Alcohol

rainrain83
rainrain83 Posts: 82 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
hello everyone.
i had a kids free house last night and felt like having a drink or 2.
Does anyone have good suggestions about what the best alcohol is?
as far as i can tell it would be vodka with some low calorie soft drink.
however when i put the wine i like into the database it came up
with more calories but absolutely no sugar which i thought was weird being
its very sweet ( gossip lips sweet moscato)
any ideas for drinks that are low calories but also low in sugar?
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  • vytamindi
    vytamindi Posts: 845 Member
    Typically any clear spirit is lower in calories and in sugar, depending on what it is distilled from? I usually stick to bacardi and cherry coke zero or vodka and monster zero.
  • ChanceTakr2131
    ChanceTakr2131 Posts: 96
    I usually do a glass or two of wine.
  • jasonheyd
    jasonheyd Posts: 524 Member
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/32276-types-hard-alcohol-sugars-carbs/

    ETA: A lot of the alcohol entries in the MFP database are added by users who're entering only calories, so carb/sugar data will be missing. Your best bet (for low carb / low sugar) is going to be hard liquor + "diet" drinks, if you don't mind the artificial sweetener.

    Google's just added nutrition info searches to their search engine, which might help you with the wine... Just search for: how much sugar in wine
  • kganc001
    kganc001 Posts: 317
    Skinny Girl Vodka is pretty good, same with the other skinny girl products. I mix them with diet coke (fiancee likes it with tonic water and lime). Tequila can get kinda high, but it's my favorite. Just measure and it won't be so bad. :)

    I drink a 5oz glass of Riesling every so often and it's only like, 110 cal. :)
  • MsJulielicious
    MsJulielicious Posts: 708 Member
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  • 12skipafew99100
    12skipafew99100 Posts: 1,669 Member
    Do yourself a favor and don't drink any. Over the course of a life time it can really add up. I wish I had never started.
    No alcohol is the best. I know thats not realistic for some but I do have regrets. Usually when I drink I lose the resolve to stick to my eating goals. Then you are looking at even more calories.
    Best wishes.
  • joanyz
    joanyz Posts: 2 Member
    not a beer drinker? because Bud 55 or Miller 64 is not THAT bad...
  • SrJoben
    SrJoben Posts: 484 Member
    hello everyone.
    i had a kids free house last night and felt like having a drink or 2.
    Does anyone have good suggestions about what the best alcohol is?
    as far as i can tell it would be vodka with some low calorie soft drink.
    however when i put the wine i like into the database it came up
    with more calories but absolutely no sugar which i thought was weird being
    its very sweet ( gossip lips sweet moscato)
    any ideas for drinks that are low calories but also low in sugar?

    Alcohol, as in ethyl alcohol, the main ingredient is 7 calories per gram (Carbs, Protein are 4, Fat is 9). So a standard 1.5 ounce 80 proof (40% alcohol by volume) shot has about 96 calories. You can't really get lower than that unless you drink less than a full serving.

    It seem unlikely that calorie count will differ significantly from one liquor to another. Other than the alcohol it's mostly just water, and the portions are small. We're talking maybe 1-2 calories difference between a serving of vodka and whiskey.

    Anything that's not distilled is another matter. There are carbohydrates and even a tiny bit of protein providing additional calories in wine and beer. (Also mixed drinks, cordials and Liqueurs may have tons of sugar in addition to alcohol calories.)

    If you really want to drink, but also keep calories as low as possible, get your favorite hard liquor, straight or on the rocks. Or use a low or no calorie mixer

    ...Or don't worry about it for 2 drinks. I mean if you like wine or beer go for it. We're talking about an extra 25-50 calories per serving. Not exactly a diet crusher if taken in moderation.
  • rainrain83
    rainrain83 Posts: 82 Member
    thanks everyone such good suggestions
  • rainrain83
    rainrain83 Posts: 82 Member
    thanks i have never seen bud in australia but i know we do have miller
  • msliu7911
    msliu7911 Posts: 638 Member
    I think many moscatos are around 150 calories per glass.
  • MrsWells1983
    MrsWells1983 Posts: 160
    The gossip sweet lips moscato is one of my faves. As is Brown Brothers Cienna. No suggestions on the cal front sorry, but it's still nice to be able to enjoy a glass or (a few) of my fave alcohol.

    I also drink beer and the XXXX Summer Bright is low carb and low cal. Can't remember what the cal content was but it was pretty low, as is Carlton Dry.

    *EDIT* just checked and the XXXX summer is 99cal and the Dry is 117cal.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,990 Member
    Just quick info: alcohol inhibits glycogen and fat use for energy while it's in your system. Reason why is alcohol is directly absorbed into the intestines and used for energy over other macro nutrients.

