Best and least harmful alcoholic drink

[Snowfly]

Ok so on the weekends I'm still a pretty big party girl..

I usually have a glass of merlot every night but I will totally cut that out.
And then I only go out Saturday nights but when I do, I have a good 4 - 5 drinks consisting of either beer, mai tais, wine, or other sort of martinis... and I'm usually up until 4 am (at which point I am so hungry, I usually cant resist a good pepperoni pizza (all by myself!!)). Ok yeah, none of that anymore..........

What are some of the less harmful drinks to our diet and work out progress, IF THERE IS ONE.

[MsFit]

I'm not a drinker... learn a hard lesson years ago... LOL But I red wine would be a good choice, and limited.

[mom2adiva]

Well mixed drinks are the worst. All the juices and sweet stuff, I take that back, anything with Baileys and Kahlua would be the worst. The beer, then wine. Clear alcohol usually has the least calories per ounce. I like crown and diet.

[Snowfly]

I LOVE crown and pineapple..... damn

[mom2adiva]

Just don't drink too many You can still have them on occasion. My weakness is also Malibu and Pineapple or Purple Rains.

[spytechs_wife]

i dont drink but ive seen people do diet sprite/sierra mist with a shot of malibu or something. the only cals would be coming from whatever amount of alcohol you put in.

[Angela R]

The largest problem with drinking alcohol is that it takes VIP in your metabolism. Meaning, once you consume alcohol your metabolism stops burning and pushing the previously consumed and stored nutrients and concentrates solely on metabolising the alcohol. Which means the rest is being stored as fat.

I would agree with previous posts that alcohol without all the fuss would be the best choice. Anything with added juice and/or soda would have all that sugar. So on top of the alcohol you have all that sugar in your system. Which your body turns sugar 2-5 times more into fat than a starch.

So I would make your choices on your goals. Good luck. =)

[Snowfly]

So perhaps eat earlier in the day if you know you're going to be out drinking, so that your nutrients have by large been metabolised by then?

And I always get incredibly hungry after a couple of hours of drinking and as I'm 'coming down'.

[bamagirl]

I like to drink, especially on the weekends. It truly hurt my feelings to find out that a Margarita has over 400 calories. Most of your grain ancohol has 64 calories a shot. I will chase it with water or diet coke. When I am out in a bar or resteraunt I will order it by the shot. That way I know exactly how many calories I am taking in. When you are on a 1200 calorie diet, it is easy to drink two meals in ancohol, so be careful!

I found this out this summer when I was no longer loosing weight and had not changed anything in my diet, except the amount of ancohol.

"Dogpile" a search on calorie counters. There are some very useful ones out there. After surfing around on one, it really opened my eyes and shocked me.

[Miranda]

I always get incredibly hungry after a couple of hours of drinking and as I'm 'coming down'.

that's because alcohol is a carb and a very fast-acting at that. your insulin levels will skyrocket and then plummet below normal levels. only an act of god can stop you from eating.

[serinebean]

Gin and diet tonic....
or champaine.
Maybe once or twice a year anymore.

[Helene]

I was also curious about the less caloric drink out there. But when you go in bars and the bartenders are really busy and don't have much time and you ask for a rhum and diet pepsi for example..I just don't think they care what you say..I don't trust them
And is there even diet tonic in bars?

I always drink a couple of coors light beers but beer is the worst ehn?

So what would be the best option really?

[ChocoChick]

The largest problem with drinking alcohol is that it takes VIP in your metabolism. Meaning, once you consume alcohol your metabolism stops burning and pushing the previously consumed and stored nutrients and concentrates solely on metabolising the alcohol. Which means the rest is being stored as fat.

Exactly.

Even if you factor in the calories from alcohol, you can't change the fact that the body has to metabolise alcohol first... so anything else in your system will just be stored.

[syckgirlsfv]

I have a glass or two of wine on the weekends...if I'm out with my fiance I will have my all time favorite...a Vodka Martini! No mixed drinks, the sugar is out of control!

Wait! If I'm in Vegas (which i try to be every few months) all bets are OFF!!!!! Martinis for me...and of course Sparks energy beer during the day!!!

[redhead75]

Captain Morgan and Diet Coke!! MMMM tastes like Vanilla Coke if mixed right!!

[Mr. Aries]

find something else to send you buzzin'

[Megin]

My uncle owns a beer company (yes I can get free beer) and his selling point is that ONE bottle of beer is healthier (has more nutrients) for you than ONE can of coke


Just thought I'd share that with you

[sherdi]

Red wine would be your best choice. Although drinking isn't good for putting on muscle, if you want to have a glass of wine every now and then as a treat, I personally see no major harm. Just make sure you don't have more than 2 in one night (as more than that is considered binge drinking) and try to eat a meal with the alcohol you are having because that will help with your sugar levels.

