Beer Calories - What's up with all the misconceptions?

[itsradbrad]

I've noticed that a shit-ton of "geniuses" out there think that certain beers have a ridiculous amount of calories. This became apparent to me in the airport one day I heard some jackass say that Guinness has over 1500 calories per bottle.

More recently Kevin said that Corona is one of the highest calorie beers and to avoid it.

So, as a public service here are some actual values to cut through the bullshit.

Guinness Draught 210 per pint [1pt = 16oz (12/16 * 210) = 157.5 per 12oz
Corona Extra 148 per 12oz
Sam Adams Light 124 per 12oz
Asahi (one of my favorites) 149 per 12oz
Dos Equis 145 per 12oz
Bud 145 per 12oz
Bud light 110 per 12oz
Bud Select 99 per 12oz
MGD 143 per 12oz

The list goes on and on. I used several websites and actual bottle labels as sources but if you want to check me I'm sure a simple Google search will be sufficient.

I love Diggnation, watch it every week blah blah blah fanboy banter blahblah.

-Brad

[radzack]

I love Diggnation, watch it every week blah blah blah fanboy banter blahblah.

-Brad


I love this guy

[hellhound]

Calories in beer? who really cares except big people w/ low self esteem or hippies or new age accupuncture/crystal healing/yoga-vegan extremists. If your stomach is full w/ 10 or 15 bers U wont be eating that much. They are "empty" calories and will burn off by getting outta bed and doing something. And Kevin calls Glenn a hippie but w/ his rock climbing, calorie/fat gram counting, tea drinking ways.
If he cooked lentils I'd call him Neil (from The Young Ones).. I guess its from living in San Fran :)

[broderboy]

Guinness FTW

[bigshotprof]

I've noticed that a shit-ton of "geniuses" out there think that certain beers have a ridiculous amount of calories. This became apparent to me in the airport one day I heard some jackass say that Guinness has over 1500 calories per bottle.

More recently Kevin said that Corona is one of the highest calorie beers and to avoid it.

So, as a public service here are some actual values to cut through the bullshit.

Guinness Draught 210 per pint [1pt = 16oz (12/16 * 210) = 157.5 per 12oz
Corona Extra 148 per 12oz
Sam Adams Light 124 per 12oz
Asahi (one of my favorites) 149 per 12oz
Dos Equis 145 per 12oz
Bud 145 per 12oz
Bud light 110 per 12oz
Bud Select 99 per 12oz
MGD 143 per 12oz

The list goes on and on. I used several websites and actual bottle labels as sources but if you want to check me I'm sure a simple Google search will be sufficient.

I love Diggnation, watch it every week blah blah blah fanboy banter blahblah.

-Brad

Could you use a bigger font, I'm 3,000 calories into a Bass Ale frenzy.

[ohhoe]

Could you use a bigger font, I'm 3,000 calories into a Bass Ale frenzy.



Nah, that's just your sight going in old age. ;)

[itsradbrad]

Could you use a bigger font, I'm 3,000 calories into a Bass Ale frenzy.

Sorry about that, try hitting Command & + on your Mac or Ctrl & + on your PC. (I'm not 100% sure if that work with Vista).

[ariastar]

Sorry about that, try hitting Command & + on your Mac or Ctrl & + on your PC. (I'm not 100% sure if that work with Vista).

Yup, it works with Vista.

[ariastar]

If your stomach is full w/ 10 or 15 bers U wont be eating that much. They are "empty" calories and will burn off by getting outta bed and doing something.

Dude, you're kidding, right? Eat your breakfast, lunch, and dinner, then go out for beers with buddies at the end of it all, and drink beer. It's not like you drink and then eat if there's room left over.

