Having a drink while dieting

I sooooo need advice on this. We tend to go out or braai over weekends, where everyone has something to drink. I used to enjoy having a glass of wine or beer. However, now Im so scared that it will "undo" all the weight I've lost during the week. Any thoughts? Is there a low calorie drink you guys prefer or should I just cut out alcohol all together?

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Vodka and plain soda water is the lowest calories option.

I still drink, much less than I used to, but I still do it. I try to limit my snacks and up my exercises on day I know that I'll be drinking.

I still drink every once in a while. Miller light or shots, sometimes captain and 7. Michelob is a good beer for Calories..

or there's always this


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQFmKPA-iAg

ETA that is a joke, I probably wouldn't recommend it, though my husband did try it... ugh.

as long as you got the calories, enjoy it. Remember this is forever, do not deprive yourself the simple pleasures in life like Beer.

Many of us think of this as a new lifestyle, not a diet.
All things in moderation. If this is how you want to spend your calories, it should be fine in moderation.
I personally have only had 2 glasses of wine in the past year. I get more satisfaction out of chewing my calories.

Red wine!

This drink has some studies which have shown it prolongs life expectancy and youthfulness. So at least you can fool yourself that you did not pick the crappiest option

All the killjoys that say give it up!

If this change is for good then I don't think there's a good reason to give it up - just change what you're drinking.

I've found that white spirits and a diet mixer are best way to keep the calories down. So vodka or gin with diet drinks or soda water. A wine spritzer also lasts longer so you drink less.

One thing I will say is that sooo many of us find it hard to not eat a mountain of food (and dirty, greasy, delicious food at that) when we've been on the booze. Might be an idea to get some healthy snacks ready for when you get home and even have every other drink as a soft drink so you limit your drunken-ness, hence your ability to see the healthy choices when it comes to eating food later!

Just my opinion!

A white wine spritzer or a vodka and coke won't kill the day if you plan for it. (notice I say a... One or two.. Just don't have too many!)

Zara x

I mix cocktails at my bfs most weekends. We tend to half the shots, or use a full one between us, but thats because we are cheap

I have changed my lifestyle to a healthier one, but it still involves drinking. 2-3 cocktails every other Friday & Saturday night. If I mix them myself and log the ingredients. A typical example would be 3 cocktails for about 250 calories, which I fit into my day.

I usually have vodka or rum with mixtures of lemon/lime/pineapple/orange/cranberry juices and diet lemonade.

Your easiest option would be vodka with diet coke or lemonade.

ETA: I have never been on a diet in my life and I am not about to start now

It halts protein synthesis... PFT Makin' NOO GAAAAINZ!