I hope this doesn't post twice because I lost the first one but I go out a lot with friends since I am single and the weekend drinking is destroying my weight loss efforts. Any recommendations for low cal drinks or non alcoholic drinks I can enjoy without adding tons of calories.
recommendations for no alcohol at a bar
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I usually ask for a small glass of cranberry juice mixed with orange juice and bit of seltzer thrown in. It looks like a drink (so people won't constantly comment on the fact that you are not drinking) and often the bartender doesn't even charge for it.
Sparrow
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow - what a ride!’ — Peter Sage
Sparrow
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow - what a ride!’ — Peter Sage
ldy_solana
Cathlete
>I usually ask for a small glass of cranberry juice mixed with
>orange juice and bit of seltzer thrown in. It looks like a
>drink (so people won't constantly comment on the fact that you
>are not drinking) and often the bartender doesn't even charge
>for it.
>
>Sparrow
>
i will have to remember that one for when i visit back home. most of my friends haven't been around me since i quit drinking but i hate to anti-social b/c i choose to no longer drink.
kassia
When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be
disappointed to discover they are not it -- Bernard Bailey
>orange juice and bit of seltzer thrown in. It looks like a
>drink (so people won't constantly comment on the fact that you
>are not drinking) and often the bartender doesn't even charge
>for it.
>
>Sparrow
>
i will have to remember that one for when i visit back home. most of my friends haven't been around me since i quit drinking but i hate to anti-social b/c i choose to no longer drink.
kassia
When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be
disappointed to discover they are not it -- Bernard Bailey
I don't drink, so I always order tonic water with lime. Ask for a nice glass if the bartender is giving you a lousy one; this makes you feel like you are not really left out and also shuts up the inevitable drunken questions about why you aren't drinking until you either fall over or throw up.
Marie
Marie
nancy324
Cathlete
I hate to be a party pooper, but cranberry juice, orange juice and tonic are all loaded with sugar, and for me, a little sugar always leads to more sugar later. I think club soda or diet soda works better, especially if you tend towards sugar addiction like me. I agree that alcohol is a sure precurser to binge eating.
-Nancy
-Nancy
buffettgirl
Cathlete
When I was pregnant and would go out with friends, I would just get a glass of OJ. I know it's not diet, but it's also non-alcoholic.
winsomehill
Cathlete
I always get mineral water with a lime. I actually prefer the non sugary drinks at this point. I stopped drinking several years ago, and in the beginning I would get non-alcoholic mixed drinks, but they're all so sugary sweet. Now I just prefer the plain perrier (or whatever they have) in a fancy glass. I think of it as a treat and it really has become one!
Heather
Heather
Aquajock
Cathlete
I can't remember the last time I was in a bar (I quit drinking over 18-1/2 years ago), but a nice, refreshing cooler is equal parts unsweetened grapefruit juice and seltzer water / club soda / sparkling water / what have you. Even though there's sugar content in the grapefruit juice, it's diluted by the ice and seltzer water, and it doesn't taste very sweet so you don't have that taste-bud trigger.
A-Jock
A-Jock
