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
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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