Lowest cal alcoholic drink?

I like adding flavored vodka to iced tea (with 1-2 sweet n low packets, not real sugar), because I don't drink soda. If you drink soda, any diet option is 0 calories. Alcohol isn't low calorie though. You just need to fit it into your day if you want to have it.

Water and lemon. Alcohol is the enemy. Day #8 alcohol free for me. It was sabotaging my wt loss.

I do flavored vodka and club soda. It's definitely not as sweet as you'll be used to but still really good. Sometimes I'll ask for a little splash of juice in there too - so you could do orange vodka, club soda with a splash of pineapple juice.

I'd say a small shot of strong alcohol with a low calorie mixer. I like all of these:
Gin and diet tonic
Whiskey or spiced rum and Diet Coke
Whiskey and diet ginger ale

I find it interesting that, on this site, you get people yelling at you for asking what protein powder to use ("EAT REAL FOOD", is the mantra) and people asking what alcohol is "best" for weight loss. Is there a greater example of "empty calories" than alcohol?

"Well I barely drink ever maybe once every six months so I'm not too worried about it hurting my weight long term or constantly." So, it really isn't an issue, is it?

I like water

if you don't drink that often and aren't worried about it affecting your weight loss why does the calories matter? Just get what you like, if it's really only a couple days a year it won't make a difference.

If you drink that rarely, just get what you like and fit it into your daily calories.

Hard alcohols (your vodka/gin/rum/whiskeys, the 40% type stuff) all have approximately the same calories per ounce (more for stuff with more sugar, obviously), so it's the mixers that are going to vary widely, and you have to make sure to log them accurately if you're concerned.

But one Malibu and pineapple isn't going to derail your day - a 1.5 oz pour of Malibu only has about 70 calories, so even with 8 oz of pineapple juice at approx. 130 calories that's only a 200 calorie drink. I mean, you could do half soda water half pineapple to cut it down further, but even a 1200 calorie day has room for a 200 calorie drink if you budget the rest of your day accordingly.

If you're planning to drink heavily, it can require more forethought for sure (sticking to zero-cal mixers, having a lower-calorie day or two or exercising more heavily to compensate), but for one or two? Just fit it in or call it a maintenance day and move on.

Volka. 65 cal per 1.5 oz On the rock. Or martini

I like whiskey and Coke Zero. Most whiskeys are ~100 cals per oz

pondee629 wrote: »

I find it interesting that, on this site, you get people yelling at you for asking what protein powder to use ("EAT REAL FOOD", is the mantra) and people asking what alcohol is "best" for weight loss. Is there a greater example of "empty calories" than alcohol?

"Well I barely drink ever maybe once every six months so I'm not too worried about it hurting my weight long term or constantly." So, it really isn't an issue, is it?

Cakes, pasta, cookies, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc...... alcohol....are a part of some people's lifestyle...in this instance one or two is not gonna make a huge difference, and you can always exercise a little longer the next day or have a light day the next day. It's called budgeting....sacrificing before or after to get the thing you want.