Tracking our macros and by default, our caloric intake allows us to manage those numbers to ensure we create a deficit by eating less food than our body needs to start the fat loss process. Yes, there are four macro-nutrients carbs, protein, fat, and alcohol, which contains calories, just like the other three macros in all of the foods we eat. The simple fact is that alcohol is one of the four macronutrients.
The answer is yes, but how we get there takes a bit of math. So we ask the question, is it possible to lose body fat and still drink? Does tracking macros and drinking beer mix? What about shots? Can we live a normal social life which involves drinking while still hitting our macros and reaching our fat loss goals? The inclusion of alcohol is common during such social situations and for many who are looking to lose body fat the simple idea that they can’t consume alcohol is reason enough to avoid the process.
The following is what Paul has to say on the subject of drinking alcohol while tracking macros:įor most people, the social experience of life is a key ingredient to happiness.
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It is for this reason that has teamed up with the amazing contest prep coach, Paul Revelia of Pro Physiques to finally put the question to rest, with an answer that is easy to understand. Tracking Macros & Drinking Alcohol with IIFYMīeing in recovery for 19+ years I never really have to worry about the answer to this question, but of the 200+ emails, I get every day, 2 of them are about drinking.
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