[hellhound]

Dude, you're kidding, right? Eat your breakfast, lunch, and dinner, then go out for beers with buddies at the end of it all, and drink beer. It's not like you drink and then eat if there's room left over.

do people still eat breakfast, lunch and dinner? I guess like Palov's dogs some will eat just because of a clock. I just eat when I need to... coffee and occasionally a bagel or muffin, afternoon sandwich w/ cocktails, then make something whenever done w/ evening poker tournaments (w/ more cocktails :) ).. but then again... I'm not too active these days, I'm sure I'd need more calories if was working out etc

[ariastar]

do people still eat breakfast, lunch and dinner? I guess like Palov's dogs some will eat just because of a clock. I just eat when I need to... coffee and occasionally a bagel or muffin, afternoon sandwich w/ cocktails, then make something whenever done w/ evening poker tournaments (w/ more cocktails :) ).. but then again... I'm not too active these days, I'm sure I'd need more calories if was working out etc

Well, some people ARE hungry in the morning.

[itsradbrad]

This is one hell of a comment thread.... Calorie counting, diet tips from silicon valley, alcoholism admission, some dude loves me (I love you too buddy), and Mac AND Vista tips. Thats geek cred if I've ever seen it.

Pat on the back friends, pat on the back.

[ariastar]

This is one hell of a comment thread.... Calorie counting, diet tips from silicon valley, alcoholism admission, some dude loves me (I love you too buddy), and Mac AND Vista tips. Thats geek cred if I've ever seen it.

Pat on the back friends, pat on the back.

Welcome to Revision3. :)

[heyseuss]

Dude, you're kidding, right? Eat your breakfast, lunch, and dinner, then go out for beers with buddies at the end of it all, and drink beer. It's not like you drink and then eat if there's room left over.

That is the way it works with beer. Drink enough on an empty stomach, and you do feel too full to eat.

[ariastar]

That is the way it works with beer. Drink enough on an empty stomach, and you do feel too full to eat.

When you drink at the end of the day, you've already eaten your day's worth of calories.

[heyseuss]

When you drink at the end of the day, you've already eaten your day's worth of calories.

If you've eaten. I've gone a whole day without eating, and 'planned' on grabbing some food at the bar, but 5 beers later, I didn't feel hungry anymore . . . .. 23 pisses later throughout the night and early morning on the other hand ...

I did say, 'on an empty stomach' btw.

[maxhdrm]

That is insane and just down right stupidity to claim 1500 calories. Was the person just over embelishing?

Anyway who cares. I get so sick of people saying they can't eat this or that because it has too many calories. our average diet SHOULD contain 2100 calories a day. It is fuel for our body.

What we SHOULD'NT have too much of is sugar or starchy food. Higher Sugar intake increases insulin levels which slows down metabolism. starchy food turns into sugar.

So enjoy your beer irregardless of calories like everything else in life....in moderation and for god sakes get over the notion that you can lose weight withou excercise. Please it is a fact that our metabolism naturally slows down after 30 so YES you MUST work out to lose weight.

Oh and sorry heysuess I've done the drinking on the empty stomach thing and it just gives me the munchies no matter how much I've had.

I raise my glass...cheers

[itsradbrad]

That is insane and just down right stupidity to claim 1500 calories. Was the person just over embellishing?

No man he was just a total moron trying to impress his wife's friend. He kept adding to the story and trying to sound intelligent by talking about total caloric requirements for average people etc..

Oh, BTW I don't know about the rest of these guys but I don't need any more lectures on nutrition. I've had enough of that in the 1st year of my graduate program. Woot! 2 more years and I'll have my PharmD.! Damn am I ever tired of school.

[hellhound]

No man he was just a total moron trying to impress his wife's friend. He kept adding to the story and trying to sound intelligent by talking about total caloric requirements for average people etc..

Oh, BTW I don't know about the rest of these guys but I don't need any more lectures on nutrition. I've had enough of that in the 1st year of my graduate program. Woot! 2 more years and I'll have my PharmD.! Damn am I ever tired of school.

Dude!!!... killer.. I need a new Pharm guy. I luv to trade nugs for pharms. :)

BTW... glad I'm not the only one who loses appetite when drinking beer w/ the volume and carbonation.. Frequent belching and urination isnt my thing... Thats one reason I switched to mixed drinks for the bulk of my drinking enjoyment; manhattans, Cosmos, Screwdrivers, Sea breezes... I still enjoy a beer.. but its gotta be a beer I REALLY like.. Which separates me from alotta my mates that will drink 12-15 of whatever is on sale.
Tequilla shooters are cool too (not sure if thats the name... pour tequilla, some grenadine and some 7-up or Sprite into a glass... cover w/ something (usually a bar coaster).. hit the bottom of the glass on the table/bar and the soda starts to bubble.. then U drink it.. not only does the release of the CO2 help "shoot" the drink down.. but you release alotta the carbonation and dont belch as much later on.

