Best alcoholic beverage to manage calories?

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  • 12skipafew99100
    12skipafew99100 Posts: 1,669 Member
    liquor has the least per oz. Add that to a diet soda and you've got the lowest possible calories.
  • staceyGO
    staceyGO Posts: 376
    vodka water or vodka soda... tonic still has calories. Vodka and crystal light. And I also drink wine, there is antioxidants in red and its is still way lower cal than beer.
  • ShaneWinston58
    ShaneWinston58 Posts: 156 Member
    Tangueray (? spelling) Gin or Grey Goose Vodka :drinker: :drinker: with diet tonic with lime.
  • Darlicious
    Darlicious Posts: 6
    I enjoy Ciroc and Smirnoff mixed with diet coke. <a href="http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"><img border="0" src="http://tickers.myfitnesspal.com/ticker/show/1053/9416/10539416.png&quot; /></a><p style="text-align:center;width:420px;"><small>Created by MyFitnessPal - <a href="http://www.myfitnesspal.com">Nutrition Facts</a> For Foods</small></p>
  • blink1021
    blink1021 Posts: 1,115 Member
    check this out it helped me a lot and told me a few things I didn't know

    http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp?id=893
  • czechsmate
    czechsmate Posts: 556 Member
    I'm a wine lover myself, so for wines I would definitely say go with a Riesling wine. Most are under 100 cals for a 4oz glass. For liquor, Ciroc is my fav!!! Mix with Ocean Spray cran-cherry (about 130 cals for a cup, but you won't need that much..), you got yourself a nice relaxing drink!!!!!

    the ciroc and cran-cherry sounds wonderful! :drinker:
  • AmyJo54915
    AmyJo54915 Posts: 103
    The answer for me is abstain from alcoholic drinks.


    Me too...and I used to love my Miller High Life!
  • staceyb2003
    staceyb2003 Posts: 203 Member
    Captain Morgan and diet coke is only 60 some calories

    One of my fav's!! I quit drinking soda, maybe I need to start drinking it again :)
  • LynneGG
    LynneGG Posts: 95 Member
    My new favorite....Fireflly Sweet Tea Vodka mixed with water then I add 1/2 pack of a Crystal Light Leomnade. Less than 7o calories
  • gerirojas
    gerirojas Posts: 101 Member
    VODKA AND DIET TONIC MEASURE 1.5 OZ ITS ONLY 75CAL A DRINK
  • ItsTiffanyFTW
    ItsTiffanyFTW Posts: 72 Member
    I'd say just do shots of 151, it's approx. 180 calories, but c'mon, how many are you really going to do before you get sloshed? lol

    haha... a man after my own heart.
  • jstreams
    jstreams Posts: 15
    Voli vodka is my favorite! low-calorie and has electrolytes in them to help with the hangover :) plus my favorite celeb ever is drinking it http://www.celebmagnet.com/2012/01/melissa-gorga-bortga-nightlofe-photos.html
  • swimmchick87
    swimmchick87 Posts: 458 Member
    Vodka diet for me. If you don't like soda, you can do vodka water. It's only about 60 calories- soo much better than beer!
  • chocolateandvodka
    chocolateandvodka Posts: 1,850 Member
    tequila. it comes right back up.


    hahaha jk.... i like vodka/gin and diet tonic.
  • cyndyv
    cyndyv Posts: 18
    I know Hungry Girl has a few low cal recipes to check out. They weren't bad. Sometimes I take the flavored sparkling water and add half a shot of rum or vodka, sometimes flavor. I have been told by many, however, that alcohol will slow down metab if you go with too much so as with everything else, not in excess!!
  • Izzster
    Izzster Posts: 10
    I like the flavored vodkas with "Zero" products. For example, 1.5 cherry vodka and Sprite Zero for 104 cals or 1.5oz Whipped vodka with Coke Zero 133 cals.

    This is actually a very good suggestion.

    Clear liquors tend to pack the most alcoholic "punch" per calorie, which you can spread out over the course of the evening in mixed drinks, or just shoot straight- avoiding the mix calories altogether (plus if you get drunk right off the bat you probably won't be able to drink as much over the course of the evening).

    Infused clear liquors will give you some extra flavor in your drink if you want it, without much in the way of extra calories, and mixing such with a zero or low cal soda will not only give you the taste of a fancy drink without the calories to match, but carbonation actually speeds the absorption of alcohol into your bloodstream (again, meaning you'll consume less because you'll get drunk sooner.)
  • pucenavel
    pucenavel Posts: 972 Member
    Meth has zero calories - and it's an appetite suppressant to boot!
  • Julesong
    Julesong Posts: 18 Member
    The answer for me is abstain from alcoholic drinks.

    this one xxx :drinker: :cry:

    Alcohol when you're working on nutrition is generally a bad idea for many reasons.

