Beer Belly

[MonaCat]

I am not a beer drinker, but yikes I have the beer belly going on. I am a wine drinker only...anyone else have this gut ??

[Nelz]

Beer Belly

Even though I lost a fair amount of weight after quitting, I still do have a "beer belly"

I seem to recall reading an article years ago, that its not really the beer doing it though. l also work a pretty physical job, so I am surprised I am not on the cover of "Hawt Lawn Studs" Quarterly.............:H

[Juja]

Beer Belly

Yup. Got it, and I'm wine drinker, too. It's any AL, I do believe.

[YouKayBee]

Beer Belly

Alcohol contains a lot of kcals it also increases testosterone in females and oestrogen in males. Result is altered bodyfat storage - for women it moves towards the waist rather than hips and men get breasts.

I know of men who no longer drink very much and still have a beer belly, sometimes this is also because of poor general body tone and hernia (pretty common in men and most don't know it).

[Alky]

Beer Belly

I actually lost weight while drinking. Alcohol killed my appetite, so I ate very little. Many days I only drank. My weight loss, though, was not from fat but a loss of muscle. I've started weight training again - something I did before drinking, and it's back to square one.

[red67]

Beer Belly

Nelz;1500588 wrote: l also work a pretty physical job, so I am surprised I am not on the cover of "Hawt Lawn Studs" Quarterly.............:H

:youwish::muahaha::laughmonkey:

Monacat, I also had the belly while drinking. I actually lost 90 lbs before I started drinking and alcohol put alot of it back on especially in the mid section. Now in my 40's it is alot harder to get this stupid weight off. Sugar is still my downfall though...thats my next quit.

[NoSugar]

Beer Belly

Visceral fat

That belly fat is the worst kind of fat for us health-wise so that is yet another reason to get off alcohol (and sugar).

I'm not sure about the credibility of the overall website where I read this quote so I won't post it here but I think the bottom line is correct: "There are many factors that can cause excessive accumulation of visceral fat. Among them are lack of exercise, high sugar consumption, alcohol consumption, smoking, and stress."

So many of those are present in people who drink -- what a recipe for a health disaster!!

We're all doing ourselves a big favor in so many ways by going AF!

Have a great day! Love, NS :h

[Siren136]

Beer Belly

My next quit is TV, well all screen time, actually. I sit way to much. I'm going to limit myself to about 30 minutes per day of Internet and TV and it can't be before about 7:30 to 8 in the evening.

[K9Lover]

Beer Belly

I was bloated ALL OVER when I was drinking...hands, face, feet...now that I am AF and eating healthy and adding some exercise, things are getting back to "normal". It does take time though so be patient!

[MonaCat]

Beer Belly

Great information...thanks everyone...I read that fat becomes an organ !

[NoSugar]

Beer Belly

MonaCat;1500865 wrote: Great information...thanks everyone...I read that fat becomes an organ !

Hi, MonaCat --- Fat isn't just sitting there :H ! It is much more metabolically active than was thought for many years. And most things Belly Fat is doing aren't good!

Have a great day! NS

[techie]

Beer Belly

Ukblonde;1500655 wrote: Alcohol contains a lot of kcals it also increases testosterone in females and oestrogen in males. Result is altered bodyfat storage - for women it moves towards the waist rather than hips and men get breasts.

I know of men who no longer drink very much and still have a beer belly, sometimes this is also because of poor general body tone and hernia (pretty common in men and most don't know it).

you meant to say moobs right?

[K9Lover]

Beer Belly

techie;1500920 wrote: you meant to say moobs right?

:H:H
Or for women....Back Boobs.