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Low Calorie Cocktails - Suggestions Please!
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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.0
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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:0 -
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:0 -
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 Stoli0 -
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!0
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vodka (44 north) & diet sprite....Yummm!0
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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!0
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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!!!0
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vodka (44 north) & diet sprite....Yummm!
Where do you live?? I cant find North anywhere!!!0 -
http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/recipes/drinks/wine/low-calorie-cocktails/?page=2
i just found this in an email. hope it helps0 -
If you don't want to make your own, yes, try Skinnygirl cocktails are great. They have so many flavors, like pina colada, sangria, cranberry and etc - check out http://www.skinnygirlcocktails.com/0
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The Hungry Girl Happy Hour cookbook has a lot of great recipes for appetizers, etc., for parties, including a really good spiked pink lemonade recipe. All Hungry Girl recipes are low cal. I made this for a party and it was a big hit. The book is totally worth buying.0
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vanilla vodka with diet orange soda- tastes just like a creamsicle! also crystal light makes mocktails that you mix in with water and alcohol, they're great and really help cut the calories when drinking0
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Well my friend's theory is to do straight shots of Patron. After four you won't need any more to drink! LOL:laugh:0
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Cranberry juice, sprite zero, vodka.
Bump!
I also will do V8 Light instead of the Cranberry! So good and I feel like I am on Vacation!0 -
I'm a big fan of Vodka w/diet Tonic and lime. Occassionally I will add a splash of diet cranberry.
matter of fact the whole time I was pregnant, I would order "diet tonic and lime on ice, with a
splash of cranberry", when out with friends. I never felt deprived becuase you can't taste the
vodka anyway and I felt like I was drinking.
YUM having some on Mothers Day0 -
Well...I have to say I am an expert on diet cocktails, if you will. I am always mixing and measuring for the most bang for the calories. Been doing this for years. Everyone's suggestions here are GREAT...I agree with the Diet Tonic and Gin, Rum and Diet Coke, the Vodka and Cranberry Juice--I buy the Diet Cranberry Juice for low cal option and I like adding Club Soda for fizz. I haven't read all threads, but here are some of my additional favorites:
Crystal Light Mocktails-Mojito, Margarita, and Appletini....I mix up a 2qt pitcher without the alcohol and then will add a shot of Rum to the Mojito per glass, Tequila to the Margarita and Vodka to the Appletini (NOT ALL AT ONCE, ha ha). Just discovered these. Then as the night goes on, and I need to stop the calories, I can then have an unspiked and they taste really good all by themselves.
I am also a Margarita lover....I will make my own fresh Margarita's...squeeze 2-3 limes, a splash of additional lemon juice, 3/4 cup of splenda, 1 cup tequila and 1/2 cup triple sec ( I am not at home for the exact measurements) and filtered water to make a two qt pitcher... If anyone is interested, let me know and I can repost later with my exact measurements and I can also figure the calories out then too. It is really good.0 -
Also LOVE diet squirt and vodka....very refreshing at the pool on a hot summer day!0
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P.s. When I was in Orlando (at Disney), I got hooked on Agave Nectar Margarita's.. NOW I use this recipe
for margarita's on the ligher side. - simple and yummy !
1/2 ounce agave nectar
1/2 water
2 ounces tequila made from 100 percent agave, such as Patron, Don Julio, and Corazón
1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
lime slice on the rim (for decoration)
In glass or small bowl, combine agave nectar and water, and stir until combined. In cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine tequila, agave nectar mixture, and lime juice. Shake vigorously, then strain into old-fashioned glass filled with fresh ice.
Read More http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/drink/views/Tres-Agavess-Margarita-238523#ixzz1uO5b85oj0 -
I just came across this, from Fitness Magazine, recently. Great recipes!
http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/recipes/drinks/wine/low-calorie-cocktails/?sssdmh=dm17.594769&esrc=nwfitdailytip050512&email=1343081650
Also, now that it is hot outside (I'm living in Arizona), I will take 4 oz red wine (zin preferably) and add some Diet Hansen's Citrus/Mandarin Orange Soda, for a spritzer. Goes farther than 4 oz of wine, and it is too hot for reds right now anyway. You could throw in a bunch of fruit and get a nice sangria, too, for that matter.0
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