How does drinking affect your weight? Can you drink and still lose weight? If so, how much? SPOILER ALERT: You don’t have to give up alcohol to lose weight.  But if you drink regularly, it could make being a healthy weight more difficult.  How booze affects your weight depends on many things, including what you drink, how much you drink, how often you drink, and what you eat when you’re drinking. Listen to this episode to learn how booze affects your body (aside from the obvious!) and what you need to consider in choosing to consume alcohol while you’re working towards achieving your comfortable weight.