CUK Fat Club

[BrilloPad]

Calories have too many issues. e.g. Almonds are approx. 160/oz but you can't consume it all (about 130). Also it's not how your body works.

Advice about processed carbs is correct but don't forget root veg has loadsa Carbs.

There is a huge difference between processed/unrefined intake. Not just carbs - sugar too.

[NigelJK]

Calories have too many issues. e.g. Almonds are approx. 160/oz but you can't consume it all (about 130). Also it's not how your body works.

Advice about processed carbs is correct but don't forget root veg has loadsa Carbs.

[amanwhoisquiet]

I always read this when I want to justify drinking as much as I like. I ignore the bits about not also then eating a 16" pizza at the same time.

The truth about alcohol, fat loss and muscle growth | Leangains

[rogerfederer]

Gosh! I’m sure that no-one in this thread knew any of that.

Thanks.

Since you obviously have no need of this thread, I don’t expect to see you here again.

It was meant to be helpful. Scales do not help you lose weight and have been shown in research to induce paranoia over the slightest fluctuations that are seasonally healthy once you have reached your 'happy' body weight.

I've never seen a PT I've had (when younger) rely on them. They use fat calipers. If you use those and keep a log these are a far better sign of progress than scales. Whatever floats your boat though.

I notice plenty of female posters explaining things but I don't think to jump to 'femisplaining' to disregard what they're said. I'm unsure as to why you have tried to weaponise my post; it is sound weight loss advice - advice told me to me over the years by PTs and ex-sporting professionals who have suffered injury and put on weight. Chris Hoy is quite the fountain of knowledge when it comes to this and is one of the few to respond on twitter to such queries.

[Whorty]

- you rarely see a fat alkie

[BrilloPad]

I only got my weight under control after I gave up refined sugar.

[DealorNoDeal]

But I reckon most wine, lagers & spirits by themselves don't make you fatter.

Try consuming the recommended 2500 food cals per day + 4 pints of Stella and see what happens. :fatbloke:

[Zigenare]

Well all I am going to say is it's a good job I do not eat much...

Just think how strong your bladder muscles are!

[Snooky]

"Because alcohol is made from sugar or starch, it contains lots of calories – seven calories a gram in fact, almost as many as pure fat!"

"Drinking alcohol also reduces the amount of fat your body burns for energy. While we can store nutrients, protein, carbohydrates, and fat in our bodies, we can't store alcohol. So our systems want to get rid of it, and doing so takes priority."

So the calorific content of alcohol is irrelevant because the body won't store it. The only weight-related impact it has, according to Drinkaware, is that it interrupts your body's normal fat burning.

I agree with this - you rarely see a fat alkie - but for most of us the weight gain comes from getting the munchies after a couple of beers or glasses of wine. It's all the goodies you ram down your gullet when you've had a few which cause the weight gain.

Some beers are a little different because they contain a lot of sugars, which your body most definitely will turn to fat if it doesn't need them for energy. But I reckon most wine, lagers & spirits by themselves don't make you fatter.

Just IMHO of course

[original PM]

A bottle of wine is 650 cals.

A pint of Stella or cider is 225 cals. 4 pints is roughly half a woman's recommended daily 2000 cal intake, and a third of man's recommended 2500.

Calories in alcohol | Drinkaware

"Because alcohol is made from sugar or starch, it contains lots of calories – seven calories a gram in fact, almost as many as pure fat!"

"Drinking alcohol also reduces the amount of fat your body burns for energy. While we can store nutrients, protein, carbohydrates, and fat in our bodies, we can't store alcohol. So our systems want to get rid of it, and doing so takes priority. All of the other processes that should be taking place (including absorbing nutrients and burning fat) are interrupted."

Well all I am going to say is it's a good job I do not eat much...