I like beer

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  • togmo
    togmo Posts: 257
    Why do you drink light beer? That stuff is garbage. I drink full flavored craft beer and just have one or two when I go out. Its much more filling and actually has taste.

    I can come up with 200 - 400 calories once or twice a month for it.

    Couldn't agree with that statement more. I try to make room for a couple nice full flavoured (not necessarily high alcohol) beers once a week.

    If I am going to have to add it to my pal and sacrifice something else for it I want it to be well worth it...
  • groomchick
    groomchick Posts: 610 Member
    LOL... White Russians!!! Totally decadent...only have one a couple times a year now and YES... they are always as good as I remember them!! Now I stick to Vodka/Diet tonic on a regular basis. :):drinker:
  • GoMizzou99
    GoMizzou99 Posts: 512 Member
    Bourbon....mmmmmm
    Beer....mmmmmm
    Red Wine....mmmmmm
    etc., etc., etc.

    I just count the calories. So what if they are "empty calories." Count them and stay on track.
  • deejayhonza
    deejayhonza Posts: 4
    Used to drink ten pints of beer a weekend every time I dj'd, you can imagine the amount of calories I built up over a time (10 years). It's been 2 weeks since I quit (actually, stopped for the whole of January) after realising the amount of calories it contained by this database. Love beer, had good times with it but I'm happy my liking for it is diminishing...have the cheeky vodka and diet coke every now and again.
  • togmo
    togmo Posts: 257
    apparently tequila helps you lose weight.

    Can't argue with that comment, I think I should pour me up some right now...

    No but seriously if you are looking to get smashed tequila or some other hard spirit is probably the go because you are getting very few calories from anything other than the alcohol (1g alcohol = 7 kcal). It won't help you lose weight but gram for gram of joy you will get a decent bang for your buck from the hard spirits...
  • 36jessica
    36jessica Posts: 319 Member
    I live in Italy...wine is obligatory on the dinner table. I don't think my in-laws would even come over if I told them no more wine, which is fine with me...I love the stuff. So, I calculate it into my max calories for the day or I Zumba it off the day after...
  • TheViperMan
    TheViperMan Posts: 235 Member
    apparently tequila helps you lose weight.

    That's total BS... My wife gained about 30 pounds the last time I had Tequila...

    Took her 9 months to "lose it", too...


    *winky wink*
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    I'm pissed on Red right now and will be tomorrow.

    And I have hit my protein target so yay me :)
  • 36jessica
    36jessica Posts: 319 Member
    Definitely wine! I have managed to swap most of my food cravings for healthier options but nothing fills my wine hole :sad:

    I so know what you mean...
  • mombieocalypse
    mombieocalypse Posts: 213
    LOL... White Russians!!! Totally decadent...only have one a couple times a year now and YES... they are always as good as I remember them!! Now I stick to Vodka/Diet tonic on a regular basis. :):drinker:

    I think I gained 10lbs drinking white russians on my honeymoon in the Bahamas. I think they must have nade them with sweetened condensed milk or something. lol
  • mmuzzatti
    mmuzzatti Posts: 704 Member
    apparently tequila helps you lose weight.

    Not true but I do lose my clothes a lot when I drink it! I have cut way back on my wine and beer but I have not given it up! I just count them as calories and yes they are empty and so is my head! Who cares!

    Cheers!
  • 36jessica
    36jessica Posts: 319 Member
    apparently tequila helps you lose weight.

    That's total BS... My wife gained about 30 pounds the last time I had Tequila...

    Took her 9 months to "lose it", too...


    *winky wink*

    :tongue:
  • palmerar
    palmerar Posts: 489 Member
    I still find room for beer and wine, but one thing I used to drink all the time that I've mostly given up are margaritas! I love a good margarita but at about 300-400 cals per serving plus the salt rim it's usually not in my calorie budget
  • BigBrunette
    BigBrunette Posts: 1,543 Member
    I don't really crave alcohol, but I do crave white, refined things: bread, pasta, John Slattery...
  • abbyrae1
    abbyrae1 Posts: 265 Member
    I love beer too! and WINE!

    I will still have a drink whenever I want, if its a rough week after work, I will have a glass of wine or 2 with dinner 1 night or 4 nights. Its all about finding the balance that works best for you. If you want to have some drinks, go for it, but understand how it will impact your calorie count for the day and how it changes your eating habits then/the following day.

    I know that if I have 3 or 4 drinks, I will be ravenously hungry the next day, so I have to keep that in mind and react appropriately. Also, if I plan on having drinks I make sure I get in a good workout.
  • AndrewXB9
    AndrewXB9 Posts: 114
    I still drink beer.

    I don't think I could go without Stella or Peroni.
  • XXXMinnieXXX
    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
    Baileys. I got bought a litre bottle about 6 weeks ago. Still unopened as I think I'll do a number in it when I open it! Lol. I just love the original one! Sooooooo delicious!!!
  • Mimoki
    Mimoki Posts: 115 Member
    I haven't had alcohal in 6 months... I missed it, they don't sell it here. As soon as I get on the plan you better believe that Imma drink the plane dry I tell you!!!!
  • Mimoki
    Mimoki Posts: 115 Member
    Baileys. I got bought a litre bottle about 6 weeks ago. Still unopened as I think I'll do a number in it when I open it! Lol. I just love the original one! Sooooooo delicious!!!

    I love bailey's coffee! Yum yum and yuuuummm
  • marcvandenberg
    marcvandenberg Posts: 190 Member
    Just keep on drinking, as long as you be honest about how much and log it into your diary.
    Do some xtra walking (to the Pub) to earn it.
  • leeroxboro
    leeroxboro Posts: 142 Member
    So glad to see this post!! I like beer, especially in the summer time!! Nothing like lighting the grill and popping a top!! I have cut WAY back the last couple of weeks, though....mostly during the week, still drink it up on the weekends!!
  • fullofquirks
    fullofquirks Posts: 182 Member
    I bought some Budweiser 55 cal beer trying to save calories. Um no, just no.

    I've decided to save cal. and enjoy the good stuff now and again.

    That 55 s#!^ might be the nastiest I've ever tasted.
  • purpleluvet
    purpleluvet Posts: 5 Member
    Go for a drink that has less calories and less sugar. I love my wine (specifically, Kendall Jackson) but, when I go out (which is not all that often) I usually stick to beer so that I don't get too sloshed. Weird as it is, my favorite is Rolling Rock. I almost never order liquor. But, recently I switched it up to vodka soda, sometimes with a splash of OJ or sometimes just lime. It took me a bit to get used to it, but now I love it and I feel way less guilty about enjoying a few drinks. I've read that adding some Mio liquid water enhancer is good for adding some extra flavor, but one of the ingredients is sucralose (same as splenda), so advise against using Mio or any type of artificial sweetener.

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