You most likely know by now that drinking beyond 1-2 drinks of alcohol (in any form) each day is NOT good for you. Here’s why:

* The body regards it as estrogen, which is your enemy

* Slows fat loss.

* Filled with empty calories.

* Spoils the quality of sleep.

* Dehydrates you (main cause of hangovers)

* Real bad for your liver.

My expert advice: Don’t drink at all if you want to lose a lot of fat as possible and attain extreme muscle gains.

Then again, let’s admit it. This is the real world, and you probably like to drink as much as the next guy (the younger you are the more you probably like to drink). Therefore here’s some tips to keep your muscle building and fat loss on progress when you decide to “indulge”:

Load up on Water

Loads of the bad stuff that comes from drinking can be restrained with water consumption. Alcohol dehydrates you, therefore drink plenty of water before, during (if possible) and certainly before hitting the sack. Moreover, alcohol helps your body do away with great amount of toxins you just doused it with in the form of alcohol.

Stay Away Sugary mixers

Refrain from sugary mixers in your hard alcohol. Consuming sugar while drinking alcohol is the worse thing you can do for fat gain.

Get rid of carbs

Don’t consume carbs before, during or after if you’re drinking alcohol. In short: The carbs get turned to fat much easier because your body is trying to process the alcohol. Plus Protein will stay with you longer so you won’t eat as much and the higher thermic rate makes it less likely to promote fat gain.

Observe the 1-2 drinks a day during weekdays

There’s already enough evidence to suggest that 1-3 drinks a day is good for you. If you love drinking a beer or two a day or glasses of wine or whatsoever, don’t worry about it. Try not to splurge EVERY night. If you’re going to binge

Drink hard only a couple days a week.

Such as Friday and and Saturday, or something like that. Here’s what to do: Don’t eat plenty during the day if you’re going to whoop it up that night. After that make sure you get some good protein into your system to help protect your stomach. In addition, some foods high in fiber like beans is good as well. It will remain with you and help you feel fuller, perhaps absorb some toxins-definitely help flush them out the next day when you “eliminate”.

Workout 2-3 hours before you whoop it up

Because your muscles get exhausted of glycogen after you workout doing this might make it easier for your body to turn even more of the empty calories you consume later on that night into muscle, rather than fat.

Don’t stuff yourself as soon as you get drunk

Nearly all drink up to they’re really drunk, then get hungry and choose to eat a bunch of crap food. This is NOT going to help. Go along with the protein tip above, and drink more water to help you feel full.

Play beer pong or other games

As a matter of fact, you could actually burn 20-30 calories in a “Vigorous” game of beer pong. You’ll almost certainly drink more though as a result. My advice: Drink a lesser amount to make your aim better - therefore you drink less during the game (because you’re winning) which overall leads to less drinking! Play “strip” versions of these games for even more fun.

Be disciplined if you just want to get drunk

It’s not good for your health (emotionally, mentally OR physically) to drink to “get drunk” but I realize this is why most people do it. They drink because they think it makes them more secure, more fearless, or more accepted. That’s all bullsh*t, you really need to get your confidence issues handled, however I realize most people still do it.

Thus if you’re drinking for “effect” then remember: be disciplined. Get a high alcohol spirit like Everclear or 151, cut it with ice and water, or do a couple shots, you’ll get drunk faster. And you won’t have to drink as much. (at least it’s better than drinking 36 beers right?)

I can’t believe I’m giving this advice, but I know people will still do it, so just be “efficient” about it and perhaps it will help you not to go too much next time.

Choose low calorie beers and wines

Light beers are lowest. Dark stouts (like Guinness!) are next. Followed by the rest. Red wines are lower in calories (and contain more resveratrol), followed by the rest.

Things to do when you’re hangover:

Here’s some tips if you might be hangover in the morning:

* Stay away from NSAID’s such as aspirin, ibuprofen, and all that because mixed with the alcohol it is tremendously bad for your liver and stomach, and the like…

* Drink water and Gatorade to replenish electrolytes, etc…

* Take multivitamins/multi-mineral supplements to replenish more…

* Proteins are great to comfort you such as eggs, bacon, and all that…

* Exercise moderately to sweat some toxins out (make sure you keep drinking water)

* Catch some z’s…

You know you shouldn’t but then if you do

Decide to “over indulge” you should at least follow the guidelines I’ve set out here. The real issue you should address is:

“Why do I feel the need to drink a lot?”

You’ll probably find out that it’s an issue with your self confidence not being able to say “no” to your peer group or trying to “Fit in” or some other such nonsense. Or you don’t like reality and you’re just trying to escape from it by getting trashed. None of these things are healthy and you need to get these issues handled before you do some damage.

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