Alcohol and weight loss

Can you lose weight if you still drink alcohol?   The short answer is yes if it is done in moderation.  Most alcoholic drinks are worth around 7 calories for every gram.   A bottle of beer is around 100 calories depending on what you drink.  Drink 6 of those and you are loading your caloric intake with empty calories or in other words something that has little nutritional value other than feeling good.  When we drink our body's crave carbohydrates.  Not all carbohydrates are bad but the pizza or wings you wolfed down with a couple of beer starts to really add up.  So the next day when you'll get up bloated and  you'll really hate the scale.   Alcohol is the next thing to be metabolized in the body because the body thinks its a poison and it wants it out of your system.   Now your fat stores have to wait to get moving again.   Moderation is the key and of course staying dedicated in the gym will help get to your goal.   You should have one meal during the week  where you can have some beer and something else so that your life isn't about deprivation and your life doesn't suck.  Enjoy life, lift weights, do some cardio, have a drink or two during the week but get on track and you'll still see the scale move!