Low Calorie Cocktails - Suggestions Please!

vlmazz
vlmazz Posts: 14
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Love having drinks with friends or my husband on the weekend (doesn't go hand in hand with losing weight)... So I'm looking for some low cal options. Thanks! - Val :)
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  • DaringAdventure
    DaringAdventure Posts: 24 Member
    Svedka Vodka - 2 oz = 138 cals I mix it with diet tonic water = 0 cals
    Red Wine = 105 cals for 5 oz (Cabernet)

    Hope this helps.
  • 72elkiedude
    72elkiedude Posts: 21 Member
    vodka and crysral light lemonade
  • Huff0927
    Huff0927 Posts: 5 Member
    Hello,

    I work in a bar doing karaoke 4 hours a night 4 nights p/wk. I know how you feel. I drink rum and diet coke or go for the bud light 55's for beer. Then the next day I have to walk 4 miles. It's just not worth it. I'm thinking of maybe drinking diet green tea with nothing in it.
  • Lisseth03
    Lisseth03 Posts: 518 Member
    I always just got vodka, water, lime whenever i went out.
  • jenniferlynn12
    jenniferlynn12 Posts: 87
    Diet tonic water, gin and lime is my fave... or try diet cranberry juice, diet sprite, crystal light... make sure your mixer is low-cal and then you'll just have the calories from the alcohol. Have fun!
  • southjerzjoy
    southjerzjoy Posts: 7 Member
    I always get a flavored vodka with club and a splash of cranberry. You can always do just club and cran in between so your getting water and you stil feel like you have a cocktail.
  • Kris1997
    Kris1997 Posts: 241
    Skinny Girl cocktails!
  • gpstrucker
    gpstrucker Posts: 930 Member
    1 ounce of Seagram's 7 only has 69 calories. Mixed with diet soda or soda water it's relatively low cal.
  • katy84o
    katy84o Posts: 744 Member
    A shot of vodka, with half seltzer half cranberry, over ice.
  • keem88
    keem88 Posts: 1,689 Member
    glass of white wine
    or crystal light margarita mix with a shot or two of tequila

    if i am out at a bar i usually stick with white wine
  • tdoll777
    tdoll777 Posts: 2
    Rum and diet soda. 96 calories
    Gin and diet tonic. 96 calories

    4 oz. Glass of wine......
    Chardonnay, Zinfandel or Riesling 90 calories
    Merlot, Rose or Rhonewith 95 calories
  • cryan1980
    cryan1980 Posts: 37
    Gin and Club... I look at it Like a long Martini
  • Kelsbellz
    Kelsbellz Posts: 142 Member
    Vodka and DIET cranberry juice (5 calories per serving)...less than 100 calories total.
  • dmf711
    dmf711 Posts: 141 Member
    Skinny Girl cocktails!

    Be VERY careful with Skinnygirl Cocktails. They don't list the sugar content on the label. As great as they are at touting the drinks as low-calorie, the sugar content is probably astronomical (if it weren't they would probably brag about it being low-sugar too). I'm still fighting them to put the sugar content on the label. Sugar is the silent killer and not enough people monitor their intake.

    If you're gonna drink, then yes you should definitely keep an eye out for calories but the next thing you should be checking is the sugar content.

    EDIT: Just did some research. Apparently, Skinnygirl now lists the sugar content on the Margarita bottles. Last time I saw one before I swore them off, the nutrition information was nowhere to be found, on the bottle or online! So, have your Skinnygirl Cocktails at your discretion but DO monitor your sugar intake! :D
  • agleckle
    agleckle Posts: 235 Member
    I'm a big fan of flavored vodkas with soda water. :)
  • Sherbog
    Sherbog Posts: 1,072 Member
    My fav drink is gin-diet tonic and lime. i find it is easy to cut the gin half or delete after the 2nd drink. Lots of lime juice for me is the answer.
  • _Schatzi_
    _Schatzi_ Posts: 112 Member
    Have you ever heard of the Skinny (B-word)? It's Diet Coke & Vodka. I did try it once. Pretty unsatisfactory, in my opinion, but I'm a wine girl :)
  • Kris1997
    Kris1997 Posts: 241
    Cranberry juice, sprite zero, vodka.
  • vlmazz
    vlmazz Posts: 14
    Thanks for the great suggestions guys!!!!!! Is it the weekend yet lol?! :)
  • TOYGRRRL
    TOYGRRRL Posts: 251 Member
    I LOVE my cocktails and wine! I didn't give it up the first time around with MFP and lost 34lbs hitting and surpassing my goals. I maintained it for half a year on my own but regained 6lbs on a vacation to Italy with my husband in January. I gave alcohol up a month and a half ago because we have a new trip planned May 18th. I gave up alcohol up for the last month and vowed to not drink till I lost my final pounds and maintain my goal weight for a month. That date is May 15th! ! ! ! ! WOOT!

