Holiday drinking doesn’t ruin your diet. Lying to yourself about how you drink does.
If you want to lose fat or build muscle, you can’t go into the holidays with the “I’ll figure it out” mentality. That’s how people gain weight, fall off their routine, and then start January pissed at themselves.
Be an adult about it.
Set a weekly limit you can actually stick to. And no — you’re not “fine” after five drinks. Nothing good happens after three. That’s where the food decisions get stupid.
If you’re going to drink, hit your protein first. Go over your protein target that day. Pair protein with your drinks so you don’t wreck muscle and don’t end up inhaling 2,000 calories at 11pm.
Liquor or wine. No mixers.
And stop pretending all beers are the same, some are calorie equivalent to liquor, and some have greater than 3x a many calories.
You can drink.
You can diet.
You just can’t be reckless.
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