Alcohol?

Rather than Crystal Light Look for True Lemon/Lime/Orange. They're natural and 0 calories

A correctly made Cosmo would be a decent drink to order, if you must order a drink. It's almost straight liquor and liqueur, but doesn't really taste like it. 1 1/2 oz Vodka, 1/2 oz Triple Sec, Splash of lime juice, splash of cranberry juice.

Anything on the rocks would be fine, or mixed with water or soda water if you wanted the carbonation. Jack and Soda is pretty decent, and any whiskey/scotch/bourbon is going to be much better for you than other alcohols, all things considered.

Stay away from tonic. Order it with soda, all the added sugars aren't in soda. (Soda of course meaning Soda Water)

Alcohol in moderation is actually not bad for you, but doesn't affect everyone exactly the same way. Yes, it is a chemically classified as a depresant as it depresses inhibitions mostly. So if you are feeling inhibited by your diet, and most of us are, that could be an issue.

As Antipholous says, Alcohol does abruptly suspend the fat burning metabolism. Though I can't say as I agree on some of his other points, Alcohol certainly does something for me! It's decent in calories, but not huge, it's not the 64 calories an ounce that get you, it's the metabolic shift, so be careful what you eat when you are drinking. This metabolic shift won't be tracked.

An interesting bit of trivial I've picked up is that when you are drinking, you will become drunk faster if you are using noncaloric mixers such as water, soda water or diet soda than you will with juices or full calorie sodas. The alcohol is absorbed faster out of the stomach when there is no food or other caloric content to slow it down. Depending on why you are drinking, this could be bad or good... }}:D But it is something to be aware of. If you can not eat as much on the day before the night you have your drink or two, and not be hungry and feel bad that I think would be the way to do it.

I would definately not just call it an off day and not track yourself that day... It's okay, let yourself go over a bit if you are out having fun, but if you want to be successful you really need to be honest with yourself and record everything. Yes, you went over one day and failed to meet goals on that day, but track it so you know you can make up for it over the week. It all averages out, so it's okay if one day a week you allow yourself to miss your goal.

Me, I love me some Vodka and diet soda. But just one or two on one night per week.

*not an expert, I only know what I read on the internet, in books and from talking to friends

Vodka, club soda and lots of lime

vodka and tequila are the lowest in carbs. That's what I look for.

My go to drink this summer (and on my upcoming vacation) is a greyhound. Vodka and grapefruit juice. It's so yummy.

I don't drink but wanted to add my two cents as tonic water is not a good choice. It has just as much added sugar as coke! Your best bet is to drink alcohol in moderation and use carbonated water/flat water as a mix.