    1) avoiding the empty calories... need I say more?

    2) our bodies respond to alcohol by wanting MORE alcohol

    3) it dehydrates our systems

    4) it can destroy the beneficial bacteria in our intestinal tracts. You can boost it back up with probiotics and yogurt and such, but if you regularly drink alcohol you're regularly killing off the good flora that our bodies need to process our food.

    I'm sure there are more reasons, but those are the ones off the top of my head.

    That being said, if you're going to drink alcohol, there are far fewer carbs in hard liquor.
  • mtperry9
    mtperry9 Posts: 49 Member
    Captain Morgan and diet coke is only 60 some calories

    Same here, except I prefer Bacardi with the Diet Coke.

    I was well under in my calorie intake today, so I grabbed a Mich Ultra while I was grilling the chicken.
  • motherof3brats
    motherof3brats Posts: 38 Member
    MGD 64 is my choice!
  • andrea_marie3
    andrea_marie3 Posts: 39 Member
    I like hard cider. Relatively low in calories and gluten free. And it's delicious.
  • shayjgordon
    shayjgordon Posts: 90 Member
    I've been drinking captian morgan spiced rum, its only 60 calories per oz. I shoot it then chase it with diet pepsi. I just make sure I eat low-cal meals during the day if I plan on drinking that night.
  • twildmann
    twildmann Posts: 41
    I am a beer girl so I usually drink Yuengling Lite...only 99 calories.
  • calliope_music
    calliope_music Posts: 1,242 Member
    my dietician told me some type of spirits and diet coke. however, she told me this since i am cutting back on carbs and they are virtually carb free.

    she also told me light beer but i would rather drink sewer water! i haven't found a light beer i like yet.
  • butterflies777
    butterflies777 Posts: 1
    Scotch :wink:
  • muffyjog
    muffyjog Posts: 30
    I"m betting what you really need is numbers. Here's something I found that might be helpful. The beverage and its calorie count:
    Beer -12oz
    Regular 149
    Light 110

    Distilled (80 proof) - 1oz
    Gin, rum, vodka, whisky, tequila 65
    Brandy, cognac 65

    Liqueurs - 1.5oz
    (Drambuie, Cointreau, Kahlua) 188

    Wine - 4oz unless otherwise mentioned
    Red 80
    Dry white 75
    Sweet 105
    Sherry - 2oz 75
    Port - 2oz 90
    Champagne 84
    Vermouth, sweet - 2oz 140
    Vermouth, dry - 2oz 105

    Cocktails
    Martini - 3.5oz 140
    Manhattan -3.5 oz 164
    Daiquiri - 4oz 122
    Whiskey sour - 3oz 122
    Margarita cocktail - 4oz 168
    Coolers - 6oz 150

    From http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/collegestudents/calculator/alcoholcalc.aspx
  • Neconilis
    Neconilis Posts: 19 Member
    Go here and that should help a lot, http://getdrunknotfat.com/ . As for personal opinion I do shots of vodka and Diet Coke. A shot of vodka (1.5 fl. oz.) is 96 calories, so not too bad. However, if you don't care for Vodka most all 80 proof liquors are essentially the same so there are plenty of other options.

    As for beer there's no secret and all of the traditional light beers are pretty damn close in calories. That being said, it helps to remember that while a pint (16 fl. oz.) of Bud Light is 147 calories, a pint of Guinness is less than 30 calories more at 171. So unless every calorie counts, or you're trying to save money, I'd typically go with the more flavorful beer.
  • rachcamp88
    rachcamp88 Posts: 88 Member
    A 25ml measure of vodka with diet coke is roughly 50 calories as is 25ml gin with slimline tonic. I find if I have a glass of wine before any spirit I get drunk very quickly so if you want to get hammered on as little cals as possible I'd say have 1 glass of wine then a few vodkas or gins.(Drink responsibly lol)
  • MILFdoesabodyGd
    MILFdoesabodyGd Posts: 347 Member
    I did the math once...

    with the amount of alcohol in a bud select 55 calorie, you could drink just as many Miller lites and be like twice as drunk. or close to it. lol
  • eve7166
    eve7166 Posts: 218 Member
    after experimenting with my scale and my weekends...i know that beer (no matter which one) is a NO NO for me... but i can have a lot of wine and still lose weight that weekend... you can also try vodka or rum with diet coke/sprite ...i say try it out and see what works for you gl :)
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