Can't really answer your question, but when I quite drinking I lost 12 pounds real fast...and I ate a lot more...

Michelob, among other brands, have 'light' versions and they taste great.

This however does not change the fact that beer is empty calories which work against your weight loss plans! I am not saying go cold turkey, just cut back say 50%.

To answer your real question, try a vodka/diet tonic or soda water.  About 65 calories total if you only put one ounce of vodka in.  As mentioned earlier it also seems to take much longer to drink than a beer.

The problem many people (including me) have is the intense appetite that comes with drinking alcohol. A couple drinks and I'm adding another meal on to the day, with food that I would never consider eating before the beer! I've found that any real attempt at weight loss has to exclude alcohol almost completely. Good luck!

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To answer your real question, try a vodka/diet tonic or soda water. About 65 calories total if you only put one ounce of vodka in. As mentioned earlier it also seems to take much longer to drink than a beer.

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\actually what  I sais that it takes me a lot LESS time to drink a vodka tonic, but maybe that's just me.

believe it or not, guinness is a very light beer.  fewer carbs and calories than even miller lite, which for a domestic watered down beer, is the lowest. 

i also like to drink beer, but i stopped drinking entirely for a whole week, maintained my other calorie intake, maintained my exercise level, and broke through a plateau i had been fighting for two months. granted, i went from 188 to 184-185, which isn't a lot, but it was enlightening to see the impact.

look at it this way, even miller lite has 100 or so calories per 12 oz.  so if you, like me, drink 5-6 easily at a time, that's an extra 600 or more calories each time you drink.  that makes a huge difference in weight loss.

good thread on this topic.   I recommend you count the beers as part of your calorie consumption for the day.  Count a 12oz light beer as 100 calories, reg beer as 150, etc.  I agree gin/tonic or vodka/tonic are probably the lower calorie choices, but if you are a die hard beer guy...  

A typical 'pint' of good beer (not light) is roughly 200 calories.  So if you are consuming 1800-2000 a day total intake, you'd be better off eating light all day, oh, and save some room/calories for some post beer consumption.  I like soups with bread, replaces the liquids and the bread spreads around the alcohol.   Always drink at least as much water as beer, during or after, naturally.

I just recently cut out alcohol. I love my vino and have a 2-4 glass per day habit.  Pretty bad, I know.  Anyhow,  I thought I would cut it out and see what happens.  I do feel better and have been sleeping better, that's for sure.  I am just experimenting and eventually I will add the wine back in but only on the weekends and special occasions.

I weighed myself this morning and I was down a pound. I only weigh once a week, so I am not sure if this is just a daily fluctuation or a permanent weight loss.

I would like to drop a few pounds I have put on since I quit smoking 2 years ago. I contribute the weight gain to my increased wine consumption. It's like I replaced one bad habit with another. They are just vanity pounds, but I would rather have gained them from my food consumption, not the alcohol!

Anyways, I eat very well and always have. I am fortunate to have a palate for healthy, clean food. At the very least I figured cutting back will enable me to eat more yummy foods!

Wish me luck (it's been almost a week !http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/smile.gif|src=http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/smile.gif|border=0!)!