I want to loose weight but i like to drink....?!
...i prefer beer and wine.
Answers: What can i drink, without getting a hangover and without consuming a lot of calories?
...i prefer beer and wine.
Well, as has been said earlier, vodka is the best spirit if you want as much alcohol as possible with as few calories as possible. Vodka is basically just ethanol and water.
Gin is good as well; it's also just ethanol and water, but with the addition of herbal flavors. The erbs aren't steeped in the gin; the gin vapors are passed through what's called a 'gin head' on the still, so little or no calories from the herbs & flavoring winds up in the spirit.
Gin & Soda (skip tonic, it has sugar) and citrus/lemon vodka & soda are both good, as is vodka & diet coke.
Light beers might be misleading - the contain fewer calories but also less alcohol. Here a chart of beer calories: http://www.realbeer.com/edu/health/calor...
Steel Reserve is fairly high alcohol, and has a reasonable number of calories. It's not great, but not bad considering the other beers in it's price range.
For wine, try a fortified wine like port or sherry. They have extra alcohol added. This started for shipping - before refrigeration the wine would be shipped with extra alcohol and then be cut with water for serving. Some people developed a taste for the undiluted wine, and it's still made today.
umm vodka is the best, less calories and less congeners to avoid the hangover (as long as you don't mix it with carbonated drinks)
Beer has alot of calories, one pint is equal to a whole block of chocolate. Wine, especially red, has alot of congeners which won't help with the hangover. Maybe try white wine if its a choice between that and beer
Edit: Randy do you actually know anything about alcohol or are you just saying that because you can? I only ask because your statement about not being able to recommend alcohol in any quantity due to medical reasons is blatantly false. There is plenty of medical evidence to suggest that drinking in moderation has more health benefits than negatives, for example its been shown that ppl who abstain completely are more likely to die prematurely of heart conditions than ppl who drink moderately..
WATER!!!!!!!!!!!
Water.
This is kinda like someone saying, "I want to lose weight but I like to eat cakes"... well, cutting the cakes will certainly help a lot more than anything else. Liquid calories go down really quickly, whether alcohol or sodas; if you're serious about losing weight, then cut down or stop and drink water instead.
If you'd rather drink, then cut way back on what you eat and get a lot of exercise and hope that that's enough to offset your drinking.
If you'd rather drink than do either, then, that's your choice.
Organic wine (no sulfates) , it's not exactly low calorie, but it has more health benefits and it will actually help you burn fat. Michelob ultra is the lowest calorie beer. Remember when trying to lose weight, it's less about calorie intake, and more about the type of food you eat. Before I got married I needed to lose weight and went on the abs diet plan and lost 20 pounds in six weeks, I also like to drink and this plan allowed for that. It's been a year now and I still am eating pretty healthy, but the plan is flexible enough that I can "cheat" a few times a week.
there used to be a diet called the drinking mans diet, basicaly atkins for drinkers, pushed hard drinks with mixers like water...
google it maybe?
It's amazing how your choice of drink really effects your diet. Even right on down to drinking a soda. I bet you can really lose weight just by cutting out your drinking habits alone. You would be amazed.
I can't recommend alcoholic beverages in any quantity, for many medical reasons, and then for weight gaining issues as well. But, if you can't get past that, which is a regret for me, then just start learning to love how to sweat too. You'll lose weight, but the calories, and less than prime health, will still be with you. God Bless you.
Here are the calories for beer and a bit of additional info as far as I could find. As far as getting a hangover, drink in modulation and sleep it off...
