Question about alcohol and weight loss?

waltj28 · Yahoo User

I've been trying to lose weight this year and did a pretty good job. Over the holidays I was just gonna relax and pick it up when the new year started again. I got pretty used to the idea of only drinking alcohol moderately throughout the year to lose weight. But since I was taking it easy some nights I would go out and drink very heavily. I used to drink alot of beer but not anymore. I usually drink whiskey w/water and lemon juice now. These last few weeks I went out a few times and when I drank I drank alot like 7-8 drinks (not shots) which is almost the equivalent of a 5th per night. I prepared myself for some moderate weight gain but in the morning when I'd wake up I'd lose 2-3 pounds a night. Throughout my diet all I've read was alcohols negative effects on weight loss and I'm just wondering if anyone has any information as to why I may be losing so much weight after heavy drinking.Thanks