14 Objectives, 28 Days and a New You - Mission #8

Mission #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 and #7.

MISSION #8 - CUT THE GROG

Yes I am well aware that this is my 3rd Homer image in this blog series but hey,he's a perfect example of what not to do is't he?

This mission is probably the one you dread the most but really is it so bad?

You always say you're gonna do it but you never do so here's yet another chance.

Cut the grog for the rest of this month (technically there's 8 days left to this month but have areal crack will ya?)

There's no simple way to put it - alcohol is poison and that's exactly how the body perceives it.

If you are trying to stay in shape or even better, lose some fat, then when there is alcohol in your system, the body will prioritise getting all the alcohol out of your body before anything which is why you're body up regulates when you're hung over (increased heart rate, the sweats etc) - it;s working overtime to get back to your personal baseline as fast as it can.

To add that generally your food choices aren't great under the influence so any not-so-great food choices are also hindering your efforts to drop weight.

To really put a dent in your fat cells I believe you HAVE to take at least a month off all alcohol.

Pair this with a specific nutritional plan that is followed consistently over the long term and you can see some quite dramatic results in as little as 4 weeks.

I've personally dropped 7.5kgs from an already lean-ish body in 28 days doing exactly that.

It wasn't fun but it wasn't horrendous (I could do it again I'm pretty sure) but the result stands for itself.

So for the next 4 weeks replace your alcohol with green tea or just plain water - don't try and replace it with "better" forms of alcohol - it's not the carbs making you fat that's for sure.

Further Reading:

A Muscle Heads Guide to Alcohol –

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sex_news_sports_funny/a_muscleheads_guide_to_alcohol_1

Work Book Exercise: use this progressive method to decrease your alcohol intake:

Step 1 – cut out drinks from Monday to Thursday

Step 2 – cut drinking days back to 2 days between Friday and Sunday

Step 3 – cut back to 1 drinking day between Friday and Sunday

Step 4 – have at least 1 full week off drinking per month