Domestic Beer Calories, Alcohol, and Carbs
Brand, Brewery,% Alcohol, Calories/12 oz, Carbohydrates (grams)
Anchor Porter Anchor
5.6 209 *
Anchor Steam Anchor
4.9 153 16.0
Anheuser Busch Natural Light Anheuser Busch
4.2 95 3.2
Anheuser Busch Natural Ice Anheuser Busch
5.9 157 8.9
Aspen Edge Adolph Coors
4.1 94 2.6
Blatz Beer Pabst 4.8 153 12.5
Blatz Light Pabst * * 8.5
Blue Moon Adolph Coors
5.4 171 13.7
Bud Dry Anheuser Busch
5.0 130 7.8
Bud Ice Anheuser Busch
5.5 148 8.9
Bud Ice Light Anheuser Busch
4.1 110 6.5
Bud Light Anheuser Busch
4.2 110 6.6
Budweiser Anheuser Busch
5.0 145 10.6
Budweiser Select Anheuser Busch
4.3 99 3.1
Busch Beer Anheuser Busch
4.6 133 10.2
Busch Ice Anheuser Busch
5.9 169 12.5
Busch Light Anheuser Busch
4.2 110 6.7
Carling Black Label G. Heileman 4.3 138 12.5
Colt 45 Malt Liquor G. Heileman 6.1 174 11.1
Coors Banquet Beer Adolph Coors
5.0 142 10.6
Coors Light Adolph Coors
4.2 102 5.0
Genesee Beer High Falls Brewing
4.5 148 13.5
Genesee Cream Ale High Falls Brewing
5.1 162 15.0
Genesee Ice High Falls Brewing
5.9 156 14.5
Genesee Red High Falls Brewing
4.9 148 14.0
George Killian's Irish Red Adolph Coors
4.9 163 13.8
Icehouse Miller
5 132 8.7
Icehouse Miller
5.5 149 9.8
Hamm's Beer Miller
4.7 144 12.1
Hamm's Golden Draft Miller
4.7 144 12.1
Hamm's Special Light Miller
4.1 110 7.3
Keystone Premium Adolph Coors
4.4 108 5.0
Keystone Light Adolph Coors
4.2 104 5.1
Keystone Ice Adolph Coors
5.9 143 6.6
Leinenkugel Honey Weiss Leinenkugel
4.92 149 12.0
Leinenkugel Northwoods Lager Leinenkugel
4.94 163 15.3
Leinenkugel Original Leinenkugel
4.67 152 13.9
Leinenkugel Creamy Dark Leinenkugel
4.94 170 16.8
Leinenkugel Red Leinenkugel
4.94 166 16.2
Leinenkugel Light Leinenkugel
4.19 105 5.7
Leinenkugel Amber Light Leinenkugel
4.14 110 7.4
Lowenbrau Dark 5.0 160
Lowenbrau Special Beer 5.2 160
Magnum Malt Liquor Miller
5.6 157 11.2
Michael Shea's High Falls Brewing
4.62 145 13.0
Michelob Amber Boch Anheuser Busch
5.2 166 15.0
Michelob Beer Anheuser Busch
5.0 155 13.3
Michelob Golden Draft Anheuser Busch
4.7 152 14.1
Michelob Golden Draft Light Anheuser Busch
4.1 110 7.0
Michelob Honey Lager Anheuser Busch
4.9 175 17.9
Michelob Light Anheuser Busch
4.3 113 6.7
Michelob Ultra Anheuser Busch
4.1 95 2.6
Mickey's Fine Malt Liquor Miller
5.6 157 11.2
Miller Genuine Draft Miller
4.7 143 13.1
Miller Genuine Draft Light Miller
4.2 110 7
Miller High Life Miller
4.7 143 13.1
Miller High Life Light Miller
4.2 110 7
Miller Lite Miller
4.2 96 3.2
Milwaukee's Best Miller
4.5 128 11.4
Milwaukee's Best Light Miller
4.5 98 3.5
Milwaukee's Best Ice Miller
5.9 144 7.3
O'Doul's Anheuser Busch
0.4 70 13.3
Old Milwaukee Light Stroh 3.8 114 8.3
Old Milwaukee Beer Stroh 4.5 146 12.9
Olde English 800 Malt Liquor Miller
5.9 160 10.5
Olympia Premium Lager Pabst 4.7 146 11.9
Pabst Blue Ribbon Pabst 5.0 153 12.01
Pabst Extra Light Low Alcohol Pabst 2.5 67 *
Pete's Wicked Ale 5.3 174 17.7
Red Hook ESB Red Hook
5.77 179 14.15
Red Hook IPA Red Hook
6.5 188 12.66
Rolling Rock Extra Pale Latrobe 4.6 142
Rolling Rock Premium Beer Latrobe 4.5 120 10.0
Sam Adams Boston Lager Boston Beer
4.75 160 18.0
Sam Adams Boston Ale Boston Beer
4.94 160 19.9
Sam Adams Cherry Wheat Boston Beer
5.2 166 16.86
Sam Adams Cream Stout Boston Beer
4.69 195 23.94
Sam Adams IPA Boston Beer
5.93 175
Sam Adams Light Boston Beer
124 9.7
Sam Adams Pale Ale Boston Beer
5.25 145
Schaefer Beer Pabst 4.6 142 12.00
Schlitz Beer Pabst 4.7 146 12.1
