A night on the town is not always easy on the bum, especially after a big dinner. However, a night of bar-hopping or clubbing doesn’t mean you have to break your diet or pack on the pounds of “alcohol weight.” While you’re not going to have calories like almost all, if not all, alcohol has them; but you can limit or eliminate carbohydrates from drinking at night.
Why cut back on carbs too? Alcohol slows down the burning calories, carbohydrates and fat, before everything is consumed. . When you add extra carbs on top of the alcohol, you’re just adding extra carbs that aren’t there to be consumed until the alcohol is gone. So you can remove this extra energy source when you really don’t need it at night.
Like most of the world’s youth, he seems to be packing on the pounds of beer. Not only does this common male favorite have about 150 calories per 12 ounces, but it also contains 13 grams of carbohydrates. All hard liquids contain no carbohydrates, but they do contain calories. Vodka, tequila, bourbon, pedicab and rum all contain about 65 calories in one ounce. So mixing this with sugary sodas or fruit juices only adds to the calorie count, and doesn’t add carbs. I’m here for your night time drink. For drinking long island, mai tai, or blue Hawaiian, he asks Martin (straight or with vodka flavored) *. Other low carb drinks are vodka or pedicab and diet tonic. You can do this at home with a diet tonic purchased at a liquor store or your local grocery store; Unfortunately, it is difficult to find the bar that made the stock. Bloody Marys are also low in carbohydrates, if you’re into them. Another way to cut back on carbs if you’re a whiskey drinker is to mix your drink with no carb. and/or low calorie sodas.
If you’re a fruit drink lover, either change your ways or count the calories and carbs in your drink of choice. As before, a tasty Martini might be a good choice for you, but it can really cut down on carbs and calorieswhen it isn’t. a> from rum and pine, or strained pine Four-legged juice eight ounce ounce glass lime or lemon into your drink instead of adding juice; An ounce of lime and lemon juice has only 2.7 and 2.5 grams of carbs, respectively, and you’re probably only going to add half an ounce.
Beer drinkers can find low carbohydrate beer readily available, but like hard liquor, the calories are still there. Additionally, beer drinkers generally indulge in more alcohol than hard drinkers when the alcohol content is lower. This is one consideration. A Bud Selecta will get you 3.1 grams of carbohydrates and 99 calories, which is enough for beer (Shea, 2008). Wine drinkers can take refuge in the fact that their carbs are typically lost in the fermentation process, with about 5 grams of carbs remaining in a typical 5-ounce glass. However, the calorie count rivals beer at around 110. Again, wine drinkers don’t tend to go through bottle after bottle in a night, so this is more certain to drink wine. Additionally, wine drinkers are adept at habit, allowing alcohol to enter the system more slowly compared to beer and alcohol drinkers, who typically flood the system with loads of alcohol. So the body’s intake of time to act.
Finally, it’s important to remember that you’re low carbohydrates that doesn’t mean you’re cutting calories just like that. but there is no way to remove them from your drinks, except by not drinking at all. One ounce of Vodka has about 65 calories… Now think about the fact that a typical martini contains about two and a half ounces of vodka. But there is a difference between that martini and a beer or a long island iced tea. there are no carbs in it. So you have to drink the calories, but at least cut the carbs, which is better than nothing. It’s also a great way to help keep from packing on the pounds while enjoying a night out. It’s also important to remember that genetics has a lot to do with how the body handles alcohol, so figure out how your body reacts to it and plan your night.
* Some martinis are made with apple juice, about 1-2 ounces per drink. This amount is very small, but if you’re looking for no carbs, you’ll have straight or flavored vodka (like Low Carb, Low Calorie Cocktails. Retrieved February 24, 2008, from http://www.cocktailtimes.com/dictionary/carb.shtml