[amarie1979]

i always drink either Bacardi and Diet which is advertised as NO carbs or sugar but not Capt because that is spiced and does have sugar OR I drink Kettle and Club Soda although it gives me the WORST hangovers!!!!

[wannabswole123]

southern comfort

[DamnILookGood]

The clearer the drink....the less Carbs it has...

Me myself I prefer...Tequila Shots.

[CitadelArmyJAG]

Kombucha is the best "alcoholic" beverage for you, though it only contains about a half of a percentage of alcohol, hehe.

[GIGANTOR]

Ok so on the weekends I'm still a pretty big party girl..

I usually have a glass of merlot every night but I will totally cut that out.
And then I only go out Saturday nights but when I do, I have a good 4 - 5 drinks consisting of either beer, mai tais, wine, or other sort of martinis... and I'm usually up until 4 am (at which point I am so hungry, I usually cant resist a good pepperoni pizza (all by myself!!)). Ok yeah, none of that anymore..........

What are some of the less harmful drinks to our diet and work out progress, IF THERE IS ONE.

My kinda girl, a whole pizza to yourself. nice!!!!!!

[ab-swing asianbabe]

i've never been game enough to try it, but i've heard everywhere that the bloody mary is the healthiest drink

http://www.greatrecipesonline.com/dir/Detailed/28.shtml

your calories will be from vodka

otherwise,
malibu and diet coke is nice
midori and diet lemonade/soda water
vodka and orange juice.

Hopefully you can sip on them slowly to avoid too many in the one night
Basically stay away from pre-mixed "girly" drinks or "light beer" they do nothing for you if you want to feel the effects of alcohol, but buy drinks larger than the size of shot glasses - downing a tequila shot takes half a second and you'll be back for more

Remember You can still have fun without alcohol!! Force yourself to be the driver to overcome peer pressure of having to drink. Your body will thank you and goals will be achieved sooner =) Good luck girl!

[OhLea]

I dont know, but I sure did a number on myself last night with the worst choices possible.

[Star9]

Ok so on the weekends I'm still a pretty big party girl..

I usually have a glass of merlot every night but I will totally cut that out.
And then I only go out Saturday nights but when I do, I have a good 4 - 5 drinks consisting of either beer, mai tais, wine, or other sort of martinis... and I'm usually up until 4 am (at which point I am so hungry, I usually cant resist a good pepperoni pizza (all by myself!!)). Ok yeah, none of that anymore..........

What are some of the less harmful drinks to our diet and work out progress, IF THERE IS ONE.

I understand your dilemma! I too enjoy having a drink or 2. The main thing I find is, watching how much you drink so it doesn't affect your ability to work out the next day and also not drinking so much that you pig out on unclean foods at 5 a.m.! I also don't like to use mixers. I love Jameson, but am always thinking of how it fits into my daily intake. I decided to look it up once. Here's what I found:

per 1 oz serving
Calories (kcal)69
Fats 0 g
Carbohydrates 0 g
Protein 0 g
Fiber 0 g
Sugars 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 0 mg
Alcohol11.3 g

http://www.drinksmixer.com/desc1016.html


You mentioned merlot. Here's what I found about that:

Merlot red wine

per 1 oz serving
Calories (kcal) 20
Energy (kj) 83
Fats 0 g
Carbohydrates 0.8 g
Protein 0 g
Fiber 0 g
Sugars 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 0 mg
Alcohol 3.4 g

http://www.drinksmixer.com/desc366.html

I love Irish coffee, but the cream or Baily's is too high in fat, calories, and sugar. I will still have one on a rare occassion, but I really try to cut out the excessive calories when having a drink. I know, I'm nuts. I've tried to figure out how to be able to have a drink and still be counting out my calories! I try to stay away from juice mixers for the same reasons...high in sugar and calories. I stick with either the straight Jameson (or if that's too strong, put a splash of water and a couple of pieces of ice in it) or red wine. Just a few tips from what I've learned. Enjoy yourself out, but try to watch not to go TOO overboard!

-Star

[carlaperone]

i also have a few on the weekends! i try to stick with red wine, or vodka with club soda (no cals in the club soda), or a bloody mary if it's during the day. if i get crazy and do shots, i would probably have a lemon drop shot (no sugar). i did read that with the wine it's better to have some protein at least while drinking. i also have a VERY hard time resisiting food when drinking! my friends make fun of me, because i'm very good ans strict with eating/working out all week, but one night with some drinks in me and i'll devour ANYTHING! haha! i guess you can call that night my cheat night?!

[danzinangelx23]

Bacardi Rum And Diet!

[OhLea]

starts with bacardi/captain/anything in diet pop....

turns into miller lite

which turns into shots

which ends at whatever people are handing me.

uhg.

atleast it doesnt stop at pizza!