'Good' Alcohols?!?

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  • gracey2521
    gracey2521 Posts: 72
    It's so weird that I just saw this post because I was just reading about this new study showing that people who drink shochu (it's a Japanese alcohol, but not Sake) over other forms of alcohol will lose weight. One of the best brand is TY KU which has been winning all sorts of awards and is advertised as having half the calories of vodka.

    There's this guy names Stephan Lyman who lost 15 pounds simply by substituting beer and other alcohols for Shochu. Granted, it took 30 weeks, but considering that's the only change he made you could probably see better results with diet and exercise. Here's his blog: http://kampai.us/

    I have never tried Shochu, but I plan on doing so in the near future =]
  • hobbitgrrl
    hobbitgrrl Posts: 67 Member
    I usually drink rum & diet Coke or rye & diet ginger ale. My favorite, frozen margaritas, are reserved for very special occasions - they're way too high in calories to drink on a regular basis. :(
  • lickmybaconcakes
    lickmybaconcakes Posts: 1,063 Member
    Bump.
  • Elen_Sia
    Elen_Sia Posts: 638 Member
    the best kind? the one I pour in my mouth

    Absolutely this! :)
  • mheightchew
    mheightchew Posts: 334
    I love tequilla shots, but the last time I drank it (4 shots) I gained 4.5 lbs!!!! I don't like it that much!

    This makes zero sense? 4 shots is 280cals.

    Alcohol is a diuretic so you will lose water weight.

    I'm thinking that there must be some big sodium spike and minimal water intake for weight to go up that much.

    Anyway, just another reason not to bother weighing in everyday.

    In saying that, I do for fun sometimes. I typically lose up to 2kg or 4lbs on a drinking night and I'll be back to normal by that night.

    Everyone is different. This is how my body reacts to alcohol. I only weigh in once a week by the way. I drank on Saturday, weighed in on Tuesday. I drink about a gallon of water a day and eat healthy. I have Pcos and a thyroid condition. So this may have something to do with it. This is a consistent reaction my body has.
  • samlankford
    samlankford Posts: 334
    :smile: I like "black box" merlot, or MGD64... also LOVE guiness but once it gets warmer out I cannot stand anything heavy... most hard booze has around 100 calories an ounce so take it easy on it.. see now I am thinking of a glass of vodka!
  • MrsJaimeW
    MrsJaimeW Posts: 54
    I go for a Gin, fresh lime juice and Soda Water - not everyone's cup of tea, as it is not sweet at all - but works for me :-)


    This has been my favorite too. And low cal.
  • RachFace1000
    RachFace1000 Posts: 154 Member
    I have a whole list of of the brand, type, % alcohol by volume, calories per 12 ounces, and calorie-to-alcohol ratio. Marker's mark is at the top with 70 calories an ounce and at cal/alc ratio of 18.7. Everclear is next but that's because it has a high calorie AND alcohol content. Feel free to ask for brands!
  • ARMom8251
    ARMom8251 Posts: 194
    prettytothinkso - What an awesome sleeve ink - wow!!

    I also happen to think thats pretty awesome work!
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