One intentional night of drinking done with the strategies that we just covered and talked through

is not going to significantly impact your body composition.

Your body is very resilient.

Now what matters, what actually moves the needle in body composition outcomes is the frequency

and the pattern of this.

Drinking three to four nights a week, even if individual nights seem moderate, that still creates a chronic

environment of interrupted fat burning, multiple days a week, recurring sleep disruption, frequent

cortisol elevation, and constant calorie surplus from both the drinks and the food that accompanies

them. Even if you're like, I'm not a foodie after I drink, still the other three things are happening. So don't try to justify your way out of it. That pattern over time

absolutely will impact your results.

What's going on, everyone? Hey, you guys, welcome back to another episode of the Macro Hour with your host,

Nikki Stott. And on these episodes, we talk about mindset, methodologies, and tactics that will

help you lose body fat, build muscle, be strong, and feel insanely confident. Today, y'all,

can I, I'm just going to ask you guys, can I talk about this topic?

I'm going to specifically talk about social drinking.

You guys ready for that?

And how to like actually navigate it when you're, when you're tracking your macros,

when you're working towards like a body composition goal.

And also just being a real human who wants to enjoy summer because the reality is it's about

to be rooftop season, it's patio season, it's pool parties, weddings, barbecues, girls trips,

happy hours, right? And if you're in the fitness community and you drink, even occasionally,

you have probably felt the tension between wanting to enjoy those moments and the guilt that

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