    While moderate alcohol intake is good for health, try not to let it be your last drink before bed (since that's when the most body fat is burned).

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • rajendra82
    rajendra82 Posts: 20
    Do yourself a favor and don't drink any. Over the course of a life time it can really add up. I wish I had never started.
    No alcohol is the best. I know thats not realistic for some but I do have regrets. Usually when I drink I lose the resolve to stick to my eating goals. Then you are looking at even more calories.
    Best wishes.

    Medically speaking, no alcohol is worse than 2-3 drinks a day for a man, and 1-2 drinks a day for a woman. So moderate alcohol is the best, no alcohol is the second best, and heavy drinking is the worst.
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    Just quick info: alcohol inhibits glycogen and fat use for energy while it's in your system. Reason why is alcohol is directly absorbed into the intestines and used for energy over other macro nutrients.

    While moderate alcohol intake is good for health, try not to let it be your last drink before bed (since that's when the most body fat is burned).

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    Looks like I'm doing it all wrong :)
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    Medically speaking, no alcohol is worse than 2-3 drinks a day for a man, and 1-2 drinks a day for a woman. So moderate alcohol is the best, no alcohol is the second best, and heavy drinking is the worst.

    Doh!
  • melwharris91
    melwharris91 Posts: 80 Member
    I like to drink absolut mandarn with sparking water and a squeeze of lme.
  • Ophidion
    Ophidion Posts: 2,065 Member
    Medically speaking, no alcohol is worse than 2-3 drinks a day for a man, and 1-2 drinks a day for a woman. So moderate alcohol is the best, no alcohol is the second best, and heavy drinking is the worst.
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  • nikilis
    nikilis Posts: 2,305 Member
    Medically speaking, no alcohol is worse than 2-3 drinks a day for a man, and 1-2 drinks a day for a woman. So moderate alcohol is the best, no alcohol is the second best, and heavy drinking is the worst.
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    TEQUILA!

    or mescal. but you don't really get good mescal outside of mexico.
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    Medically speaking, no alcohol is worse than 2-3 drinks a day for a man, and 1-2 drinks a day for a woman. So moderate alcohol is the best, no alcohol is the second best, and heavy drinking is the worst.
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    TEQUILA!

    or mescal. but you don't really get good mescal outside of mexico.

    I'm with those guys! That is good stuff!!!!
  • DebbieLyn63
    DebbieLyn63 Posts: 2,654 Member
    Just quick info: alcohol inhibits glycogen and fat use for energy while it's in your system. Reason why is alcohol is directly absorbed into the intestines and used for energy over other macro nutrients.

    While moderate alcohol intake is good for health, try not to let it be your last drink before bed (since that's when the most body fat is burned).

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    Well this explains my 3 lb gain this morning. I had my first alcohol in 10 months last night before bed. A small glass of Kahlua after a very stressful day. The rest of the day was in maintenance range, as it has been for the past 2-3 weeks, but the scale was up 3 lbs from yesterday morning. I am hoping that it is simply water weight gain and will be gone in a few days.

    That's it, no more alcohol for me. Definitely not worth it.
  • DebbieLyn63
    DebbieLyn63 Posts: 2,654 Member

    Medically speaking, no alcohol is worse than 2-3 drinks a day for a man, and 1-2 drinks a day for a woman. So moderate alcohol is the best, no alcohol is the second best, and heavy drinking is the worst.

    Do you have any studies to back this claim up? I have heard that one glass of red wine per day is good for the heart, but other than that, there is no medical benefit to alcohol. Especially not 2-3 drinks per day.

    The properties in the red grapes are beneficial on their own, without fermentation, and the blood-thinning properties of alcohol is a benefit than can be reproduced with taking a baby aspirin every day. The dangers of over-thinning your blood with too much alcohol, is much more likely.
    Plus the stress on your liver, even more so for women, outweighs the potential small benefit. IMO.

    Didn't stop me from having a shot of Kahlua last night, but the extra lbs on the scale this morning will keep me from doing that again.
  • jasonheyd
    jasonheyd Posts: 524 Member
    Well this explains my 3 lb gain this morning.

