What to Drink When you are Trying to Lose Weight

Losing weight is hard enough without having to give up the drinks we love.  Some of us love to have an alcoholic beverage every now and then.  Some prefer a rich chocolate shake with Banana, because we know the calories in a Banana are low.  But unfortunately, neither of those will help with fat loss at all.  But do not fret because there is help out there.  In fact, you can drink low calorie alcoholic drinks and make tasty protein shake recipes that you can enjoy.  Mixed drinks, wine, liquor and beer all have different calorie amounts. 

When it comes to alcohol, you want to stay away from mixed drinks made with rich juice or crème mixers and stick to low calorie alcoholic drinks.  For instance, a White Russian contains 863 calories.  That is more than a McDonald’s Big Mac.  But you can have low calorie alcoholic beverages pretty easily.  For example, a Bloody Mary only has 118 calories, a Whiskey Sour has 125 calories, a Beachcomber has 115 calories, a Screwdriver has 200 calories and a Martini has 171 calories. 

If you are not into the liquor or mixed drinks, maybe beer or wine is your forte.  Not a problem because 12 ounces of Bud Light has only 110 calories, Molson Light has 82 calories, Miller Lite has 96 calories and Budweiser Select has a mere 99 calories.  Red wine has more calories than white wine but there are a few red wines that are low in calories.  Port wine has 78 calories a glass, sparkling white wine has 130 calories and red wine has 119 calories.  If you are not in the alcohol frenzy, you can check online for easy to make protein shakes at myproteinshakerecipes.us.