Note that alcohol contains 7 calories per gram and add up very quickly. Just as restaurant plate sizes and portions have increased beyond reason and healthy amounts so too have the "pour" sizes. A glass of wine is not a "serving" glass of wine as an example....If you are drinking a full glass of wine, that is closer to 2 1/2 to 3 servings depending on the size of your glass. Beyond the calories and the sugar involved with drinking alcohol (and of course health concerns if you are drinking in abundance on a regular basis), a big thing to keep in mind is that alcohol SLOWS down your metabolism in a major way. I am no teetotaler by any means, but just as with your food, know that alcohol is a PI and should be handled as such so as not to derail your fat loss goals. Don't know what a PI is or how to track your food intake:
Eating Supportively
Beer: 22 oz 5% beer = 2.2 drinks 40 oz bottle = 4 drinks 5% beer [3.3 of 4% beer]
Malt Liquor: 22 oz 6% malt liquor = 2.75 drinks 40 oz bottle = 5 drinks 6% malt liquor
0.5 oz ethyl alcohol / % alcohol by volume = serving size (oz)
For Typical Hard Alcohol Brands— 80 proof: (0.5 / .40 (80 proof is 40 % alcohol) = 1.25 ounces)
1 serving = 1.25 oz 4 servings = 5.0 oz 7 servings = 8.75 oz
2 servings = 2.50 oz 5 servings = 6.25 oz 8 servings = 10.0 oz
3 servings = 3.75 oz 6 servings = 7.5 oz 9 servings = 11.25 oz
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