Workout and weight loss on wheels- alcohol

Alcohol is mostly discouraged, here's why: 1)It alters digestion. It goes right to the brain (affecting speech, vision, reasoning, and judgment) and then the liver. The body turns carbohydrates and fats from foods into fats. 2) It causes the body to lose water and minerals that effect muscles 3) Alcohol is just empty calories. It offers no nutrition but is 7 calories a gram. 4) It causes poor sleep patterns; 5) It can cause inflammation of the stomach; 6) it lowers inhibitions thus increases appetite; 7)It is often accompanied by junk foods, peanuts, chips etc. However, there is a benefit of drinking once a day- reducing risk for high blood pressure. If you do drink sip water in between and have food in your stomach first.