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Drinking and Its affects on Diet
There has been quite a lot of literature written in the past
few years on the benefits of wine on overall health.
However, there has also been a push away from people
consuming 'empty' carbs like the ones found in beer and
wine. On top of that, alcohol sugars are regarded by some
physicians as harmless to the body except for possibly the
liver. So, where does all of this confusing information
leave us?
It leaves some of us still wanting to enjoy a beer or glass
of something a little stronger from time to time. Should we
allow ourselves to indulge in that pleasure? Should we shy
away from nature's bounty of lost self control and frequent
urination? Should we just eat to live and not enjoy our
time on this Earth? Are the first three letter of 'diet'
really 'die'?
Let?s back up for a second. Ignoring the possible impact
that a couple of hundred calories may have on your diet for
a day, the only issue doctors are 100%PRCTG% certain about when
dealing with alcohol is regarding dosage. Anyone who has
eaten the worm knows this concept well. A drink and a lot
of drinks are two separate things and here is why.
First of all there is the issue of dealing with one's own
drives and the push to succeed. These are the foundations
of goal setting . You become what you think about
ultimately. In terms of your diet goals, this is to lose
weight or get into shape. Unfortunately, alcohol, and most
other recreational drugs, go right after our conscious mind
and blindside our self control. Forget about endorphin
re-uptake and brain chemistry, what keeps us in line is our
conscience.
Conscience is our restraint from doing remarkably dangerous
or just plain dumb things. It is the six foot five inch 250
pound Nun with a yard long ruler in her hand slapping our
knuckles just before do things that you know are wrong.
However, as imposing a force as she can be, she has a very
low tolerance for alcohol. In other words, she is a cheap
date.
To put this another way, drunk people tend to make lousy
judgements concerning what they should do and especially
what they should eat. A couple of hundred calories of
scotch is pretty meaningless compared to the whole bag of
Doritoes you wind up scarfing down with it. And, just try
sitting at a bar, having a few ?tinis and not eating a few
bowls of those stale bar-nuts. It can?t be done.
So, if after one drink you feel more relaxed and can
maintain your self control, that drink really should not be
a problem. But, if one beer is just the start of your
party, then you should really just forgo alcohol all
together as much as you can. It is not getting you where
you want to go and, as fun as a loss of control might be,
once you have seriously committed to achieving an important
goal, taking two or three steps back regularly can only add
to your chances of failure and increase your level of
frustration? thus causing you to want to ?unwind? and,
possibly, drink even more. Do not get caught up in this
type of vicious cycle.
After all, achieving your goals is mostly a matter of
sticking to your game plan, so why sabotage yourself anymore
than you have to? The task you have set before yourself is
going to de hard enough without having your willpower eroded
regularly. Let your better judgement and conscience do
their jobs. In the end, you will feel better about
yourself.
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Sure, have another beer. Oh wait, what about your
waistline! Well, there is certainly more to think about
before having that cocktail than a few calories and here is
why!