Beer

Beer is my drink of choice as well, and I haven't cut it out completely I've just made modifications. I'm not a huge drinker anyway - maybe once or twice a week. Now if I want a beer just for the taste of it, like with dinner, I'll have a Bud Select 55. If I'm planning to have a few drinks on a night out I'll try to mix a few of the low-calorie beers in with my regular Bud Light. Plus, like mentioned above, I try to do a little extra work on the days that I might drink and try to fit the drinks in with my calorie plan for the day.

My feeling is, If you try to give up everything you love you'll go crazy and revert back to your old ways. Don't give it all up, just enjoy in moderation...

Good luck!

COORS LIGHT is my friend through all this. Good luck!

I still drink beer. I just make sure it fits. AND I only have one or two. Usually once a week. The rest of the time I drink mostly water, or if I am out, an iced tea.

I wanted to edit this to specify that I do not waste calories on cheap beer

I drink Miller Genuine Draft 64. 64 calories. I can easily fit two into an evening if I want and have plenty of calories left over for dinner, especially if I hit the gym that day.

It's not the best tasting beer but it's got just enough body for me to enjoy it.

Part of the reason I put my weight on was drinking beer at home, four beers Friday, Saturday and sometimes Sunday and if I am honest every now and again on a Wednesday .
I realise that with my diet I must stop drinking beer and I have, but I was wondering what other people on here drink on a Friday or Saturday night after work to chill out .
I suppose what I am try to say what other alternatives are there as I don't like the short stuff i.e whiskey,rum ,vodka


Thanks Graham

Graham: You didn't specify what kind of beer you usually like to drink, but as others have pointed out, Guinness is fairly light on calories compared to most. I tend to go for the Imperial Stouts (of course I would!) which are about double the normal caloric amount. If you're serious about fitness and serious about beer, you need to just plan those extra calories into your workout and diet for those days! No need to do without, but if you want to drink the brew, you got some work to do! Good luck!

I drink beer almost every day. I just make sure the beers I choose are delicious, flavourful, and worth the calories. I drink fewer because I'm really drinking to taste the beer and enjoy it, not get drunk. If you love beer, don't cut it out completely, because eventually you'll have built up resentment and all kinds of other crazy psycho feelings about it, and you'll binge or give up on your fitness completely. (IMO)

pretty much this, exactly (except i mix it up, beer or wine, depending on the mood)

cheers, MissK!

I love a good pale ale but since I have been loosing weight I switched to light basic beer... sometimes I DR it up into a chelada or I drink a good vodka and soda water with a lemon or lime or red wine and I have about 1 a night to relax during or after a nice hot bath

Stop drinking so called 'light beers'. Sure, they have lower calories but are so full of adjunct crap it does more harm to your system than if you were to drink a good craft beer.

Bud Light has almost 1200 ingredients in it, mostly fillers, preservatives, and colors.

I average about a beer a day and I still lose. I stick with beer that is local or I know has less than 5 ingredients.

Paulaner Hefeweizen is one of my go to beers. Also, any good craft IPA has a high concentration of selenium which is good for you!

Four beers? That may be bordering on binge drinking by medical definition, not moderation. Even with each beer being a 12 oz Miller Lite that's over 400 calories and good for ~20% of ones daily intake. If it's a New Belgium Dig pale ale that's ~720 calories! But I don't think it's possible/practical to quit drinking entirely unless you're an alcoholic (please understand I'm NOT implying that you are--you here is in the most generic of terms because there are alcoholics that NEED/ED to quit).

The secret to success on MFP I think is all things in moderation, except honesty in reporting ALL calories to the app. That said...if your goal is to chill after work, my choice is a spirit mixed with a calorie free "juice" (Crystal light and Jeramiah Weed) or Coke Zero (Smirnoff vanilla vodka) on an empty stomach. For 2 oz (1/4 cup) you're looking at 120-150 calories or go back for a second shorty refill (w 1 oz or 1/8th cup) for a decent buzz and still only around 200 calories. Scan the bottle to know for sure. Best bang for the caloric buck in my opinion. Safe on the stomach? I don't know...but I'm not giving up booze and a little toxin in the body I believe helps make it stronger.

I clued in to how many calories I was consuming when I drank beer. That did it for me. I now drink ice tea or water.

The other thing I do is add extra exercise calories to let me enjoy a cold beer when I want too. I try to work out 4 times a week. But i will put in an extra work out or an extra long walk with our dog to get 100-200 calories. Sometimes I enjoy a couple of beers and sometimes I enjoy some food I don't normally eat.

I do it all in moderation now. If beer can motivate you to exercise more, use it.

Dude, right on! A friend of mine calls that "earning beer credits!" 15 minutes of elliptical or walking up and down stairs at home would be free way to earn another guilt free beer. House cleaning is cardio (look it up!) so vacuum the carpet and dust the blinds and you've earned half a beer. Love it!