ALCOHOL.. how to fit it in ?

CeriGrindrod
CeriGrindrod Posts: 120 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Tomorrow I am going out clubbing. How do I do this in the lowest calorie way??
I went out last Friday too but I don't want to gain weight from partying however I am 19 and can not sit in the house everyweekend, socialising is part of growing up! .......... help?

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  • katkin1358
    katkin1358 Posts: 1
    My drinks are now vodka (Skinny Girl - 40 cal./shot) and diet cran-prom (10 cal/8oz) and plenty of ice. So a total of 50 cal. for a very large drink. When I am at home and drinking I find that I will drink about 1/2 and then fill the glass with more ice and just some diet cran-pom. Very tasty and very few calories.
  • frenchfacey
    frenchfacey Posts: 237 Member
    well, a proper shot, 1.5 ounces, of vodka, no flavored stuff, is about 105ish calories, get that with soda water or diet mixer, and just have a few. or bubbles, a dry champagne is about 70 calories an ounce.
  • toothpastechica
    toothpastechica Posts: 250 Member
    Just have 1 or 2 drinks and do some cardio earlier in the day and/or eat healthy the rest of the day so that you have room for a couple drinks.
  • chezjuan
    chezjuan Posts: 747 Member
    Get a good workout in earlier in the day to give you some more calories, and use either soda water or diet soda as mixers. Do your best to avoid drunk snacking.
  • kaylurzz
    kaylurzz Posts: 121 Member
    I just make room for the drinks I want to drink my eating a smaller lunch or dinner. Or going a bit harder in the gym the day of...

    So then it's a treat when I do get to enjoy a drink or two...
  • Janice2Shakira
    Janice2Shakira Posts: 257
    It depends on what you're in to, but a good scotch or something on the rocks (no mixers or chasers) can work wonders. You usually drink it slower, and still get a nice buzz without packing on too much extra calorie wise.
  • CoffeeLush
    CoffeeLush Posts: 46 Member
    Just echoing everyone else above. My favorite drink is: bourbon, bitters and club soda. A low calorie Old Fashioned. :-)
  • Janice2Shakira
    Janice2Shakira Posts: 257
    Just echoing everyone else above. My favorite drink is: bourbon, bitters and club soda. A low calorie Old Fashioned. :-)

    How could I forget Old Fashioneds?! Yum!
  • tammi_t
    tammi_t Posts: 20
    Not to be the overseer in the message board, but I thought 21 was the legal drinking age. With that said, maybe skip the cute, fruity drinks and ask for some flavored seltzer in your drink. I agree with the post of getting a proper shot of unflavored vodka. Be mindful of your intake and drink plenty of water. Have fun.
  • CookNLift
    CookNLift Posts: 3,660 Member
    Go out, enjoy yourself and get back on track when you're done nursing your hangover. Don't let counting calories and fitting your macros limit you. Go out, have fun, and log whatever you remember. Then go back to your normal routine. You won't be fitting your macros every second of every day, live a little and enjoy yourself :)


    If you do want to worry about the healthy options stick to vodka (or any clear alcohol) and mix it with low calorie mixers....i personally do ketel and club with a lime.
  • daffodilsoup
    daffodilsoup Posts: 1,972 Member
    Not to be the overseer in the message board, but I thought 21 was the legal drinking age. With that said, maybe skip the cute, fruity drinks and ask for some flavored seltzer in your drink.

    Users on MFP come from countries other than the United States.
  • jdm_taco
    jdm_taco Posts: 999 Member
    Its one day, enjoy your life. Work out harder that day or next day if you feel guilty.
  • bettysueANDboe
    bettysueANDboe Posts: 9
    Go out, enjoy yourself and get back on track when you're done nursing your hangover. Don't let counting calories and fitting your macros limit you. Go out, have fun, and log whatever you remember. Then go back to your normal routine. You won't be fitting your macros every second of every day, live a little and enjoy yourself :)


    If you do want to worry about the healthy options stick to vodka (or any clear alcohol) and mix it with low calorie mixers....i personally do ketel and club with a lime.

    Agreed, and don't forget to add in water between drinks so you don't spend the entire next day "recouping"! :) Although, at 19, you may not need to that, it unfortunately takes longer to recover with every birthday that passes...
  • LJGettinSexy
    LJGettinSexy Posts: 223 Member
    Its one day, enjoy your life. Work out harder that day or next day if you feel guilty.

    This
  • LJGettinSexy
    LJGettinSexy Posts: 223 Member
    Not to be the overseer in the message board, but I thought 21 was the legal drinking age. With that said, maybe skip the cute, fruity drinks and ask for some flavored seltzer in your drink. I agree with the post of getting a proper shot of unflavored vodka. Be mindful of your intake and drink plenty of water. Have fun.

    You make an excellent point, didn't really think about it.
  • FrankiesSaysRelax
    FrankiesSaysRelax Posts: 403 Member
    I do vodka waters a lot. A top shelf vodka, water and then lemon and lime squeezed in there. It's actually really good and pretty low calorie.
  • CeriGrindrod
    CeriGrindrod Posts: 120 Member
    I am from the United Kingdon, legal drinking age is 18.. I am 19, therefore legal! :D
  • CeriGrindrod
    CeriGrindrod Posts: 120 Member
    Amen sister
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    just do it, then go work it off
    easy
  • 1PatientBear
    1PatientBear Posts: 2,089 Member
    Its one day, enjoy your life. Work out harder that day or next day if you feel guilty.

    ^^^ This
  • haroon_awan
    haroon_awan Posts: 1,208 Member
    Try to eat high protein during the day, track in advance and stick to it, eg if you normally have 5 drinks during the night then plan your diary a day in advance for 5-7 drinks. If you go over, don't worry about it. Just have a good time and understand that weight loss should be a secondary goal to spending time with family and friends (unless your Dr has told you that you need to lose weight!)
  • micheleb15
    micheleb15 Posts: 1,418 Member
    Fit it in a huge glass. I'm a vodka/soda with lime drinker.
  • umieto
    umieto Posts: 46
    I find it fits best in my mouth

    But if I'm out it's all about the vodka diet coke. You're a Brit so if you hit up Tesco they have a tonne of amazing low cal fizzy waters that make an excellent mixer if you're not a coke fan. Gin is fine also. Spirits in general are lower calorie.

    And in the end, one night drinking is no big deal if you go over calories.
  • kevin3344
    kevin3344 Posts: 702 Member
    My friends and I go out maybe 2-3 times a week. We drink A LOT and it usually it includes food, too! lol

    The only way is to up your exercise. We're runners (we've done marathons, half-marathons, etc.) I've done 3 this year and I run kinda fast...1:45 half or so. We've also done the Warrior Dash, TRX classes, you name it. We're big into fitness.

    We have a race coming up and it's run a mile, drink a beer, run a mile, drink a beer lol.

    Enjoy responsibly, of course :)

    ETA: My drink of choice is a bombay sapphire gin + tonic w/lime. Yum!
  • haroon_awan
    haroon_awan Posts: 1,208 Member
    Also:

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  • Chlochloeaway
    Chlochloeaway Posts: 26
    Usually I use my alcohol as part of my cheat meal at the weekends because I have no idea how much I'll end up drinking or eating :/
  • Showcase_Brodown
    Showcase_Brodown Posts: 919 Member
    Just factor in the calories like you would anything else. How do you fit in a piece of chocolate or cake?
  • Laurenmp16
    Laurenmp16 Posts: 344 Member
    Vodka/soda and a good burn that day! Also, some cardio to sweat it out the next morning will take care of any hangover, although I don't think those existed at 19. :drinker:

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