[broderboy]

Well, some people ARE hungry in the morning.

lol yeah, I last about 30 mins before I need food

[alphabetagaga]

Obviously, it all depends on physical activity. I somehow seem to have the metabolism of a hummingbird on crack, which means I burn through calories like no one's business, but I eat maybe 2 meals a day, with some light snacking. So perhaps I should be drinking more to make my 2100 cal/day allowance.

I AM on my third Yuengling of the night...

[ohhoe]

Obviously, it all depends on physical activity. I somehow seem to have the metabolism of a hummingbird on crack, which means I burn through calories like no one's business, but I eat maybe 2 meals a day, with some light snacking. So perhaps I should be drinking more to make my 2100 cal/day allowance.

I AM on my third Yuengling of the night...

So far I've had a 12oz blue moon honeymoon, a 22oz Yuengling, and I'm working on a 12oz Sam Adams Summer Ale.

I still have another 22oz yuengling and a 12oz blue moon...


yikes.

[alphabetagaga]

22 oz Yuengling? Now that I have not had yet. Must scout around the area for some. Nothing beats a nice cool Blue Moon on a summer evening, though.

[ohhoe]

22 oz Yuengling? Now that I have not had yet. Must scout around the area for some. Nothing beats a nice cool Blue Moon on a summer evening, though.

Blue Moon has this summer version called Honey Moon that's fantastic. It's rather sweet though and I Have to be in the right mood for it.

I really want to become more of a beer aficionado.

[heyseuss]

So far I've had a 12oz blue moon honeymoon, a 22oz Yuengling, and I'm working on a 12oz Sam Adams Summer Ale.

I still have another 22oz yuengling and a 12oz blue moon...

I really want to become more of a beer aficionado.

That's hot.

[murphy1d]

I have to point out that no matter how much you eat or drink on a given day your body cant metabolize more than about 1 extra pound of body weight. That's why "Supersize Me" guy only gained 24lbs after eating 5000 calories a day for 30 days.

So if you over eat at thanksgiving, or over drink those Guinness, just make sure you do some exercise then next few days to stay on top of the weight gain. And of course, eating or drinking too much once a week and not exercising means you gain 4 lbs a month!

[alphabetagaga]

@ohhoe

Never a big fan of Honey Moon. A little too sweet for beer for me. I had a Blue Moon in Chicago with a deep dish at Gino's East (Probably the wrong name for the place I'm thinking of)...delicious. I, too, would like to become a beer aficionado, but it's hard to be one when drinking in New York and each beer is about 7 bucks a pop.

@Murphy1d

So does this mean I have a license to be on a purely alcohol based diet? Sweet. Goodbye, liver!

[itsradbrad]

I have to point out that no matter how much you eat or drink on a given day your body cant metabolize more than about 1 extra pound of body weight. That's why "Supersize Me" guy only gained 24lbs after eating 5000 calories a day for 30 days.

So if you over eat at thanksgiving, or over drink those Guinness, just make sure you do some exercise then next few days to stay on top of the weight gain. And of course, eating or drinking too much once a week and not exercising means you gain 4 lbs a month!

Is it just me, or is it really annoying hearing bad information from self proclaimed experts?

Please don't go around spreading rumors and hear-say. Its like that airport story I told in the original post.

In other news, I heard that if you jump off a building you'll be reincarnated much more rich, powerful and happy than you are now. Everyone should do it because I'm and expert on this subject and I already did it myself.

[radzack]

Is it just me, or is it really annoying hearing bad information from self proclaimed experts?

Please don't go around spreading rumors and hear-say. Its like that airport story I told in the original post.

In other news, I heard that if you jump off a building you'll be reincarnated much more rich, powerful and happy than you are now. Everyone should do it because I'm and expert on this subject and I already did it myself.

