Drinking alcohol isn’t just taxing on your liver, it also can do damage to your waistline. Alcohol also makes it a little harder to resist tempting trigger foods like the late night drive-through, or slices of greasy pizza. About 38 million Americans are binge drinkers and out of that, most are between the ages of 18-24. Binge drinking is defined (for women) as those who consume four or more drinks at one time. If you enjoy a cocktail at happy hour you can do it with your diet intact, but binge drinking is one way to slow your weight loss progress.(1)

Pure alcohol contains about 7 calories per gram. Alcoholic beverages generally contain at least 100 calories and also contain carbohydrates. Here is a list of a few common cocktails and their carbohydrate content: