ALCOHOL

ice tea & a flavored vodka....
light cranberry juice...diet 7up or sprite...and add a shot of flavored vodka....
vodka/water/mio drops

I'll drink what I fancy. Usually lager, something like Becks or a German type (they have strict laws about ingredients). Occasionally Guinness. Sometimes bourbon. Straight. And then there's vodka/diet coke. Vodka/tonic.

If I have wine, it'll be a full bodied red. Something like merlot/Shiraz.

Taking it easy, having soft drinks/soda in between helps, going out and not drinking doesn't cause the world to implode either. Even if you're in a pub.

My only concerns are to make sure it fits in, to eat well before going out and to remember that those jäger shots at the end of the night are the ones that lead to you waiting for an extra large pizza with olives, two boxes of garlic bread and a bit of a sore head in the morning.

Not that I would ever be guilty of any of those acts before I started logging again....

I was just thinking about this last night because I really wanted a margarita but knew it would put me over my calories
I LOVE dark, hoppy, delicious beers. There's a place my friends and I like to go that brew their own and of course you have to try them all!!!! I haven't been back since I started counting calories. I'll go back when I lose a certain amount. So I guess we can look at it as a reward....
As for anything else, I mix vodka, rum or bourbon with diet soda. I'm a big bourbon fan but I think it has more calories than the clear liquor.
When I want a drink, I think to myself....Do I want to log that and go over my calories....and the answer is usually no.
I try not to drink at all during the week anymore but every maybe like once a month I will treat myself to a weekend night out
My biggest problem now is the hangover the next day that seems to be getting worse as I get older! So I have to remember to drink lots of water!

Wine should have NO calories. It has nothing to do with food, it should be free. In a perfect world.

+1 (lol)

Luckily for me I dislike sweet drinks so I don't have to worry about my sugar intake because I avoid drinks with high levels of sugar. This wasn't always the case. When I first lost 50llbs a few years ago I cut out juices, sodas, and began to put less sugar in my coffee. Water was my power drink and to this day I've kept that habit up.

When I drink it's
- 1-2 classes of red wine
-Light beer..usually corona
or
-vodka with carbonated water with a squeeze of lemon.

if I plan to drink I will add more time to my workout or eat less throughout the day.

I almost always go out one night a week (usually a Saturday) so I just count that as my cheat day! I'm not going to deprive myself of going out and having fun! To balance it out, I try and stick to my allotted calories every other day of the week and I always exercise 5-6 days/week. Also, to keep it (somewhat) healthy when I do go out, I usually drink vodka & club soda or vodka & water, both with a little bit of lime. It's become my favourite drink!

So... Alcohol has a load of calories *cries* and isn't great for your skin, or body in general... However, alcohol is alcohol and I'm sure there is a time, whether it's after a long or bad day at work, or at a party/ occasion, that you want to enjoy yourself...

So here are my questions:

If you do drink, what do you drink?
Is there such thing as a low calorie drink?
Do you substitute alcohol for something else?
Do you reward yourself with alcohol?
Would you rather drink the calories than eat them?


I like a glass of wine, but I'm trying to avoid wine due to the calories. I'm not an alcoholic, I am a student and can't afford alcohol so I don't really buy it! And if I don't buy it, I can't drink it! I like spirits, but tonic water doesn't taste the same without gin in it! If I have a good burn week, I would treat myself at the weekend.

Here's my take.
I do drink, actually I enjoy it (my tolerance thinks I'm Irish)
Low cal drinks, sure. A glass of scotch for me costs 68 cals
I'm not sure I understand the substituting alcohol for something else question.
And to answer you next two, yes and sometime. There are days when I know I'm going to drink, so I drink.

Like anything moderation is important. Is it gonna kill you to have a glass of wine with dinner every night, probably not if you're staying around your target. But I know some people that drink 1/2 a bottle a night or binge every weekend. That's no good.

I wish my body could handle it.. I can't. Even a little halts my progress. I must have real food for the little calories I can have each day. Bummer

Wine should have NO calories. It has nothing to do with food, it should be free. In a perfect world.

if only!

i drink a glass of wine every once in a while. I usually cut it with sprite zero to lessen the sugar content and calories.

How is cutting your wine with sprite zero "lessening" the sugar content? It lists 'sweeteners" in the ingredients list. Unless you're drinking a sweet wine there really isn't a lot of sugar in it.