11/07/2025
Okay let’s talk about this…
How you might actually not be in a caloric deficit. Are you a snacker and/or like your weekend drinks?
1. Alcohol doesn’t just “fit into your calories” it completely stops your body from burning fat until it’s cleared the toxin.
So if you’re drinking two nights a week, your metabolism basically gets hit with a pause button twice every seven days.
2. Add a few snack moments throughout the week like bites while cooking, or weekend splurges… and that “deficit” you think you’re in?
➡️ You’re not. You’re likely in a surplus.
ESPECIALLY if you’re doing both. The snacks might level out your calories, but until the alcohol is out of your system you are storing it all.
This is why people who swear they’re eating in a deficit stay stuck. They’re not broken, they’re just not as consistent as they think.
Plan your fun meals and drinks. Enjoy them. But if your goal is fat loss, save them for a couple of times a month, not every week.
Also, if you are eating the same amount of calories from your heavier days, it’s likely you need to decrease 100-200 to get back in to a true deficit.