Alcohol - just how fattening?

[L100NYY]

Now we all no that etc is fattening and gives you a 'healthy' sized gut, but what, if any, are the least fattening drinks?

I love going to the pub as much as the next guy/gal but I am becoming increasingly conscious that one day all this drinking will catch up with me.

What I don't what is to wake up one day and have a gut the size of a small planet!

So anybody know which drinks are going to lessen the chance of fattening me up or is it a losing battle?

Oh, and yes I do a bit of exercise when I can before anybody mentions that......................

Thanks in advance
L100NYY

[jimothy]

Vodka & diet coke.

Or if you want a real drink, Guinness has less calories than orange juice...

And avoid the kebab. A days worth of calories in one pitta bread.

[L100NYY]

Guiness has less calories than orange juice

Brilliant!

I'm only a little guy (in height and weight) so not only will I be better off in the calorie dept but I will fall over after a pint

Vodka and diet coke seems like a good idea too as I can drink plenty of those and make it through the night!

How about shots? Are they okay?

[Mrs Fish]

1 measure Gin and slimline tonic = 50 calories
1 pint of lager = 200 calories.

[popov123]

I second what Jimothy says!

Vodka and diet mixer is the lowest calorific option.

I gave up beer as a bad job a few years ago, I stick to vodka and wine nowadays...

[Mrs Fish]

L100NYY said:

Guiness has less calories than orange juice Brilliant!

.. Per pint, Draught Guinness has 210 calories; as a reference, one pint of semi-skimmed milk has 260 calories and one pint of orange juice has 220 calories. .

Only just less

[cliffe_mafia]

Have a look at

www.bodybuilding.com/fun/md19.htm

www.bodybuilding.com/fun/bbmainnut.htm

theres loads of stuff on here about the effects on the body - just a shame beer tastes so nice isn't it?

[L100NYY]

I went out last saturday and decided I wasn't going to drink so stuck to pints of orange and lemonade as the healthy option if only I knew!

I think that I'm going to try the gin and slimline tonic tonight and see how I get on.

Surely if I drink that for the next few months instead of lager then it will be better for me than lager

On a side note,
if I was to start having guiness for breakfast instead of a pint of milk then surely that's a good thing, right?

It doesn't mean that I've got a drink problem it just means that I'm on a diet

[TeamD]

popov123 said:

I stick to vodka and wine nowadays...

Hmmmm...not vodka and diet coke, but vodka and wine eh?

[mechsympathy]

L100NYY said:

It doesn't mean that I've got a drink problem it just means that I'm on a diet

Would you like fries with that?

[cliffe_mafia]

FHM reckoned that vodka and soda was the least fattening drink.

I don't know about you lot though but if I start on shorts I'll drink 2 or 3 for everyone elses pint so its probably more fattening than one pint of large.

[Mrs Fish]

not if you have slimline mixers, you could have 4 shorts for the calories of one pint

[L100NYY]

Fries? that would be fattening!

I'm all excited about going to the pub now and it's only 09:48!
Obviously I'm only going for health reasons and not to get

Anybody else thinking about that they will be doing tonight?

I for one can't wait and although I'm working tomorrow it won't stop me enjoying a few bevvies tonight although I will probably not be thinking it was such a good idea come the morning

everyone

[Ed]

It is not actually the alcohol that makes you fat.

In terms of which food groups most readily give up their energy when required (i.e.which you burn first) it is Alcohol, Carbs, Fats and then Protein.

As alcohol is burned before carbs you have to burn a hell of a lot more calories before you get to start on your fat reserves so you are likely to get fat because of the total calorie intake but also because your body will be running on alcohol and carbs rather than carbs and fat.

The sheer volume of beer distends the gut so stick with the shorts, red wine has been proven to restrict the absorbtion of fat when consumed with a meal.

Cider is pretty much the worst stuff you can drink

[popov123]

TeamD said:

popov123 said: I stick to vodka and wine nowadays... Hmmmm...not vodka and diet coke, but vodka and wine eh?

'Hickup' - whats that ya say sonny....

[mcflurry]

jimothy said:

Or if you want a real drink, Guinness has less calories than orange juice...

When did you last drink 6 to 8 pints of OJ

[popov123]

L100NYY said:

I for one can't wait and although I'm working tomorrow it won't stop me enjoying a few bevvies tonight although I will probably not be thinking it was such a good idea come the morning everyone

Mmmm...?! I met a couple of mates at the pub last night, decided to have a glass of wine....Barmaid says 'we have a deal on the wine, if you buy two glasses etc etc.... - Just give me the bottle then

Here I am at work trying desperately not to go to the butty van for the full monty ( bacon, egg, sausage, mushrooms, onions, tomatoe, fried onions etc.... in a nice healthy granary bap obviously

[nonegreen]

Mrs Fish said:

not if you have slimline mixers, you could have 4 shorts for the calories of one pint

Yeah trouble is after 4 I am bad at counting and wake up somewhere I have never been. Yum Vodka and slimline tonic.

[L100NYY]

Mmmmm Merlot!

A friend of mine always drinks red wine in the pub and now I know why!

Which one to drink tonight Merlot or Gin and tonic?



both!

[Ding]

so what about the cocktails?

We will see later what Nonners is like after a couple of them!

I am sure the photos will be posted ove the weekend!

Elizabeth