Oh S%$t, it's the weekend...

LissaBaby14
LissaBaby14 Posts: 46
edited September 26 in Food and Nutrition
So I haven't been to a bar since i've started my diet/lifestyle change and i'm due for an appearance & a night out with some friends.. HELP! What are some drinks that y'all drink that do not completely sabotage your day? I loveeee Sex on the beach & washington apple shots.. obviously I can't have those so any alternatives?!

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  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    If you like beer, I stick with the Budweiser Select 55. At 55 calories and less than 2 grams of carbs, it's a good choice, and it's not a bad tasting beer, for being so light.

    Otherwise, I'd suggest a flavored vodka or rum with diet cola. Orange, lemon, vanilla, etc. all go well. If they have a diet lemon-lime soda, the options are pretty limitless. You could also just mix it with club soda.
  • staciekins
    staciekins Posts: 453 Member
    If you like beer, I stick with the Budweiser Select 55. At 55 calories and less than 2 grams of carbs, it's a good choice, and it's not a bad tasting beer, for being so light.

    Otherwise, I'd suggest a flavored vodka or rum with diet cola. Orange, lemon, vanilla, etc. all go well. If they have a diet lemon-lime soda, the options are pretty limitless. You could also just mix it with club soda.

    Exactly!!! :drinker:
  • 1976me
    1976me Posts: 10
    morgan diet, around 60 cals if made with only one shot, if they pick the bottle up twice i count it as 90 cals, just keep it real social for now and stick to only 2 or 3. thats what i do and then grab a diet coke if i want more to drink. I am finding telling all my friends what i am doin has been really helpful and most of the time people are supportive unless of course they are jealous. good luck
  • timeforachange2011
    timeforachange2011 Posts: 155
    rum and diet coke might be a good choice, low in calories not sure about taste though! :)
  • tami7447
    tami7447 Posts: 23 Member
    Go to getdrunknotfat.com it might give you some good ideas! Have fun!
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    Otherwise, I'd suggest a flavored vodka or rum with diet cola. Orange, lemon, vanilla, etc. all go well. If they have a diet lemon-lime soda, the options are pretty limitless. You could also just mix it with club soda.

    I just went and looked it up, because I'm usually interested in this stuff, too. Smirnoff's flavored vodkas have about 70 calories per ounce and 0 carbs. Mixed with a zero calorie soda, it's a pretty light drink.
  • LissaBaby14
    LissaBaby14 Posts: 46
    Thanks everyone.. I like Bud Light & Bud Light Lime so i'll have to check out the Select. I'm not really a vodka drinker but I just might switch teams! :) Thanks!!
  • LissaBaby14
    LissaBaby14 Posts: 46
    Go to getdrunknotfat.com it might give you some good ideas! Have fun!

    Awesome, thanks so much!
  • Purple_Orchid_87
    Purple_Orchid_87 Posts: 517 Member
    25ml of smirnoff vodka and a small (150ml) bottle of sprite zero mixer = 55kcals
    I went out with work and had 6 of these, alternated with glasses of blackcurrent dilute - colleagues thought i was on cider and blackcurrent, and I didnt toally ruin my intake for the day
  • iheartralphie
    iheartralphie Posts: 104 Member
    flavored vodka and soda water, rum and diet cola.... yeah, shots are my downfall too, there are not really any that are not packed with sugar and calories!!! If you want to allow yourself to do a shot, just avoid the creamy ones!!! LOL. I found this the other ay t might help you...

    http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/554635/cocktails_the_skinny_on_calories.html
  • jteammom
    jteammom Posts: 173
    Bombay Sapphire on the rocks with club soda and a twist of lime. Very refreshing... 59 calories.
  • LissaBaby14
    LissaBaby14 Posts: 46
    flavored vodka and soda water, rum and diet cola.... yeah, shots are my downfall too, there are not really any that are not packed with sugar and calories!!! If you want to allow yourself to do a shot, just avoid the creamy ones!!! LOL. I found this the other ay t might help you...

    http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/554635/cocktails_the_skinny_on_calories.html


    Thank you, that's a great help! Alot of the drinks I love are on that list haha I appreciate it!
  • LissaBaby14
    LissaBaby14 Posts: 46
    Thanks for the ideas ladies, both sound good & I love the calorie count ;) haha
  • iheartralphie
    iheartralphie Posts: 104 Member
    morgan diet, around 60 cals if made with only one shot, if they pick the bottle up twice i count it as 90 cals, just keep it real social for now and stick to only 2 or 3. thats what i do and then grab a diet coke if i want more to drink. I am finding telling all my friends what i am doin has been really helpful and most of the time people are supportive unless of course they are jealous. good luck

    any liquor is pretty much at least 100 cal a shot, unless you can find a place that serves something like Voli Vodka, which has less calories. (but that also means less alcohol content). Captain and diet is more like 120 cal. not 60 :)
  • iheartralphie
    iheartralphie Posts: 104 Member
    when I know I'm going out, I seriously will set aside about 500 cal to spare, because I know all those delicious drinks add up quick LOL.
  • angp7711
    angp7711 Posts: 324 Member
    Thanks for the post ladies. We are doing a girls night out tonight as well.

    My usual when I am trying to limit the sugars is a martini or a vodka and club soda. I don't do bear or colored alcohols (they aren't nice to me the next day, lol) I will have to check out that site...
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    any liquor is pretty much at least 100 cal a shot, unless you can find a place that serves something like Voli Vodka, which has less calories. (but that also means less alcohol content). Captain and diet is more like 120 cal. not 60 :)

    Actually, double-checking the calorie content of Captain Morgan's Original Spiced Rum, it is 60 calories per 1 oz. A 1.5 ounce shot would be 90 calories.
  • astauff
    astauff Posts: 32
    i love whipped vodak and diet coke but I never thought to look up the cals...ive only had one drink since ive began counting cals and it was from olive garden and pretty high in cals
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