Alcohol and hangovers
Magic_Chicken
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So I had a night out with friends last week and after logging all my drinks (that I can remember,hehe) It came to about 2300 Cals. That's nearly double my daily goal just on drinks alone, oops.
Were out again tomorrow night and was wondering which drinks would be a slightly lower calorie option?
Also what do you eat as hangover food? I usually crave something deep fried and covered in cheese after a night of drinking, lol.
Were out again tomorrow night and was wondering which drinks would be a slightly lower calorie option?
Also what do you eat as hangover food? I usually crave something deep fried and covered in cheese after a night of drinking, lol.
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I hope you had a good time!!! I don't usually get hangovers, I just hydrated before bed. I take a Tylenol and drink two bottles of water...wake up and run!!
I am not sure about the lower cal drink options, but if I had to guess the sweeter the drink the more calories. So maybe you can have a shot or two of liquor on the rocks....skip the mix. I am sure you'll get a better answer than mine...but it's a start!
Have a good time tomorrow night!!!1 -
Drinking isn't really a good idea if you have worked on getting into a better physical shape. Most of your mixed liquor drinks have sugar up the wazoo. Beer has a lot of carbs (depending on if you are drinking a Miller Lite or an IPA micro brew). If you want to have a drink, then it's ok to have ONE; not many to where you wake up half naked in a Dennys parking lot. I would try seltzer water with a lime/lemon/orange wedge. It give a bit of flavor but you're not getting all those sugars involved.
Hangover food? I would eat a good breakfast; eggs, bacon, toast with WATER and COFFEE. When I did drink I would crave late-night Taco Bell. Steak Quesadilla with a Cheesy Gordita Crunch, extra baja sauce and cheesy fiesta potatoes (would you call that a craving?). You have to stay away from food like what you are craving, otherwise you'll just be spending more time in the gym than you should.4 -
Hard liquors (vodka, gin, rum, whisky, tequila) with zero-calorie mix (diet stuff or soda or water) or straight up are the lightest calorie hit if you like highballs (60-80 cal/oz in most cases) and are planning to drink a lot.
I like prosecco (~500 calories for an entire bottle) if I'm having two or three, and most of the other wines I drink run about 120 calories for a standard pour too, so those are all reasonable options for me if I'm trying to keep it light. I'm also a scotch drinker and that has the double benefit of being low calorie and a slow sipping drink.
If I'm watching my calories I don't drink anything with fruit juice, liqueurs of any kind, regular soda, or bar mix stuff like lime cordial, grenadine, etc. And I usually don't do beer either unless I'm just having one.
As for hangover food, I try not to allow myself to eat a ton of junk just because I feel like trash. Lots of water, coffee, an Advil, and a reasonable portion of something with a decent proportion of fat and protein (I actually think a hamburger is perfect for this as long as it's a regular one and not, like, a Double Big Mac or a Baconator or something.) But all that stuff is kind of anecdotal at best and nothing but time and painkillers actually fixes a hangover, I don't think, so I try to avoid getting them if I can help it by stopping alcohol a couple hours before I sleep, drinking lots of water in the intervening time, and overall just trying to be responsible and not drinking too much.
I also try to go for a short, easy run as I have a (probably-misplaced) belief that it will help me, I don't know, get all the alcohol out of me faster? I don't think there's any scientific basis to this but I figure even if it's psychological it still helps and all those drinking carbs are perfect for exercise energy anyway.
All that old advice about alternating drinks with water, staying hydrated generally, eating a meal first, knowing when to stop, etc. etc. is the best in my option.6 -
Vodka soda if you are going to drink. And alternating each drink with a big glass of water.2
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Gatorade for a hangover0
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Light beers, diet tonic & gin (get extra lime, it really isn't that bad), diet soda and Jack.
As for the hangover, I won't eat for 24-48 hours post drinking. It's terrible. My abs pop but everything else feels and looks weak. It's just how my body handles it, I can't eat or else I'll throw up. Gatorade, multi-vitamins and water are my savior.0 -
I heard vodka doesn't have any calories so I would go with that. Gatorade is where its at for hangovers1
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Drinking and being fit is definitely possible, even long term. But drinking so much that you are hung over on a regular basis isn't good. And if you can't control your eating when drinking then you may have to work on that.
As already posted, liquor is the lowest calorie as long as it's straight or with a low/no calorie mixer.2 -
thegorilla89 wrote: »I heard vodka doesn't have any calories so I would go with that. Gatorade is where its at for hangovers
Vodka has calories, approximately the same number as other ~40% hard alcohols (somewhere between 60-80 calories an ounce or so.) I have no idea how this myth perpetuates.3 -
thegorilla89 wrote: »I heard vodka doesn't have any calories so I would go with that. Gatorade is where its at for hangovers
Vodka has calories, approximately the same number as other ~40% hard alcohols (somewhere between 60-80 calories an ounce or so.) I have no idea how this myth perpetuates.
