Diet

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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Get Back on Track The Boozy Problem: Let's say you forgot to drink water, chugged strawberry daiquiris all night and then ate an entire bag of shredded cheese with your fingers. When you go off the rails, it can be really easy to say "screw it" and continue your unhealthy habits until you feel better. Though we can all relate, this is an excellent way to throw off your weight loss plan indefinitely.

The Boozy Solution: At the end of your ill-advised evening -- or the morning after -- reach for a Vitamin C or activated charcoal supplement, a fresh green juice or smoothie.

Vitamin C works to block the conversion of alcohol into aldehyde, which is the most hangover-causing metabolite. Green juices and smoothies fuel your body with the minerals and vitamins it's desperately craving. And activated charcoal speeds up the body's removal of toxins -- just as it filters your tap water. (Try Project Juice's Black Magic lemonade.)

These surefire hangover cures not only make you feel better, they're also ultra-healthful, putting you back on your weight loss plan like no greasy hangover breakfast ever could.

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