Does alcohol count towards your daily calories?
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the way i see it, is there are plenty of things that people eat that have no nutritional value but plenty of calories. you dont just eat your calorie goal and then go decide to eat 6 twinkies and not do anything to work them off, or compensate in some other way. some people eat part of their daily goal and fill the rest with twinkies but its not healthy either.
you need to find balance with it, whatever you decide to do.0 -
Ladies!?!! According to the MFP database the accepted serving size is "load." I take no responsibility for the accuracy of the nutrition information presented.
And if that sad image and joke isn't enough for you, be aware that devouring human souls is not going to impact one's calorie target:
that entry is obviously wrong - theres no protein listed
the souls thing is good to know though0 -
That depends on whether or not you can remember what you drank! :drinker: :laugh:0
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thank you , i was low on calories today. think I'll go buy a bottle of wine to correct that. how much in the average bottle?0
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Of course alcohol counts. Log everything. I don't drink so I don't have that problem. It's a waste of calories if you ask me.
A waste?!
Piffle.
Enjoying wine or beer is hardly a waste! I call blasphemy!0 -
My tip is not to eat only 1200 cals and then drink 500 worth in booze. You're not gonna feel good the next day..I speak from experience..
This. I'd double the first, possibly the second also, and drink plenty of water. (If you chase each drink with a glass of water, it will lessen the hangover intensity the next morning.)0 -
Hmmm. Of course it does.
Silly topic. Troll perhaps ? Haha0 -
If you've got 500 calories to spend on booze, you'll get more bang for your buck with straight distilled spirits rather than beer, wine, liqueurs, cocktails, etc. I mean, provided you're drinking for the purpose of DRINKING and not just enjoying the taste.
Hell, that's only like three beers, but around eight shots of whiskey! I know which one I'd take if it were a Saturday night...0 -
Hmmm. Of course it does.
Silly topic. Troll perhaps ? Haha0 -
Workout extra hard all week, don't eat all of your burned calories back, then get drunk when weekend shows up. You don't have to do it day by day. You can totally save up calories to blow on the weekend, eat your goal every day and still lose.0
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Of course it counts LOL. It has no fats, proteins or fibre yet it may contain sugars. Even if you drink dry wine or vodka you receive your calories. So you ought to log it.0
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If you've got 500 calories to spend on booze, you'll get more bang for your buck with straight distilled spirits rather than beer, wine, liqueurs, cocktails, etc. I mean, provided you're drinking for the purpose of DRINKING and not just enjoying the taste.
Hell, that's only like three beers, but around eight shots of whiskey! I know which one I'd take if it were a Saturday night...
Careful - in the US it's like 5 shots of whiskey (or tequila!). About 69 cals per ounce for many spirits, and a US shot is typically 1.5 ounces (not sure if you are in the US or elsewhere - in some European countries a typical shot is going to be more than 1.5 ounces, or more than the roughly 100+ cals). Still your point is spot on -- when losing I reduced my IPA intake and upped my tequila + whiskey intake - the habit has stuck.0 -
I'm going out tonight drinking, i'm doing my workout to make sure i can haha but i don't mind just hitting maintenance and being able to eat a bit more etc0
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If you've got 500 calories to spend on booze, you'll get more bang for your buck with straight distilled spirits rather than beer, wine, liqueurs, cocktails, etc. I mean, provided you're drinking for the purpose of DRINKING and not just enjoying the taste.
Hell, that's only like three beers, but around eight shots of whiskey! I know which one I'd take if it were a Saturday night...
Careful - in the US it's like 5 shots of whiskey (or tequila!). About 69 cals per ounce for many spirits, and a US shot is typically 1.5 ounces (not sure if you are in the US or elsewhere - in some European countries a typical shot is going to be more than 1.5 ounces, or more than the roughly 100+ cals). Still your point is spot on -- when losing I reduced my IPA intake and upped my tequila + whiskey intake - the habit has stuck.
I'm not in the West but I realize in many places a jigger is considered a "shot". That's why you don't measure in shots, you drink straight from the bottle!
But yeah, I don't mess around with beer if I want to get a buzz on, it's Jameson for me. Anyway the beer in my country is at most 3% alcohol and tastes like s***, so there's no point!
IPA, mmmmmm, when I lived in the US I loved me a Brooklyn IPA.0 -
You may be over thinking is... it's all calories.. count it. But yes, it is a good idea to exercise to earn more calories.
I'm not over thinking it, if I drink 1200 worth of calories I can't 'eat less' i.e. nothing. I haven't fed my body for the day with any actual nutritional value.
So you learned a new word today I see.
> this is what we call "empty calories"
it sure as shT counts- but it doesn't do anything for fueling you're body.
how old are you again?
How patronising. I know what empty calories are.
not for nothing- if you knew why are we talking about this?0 -
not for nothing- if you knew why are we talking about this?0 -
If you've got 500 calories to spend on booze, you'll get more bang for your buck with straight distilled spirits rather than beer, wine, liqueurs, cocktails, etc. I mean, provided you're drinking for the purpose of DRINKING and not just enjoying the taste.
Hell, that's only like three beers, but around eight shots of whiskey! I know which one I'd take if it were a Saturday night...
Careful - in the US it's like 5 shots of whiskey (or tequila!). About 69 cals per ounce for many spirits, and a US shot is typically 1.5 ounces (not sure if you are in the US or elsewhere - in some European countries a typical shot is going to be more than 1.5 ounces, or more than the roughly 100+ cals). Still your point is spot on -- when losing I reduced my IPA intake and upped my tequila + whiskey intake - the habit has stuck.
I'm not in the West but I realize in many places a jigger is considered a "shot". That's why you don't measure in shots, you drink straight from the bottle!
But yeah, I don't mess around with beer if I want to get a buzz on, it's Jameson for me. Anyway the beer in my country is at most 3% alcohol and tastes like s***, so there's no point!
IPA, mmmmmm, when I lived in the US I loved me a Brooklyn IPA.
Well now you kinda have to say where you are! I've seen "shots" in many places in Asia (and the middle east) that varied from less than an ounce to well more than 3 ounces -- taking shots at a roadside "club" in southern India is radically different than having a shot at a club in Phuket. Calorie and taste wise they can be really, really different (as well as being really, really different in terms of cost).0 -
I drink pretty regularly, and I still lose weight. I just try to combine drinking with exercise. Usually once a week I bike an hour to a brewery, have a few pints, and bike back. I figure I'm working it off that way. I also commute to work by bike, 12 miles each way, so I figure I have room for a few pints now and then.
Also, craft beer does indeed have some nutritional value. Fiber, Vitamins B6 and B12, etc.... A quick google search and you can find many lists of awesome reasons to drink beer.
But besides it's nutritional value, having a few drinks with friends does wonders for stress. Studies have shown that moderate drinkers generally outlive those who completely abstain.
So drink up and ignore the haters. Cheers.0 -
So, in other words, if I eat 1200 cals of ice cream which doesn't give me a full spectrum of nutrients, can I eat 500 more to fill the gap? No. Either exercise, eat at matinence or just have a bad day nutritionally as a treat.0
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