Schlitz Light Pabst 4.2 110 *
Schlitz Malt Liquor Pabst 6.2 185 *
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Sierra Nevada 5.6 200 12.3
Sierra Nevada Porter Sierra Nevada 5.6 200 15.7
Sierra Nevada Stout Sierra Nevada 5.8 210 19.4
Signature Stroh Beer Pabst 4.8 153 *
Stroh's Beer Pabst 4.6 149 12.0
Stroh's Light Pabst 4.4 113 7
Tuborg Deluxe Dark Export G. Heileman 5.1 163
Tuborg Export Quality G. Heileman 5.0 156
Weinhard's Private Reserve Miller
4.8 150 9.9
Weinhard's Amber Light Miller
4.2 135 11.5
Weinhard's Hefeweizen Miller
4.9 151 12.2
Weinhard's Blonde Lager Miller
5.1 161 14.0
Weinhard's Pale Ale Miller
4.6 147 13
Yuengling Ale D.G. Yuengilng 5.0 145 10
Yuengling Porter D.G. Yuengilng 4.5 150 14
Yuengling Premium Beer D.G. Yuengling 4.4 135 12
Yuengling Light D.G. Yuengling 3.8 98 6.6
Yuengling Lager D.G. Yuengling 4.4 135 12
Baileys, Irish Cream, Original
Calories in 100ml of Baileys Irish Cream:
Calories 350.0kcal
Carbohydrate 20.0g
Protein 3.2g
Fat 15.7g
Fibre 0.0g
Alcohol 14.1g
Calories in a glass of Baileys (37ml): 129kcal
Beer, Bitter, Canned
Calories in 100ml of beer:
Calories 32.0kcal
Carbohydrate 2.3g
Protein 0.3g
Fat 0.0g
Fibre 0.0g
Alcohol 3.1g
Calories in a pint of beer: 182kcal
Beer, Guinness, Stout
Calories in 100ml of Guinness:
Calories 30.0kcal
Carbohydrate 1.5g
Protein 0.4g
Fat 0.0g
Fibre 0.0g
Alcohol 3.3g
Calories in a pint of Guinness: 170
Champagne, Average
Calories in 100ml of champagne:
Calories 76.0kcal
Carbohydrate 1.4g
Protein 0.3g
Fat 0.0g
Fibre 0.0g
Alcohol 9.9g
Calories in a glass of Champagne (120ml): 89
Gin, 40% Volume
Calories in 100ml of gin:
Calories 222.0kcal
Carbohydrate 0.0g
Protein 0.3g
Fat 0.0g
Fibre 0.0g
Alcohol 31.7g
Calories in a shot of Gin (25ml): 56
Lager, Stella Artois
Calories in 100ml of lager:
Calories 40.3kcal
Carbohydrate 2.9g
Protein 0.3g
Fat 0.0g
Fibre 0.0g
Alcohol 1.5g
Calories in a can (550ml) of lager: 221
Sherry, Sweet
Calories in 100ml of sherry:
Calories 136.0kcal
Carbohydrate 6.9g
Protein 0.3g
Fat 0.0g
Fibre 0.0g
Alcohol 15.6g
Calories in a glass (50ml) of sherry: 68
Wine, White, Medium
Calories in 100ml of wine:
Calories 74.0kcal
Carbohydrate 3.0g
Protein 0.1g
Fat 0.0g
Fibre 0.0g
Alcohol 8.9g
Calories in a glass (120ml) of wine: 89
Vodka, 40% Volume
Calories in 100ml of vodka:
Calories 222.0kcal
Carbohydrate 0.0g
Protein 0.0g
Fat 0.0g
Fibre 0.0g
Alcohol 31.7g
Calories in a shot (25ml) of Vodka: 55
miler light and mich ultra have the least calories and carbs
There is only one way to lose weight, consistently burn more calories than you consume. Alcohol generates what are called empty calories as it is metabolized. In essence, you are eating the equivalent of pure sugar. Distilled spirits have the fewest additional calories over the base amount you get from metabolizing the alcohol. Beer and ale have more in additional calories from the materials used to brew the beer. Beer is more fattening than distilled spirits because for a given amount of alcohol, to get the same blood alcohol level, you have to drink about 4 times (or more) the volume in beer because of the lower alcohol content, which means all those additional calories from the brewing materials. So, to get the most bang for the buck, the greatest amount of blood alcohol level and least additional calories, any neutral distilled spirits will do, such as unflavored straight vodka.
You may prefer beer and wine, but you oughta learn to appreciate the merits of good vodka.