This weekend saw the temperatures soar, the clothes shed and glasses clink in echo around the city. Yes, after weeks of flirtatious beaconing, summer finally ushered herself into the lives of eager, sun-deprived New Yorkers.
In many respects, I am thrilled and anticipate with foolish giddiness my weekend getaways and 2 week-long holidays in Newfoundland and Europe: weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! However, with such leisure planned, I have to be smart - for one of my favorite things to do during the summer is to sit on a restaurant patio and sip on one or five markarita(s). Unfortunately, this doesn't jive with my ultimate goal of looking beach ready.
Why not?
We all know that booze and bodacious beach bods are not the best of friends - but do we know the reasons? Read on, my amateur alcoholics...
1. Alcohol consumption can drastically increase our caloric intake - (DUH) - but, do you know how many exact calories are in your favorite cocktail?
- regular beer (12 oz) = 150 calories
- light beer (12 oz) = 110 calories
- spirits (1.5 oz) = approximately 110 calories
- wine (5 oz) = 125 calories
and, doom! DOOM! DOOOOOM!!
- markarita (6 oz) = 350 calories
Clearly, it is easy to consume waaaaaay many more calories than we should - and let's be honest: is a Friday night out limited to a 2 drink max? So, choose your damages wisely and try to steer toward a cleaner, lighter spirit, prepped on the rocks and with a twist of fruit to take the edge off...oh, and learning to sip doesn't hurt either.
2. Alcohol in the blood stream is conducive to stimulating hunger pangs - from spiking insulin levels to consequential hypoglycemia, drinking booze usually precedes another binge on carbs and fat...the craving continues in another form, a form that enables fat storage.
3. Alcohol lowers testosterone in BOTH sexes...and lowered testosterone is a farewell to muscle and a welcome to fat.
Now, was that a side of abs - or a side of flabs - you wanted to nibble on with your drinkie-drink?
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