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TheJourneyToFabulous

Before starting out I would go out every weekend and have quite a bit of alcohol then food on the way home. I havent been drinking since New Year.

I have a party this weekend, and do want to have a few drinks. My weigh day is Saturday and party is Saturday night dont want to ruin next week from one night, does anyone have any lower cal drinks ideas?

Sp1tfire

Go on la croix sparkling water's website: http://www.lacroixwater.com/recipes/ and use some of the really good looking recipes there! If they don't sell La croix near you, I suppose any sparkling water of the appropriate flavor would do!

fitmom4lifemfp

When I want to imbibe (which admittedly is very infrequently!) I have a mojito, or Rum and Diet Coke.

toxikon

Rum and Diet Coke is my go-to!

jackjackattck

I typically get vodka soda with a lime, which depending on the grade of vodka is about 50-80 calories per drink. Make sure it is NOT tonic water because that has a ton of sugar and calories, but soda water is zero. Or as others have suggested, rum and diet coke is good too! Essentially any liquor type with diet soda or soda water is always a good bet. I also drink red wine, which has more calories than straight liquor for sure but has antioxidants and is definitely less calories than a strong beer or cocktail.

angej2

Vodka soda and lime. But I just drink what I like, if I know I am going to have a few glasses of wine on the weekend I just have a day where I eat fewer calories during the week so it doesn't impact my progress.

Tacklewasher

Just a heads up. If you're like a lot of people here, myself included, through a combination of weight loss and drinking less, you'll have become a bit of a lightweight. So, besides the calories, it may not take anywhere near as much alcohol to get you tipsy now compared to when you were drinking regularly.

I like a good Gin and diet tonic water. I actually find diet tonic tastes pretty much the same as regular tonic. Only diet drink I don't really mind the taste of. Otherwise, Crown and Coke Zero.

Also, for beer, Guinness is surprisingly low calorie. Which is good for me as it is my favorite.

bbell1985

Vodka soda, or straight whiskey, wine. I prefer the taste of the whiskey and wine.

Like others have said, if you weigh less and are eating less...you might get pretty tipsy on 2 drinks. Nurse those puppies and have a snack planned that fits into your calorie goal just in case you get home and are feeling snacky. I put a pint of halo top in my freezer before I go out and pre-log it. I know that if I have another drink, I can't indulge in that when I go home. It's almost never worth the other drink.

Ironandwine69

Vodka sugar free red bull.

TheJourneyToFabulous

Thanks all I am not planning on having a lot,I think ill have a healthy snack waiting for when I get in the I know something is there when I am home. I have heard it can be good to alternate between alcohol and water?

amtyrell

Wine spritzer which is wine with soda water. Also I ask for soda water with a splash of juice in a wine glass between alcohol drinks

fitmom4lifemfp

Tacklewasher wrote: »

Just a heads up. If you're like a lot of people here, myself included, through a combination of weight loss and drinking less, you'll have become a bit of a lightweight. So, besides the calories, it may not take anywhere near as much alcohol to get you tipsy now compared to when you were drinking regularly.

Yup. I became a "lightweight" many many years ago. When I think of how much I used to drink...OY!!

michael1976_ca

i went out last Friday all i drank was vodka and oj...at the bar i drank coors light...have fun op

fitoverfortymom

Patron shots and Michelob Ultra Light.

AnnPT77

TheJourneyToFabulous wrote: »

Thanks all I am not planning on having a lot,I think ill have a healthy snack waiting for when I get in the I know something is there when I am home. I have heard it can be good to alternate between alcohol and water?

Yeah, it is, in terms of after-effects at least. Alcohol tends to be dehydrating, so drinking water helps. Also, if you happen to be drinking around people who'll annoyingly push you to drink more, it can be helpful to alternate between vodka/soda with a lime wedge, and sparkling water with a lime wedge, or somesuch combo. Visually indistinguishable.

ent3rsandman

GetDrunkNotFat is a great website for this kinda thing. You could also save up a few hundred calories now-Saturday if you're worried about going over, just to give yourself a cushion in case you do.