But just how much difference would it make to our waistlines if, instead of ‘saving’ calories for wine, we ditched the booze altogether? Before you pop another lockdown cork, read the illuminating accounts of three women who have lost a staggering 14-and-a-half stone between them . She’s lost 4st 8lb and gone from a size 20 to size 14, since stopping drinking four years ago. Within six months, I’d lost more than 4 stone and that joyous outcome sealed my fate as a lifelong teetotaller. Foolishly, I convinced myself that, as it was only liquid, unlike chocolate and cakes, alcohol couldn’t really affect my weight.

Source: Daily Mail November 15, 2020 22:04 UTC