Smirnoff had an ad campaign a couple years ago saying there were no carbs in Smirnoff. A lot of people got confused by this.2 -
Asher_Ethan wrote: »thegorilla89 wrote: »I heard vodka doesn't have any calories so I would go with that. Gatorade is where its at for hangovers
Vodka has calories, approximately the same number as other ~40% hard alcohols (somewhere between 60-80 calories an ounce or so.) I have no idea how this myth perpetuates.
Smirnoff had an ad campaign a couple years ago saying there were no carbs in Smirnoff. A lot of people got confused by this.
No carbs = No cals. That's why low carb diets are so popular. {sarcasm off}4 -
Asher_Ethan wrote: »thegorilla89 wrote: »I heard vodka doesn't have any calories so I would go with that. Gatorade is where its at for hangovers
Vodka has calories, approximately the same number as other ~40% hard alcohols (somewhere between 60-80 calories an ounce or so.) I have no idea how this myth perpetuates.
Smirnoff had an ad campaign a couple years ago saying there were no carbs in Smirnoff. A lot of people got confused by this.
Not to be a snob or anything, but I suppose it doesn't surprise me that those who willingly drink Smirnoff would get those confused...lol.3 -
Asher_Ethan wrote: »thegorilla89 wrote: »I heard vodka doesn't have any calories so I would go with that. Gatorade is where its at for hangovers
Vodka has calories, approximately the same number as other ~40% hard alcohols (somewhere between 60-80 calories an ounce or so.) I have no idea how this myth perpetuates.
Smirnoff had an ad campaign a couple years ago saying there were no carbs in Smirnoff. A lot of people got confused by this.
Not to be a snob or anything, but I suppose it doesn't surprise me that those who willingly drink Smirnoff would get those confused...lol.
*Gently hugs her Reyka and goes and sits quietly in a corner.*0 -
Asher_Ethan wrote: »thegorilla89 wrote: »I heard vodka doesn't have any calories so I would go with that. Gatorade is where its at for hangovers
Vodka has calories, approximately the same number as other ~40% hard alcohols (somewhere between 60-80 calories an ounce or so.) I have no idea how this myth perpetuates.
Smirnoff had an ad campaign a couple years ago saying there were no carbs in Smirnoff. A lot of people got confused by this.
This is just another thing that confirms for me that the world is just getting more stupid by the day...and it almost seems willfully.2 -
I use the Navy CureAll 800 mg Ibuprofen and drink a lot of water. A sausage McGriddle is my go to.
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By drinking vodka soda you are hydrating in a sense. Soda water IS water...
You can justify anything if you try hard enough.
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Anything distilled (it doesn't have to be vodka) with a diet soda if you want the fewest calories and the most alcohol.0
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Sometimes I crave eggs and bacon they after heavy drinking.
But I'm not a foodie, I'm a drinkie so I'm usually craving a Gatorade
Anyway clear vodka with Diet Soda0 -
Maybe don't drink so much that you get a hangover. It's irrational to deliberately poison yourself.2
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Asher_Ethan wrote: »thegorilla89 wrote: »I heard vodka doesn't have any calories so I would go with that. Gatorade is where its at for hangovers
Vodka has calories, approximately the same number as other ~40% hard alcohols (somewhere between 60-80 calories an ounce or so.) I have no idea how this myth perpetuates.
Smirnoff had an ad campaign a couple years ago saying there were no carbs in Smirnoff. A lot of people got confused by this.
Not to be a snob or anything, but I suppose it doesn't surprise me that those who willingly drink Smirnoff would get those confused...lol.
OMG, ROTFL....Love!
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I drink wine, whiskey on the rocks, or vodka with club soda. Those have been the lowest calorie options I enjoy.0
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What are you drinking that would come out to 2300 calories? Mind is boggled atm.0
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arditarose wrote: »What are you drinking that would come out to 2300 calories? Mind is boggled atm.
Ha. Pretty much anything I could get my hands on. Various cocktails, shots, few glasses of wine, vodka redbull etc. I think the sugary mixers pushed it up too, ie the fruit juice in the cocktails and the redbull.
Think I did better tonight tho. I stuck to one bottle of wine and one shot of vodka, logged at around 600 cals for both but according to my fitbit I burnt around 700 cals from dancing, lol.1 -
Sparkling wine is my favorite. It makes me feel fancy and it's usually around 120 per glass.
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Eat while still drunk and you won't have that hangover. It need protein, carbs, and vitamin C. Ideally it should have eggs.0
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Anyone else like madeira? To stay hydrated I like to mix Powerade Zero and water. Flavorful but not syrupy, and it gives me an electrolyte boost.0
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