is alcohol not an option anymore?

RissaDean

Gin and slim-line tonic : 57 Calories. Yum.

You are my new hero.....I though gin & tonics were a thing of the past. Hooray!!!!!!!!!!!! :drinker:

TK266

1 oz of Vodka has just 64 calories. so depending on your allotted Cals, you can have a few. as everyone else has said keep an eye on the mixers, drink plenty of water and make sure yo have a great B-day.

according to this site Vodka breaks down like this:

Calories 64
Sodium 0 mg
Total Fat 0 g
Potassium 0 mg
Saturated 0 g
Total Carbs 0 g
Polyunsaturated 0 g
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Monounsaturated 0 g
Sugars 0 g
Trans 0 g Protein 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg

chevy88grl

I was never a big drinker, but when I decided to get serious about losing the weight - I stopped drinking. I didn't want to use up the calories I get on stuff like alcohol (since it is empty, liquid calories). I think it is a personal choice. If you want to have a few drinks for your birthday - go ahead and do it. But, try and figure out BEFORE you go how many calories drinks you like have in them. Then stick with those.

sunnybigmc

If you like vodka then your good because it doesn't have sugar. and like everyone else said.. stay away from mixers. atleast the full flavor ones. get the light ones. and its ur birthday! I wouldn't worry about it. Party!

Brinklj

I was wondering about this. I just started this journey a week ago. This weekend I've used my exercise calories to drink a few beers at the end of the day. I was wondering if this was okay as long as I wasn't going overboard? I've found that it's really hard for me to eat all of my calories (I get over 3k) so tonight I drank a bit to use some of them up.

mikeyrp

I was wondering about this. I just started this journey a week ago. This weekend I've used my exercise calories to drink a few beers at the end of the day. I was wondering if this was okay as long as I wasn't going overboard? I've found that it's really hard for me to eat all of my calories (I get over 3k) so tonight I drank a bit to use some of them up.

I would definitely not drink alcohol to 'use calories up' - you are better off not consuming them at all. That said, you will not do yourself any harm by having a couple of beers as long as you are under your target calories.