Do you know why most nutritionists ban alcohol from the diet of someone who wants to lose weight? This is because alcohol has a high content of sugars that will add to calorie count. Moreover, alcohol can make your body unfit to exercise. Try doing a few minutes on the treadmill after a weekend and partying and see what will happen. Alcohol throws off your daily exercise routine, and you will end up consuming calories from sugar sources like beer and cheating on your exercise routine because of a hangover.

Most beer beverages have yeast, fat and sugar. Some of the fruitier beers have more sugar than others. It may not make any difference if you consume half a glass of beer, but the thing is that people drink beer in vast amounts. The term “beer belly” was coined not because anyone who has it looks like he has a keg of beer hidden under his shirt. A beer belly is actually the result of drinking too much beer.

One other reason to avoid an alcohol binge is because of the food that goes with alcohol consumption. No one drinks beer with a salad; it is always those high-fat and high-grease foods. One thing that really makes alcohol drinking dangerous is the food that goes with alcohol drinking. Not all appetizers are roasted. In fact, most of them are deep-fried in oil.

However, most dieters drink alcohol occasionally, although in strict moderation. If you have to attend a party or you just need to toast that new promotion, go for one glass of low-sugar red wine as opposed to a bottle of carbohydrate-heavy beer. If you have a choice, go for a deep red wine. Red wines have lower sugar content than white wine. Red wine also contain a lot of the stuff that makes grapes great as diet food like enzymes because grape skin is kept during the processing of red wine. White wine is made from only the core of the grape.

It can be difficult to say no if you are in a social situation, but the thing is to keep yourself from over-indulging so you do not lose your focus on the reasons why you are dieting.

It will help your cause if you have a weight loss buddy who has your back if you get into sticky situations. This way you can avoid over-drinking when in a situation involving alcohol. Avoiding unwanted glasses will do you good, and it is best if you do not cheat on your diet because you’ll be doing that a lot more if you start. Just remember that every additional alcoholic beverage boosts the number of calories you consume per day as well as the amount of sugar in your blood.