What alcohol?

fontinathefox
fontinathefox Posts: 124 Member
edited November 12 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello everyone

i'm going to a wedding tonight and am wondering what the best alcohol is to drink, calorie-wise? I know that beer is obviously high in calories, and since spirits don't agree with me, I was thinking white wine spritzer with soda instead of lemonade? Or am I overlooking something really obvious?

Thanks a lot!

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  • sometimes_blondie
    sometimes_blondie Posts: 241
    I've heard clear alcohol is better, but I am not sure how true that is.
  • coopersmom2006
    coopersmom2006 Posts: 839
    Half a bottle of red wine is only 250 calories! I think white might be the same. Wine is much lower in carbs than beer as well. I usually stick with wine. I don't care for the hard stuff these days.
  • fontinathefox
    fontinathefox Posts: 124 Member
    Thanks a lot for that, white wine spritzers it is!
  • dukes418
    dukes418 Posts: 207 Member
    Vodka + club soda;-)
  • Rabid_Hamster
    Rabid_Hamster Posts: 338 Member
    1 Rum and diet coke= 64 calories & 0 carbs
  • silverbullet07
    silverbullet07 Posts: 100 Member
    Bud select 55 is almost clear and almost like water. :happy:
    55 cal 1.9 carb for 12 oz
  • neverstray
    neverstray Posts: 3,845 Member
    All alcohol is roughly the same, 100 cals per oz, give or take 50 cals. It doesn't really matter. Just drink and enjoy. What's more difficult at a wedding, is the usually atrocious food that is served.
  • Allie_71
    Allie_71 Posts: 1,063 Member
    White wine spritzer is your best bet then :)
  • elfo
    elfo Posts: 353 Member
    diet coke + vodka
  • XXXMinnieXXX
    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
    Do people read the post? Lol. If you don't do spirits white wine spritzer is probably best! X
  • stcar
    stcar Posts: 207 Member
    vodka, water with a lime is called a "skinny b*tch" and it's yummy!
  • kristi_asco
    kristi_asco Posts: 183
    i always drink malibu and pineapple juice! not sure about the calorie count, but i know it is delicious!! :P
  • Sabineslims
    Sabineslims Posts: 70
    I'd go with red wine. It contains less sugar and is typically a wee bit lower in calories.

    I live in Spain and they mix red wine with coke. It's delicious. You could ask for diet coke & have yourself a nice little drink for few calories.... I'm not a fan of coke/diet coke but everything in moderation, right?

    I'd also alternate with water between each drink to pace yourself :)

    Enjoy the wedding!
  • leannems
    leannems Posts: 516 Member
    Folks - she said no spirits.

    Your spritzer idea sounds like a good one. It'll be between 100-120 per glass of wine (slight variation depending on the type), so if you cut that with soda, you're cutting the calories. You could try red wine too - the calories will be about the same.

    Plus - remember you'll probably dance at the wedding too - which will burn calories :)
  • krystina_letitia9
    krystina_letitia9 Posts: 697 Member
    Do people read the post? Lol. If you don't do spirits white wine spritzer is probably best! X

    Haha, I thought the same thing! :happy:
  • BarbWhite09
    BarbWhite09 Posts: 1,128 Member
    Do people read the post? Lol. If you don't do spirits white wine spritzer is probably best! X

    I was wondering the same...Seems many people didn't read it.
  • creyes814
    creyes814 Posts: 10 Member
    Either diet coke/rum or diet 7-up/vodka. Both taste great!
  • BigDaddyBRC
    BigDaddyBRC Posts: 2,395 Member
    Who records alcohol?
  • poedunk65
    poedunk65 Posts: 1,336 Member
    actually a light beer like Ultra has only 95 cals. A wine spritzer has about 250.
  • Gordie580
    Gordie580 Posts: 154 Member
    malibu is 50 cal, capt, morgan is 60 cal per oz, mix with diets pops.
  • iwillsoonbeslim
    iwillsoonbeslim Posts: 283
    I spent three years spending most 'occasions' totally sober, or drinking rank, chemical filled Bacardi Breezer, 100 cal bottles, or Martini Extra Dry with diet drinks. In that whole time I lost three stone.
    I then realised MFP/CC was the way forward. I now regularly indulge in pints of ale and Guinness, and am on track to lose three stone in a year of being here.
    The trick is to incorporate what you ENJOY eating and drinking, into your calorie allowances-exercise calories are your best friends!. It's not as tricky as it' first seems, and it's how losing weight feels like something that just 'happens', instead of something you're slogging your guts out to do x
  • curlykitty
    curlykitty Posts: 13
    has anyone tried the skinnygirl premixed drinks? they are FANTASTIC!!! and only 100 calories per glass....sooo yummy, and light tasting, and not too sugary, its pretty much all i drink if i do indulge, unless i REALLY need my caesr mix.

    i just bought some bacardi breezer spritzers on an impulse....does anyone know how many calories are in them? i cant seem to find any info, and id love to sip one in my backyard on this nice 20 degree day we are having!
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