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Jul 2022
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#137 - Can I drink alcohol and reach my ...

KITTY BLOMFIELD
About this episode

In this podcast, we’re talking about booze! If you’ve followed me for a while, you’ll know I used to drink a lot, I was a loose cannon 🤣 For a long time I used it to have fun and as a coping mechanism.

I still love alcohol but I don't love how excessive drinking makes me feel.

I don’t drink much anymore. I just can’t handle the hangover and lack of sleep. I’ll have a few cocktails when we go out with friends or over holidays, but no more crazy binges!

So, the question: Can you drink alcohol and reach your body goals and health? Technically, yes BUT… (listen to this podcast episode to find out more!)

In this episode, Craig and I discuss:

➡️The effects of alcohol on the body

➡️The link between alcohol and estrogen

➡️How alcohol interferes with sleep

➡️How to track alcohol along with tracking your food

➡️What’s in alcohol?

➡️How drinking impacts fat loss and training

Happy listening I hope you find this podcast helpful and don't forget to take a screenshot of the episode and share it on Instagram stories and tag me at @kittyblomfield. Each month I choose someone who has shared and they get a tub of Saturée Premium Collagen valued at $79.

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SHOW NOTES

02:30 - Can you drink alcohol and still reach your fat loss goals?

02:54 - How alcohol affects the body

03:39 - How alcohol interferes with sleep 

04:27 - How to track alcohol along with tracking your food

04:41 - What’s in alcohol?

07:58 - The impact of drinking when you're in a fat loss or muscle gain phase

11:29 - Why drinking just makes it easy to fall off the wagon

14:08 - How alcohol causes poor training performances 

15:25 - Why Craig stopped drinking



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