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lilmandy89
lilmandy89 Posts: 323 Member
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Does anyone know some drinks that aren't really high in calories or fat, because I usually drink beer but I know it is full of calories.
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  • lilmandy89
    lilmandy89 Posts: 323 Member
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    Does anyone know some drinks that aren't really high in calories or fat, because I usually drink beer but I know it is full of calories.
  • scostello24
    scostello24 Posts: 126
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    Yea I was wandering the same thing. I just had my birthday and could not even have a drink because I was too scared to ruin my diet.:sad:
  • tinnytibbs
    tinnytibbs Posts: 53
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    they say to drink hard liquor with water....blahhhh

    I love beer!
  • lovetorun
    lovetorun Posts: 16 Member
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    I drink vodka with soda water & a lime wedge, or vodka with water and crystal light.
  • Life_is_Good
    Life_is_Good Posts: 361 Member
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    Red wine - 87 cal - 3.5 oz
    White Wine - 80 cal - 3.5 oz.

    On the weekends, I save calories so I can have a couple glasses at night... Love wine :love:
  • KariandCo
    KariandCo Posts: 29
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    Isn't all hard alcohol about the same? Except for flavored ones?

    Gin & Diet Tonic with extra lime is good, but it's hard to find diet tonic outside of the grocery store. On that topic, how come more bars don't have diet 7-Up or something similar? Better mixer than cola, I think...
  • Gorgeous
    Gorgeous Posts: 248
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    RUM
    white rum


    someone said no calories and no carbs
  • mydogmesa2
    mydogmesa2 Posts: 205 Member
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    I posted this awhile back HTH
    Also check out this site for the values of any drink you can think of.

    http://recipecircus.com/recipes/awsum34/TIDBITS---You-Need-To-Know/Beer.html

    Serving size is one glass (200 ml)
    Calories

    Margarita 453
    Martini 113
    Mint Julep 143
    Old Fashioned 206
    Pina Colada 297
    Screwdriver 200
    Singapore Sling 230
    Sloe Gin Fizz 120
    Tequila Sunrise 253
    Tom Collins 120
    Black Russian 291
    Whisky Sour 166
    Blue Lagoon 179
    White Russian 360
    Bailey's lrish Cream 468

    A shot of JD had 78 calories and th eaverage beer has around 150 calories. Have a good weekend!
  • proudmama0118
    proudmama0118 Posts: 433 Member
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    Rum and Diet Coke!! Throw a little sugar free amaretto syrup in to make it cherry flavored. Yummy! Also I haven't tried them yet but I saw that they have a Mike's Hard Lemonade Light. I think it was like 100 cal.
  • badtzmaru7979
    badtzmaru7979 Posts: 41
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  • banks1850
    banks1850 Posts: 3,475 Member
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    gin
    most vodka (be careful of flavored ones, some have added calories in the form of sugar)
    some rum (same warning as vodka)

    mix any of these with a diet softdrink or soda water and you should be fine.

    I prefer gin and soda with a lime.

    although I sometimes like a dirty martini with extra olives!
  • badtzmaru7979
    badtzmaru7979 Posts: 41
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    is that true about white rum??? i drink miller light. has 98 calories.......better than the 150 you get with reg beer, specially if you have a few.....losing 50 calories a beer really adds up fast and makes a huge difference if you drink a lot.
  • lilmandy89
    lilmandy89 Posts: 323 Member
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    what about ceasers?
  • banks1850
    banks1850 Posts: 3,475 Member
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    but even with this info, alcohol is rough on weight loss, besides how it alters your body chemistry and slows the metabolism, it also is converted by the liver to use as fuel, which supercedes the body's use of other food sources, which means, any unused food energy will now be stored instead of used, until the alcohol has been burned off.
  • Bekah
    Bekah Posts: 71 Member
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    Does anyone know some drinks that aren't really high in calories or fat, because I usually drink beer but I know it is full of calories.


    Mich ultra is 95 cals per bottle I think this is on of the lower ones.
  • breakingthepath
    breakingthepath Posts: 124
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    Red wine - 87 cal - 3.5 oz
    White Wine - 80 cal - 3.5 oz.

    On the weekends, I save calories so I can have a couple glasses at night... Love wine :love:

    Oh dear. I hope most of those are alcohol calories that boil off during cooking.
  • carrie79
    carrie79 Posts: 4
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    You can either do light rum and diet soda or vodka and soda. Also, I like to do Stoli flavored vodkas. Blueberry and soda is VERY good and it's quite okay.:wink:
  • jlruhlman
    jlruhlman Posts: 15
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    ITS TRUE!!!! :tongue: Bacardi white rum and Diet Coke or what ever diet you want = 0 CALORIES! It was on the commercial! I drink it all the time. Please drink responsibly haha
  • icandoit
    icandoit Posts: 4,163 Member
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    I hope this helps.

    A shot of alcohol (80 proof) 1.5 oz 100 calories
    Beer 12 oz. 150 calories
    Wine 5 oz. 100 calories
    Gin/Vodka Diet Tonic 100 calories
    Gin/Vodka Tonic 200 calories
    Bloody Mary 140 calories
    Rum & Diet cola 110 calories
    Rum & cola 240 calories
    Vodka Lemonade Crush 160 calories
    Cold Brew Tea 8oz 160 calories
    Vodka Diet Cranberry 140 calories
    Vodka Cranberry 250 calories
    Whiskey Tea Smash 170 calories
    Diet Tonic Water 8 oz. 0 calories
    Diet Soda 8 oz. 0 calories
    Diet Cranberry 8 oz. 40 calories
    Lemon/Lime Juice tspn 10 calories
    Orange Juice 8 oz. 110 calories
    Pineapple Juice 8 oz. 150 calories
    Unsweetened Tea 0 calories
    Tomato Juice 8 oz. 41 calories
    Tonic Water/Ginger Ale 90 calories
    Club Soda 8 oz. 0 calories
    Apple Juice 8 oz. 115 calories
    Sugar - 1 tablespoon 48 calories
    Garnish 10 calories
  • walnut
    walnut Posts: 216 Member
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    I don't believe the bit about no calories in white rum. If it has alcohol, it has calories. Just because they say something in a commercial doesn't make it true.

    Also, another point about alcohol's effect on your diet is this: ever noticed you get the munchies during/after drinking? Alcohol causes your blood sugar to dip and therefore make you want to eat something.

    That said, I sure love a good beer.

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