I came across a great blog on CrossFit Paradiso’s website. The blog had some great advice on how to drink responsibly and not feel like a complete pile the next morning.
Here are some helpful hints to still have fun, but not demolish your body in the process! I have followed this plan for over two years and rarely do I wake up feeling like a bulldozer hit me. So try it out for yourself, and feel what a difference tequila and soda water make!
So stick to the basics: tequila, red wine (lower sugar content), or cider beer (no gluten, but has more sugar content so keep this to a minimum).
Also the key is to drink earlier in the day that way by 9,10 o’clock you will be ready for bed, just when your body and mind are ready for bed too. The more sleep that you get, the better your body will feel!
Here is an excerpt from Robb Wolf’s Book a Paleo Solution, this book is unbelievable and I believe it should be in everyone’s library!
http://www.amazon.com/Paleo-Solution-Original-Human-Diet/dp/0982565844
…For our clients the lifestyle piece is tougher to nail down than the exercise for sure, and it is even tougher than the food. People will gladly pay to be beaten senseless in workouts, but they are ready to bolt when we suggest they get a few zzz’s and curtail their boozing for the sake of their health and a better-looking fanny…
…What you need to know is that alcohol does not just blunt growth hormone release, it just turns it off. This is not good for your health, recovery, or body composition. Solution?…Drink earlier. You need to get your booze in as far away from bedtime as you can…
…Much of the problem with drinking is not the booze itself but all the crap, usually sugar, that comes along with it. Ditch your frou frou drinks with the umbrellas and go for clear liquor. My favorite is tequila (gold), prepared with the following ingredients:
Drink one or two of these on an empty stomach early in your evening. Wrap up the night with some protein and fat, and you are set….There is also some chemistry behind the recommendations. The lime juice blunts insulin release and the carbon dioxide bubbles in the soda water act as what’s called a “nonpolar solvent.” This actually extracts the alcohol from the drink and delivers it to your system faster…
…Beer is generally loaded with gluten. If you can find a gluten-free variety, give it a shot, but keep in mind it does have significant sugar content…If you go for wine, opt for dry varieties, as they have less sugar…
So see we can still have fun with the rest of our friends, but we just need to do it RESPONSIBLY!
Fit Chic