Calories in, Energy out: What Alcohol puts in...and takes out.

The calorie mother load

Look, let’s not beat around the bush. Alcoholic drinks are high in calories, fact. Most of us know this. But did you know that those calories from alcohol are 'empty calories'? Meaning they basically have zero nutritional value. Zero. But worse than that - it actually robs you of vitamins and energy and can actually lead to you eating more …. gulp!

We thought this blog would be worth doing as one of the most common reasons why people join Club Soda is the desire to lose weight and have a more healthy lifestyle. The hidden calories in alcohol can sabotage your efforts to get fitter, healthier and happier. So when we undertake a weight loss plan, we often want to keep the alcohol in, after all it's part of our social life.

Effectively, alcohol continues to shovel empty calories in, and suck energy out. Check out Drinkaware’s nifty calorific comparisons between alcohol & food equivalents. Doing more exercise, laying off the cake, these are things which will help us lose weight, but if you’re still drinking alcohol, this not only adds calories, but can often leave you feeling slow and lethargic after a night of one too many. Not only are you consuming hidden calories through alcohol, but you’re also more likely eat too much the following day.

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