Drinking for dieters
 

I normally always play better poker with at least a few drinks in my system, but recently I've been gaining a bit of weight and have decided to go on a diet and get on a regular excercise schedule. I was gangbusters on it for a month, but hardly lost any weight. I'm pretty sure it's my drinking while playing poker that is holding me back (I play almost every night). Normally I drink micro brews, and every now and then i'll drink mixed drinks and hard liquor while I play.

So my question is, what is the lowest calorie way to get a good drinking buzz going (for me this is about 3 drinks/hour). I'm open to any type of alcohol (no matter how nasty of a drink it is), I just need to find a way to get my poker buzz going without erasing all of my work at losing weight.

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vodka?

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Just drink until you puke Dude.

Barring that, Listerine.

NT

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vodka shots have 100 calories each. Similar to a light beer.

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vodka shots have 100 calories each. Similar to a light beer.

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huh... didnt know that

how about everclear?

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Drinking for Dieters? Is this like tanning for shut-ins?

Every one of the calories is extra. Not to knock drinking, but especially at your three drinks per hour, you'd better not have many drinking nights if you don't want to put on weight.

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All alcohol is pretty calorific since ethanol is full of calories. Beer and wine have carbs too, so your best bet is probably a clear alcohol (less sugars). I recommend vodka or gin with diet tonic. If aspartame isn't to your liking subsitute soda water.

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If you are interested low carb diet, I'm not talking an all out one like Atkins, but more like South Beach, then you have decent options.

In South Beach and similar diets you eat good carbs and balance fiber against fat. You do get to eat carbs, protiens, and fats. There are plenty of things on the phase I, II, and III lists to eat and some things you should stay away from. No calorie counting and no carb gram counting either. Just lists of foods to stick to, mostly avoid, and completely avoid.

To the point: If you go with such plan then vodka w/ diet Mist or diet sprite or Rum and diet cola are options. So is Gin and diet Tonic. Add lime or lemon to any of those. Also you can go a bloody mary route if you choose very carefully and don't do it every day. Add Tobasco.

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vodka shots have 100 calories each. Similar to a light beer.

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holy crap, same with rum, etc.. I did not know this. thx for bringing it to my attention

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vodka shots have 100 calories each. Similar to a light beer.

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huh... didnt know that

how about everclear?

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Alcohol has 6 calories per gram by itself which is in addition to 4 cals for carbs.

Alcohol has negative effects on dieting far beyond simple calories though. The best write up I know of is part of the Chemically Correct series. Part 1 and Part 2

If you still want to diet and drink, the best choice is going to be your favorite hard liquor with diet soda, eg vodka + diet 7up.