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8 Genius Ways to Lose Weight Without Giving Up Booze

Thanks to these diet and fitness tricks, you can have your happy hour and a tiny waist too

by Amanda Montell | COMMENT

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Hack the Fat-Burning Process The Boozy Problem: It's not just the calories in booze we have to worry about -- the very act of drinking slows down your body's fat-burning process.

"Your body treats alcohol like a toxin," explains board-certified weight loss physician and founder of bistroMD Dr. Caroline Cederquist, MD. And our liver is responsible for getting rid of it.

That means when we drink, our liver gets busy processing the toxin, so our body postpones other important functions -- like burning fat, explains Ethel Baumberg, co-founder of Flyaroo Fitness. The faster you drink, the more overwhelmed your liver gets, and the further its fat-burning responsibilities get pushed down on the to-do list.

The Boozy Solution: "Your liver can process approximately one drink per hour," explains Baumberg. So, to stay in sync with your fat-burning processes, wear a cute watch and keep your pace to one drink per hour. Sound a little slow? Check out this sweet hack for how to put the brakes on your drinking pace.

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