Going out Saturday night.

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Oompa_Loompa
Oompa_Loompa Posts: 1,099 Member
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I have not had one drink (alcoholic) since New years eve. I have already decided that I am not drinking beer anymore. The thing that sucks is I hate hard alcohol(yuckkk) but I'm going to have to force it down. My friend wants to go out dancing on Saturday night. I love going out dancing and its been a while since the last time we did. I want to drink but I dont want to ruin my weight loss. What are some drinks that I can get that have like..low low calories. Like doesn't bicardi make a rum or something with zero calories. I could do that and diet coke.
Please, I need suggestions. And I know alot of you are going to say dont drink or only have a couple..but I wanna have fun and theres nothing funner than drinking and dancing!

HELP!

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  • 1FitMomof4Girls
    1FitMomof4Girls Posts: 202 Member
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    Stick to "clear" alcohols.
  • ghalliday
    ghalliday Posts: 46 Member
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    Vodka & diet coke is very low in calories or vodka & tonic....alternatively white wine and soda in a tall glass :-)
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,293 Member
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    all alcohol has calories as alcohol itself is a carb, but unlike other carbs which have 4 calories per gram, alcohol has 5 cals per gram. Like the first responder said stick to clear alcohols mixed with diet pop if you are worried about calories.
  • TropicalKitty
    TropicalKitty Posts: 2,298 Member
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    Uhhh, I don't think that rum is going to be 0 calories. Would be nice if it were!

    Anyway, I know people who drink vodka & club soda, add some lemon wedges. I'll do "skinny" margaritas, which are actually real margaritas...tequila on the rocks, light splash of triple sec/grand marnier, a few lime wedges. It's strong so I can't down a bunch of them like I can the standard bar margarita.

    Or, my simple go to is rum and diet. Hooray for well drinks!

    Wine is good too, just not too much of it.

    Have fun!
  • Paige1108
    Paige1108 Posts: 432 Member
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    Don't forget to count all that dancing as exercise again the calories in your drinks. You may come out at zero if you work the dance floor hard enough.
  • hkuiuc99
    hkuiuc99 Posts: 79 Member
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    skinny girl margarita! :)
  • ms_april
    ms_april Posts: 21 Member
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    You can figure the calories in almost any liquor by taking the proof -15, so for an 80 proof liquor it is about 65 calories per ounce. Keep in mind that a shot glass is 1 1/2 oz so an 80 proof shot has 98 calories. This calculation is for LIQUOR (vodka, whiskey, rum, etc) NOT LIQUEUR (Southern Comfort, Kahlua, Baileys Irish Cream, ect.) which have much higher calorie content.

    Use a no calorie mixer like diet coke or diet 7up to keep calories low. Drink a glass of water between each drink with alcohol to keep the number of drinks you have reasonable and have fun!!!
  • Geminieve24
    Geminieve24 Posts: 364 Member
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    I drink only rum and diet. Make sure you drink as much water as you can while going out. There are like zero calories; however the clear alcohols do have sugar-even with it being low carb and calorie free. But if you plan to "tie a few on", rum and diet is the way to go! Also white wines are known to be fewer in carbs and calories. I would also suggest some cardio before you go out and having a healthy dinner! Like a turkey burger on whole wheat bread and like half a sweet potato. Just no fast food at 2 am! LOL
    Have fun!

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