUNDS reasonable doesn’t mean it really is.

Let me give you a great example.

Eating 6 meals per day increases your metabolism…right?

WRONG!

The theory they give you might sound nice (I’m sure you’ve heard the infamous “log on a fire” explanation -right?) but in reality, there is literally no evidence to support it.

Even more, there’s actually a lot of evidence proving that it’s absolutely 100% WRONG!

So please understand that just because somebody explains something to you in a way that makes sense…it’s VERY easy to put 2 things together that really shouldn’t go together, and make them sound feasible.

You saw it in how I showed you how alcohol could make you lose weight, but honestly, even though it “might” be a possibility…it was just a joke. I’m not serious in saying that I think alcohol can make you lose weight – obviously!

From now on whenever somebody tells you something, take it with a grain of salt. Understand that they’re probably trying to sell you something and if they aren’t willing to back it up with research…you might think about simply flipping them the bird and walking away with a big smile on your face :)

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  1. @pnwfitnessNo Gravatar, March 5, 2009:

    You hit it on the head. Slow down in your eating. This was going to be my tweet tip of the day.

    I’m a see-food eater. Formerly this added up to be a huge overeater who focused on junk food packed with refined carbos and corn syrup. 10,000 calories? No problem for this garbage gut.

    Now a days, the stuff I eat makes people want to gag when I show/tell (I’ll spare the details). Truth is I can eat almost any concoction now and be happy. My taste buds separate every single flavor.

    Nice post.

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    adminNo Gravatar Reply:
    March 6th, 2009 at 5:19 am

    Yikes – 10,000 calories!? I don’t think I could eat that if I tried!

    I like to mix some pretty weird things myself. I actually heard a sandwich that consists of bread, peanut butter, bacon, and tomatoes lol

    I might try it out one of these days ;)

    Jeremy

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