AHB Biggest Loser Challenge!

[Snow]

Sadly beer has calories, the good news is that you can include it in your diet/calorie budget. But you need to track it to know how much.
For example, a LC IPA has 156 calories (in the database). So if you ate nothing all day you could drink 13 beers and be under budget.

Exercising is an option. But diet is far more effective. A 75kg man would have to run 12km at 10km/hr to burn off a 6 pack off LC IPA. That is pretty much why I run. To drink the beer.

That's an interesting comment about running off the calories, but I read there was research that indicates that not all the calories in beer (particularly from ethanol) are able to be assimilated by the human body. This means that yes, beer has calories, but not all of them make you fat. So reading just the calorie count can be misleading. There is a recent article on this stuff here: http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/new-book-claims-that-nightly-glass-of-wine-wont-go-straight-to-the-hips/story-fneuzkvr-1226768698384

Cheers - Snow

 

[edschache]

Yeah, anyone who's been to Tipplers Tap knows it's not the beer that makes you fat it's those damn pork sliders that come with the beers

The Strava group has hit 10 people already so there's obviously a few of us keen on it. Maybe the next Brisbane AHB pub crawl will be more of a pub sprint, one drink at each venue, run between venues, first one to The Scratch gets free beer courtesy of the runners up. Maybe whenever the winner needs a beer it's the last person that walked in the door. The last person to finish has to see the night out until closing. Fairly similar idea to "pub golf" a memorable past time from living in a small country town.

Also for anyone reading this who has a growler and a bike... http://www.pedalhappydesign.com/ph-gr-l001.html

Ed

 

[Liam_snorkel]

so the answer is to either drink red wine or spirits without a mixer, or brew very dry beers..

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

I like your thinking Liam

 

[RobW]

so the answer is to either drink red wine or spirits without a mixer, or brew very dry beers.

A standard glass of wine (red or white) has about 270 - 280 calories:

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/06/03/1054406180833.html

 

[GrumpyPaul]

Good luck to everyone involved.

Mine doesnt sound like a weight issue - I am 70 and want to get down to about 63. I am only a little bloke with a fairly small fram - so even at 70 which by most standards isnt overwieght, the beer belly is an issue. I dont care about losing the weight, I just want to try lose the belly.

I have been watching this thread with interset - some of you guys are doing really well. Keep it up.

I took the liberty of compiling the following list. That way you can just cut and paste the updates as you go. I have only done starting weight and target - you guys can add you current weights.

Name Starting Weight Goal Current Weight
Acarey 105.8 95
bradsbrew 93 85
Diesel80 93 90
Rowy 120 115
BribieG 95 85
Beerness 101 90
pnorkle 112 90
meathead 99 89
Lodan 98 88
Mosto 123 90
Logman 130 105
Tidal Pete 75 72
Shaunos 107 93
GrumpyPaul 70 63

edited: cant get formating to put number in colmuns....

 

[wbosher]

Mine doesnt sound like a weight issue - I am 70 and want to get down to about 63.

You don't need a weight loss program...you need a time machine.

But in all seriousness, you sound very similar to me. I've got the pregnant looking belly and only weigh about 73kg, would like to be about 63.

 

[Liam_snorkel]

A standard glass of wine (red or white) has about 270 - 280 calories:

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/06/03/1054406180833.html

did you read Snow's article? It says that the energy (calories) from alcohol itself does not contribute to weight gain, only the residual carbohydrates (sugars). So unmixed spirits & red wine would be best, white wine & beer worse.. since beer as a glycemic index of 119.

 

[GrumpyPaul]

2 months ago I was 77 - I had to get it down a bit to fit into my suit. The son and daughter both had weddings 3 weeks apart.

Now I just have to keep it off and drop a few more kilos.

 

[RobW]

did you read Snow's article? It says that the energy (calories) from alcohol itself does not contribute to weight gain, only the residual carbohydrates (sugars). So unmixed spirits & red wine would be best, white wine & beer worse.. since beer as a glycemic index of 119.

Yep, I did and they sort of allude to it in the Age story as well. However from what I've read there's a fair bit of contention about that theory.
There are plenty of sources to dispute it:

http://www.health.vic.gov.au/aod/alcohol/factsmyths.htm

http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/check-the-facts/health-effects-of-alcohol/appearance/calories-in-alcohol

Personally I reckon it's the inhibition-to-eating factor you need to watch as much as anything.

 

[Liam_snorkel]

definitely. case in point - at 1:30am saturday I thought camembert cheese & vegemite was the perfect before-bed meal. If I hadn't been on the piss for 6 hours beforehand, I would have been asleep and not eating at all...

 

[nu_brew]

It still seems from this article that beer has a very high GI making it worse for weight gain than say wine or spirits.

 

[Diesel80]

Grumpy I was at 102.5 as a start. But when I noticed the thread I was already down to 93 B-)

Good luck with the belly mate. That's what I am trying to lose in phase two.

Cheers
D80

 

[shaunous]

Ya don't have to be a rocket scientist to work out sweet whites are worse for you than dry reds, and beers are worse than spirits on the rocks or at least with a diet/sugar free mixer.

 

[brewdrew]

That's an interesting comment about running off the calories, but I read there was research that indicates that not all the calories in beer (particularly from ethanol) are able to be assimilated by the human body. This means that yes, beer has calories, but not all of them make you fat. So reading just the calorie count can be misleading. There is a recent article on this stuff here: http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/new-book-claims-that-nightly-glass-of-wine-wont-go-straight-to-the-hips/story-fneuzkvr-1226768698384

Cheers - Snow

I don't really trust news.com.au. The article misrepresents Dr. Charles S. Lieber's 1991 study, summarised here http://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/04/health/why-the-body-may-waste-the-calories-from-alcohol.html by the NY Times and available here http://m.ajcn.nutrition.org/content/54/6/976.abstract

The science of metabolising stuff is hard. Although, that study talks about 'chronic consumption' not causing weight gain. Normal drinking is going straight to your hips.

 

[black_labb]

so the answer is to either drink red wine or spirits without a mixer, or brew very dry beers..


If your aim is to get as much alcohol in with minimum calories. I like to brew low alcohol high flavour beers that are as satisfying as full strength beers. Better for your waist, liver and brain chemistry. Wave the full strength beers for social things.

 

[shaunous]

Just reading through all this. It really makes us sound like full blown alcoholics. Excuses to drink while still wanting to lose weight

 

[Liam_snorkel]

Hehe yeah. My red wine, straight spirits and dry beers comment was meant to be funny, considering it is a brewing forum..

 

[shaunous]

Hehe yeah. My red wine, straight spirits and dry beers comment was meant to be funny, considering it is a brewing forum..

It's a true fact though

 

[Bribie G]