    Um, no... There's really no calorie intake of any kind that's going to explain a 3 lb. overnight gain. :)

    Any swing like, or a 3 lb. overnight loss for that matter, is pretty much water retention changes & more likely to be tied to your sodium intake or (if you really ate that 5 lb. hamburger) maybe how recently you've eaten vs. last gone to the potty. ;-)

    As noted above, there're some studies that show it's probably better to consume alcohol along with food and not as the last thing you eat of the day. With that said, if it's within your calorie allotment, I don't think a reasonable drink in the evening is going to prove to be the deciding factor in weight management success or failure.
  • jasonheyd
    jasonheyd Posts: 524 Member
    Do you have any studies to back this claim up? I have heard that one glass of red wine per day is good for the heart, but other than that, there is no medical benefit to alcohol. Especially not 2-3 drinks per day.

    http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=moderate+alcohol&btnG=&as_sdt=1,22&as_sdtp=
  • DebbieLyn63
    DebbieLyn63 Posts: 2,654 Member
    Well this explains my 3 lb gain this morning.

    Um, no... There's really no calorie intake of any kind that's going to explain a 3 lb. overnight gain. :)

    Any swing like, or a 3 lb. overnight loss for that matter, is pretty much water retention changes & more likely to be tied to your sodium intake or (if you really ate that 5 lb. hamburger) maybe how recently you've eaten vs. last gone to the potty. ;-)

    As noted above, there're some studies that show it's probably better to consume alcohol along with food and not as the last thing you eat of the day. With that said, if it's within your calorie allotment, I don't think a reasonable drink in the evening is going to prove to be the deciding factor in weight management success or failure.

    I am well aware that I did not gain 3 lbs of FAT in one day. It definitely is mostly water weight gain, most likely caused by the Kahlua before bed, since nothing else was out of the ordinary for me yesterday. But since the alcohol DID inhibit the fat-burning process during that time, my body apparently did not burn as much fat last night as it normally would have, so that, coupled with the extra calories and sugar in the alcohol, will affect my weight for this day. Had I planned earlier to have the drink last night, I could have cut out some other calories earlier in the day, along with the needed nutrients that they provide.
    I don't have a lot of room for junk calories in my diet.
  • GoMizzou99
    GoMizzou99 Posts: 512 Member
    Skinny-Margarita

    Delicious Low-Cal - MIXER:
    2 liter bottle of Fresca - IMPORTANT - pour in pitcher
    I package of crystal light - lemonade INTO THE PITCHER
    (DO NOT PUT THE CRYSTAL LIGHT INTO THE FRESCA BOTTLE - it will shoot everywhere - like Mentos and diet coke) You will only do that once lol.

    Add Tequila and Triple Sec to suit

    Then you can pour the remainder back into the Fresca bottle and transport this anywhere.
  • jasonheyd
    jasonheyd Posts: 524 Member
    I am well aware that I did not gain 3 lbs of FAT in one day. It definitely is mostly water weight gain, most likely caused by the Kahlua before bed, since nothing else was out of the ordinary for me yesterday. But since the alcohol DID inhibit the fat-burning process during that time, my body apparently did not burn as much fat last night as it normally would have, so that, coupled with the extra calories and sugar in the alcohol, will affect my weight for this day. Had I planned earlier to have the drink last night, I could have cut out some other calories earlier in the day, along with the needed nutrients that they provide.
    I don't have a lot of room for junk calories in my diet.

    What I'm saying is that one anything in one day isn't going likely to cause a weight swing anywhere near 3 lbs, nor is having a reasonable drink of alcohol going to impair fat-burning enough to cause such a swing.

    Over time, in combination with other things, maybe. One drink, I doubt it.

    Everyone's different I suppose, but my own weight loss includes fairly regular, moderate intake of a beer, bourbon, or scotch. I also see pretty regular weight swings of ~ 3 lbs. up and down, independent of the booze. ;-)

    Regardless, and obviously, it's up to you whether you want to have a drink every now & then. :)
  • Kellbellftw
    Kellbellftw Posts: 89 Member
    vodka with tonic water (soda/setlzer water as some people call it) with a lime! SF Redbull would probably work too, if you want thatbuzz. Isn't there Skinny Girl vodka? I never had it, since I'm not a big drinker lol
  • RllyGudTweetr
    RllyGudTweetr Posts: 2,019 Member
    vodka with tonic water (soda/setlzer water as some people call it) with a lime! SF Redbull would probably work too, if you want thatbuzz. Isn't there Skinny Girl vodka? I never had it, since I'm not a big drinker lol
    Tonic water isn't the same as seltzer water, or club soda. Tonic water has calories, for one.
  • Kellbellftw
    Kellbellftw Posts: 89 Member
    vodka with tonic water (soda/setlzer water as some people call it) with a lime! SF Redbull would probably work too, if you want thatbuzz. Isn't there Skinny Girl vodka? I never had it, since I'm not a big drinker lol
    Tonic water isn't the same as seltzer water, or club soda. Tonic water has calories, for one.

    hahaha you learn something new :D Like I said, I'm not a big drinker ;)

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