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kenzienal
kenzienal Posts: 205 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Okay so even though I am dieting(16:8 IF), I still like to enjoy a few drinks on the weekend.

(I have cut back a lot though)

Previously would drink a 12pk of Budlight. Then I looked into the calories. Shew! There goes my entire weeks worth of work. Can't be doing that anymore!

Beer wise, I drink Michelob Ultra now, but lately I have been trying to stick to Vodka based drinks.

Dark liquor and I don't play nicely, plus I don't drink sodas (only use Sprite occasionally as a mixer).

Problem is, my favorite is Deep Eddy's Cranberry Vodka and Sprite, but the indigestion that it gives me is insane! I've spent the last two days miserable from 5-6 of those on Saturday night. Its the sugary, girly drinks that put a hurting on me.

What is your favorite lower calorie alcoholic beverage?
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  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
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    I like Guiness, it is dark and heavy but surprisingly low in calories. I also tend to drink it slower. Moscow Mules are also good but watch out for sugar ginger beers.
  • fjmartini
    fjmartini Posts: 1,149 Member
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    Chopin on the rocks with a slice of orange
  • MeganG12345
    MeganG12345 Posts: 66 Member
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    Wine.

    I also really like hot toddies when I'm home with a book. I make them by adding a shot of whiskey into lemon tea plus a tsp of honey and a squirt of lemon juice.

    As far as bar drinks go, I love picklebacks but those are definitely not everyone's cup of tea. Or just a vodka and club soda with lime.
  • sammyliftsandeats
    sammyliftsandeats Posts: 2,421 Member
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    If I'm going low cal, I go with vodka soda with lime or a glass of wine.

    I do fit beer into my day a few times a week.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,874 Member
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    When I'm cutting I typically stick to vodka or gin and diet tonic...
  • suruda
    suruda Posts: 1,233 Member
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    I'm a vodka fan too...I like it with fresca, diet sprite, or soda water with lime or lemons or both
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,134 Member
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    If I do drink, it's gin and tonic or a lot of rum in eggnog.
  • dpack347b
    dpack347b Posts: 41 Member
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    I drink apothic crush wine and I swear it burns calories...
  • MichelleWithMoxie
    MichelleWithMoxie Posts: 1,818 Member
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    5-6 vodka + sprites in one night?? Holy crap. I would be on the floor with zero memory of the night. lol.

    I prefer a couple few beers on Saturdays. My favorite recently has been Revolver Blood & Honey. Super yummy.
  • kteej
    kteej Posts: 46 Member
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    Miller Lite - or Wine mixed with Grapefruit seltzer (1:3)
  • IVMay
    IVMay Posts: 442 Member
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    It did get quite bad at one point. Admittedly knowing what time each local shop opens and when they can begin serving from is not a good sign and it took some serious slips and literal falls to give up. Glad to be free of such things, now. I do still drink spirits due to calorie differences between vodka and say a beer, but I always limit myself.
  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
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    Honestly, I'm not sure that anything you're drinking in those quantities is going to make you feel great, especially if you do sugary mixers as well.

    I suggest switching to plain soda (club soda or something with no sweeteners like Perrier) with a flavoured vodka and maybe a squeeze of citrus (or splash of juice if you need sweetness) if you're planning to drink several of them. It's not even the booze I'm so pearl-clutchy about, honestly, just the idea of drinking like six Sprites...that is a LOT of sugar at once even if you're not sugar-adverse (and I'm really not.) Even diet Sprite would be a better choice IMO (but again, if you're having six then I'd think twice about that. I think diet sodas are fine but that's just a lot in my mind.)

    I drink like an old man though, mostly neat peat-y scotches and red wine, and neither of those things are typically something I'd have more than a couple these days.

    Prosecco is surprisingly low-calorie if you're into it - a whole bottle, depending on how dry, is in the 500-700 calorie range usually.
  • gamerbabe14
    gamerbabe14 Posts: 876 Member
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    Vodka soda with lime...only 90 calories and since I've lost weight only 3 are needed for a good time.
  • mhwitt74
    mhwitt74 Posts: 159 Member
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    Small batch bourbon but since you don't like dark liquor Ciroc flavored vodkas are really good
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    edited April 2017
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    Wines or Midori and zero calorie lemon lime soda. Delicious, tastes like melons and is only 80ish calories for an 8oz serving (1 oz Midori; 7oz soda). :D
  • Rincewind_1965
    Rincewind_1965 Posts: 639 Member
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    If looking for Light-beers check out this: https://www.weihenstephaner.de/en/our-beers/non-alcoholic-wheat-beer/ (If available in USA) it comes with only 80 kcal / 500 ml
  • lilawolf
    lilawolf Posts: 1,690 Member
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    Gin mojitos with no sugar. (also like them virgin). Straight whiskey (doesn't help you I know). Red wine. I used to like lemon drops made with raspberry bacardi with no extra sugar but now they are too sweet for me.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 32,382 Member
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    Personally, lately I'm liking the Deep Eddy Ruby Red Grapefruit with sparkling water & a lime wedge. Maybe try the cranberry in that formulation? Not a sweet drink, though. Wine spritzers (wine + sparkling water) are also an option, for a few more calories but more volume. If I have a better wine, especially with a meal, I prefer my wine unadulterated, but the spritzer with a sweeter wine is an OK thing as a cocktail substitute.

    Not my favorite, but tomato juice based mixed drinks are not as caloric as soda/pop ones.

    Do you drink water while drinking alcohol? Drinking a glass of water for each alcoholic drink can help reduce some of the aftermath issues.
  • Cortelli
    Cortelli Posts: 1,369 Member
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    Sip straight tequila / vodka / your favorite spirit. Then water. Repeat.

    I might have a double tequila; sip it over the course of 5 - 15 mins depending, and then have a pint of water before the next tequila.

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