Alcohol and your diet
If, like me, you enjoy a couple of glasses of red wine after a hard day in the office, you've got some extra work to do to make your weight-loss plan effective.
As well as being 'empty' calories - i.e not necessary for nutrition, alcohol can also play havoc with your willpower and resolve.
A couple of glasses of wine and, as well as the calories shown below, you could find yourself reaching for the crisps or nuts if you're not careful.
We're all different so if you want to cut down on your alcohol consumption, you need to look at your own lifestyle and find your own way of doing it - here are a couple of ideas:
- Give up alcohol completely for a set time - a week - a month - or untill you've hit a target weight - as well as helping your weight loss, it will also have benefits to your long-term health.
- Don't drink in the week. If you like to go out with the gang after work on Fridays or to your favourite bar on Saturday, this could be the way forward BUT just because you've abstained all week, it doesn't mean you can binge on the weekend!
- Have at least two or three alcohol-free days a week.
- Alternate alcoholic drinks with water or low calorie soft drinks.
Alcoholic beverages contain very little carbohydrate - most wines and spirits have virtually none.
The official recommendations are a maximum of 14 units of alcohol a week for women and 21 alcohol units a week for men.
It's important that you have a couple of alcohol-free days a week to allow your liver a rest and most medical authorities agree that drying out completely now and again for a couple of weeks to a couple of months will help your long-term health.
Drink | Kcals | Measure |
| How many calories in Beer and Lager? | ||
| Beer - canned and draught bitter | 90 | - half pint |
| Beer - How many calories in Lager (ordinary 3-4% ABV) | 80 - 85 | - half pint |
| Beer - How many calories in Lager (premium 5% ABV) | 90 | - half pint |
| Beer - How many calories in Draught Mild bitter | 70 | - half pint |
| Beer - How many calories in Brown ale | 80 | |
| Beer - How many calories in Bottled Stout | 105 | |
| How many calories in Cider - Dry | 95 | - half pint |
| How many calories in Cider - Sweet | 110 | - half pint |
| How many calories in a glass of Wine? | ||
| How many calories in Dry white wine | 85 | - 125ml |
| How many calories in Medium white wine | 95 | - 125ml |
| How many calories in Sweet white wine | 120 | - 125ml |
| How many calories in Sparkling white wine ( Champagne, cava ) | 95 | - 125ml |
| How many calories in Rose wine, medium | 90 | - 125ml |
| How many calories in Red wine | 85 | - 125ml |
| How many calories in a glass of Spirits? | 50 ml = pub double | |
| How many calories in whisky, gin, vodka etc | 120 | - 50ml |
| How many calories in premium whisky, gin, vodka | 140 | - 50ml |
| How many calories in liquers, brandy | 150 | - 50ml |
| How many calories in a mixer ? | ||
| How many calories in tonic water | 40 | - 100ml |
| How many calories in cola | 45 | - 100ml |
| How many calories in caffeine based energy drink | 45 | - 100ml |
| How many calories in tonic, cola etc (slimline) | 0 | - 100ml |
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