As you can tell by the ever changing weather we are about to head into warmer months. Pretty soon it will be 100 degrees in the shade. I love the heat. I love the water. And I love to have a drink every now and then. Yes ladies and gentleman I love to sit back and have beer. No one said I was perfect. So I get this question all the time. "I'm going out tonight with some friends what can I drink?" Well that's up to you.  It really depends on what you want to accomplish.  Drinking a beer or a glass of wine every now and then isn't going to kill you. In fact there are a few people I know that need to sit down, relax and have a drink. One thing to remember is that 1 gram of  alcohol  has 7 calories. Thats more than protein or carbs which  have 4 calories per gram. A typical beer has 145 calories. A glass(3.5oz) of wine has about 75 calories.  Do the math on how much you typically drink.  The more important thing to remember is that alcohol is a drug. It will slow down your metabolism. So if you had a big meal with your 3 beers, you better run 5 miles tomorrow to burn it off. Moderation people.  Plan for the next day to do something active. 

   Wouldn't it be nice if your waitress /bartender could tell you that your last 4 drinks equaled a double cheeseburger. Wishful drinking.

Try this on a treadmill the day after your festivities

• 1min 6.0 speed 0 incline
  
• 1min 7.0 speed 0 incline
  
• 1min 8.0 speed 0 incline
  
• 1min 6.0 speed 2 incline
  
• 1min 7.0 speed 2 incline
  
• 1min 8.0 speed 2 incline
  
• 1min 6.o speed 4 incline
  
• 1min 7.0 speed 4 incline
  
• 1min 8.0 speed 4 incline
  
• 1min 6.0 speed 6 incline
  
• 1min 7.0 speed 6 incline
  
• 1min 8.0 speed 6 incline
  
• 1min 5.5 speed 0 incline
  
• 1min 9.5 speed 0 incline
  

Good Luck!