I need a drink!

i drink jack and coke (zero) most every night. on the weekends when i go out with friends and DRINK, I'll skip a meal and get in an extra workout to help compensate.

liquor isn't that bad calorie wise, its the mixers that usually add to it.

kkenseth wrote: »

Gin and diet tonic is my go-to.

Oh really You are feeling better, eh?

queenliz99 wrote: »

kkenseth wrote: »

Gin and diet tonic is my go-to.

Oh really You are feeling better, eh?

Hah. I suppose "go-to" should be quantified with once in a blue moon, when I actually have a drink and care about calories.

Yes, I'm feeling better

On the rare occasion I do drink, vodka & Diet Coke or Diet Sprite... it sounds odd, but the bite from the diet coke goes well with it.

http://www.leangains.com/2010/07/truth-about-alcohol-fat-loss-and-muscle.html

The rules are as follows:

* For this day, restrict your intake of dietary fat to 0.3 g/kg body weight (or as close to this figure as possible).

* Limit carbs to 1.5 g/kg body weight. Get all carbs from veggies and the tag-along carbs in some protein sources. You'll also want to limit carbohydrate-rich alcohol sources such as drinks made with fruit juices and beer. A 33 cl/12 fl oz of beer contains about 12 g carbs, while a regular Cosmopolitan is about 13 g.

* Good choices of alcohol include dry wines which are very low carb, clocking in at about 0.5-1 g per glass (4 fl oz/115ml). Sweet wines are much higher at 4-6 g per glass. Cognac, gin, rum, scotch, tequila, vodka and whiskey are all basically zero carbs. Dry wines and spirits is what you should be drinking, ideally. Take them straight or mixed with diet soda. (No need to be super-neurotic about this stuff. Drinks should be enjoyed after all. Just be aware that there are better and worse choices out there).

* Eat as much protein as you want. Yes, that's right. Ad libitum. Due to the limit on dietary fat, you need to get your protein from lean sources. Protein sources such as low fat cottage cheese, protein powder, chicken, turkey, tuna, pork and egg whites are good sources of protein this day.

* For effective fat loss, this should be limited to one evening per week. Apply the protocol and you will lose fat on a weekly basis as long as your diet is on point for the rest of the week.

Basically, the nutritional strategy I have outlined here is all about focusing on substrates that are least likely to cause net synthesis of fat during hypercaloric conditions. Alcohol and protein, your main macronutrients this day, are extremely poor precursors for de novo lipogenesis. Alcohol suppresses fat oxidation, but by depriving yourself of dietary fat during alcohol consumption, you won't be storing anything. Nor will protein cause any measurable de novo lipogenesis. High protein intake will also compensate for the weak effect of alcohol on satiety and make you less likely to blow your diet when you're drinking.

By the way, a nice bonus after a night of drinking is that it effectively rids you of water retention. You may experience the "whoosh"-effect, which I've talked about in my two-part series about water retention. That in itself can be motivating for folks who've been experiencing a plateau in their weight loss.

Apply this with good judgement and don't go out and do something stupid now. Remember, this a short-term strategy for those that want to be able to drink freely* without significantly impacting fat loss progress or causing unwanted fat gain. It's not something I encourage people to do on a daily basis, but it's one of the strategies that I apply for maintaining low body fat for myself and my clients.

* Now of course...you can always drink in moderation and make sure to not go over your calorie budget for the day. But what fun is there in that? I'd rather cheat the system with the kind metabolic mischief I've layed out above.

I mean...you're not going to get lower than straight liquor or liquor in a diet/zero calorie mixer. I find vodka and soda water to be the lowest calorie probably. I don't know about tequila though, that might be low as well. I find the wine calorie pretty worth it, though restaurants and bars tend to serve more than 5 oz so you have to be careful when you log.

Tequila and mineral water with 2 limes is my go to drink.

Getdrunknotfat.com is really helpful.

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