I love beer!

Ditto!!

Probably not the wisest thing to go under 1200 and save for the week...you'll end up feeling like crap.
I would drink in moderation just to avoid those huge calories..and there is always bud select 55! Its not the best, but I've learned to like it

I think that it's reasonable to save those calories for indulging, however saving 3 days worth of 300 calories and then drinking 900 calories worth of beer on Saturday night, probably won't show you the best results.

Having a light beer (Mich. Ultra makes pomegranate and citrus flavored) or even having one darker beer during the week is going to maintain a better balance than carb-sugar overload on the weekend.

No, it is very difficult to get the required nutrition on less than 1200 cals, and if beer helps make up the 1200 you are probably lacking in other areas. Alcohol is empty calories, and also make it harder to burn fat. If you had a diet of 2000 cals you could get away with having a couple of drinks but not on a 1200 cal diet.

I'm on the same boat! I loveeee the dark beers! :-/

Um, really. You wouldn't be asking this if you didn't already know the answer. LOL But I'll answer you.
No you can't.
With any alcohol it's not just an issue of calories. Alcohol acutally slows down your metablolism for some time after you drink it so it may only be 300 calories in but what you burn is also reduced. Does this make sense?
Also eating under 1200 calories is not healthy. You are not getting the nutrients that you require. You will go into starvation mode and start storing fat. We can call you a chipmunk...yeah...that's it.

Hope this helps, not trying to be snooty. (Is that even a word?)

I wish it worked that way! I love beer. I love big heavy malty beers. But no, you can't save calories. You need to get 1200 calories a day or it's unsafe for you. Just drink it in moderation and really enjoy it when you do. I personally don't like beers like Bud Select or Michelob Ultra, so I'd rather save the calories for something big and delicious like a Guinness which has surprisingly few calories.

My calorie intake is 1200 calories. I exercise EVERY day. I binge drink on michelob ultra once a week. I lose weight every week (There was an exception of a 2 week span where I stayed the same weight, but I know it was a plateau because once I increased my calories and took a day off of working out, I lost weight). I've been on here since Dec 5th and lost 20 pounds. Would I have maybe lost more if I didn't drink once a week? Maybe, however I'm happy and I haven't once had a gain. I say, do what works for you and it doesn't hurt to exercise a little harder the next day. Cheers!

Besides drinking one of the beers already listed as being lower in calories, I don't think that there are many good options for beer. Beer tends to be a calorie packed drink and it's easy to drink your calories for the day in a sitting (at least I used to be able to LOL).

Also when your body is metabolising alcohol it's not really metabolizing anything else until it's done.

Do you plan on drinking every weekend? If so, I don't see this being a good idea.

PGS = Party Girl Syndrome

I'm such a micro-brewed porter/stout snob! I've been surprised at the variation in calories (and the selection!) on mfp. I'm trying to stay away from Imperial Stouts, since they usually have way more calories than a regular stout. Guinness is surprisingly low in calories, and it feels filling so I don't (usually) want six in a night. One or two is plenty.

As for the super low calorie beers, Michelob Ultra Amber isn't bad. It's harder to find than normal Michelob Ultra, but it actually does have some flavor.

I _try_ to restrict my beer intake to days I'm physically active. They sort of cancel each other out. Beer and bowling -- sure! Beer and dancing -- yeah! What I'm really trying to cut down on is drinking beer on the couch after a day at the office.