Expert: Bonnie Hardie - 5/22/2008

Question
hi bonnie: here is my background story!!

i am really on a good diet and have lsot about 5 kilos slowly....i was just wondering (i only have about 1 -2km to go) and would like to encompase one night of being able to have a few "diet soda and vokda" drinks. Every day i do 30 or so minutes of excersie, eat salads and tuna, 12 nuts for snacks, apple, 100g meat at dinner and some berries with yogurt for dessert. I feel pretty good about my strict and healthy diet. If i do this 6 days out of 7. will have a night (maybe 3, maybe 5 or maybe 7) drinks out one night "diet drinks or wine" totally effect my weight loss and i will just maintain...or can i continue to still loose a bit? also - how long after drinking does acetate stay in the body and stop fat metabolism from occuring??

My question bonnie is when is the best time to exceresie to try and cut the negative effect of alchohol. The sat before you drink that night? or the sunday after you have drunk the alcohol?? If you excersie after drinking the next day will this help get rid off toxins in the body and put the body back into fat burning mode???

Answer
Hi Katie,
Thank you for your question.
From what I understand-the acetate from alcohol stays in your body for 48 hours after drinking.
Exercising after drinking is better- it will get rid of the toxins,putting the body in the fat burning zone.
If you have 2 drinks or less one night out of 7-you will probably still maintain-but I doubt that you will lose any weight.
Thank You-Good luck,
Bonnie