It can be very nice to kick your feet up at the end of the day and pour yourself a glass of wine. But, if you are on a weight loss journey, that glass of wine may be doing you more bad than good. Alcoholic beverages should not be included in your diet if you're trying to lose weight. So, the answer is, yes, alcohol can affect weight loss.

Keep reading to find out why alcohol needs to be removed from your diet during your weight loss journey.

High In Calories 

Alcohol is very high in calories and sugar. However, alcohol contains empty calories since these beverages do not provide any nutritional benefits to your body. Usually, people consume alcohol and do not count it towards their daily calorie intake. This can drastically affect weight loss if you are supposed to be in a caloric deficit. 

Alcohol Is Used As Fuel 

When alcohol is consumed, it's absorbed by your body before food or other liquids. This includes glucose from carbohydrates and lipids from fats. Considering your body will use alcohol as the primary source of energy, all the other glucose and lipids end up in your body as tissue or fat. This makes it even harder for you to lose weight. 

Contributes To Excess Belly Fat 

Have you ever heard the term "beer gut?" Well, it is very true. Alcohol is high in sugar and calories. When we put excess calories in our body, especially ones without any nutritional benefits, they end up stored in the body as fat. Unfortunately, you can't dictate where the excess fat and calories will go. But, they tend to go to your stomach. 

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