SLOW your metabolism down!

• Alcohol dehydrates you, your metabolism needs water to function properly.
• Alcohol depresses the central nervous system making your metabolism less efficient. (Less fat will be burned off and more will be stored!)
• Alcohol is a carbohydrate. – you’re basically drinking sugar water- yet another thing that will cause your body to store instead of burn.

I’m not talking about one glass of wine at a holiday party here. It’s the second and third and fourth glass I am addressing. The third, fourth and fifth party of the week.

Tips on how to have just one drink.

• Choose wine, light beer or something like a rum and diet coke over Egg Nog with Rum.A 1/2 cup of Spiced Egg Nog has over 210 calories and approximately 10 grams of fat!
• A glass of red wine has just over 100 calories and 0 grams of fat.
• Go double fist-ed. One hand water, one hand wine or spirit. Have a sip of booze followed by a sip of good old H2O.
• Milk that bevy for all it’s worth! Sip slowly and when someone tries to top you up, lie and say your driving!
• Or better yet- insist on driving! Then you really have no choice but to lay off the alcohol.

6784 Steps.