Dieting and alcohol!?

ella_dubai

I'm one of those people who enjoys a drink (I'm a student), and there has been many a time when I've been worse for wear because of drinking on an empty stomach. How can I drink AND not go over my calories? I'd drink low-calorie drinks such as gin, but even one of those is around 100cals. I don't even want to THINK about a beer.

How can I get round this?

angelapolite

Unfortunately, there isn't a way around this. All you can do is continue to log your drinking, eat right and exercise. I'm not sure how much you drink, but I drink daily, not binge drinking by any means and I am losing weight. You have to allow yourself so many alcohol calories, just like you have to watch your food calories.
I've been guily of drinking on an empty stomach too, but I do eventually eat, because you'll just start eating loads of bad foods later if you don't eat.

shakybabe

I like a brandy and coke as a nightcap and I've still lost weight even when i got cravings bad and eaten chocolate, can you do a workout on the day you are going out in the evening drinking and burn an extra 1,000 cals off? . so you can go out and have a good night and not worry about it unless you have more than ten 100cal gins.. lol!

ella_dubai

Hehe, thanks guys...yep definitely doesn't seem a way round this one! I'll just have to be really careful

jacobschwarz

1 oz Seagrams 7
Any flavor of Coke zero or (a favorite) diet Coke with lime.

70 calories!

If a bar uses a SHOT, it is 1.5 oz.. 105 calories.

keystoneman

don't even want to THINK about a beer.

Check out a Bud 55 - you can drink two and have the same amount of calories as that small gin you had.

MdmAcolyte

Im a beer snob... Bud 55 ain't gonna cut it... Heineken is only 150 a bottle... nurse it.

ella_dubai

Wish there was a 'like' button on MFP!

Scorpioangel

I drink shots

erichlf

I drink daily and drink big beers, 9% ABV. I lost 40lbs. I am a vegetarian, so cutting out bread and french fries made it easy. Most vegetarian foods are low in calories anyway.

fteale

I have cut right back on my alcohol intake since joining here. I do still drink, in fact, I am drinking wine right now, but one or two glasses, never more than that any more. Not that I need more than that these days!

ashncox55

I miss my Crown and Coke on the weekends!!!

nwg74

I started having non alcoholic beer and shandy's. There is about 50% less calories compared to alcoholic versions.

Sl1ghtly

Fun calories don't count.

taso42

http://getdrunknotfat.com/

princeza9

Plan for it like food and log it. I plan for beer since that's my beverage of choice (and no, I can't drink Bud, I'd rather drink plain water). But I take the time to enjoy it since I have a 1 drink per night rule. That keeps my calories in check, and I'm not likely to eat anything that I didn't plan for.

FreshStart89

light beer is around 110 calories (bud light) but just do any liqour with a zero calories mixer. such as diet coke, club soda, diet sprite, etc. and workout a little extra if you know you will be drinking that night. cheers

FreshStart89

I miss my Crown and Coke on the weekends!!!

Can you try crown and Coke Zero?

Breezewood

Gonna be me and my Coors Light and karaoke in my basement tonight!

pastryari

Fun calories don't count.

Lol!! :drinker:

Ocarina

There is no magical way around this issue. This is a deeper issue that requires moderation to be practiced. I used to not be able to have only one beer but somehow after just chalking it up to being too many calories to be worth it I've cut back to one per day. It's been very nice on the budget and being drunk never was appealing anyways. One drink, of anything, should never destroy your day. Think of it as a treat. And they aren't much more calories then a snack anyways. Hope this helps!

iuew

when on the weight loss portion of my diet, i drank vodka from time to time.

blondejillie

The world's oldest known recipe is for beer.

All 13 minerals necessary for human life can be found in alcohol beverages.

infamousmk

Exercise more, love your beverages.

vpoleto11

bourbon and diet coke

mic ultra light 55 cals

Or vodka with grapefruit juice

I drink about twice a week and have a few beers or three drinks and it's low cal

froeschli

alcohol can wreak havoc with your blood sugar.- since reading about that, its a lot less appealing.
mind, my first, and only, hangover was the tequila kind - i have never suffered a repeat. - saying i never was much of a drinker to begin with...

krisntraining

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krisntraining

Gonna be me and my Coors Light and karaoke in my basement tonight!

Can I come to your house??

i_miss_donuts

Vodka and diet lemonaid (minute maid is yummy). Low cal and high volume - takes longer to drink.

eborn

Diet V8 Splash Tropical Fuit and Rum is Awesome. You get vegetables, antioxidents and Alcohol all in one drink... Low cal and great flavor

blondejillie

alcohol can wreak havoc with your blood sugar.- since reading about that, its a lot less appealing.
mind, my first, and only, hangover was the tequila kind - i have never suffered a repeat. - saying i never was much of a drinker to begin with...

So right...one thing I like to do is mix vodka with Special K protein water (fave is pink lemonade). The protein seems to help avoid a sugar crash. Cheers!