    Before I gave it up I enjoyed my cocktails and wine. I just worked it into my calories by putting in extra cardio and/or choosing lower calorie choices for my meals. Which usually meant adding in extra vegetables.

    You don't need to give up everything you love. Everything in moderation.

    Cheers! :drinker:
  • hdsqrl
    hdsqrl Posts: 420 Member
    If you want to be sneaky AND stick to plan, order club soda with a wedge of lime. Ask the bartender to do whatever necessary, glass-wise, to make it look like a legit cocktail. That way, you're not hassled by your friends to drink a ton, you can carry around a drink like everyone else is doing, and only you (and the bartender) will know the truth. Your wallet will thank you, AND you can be the DD at the end of the night if needed. ;)
  • vlmazz
    vlmazz Posts: 14
    Gaining 6 pounds in Italy must have been sooo much fun though... I can just imagine the food and wine! :)



    I LOVE my cocktails and wine! I didn't give it up the first time around with MFP and lost 34lbs hitting and surpassing my goals. I maintained it for half a year on my own but regained 6lbs on a vacation to Italy with my husband in January. I gave alcohol up a month and a half ago because we have a new trip planned May 18th. I gave up alcohol up for the last month and vowed to not drink till I lost my final pounds and maintain my goal weight for a month. That date is May 15th! ! ! ! ! WOOT!

    Before I gave it up I enjoyed my cocktails and wine. I just worked it into my calories by putting in extra cardio and/or choosing lower calorie choices for my meals. Which usually meant adding in extra vegetables.

    You don't need to give up everything you love. Everything in moderation.

    Cheers! :drinker:
  • mikeyboy
    mikeyboy Posts: 1,057 Member
    Hello,

    I work in a bar doing karaoke 4 hours a night 4 nights p/wk. I know how you feel. I drink rum and diet coke or go for the bud light 55's for beer. Then the next day I have to walk 4 miles. It's just not worth it. I'm thinking of maybe drinking diet green tea with nothing in it.

    You can't go wrong with the rum & diet! :drinker:
  • rjbalcer
    rjbalcer Posts: 57
    Vodka on the rocks with a squeeze of real lime juice splash of H20.
    White Wine
    Vodka w/diet tonic and fresh oranges squeezed in...(Yummy)
    Good Vodka like KettleOne or Stoli
  • dsckrc
    dsckrc Posts: 194 Member
    bud select 55 and MGD 64 are my go-to's for beer. as long as they're cold, they're great! for cocktails, i have vodka w/diet tonic and lime. also jagermeister w/sugar free red bull is AWESOME!
  • heathercustis
    heathercustis Posts: 2
    vodka (44 north) & diet sprite....Yummm!
  • pixelberry
    pixelberry Posts: 167 Member
    I make Mock-aritas. 1-2 Oz tequila, (69 calories per ounce), 1 packet of crystal light lemonade (10 calories per packet), and 6 Oz of Sprite Zero. Splash of lime juice, mix with some ice... Yum!
  • kprangernix07
    kprangernix07 Posts: 122 Member
    Muddle some cucumber in a glass with a little bit o simple syrup, add a shot of HENDRICKS gin (this is important) and shake over ice - put in the glass, and top off with tonic or club soda. It's delicious!!! And you get gin soaked cucumbers at the end!!!
  • kprangernix07
    kprangernix07 Posts: 122 Member
    vodka (44 north) & diet sprite....Yummm!

    Where do you live?? I cant find North anywhere!!!
  • southjerzjoy
    southjerzjoy Posts: 7 Member
    http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/recipes/drinks/wine/low-calorie-cocktails/?page=2

    i just found this in an email. hope it helps

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