In this episode, Charles Ernst makes a powerful case against alcohol for anyone trying to lose weight. He shares his personal journey of losing 83 pounds in a year—without drinking a single drop. Charles explains how alcohol contains empty calories that are burned first, halting fat loss and slowing metabolism.

It also hijacks your brain, boosts hunger hormones, and leads to poor food decisions. Using science and personal experience, he breaks down how alcohol quietly sabotages your health goals. He ends with a direct challenge to listeners: stop drinking and see how much better your body responds.

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Key Moments:

1. Alcohol and Weight Loss Don’t Mix (00:00:00 - 00:01:16)

Charles opens the episode with a bold claim: alcohol works directly against weight loss and shares how he lost 83 pounds in a year by cutting it out completely.

2. The Myth of Moderation (00:01:16 - 00:01:47)

He challenges the belief that you can drink in moderation and still lose weight efficiently, explaining why his own research changed his mind.

3. Empty Calories & Burn Priority (00:01:47 - 00:02:21)

Alcohol contains empty calories that are burned first, pushing aside the nutrients your body actually needs to use for fat loss.

4. Metabolism Crash (00:02:21 - 00:03:23)

Charles explains how alcohol shuts down fat burning and slows metabolism for hours by converting to acetate and disrupting normal liver function.

5. Why You Feel Sluggish the Next Morning (00:03:23 - 00:03:53)

Your body burns the wrong fuel after drinking, which leaves you exhausted, drained, and less motivated to stay on track.

6. Alcohol Hijacks Your Brain and Cravings (00:03:53 - 00:05:06)

Alcohol spikes hunger hormones and lights up the brain’s reward system, causing uncontrollable cravings for high-fat, high-sugar junk food.

7. The Final Challenge: Cut Alcohol and Watch What Happens (00:05:58 - 00:06:44)

Charles wraps up with a challenge to stop drinking for a week or a month and see the difference in your weight loss journey.