Originally Posted by
on the path
Yes, and.. not so much. Alcohol is very difficult for the body to process. Carbs are a very good, efficient source of fuel. Your body needs fuel. Consuming carbs and burning them relatively quickly is not a bad plan.
If one wants to see the results of alcohol consumption vs. weight management, try maintaining a particular diet and activity schedule for a period (a month or more) with alcohol, and then without alcohol. I'd be surprised if the difference in results wasn't remarkable.
True, and you're right. My approach is more "scorched earth" with regard to diet. By carbohydrates, I'm implying (but not explicitly denoting) starchy doughy sugary, fatty, salty snack "foods" and "treats" that seem so attractive, but do little contribute to the goal, which is limiting weight gain when activity levels are down during Winter.
Breads (especially if baked by anyone else) are suspect. Pasta portions are generally too large, and sauces are laced with sugar (why?). Little finger foods are drizzled with who-knows-what-that-tasts-so-good, and must be avoided. That's my philosophy, at least. If my wife or I didn't make it, I don't trust it.
Alcohol adds calories and is a depressant. Both of those, I don't need. That was my point.
For my friends who have eliminated sugars consciously and have cut alcohol, they've lost weight. I know, it's anecdotal, so must be suspect. My advice would be to try it if creeping Winter weight gain is the enemy.