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Alcohol has lots of
calories and can rapidly dissolve any determination that you had to watch
what you eat! It also does its own Alcohol promotes fat storage,
especially when combined with a large, high fat meal. This combination is
not going to help anyone lose weight, maintain weight or manage stress
well. So think before you drink! Many other options are available!
Try having a large glass of water in between drinks. It fills you up
and slows down the amount of alcohol you consume. See how many pounds
you can gain in one year based on what you drink a day.
|
Alcoholic
Beverages |
| Beverage |
Amount
(ounces) |
Calories
|
Weight Gain/Loss
Per Year
with
One Drink a
Day |
| Beer and Wine |
| Regular
Beer/Ale |
12 |
140-150 |
15 |
| Beer
Cooler |
12 |
101 |
10 |
| Light
Beer |
12 |
100 |
10 |
| Near Beer
|
12 |
32 |
3 |
| Wine, dry
table |
3.5 |
87 |
9 |
| Wine, red
table |
3.5 |
74 |
9 |
| Wine, rose
table |
3.5 |
73 |
8 |
| Wine, white
table |
3.5 |
70 |
7 |
| Wine
Spritzer |
5.0 |
61 |
6 |
| Wine,
nonalcoholic |
3.5 |
7 |
1 |
| Distilled Spirits |
| Gin, rum, vodka, whiskey |
| 80
proof |
1.5 |
97 |
10 |
| 86
proof |
1.5 |
105 |
11 |
| 90
proof |
1.5 |
110 |
11 |
| 100
proof |
1.5 |
124 |
13 |
| Cordials
& Liqueurs |
1.0 |
100 |
10 |
| Brandy &
Cognac |
1.0 |
65 |
7 |
| Cocktails |
| Bloody
Mary |
5.0 |
116 |
12 |
| Daiquiri |
2.2 |
113 |
12 |
| Frozen
Daiquiri |
8.0 |
298 |
31 |
| Bourban
& Soda |
8.0 |
105 |
11 |
| Gin &
Tonic |
7.5 |
171 |
18 |
| Manhattan |
2.0 |
129 |
13 |
| Margarita |
2.7 |
168 |
18 |
| Pina
Colada |
4.7 |
231 |
24 |
| Screwdriver |
7.0 |
174 |
18 | |
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