I love this guy.

[murphy1d]

Is it just me, or is it really annoying hearing bad information from self proclaimed experts?

Please don't go around spreading rumors and hear-say. Its like that airport story I told in the original post.

In other news, I heard that if you jump off a building you'll be reincarnated much more rich, powerful and happy than you are now. Everyone should do it because I'm and expert on this subject and I already did it myself.

Your right, I should have quoted a registered dietitian http://www.healthline.com/blogs/diet_nutrition/2007_11_01_diet_nutrition_archive.html or pointed out the fact (again) that Morgan Spurlock tested this "rumor" by eating 1500 extra calories daily above the 3500 calories in 1 pound of weight (sorry, you need links, I forgot...http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/calories/WT00011 ) and ONLY gained 24 pounds in 30 days.

Now for the math 24/30 = less than 1....hmmm? Sorry if you can't grasp your head around it.

[murphy1d]

Before the Greg Lemond's jump in about the calorie intake of the Tour de France, those guys are also burning 7000 calories a day.

I'm talking about the average non-olympic athlete having too many pieces of mom's cheesecake.

And just because I can http://gut.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/57/5/649 and http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2006/sep/07/healthandwellbeing.health. The highlights:
4 weeks at 6000 calories a day = 15 lbs gained. Damn, here comes the math again:

4000 extra calories a day (above the need of 2000 daily) X 30 days = 120,000/3500 (the calories in 1 pound of weight) = 34lbs....but, but that's not what they gained.???

[itsradbrad]

Your right, I should have quoted a registered dietitian http://www.healthline.com/blogs/diet...n_archive.html or pointed out the fact (again) that Morgan Spurlock tested this "rumor" by eating 1500 extra calories daily above the 3500 calories in 1 pound of weight (sorry, you need links, I forgot...http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/calories/WT00011 ) and ONLY gained 24 pounds in 30 days.

Now for the math 24/30 = less than 1....hmmm? Sorry if you can't grasp your head around it.

Before the Greg Lemond's jump in about the calorie intake of the Tour de France, those guys are also burning 7000 calories a day.

I'm talking about the average non-olympic athlete having too many pieces of mom's cheesecake.

And just because I can http://gut.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/57/5/649 and http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandsty...llbeing.health. The highlights:
4 weeks at 6000 calories a day = 15 lbs gained. Damn, here comes the math again:

4000 extra calories a day (above the need of 2000 daily) X 30 days = 120,000/3500 (the calories in 1 pound of weight) = 34lbs....but, but that's not what they gained.???

Well I really wasn't going to respond again because we all know how these silly forum arguments usually turn out. It tends to end with calling each other asshats or some other internet fuck-you name.

Here's the deal. I already identified myself as a health care professional and graduate student so I feel like if I don't at least write a response to you're posts I will be passively validating what you said. Note that this is the last time I will discuss this silly argument even if you write some offensively incorrect post afterward.

So, I read all of the articles you linked to and here is my assessment.
Two are crap and have no validity.

One is totally irrelevant because the study conducted was in relation to fast food and potential liver damage / impairment. They just measured liver enzymes. This article was the only one written by professionals for professionals but you just linked to the synopsis. I found the full article on PubMed and read it.

Finally, the article written by the Mayo clinic should be decent because Mayo is a fairly reliable source. The problem with this article is that it is written for the lay person and makes gross generalizations just as you do in you're posts. The other problem is that none of the articles you linked to remotely support the statements and conclusions you discussed in you're original post.

I will leave you with a quote that is supposed to humble young scientists that are early in their training. It was told to me when I was in my first year of college (just over 5 years ago). I have always tried to incorporate it into my learning process and have found it very helpful.

"The more you know, the more you know you don't know." - S.Sofge

[murphy1d]

Well I really wasn't going to respond again because we all know how these silly forum arguments usually turn out....So, I read all of the articles you linked to and here is my assessment.
Two are crap and have no validity.....One is totally irrelevant because the study conducted was in relation to fast food and potential liver damage / impairment....Finally, the article written by the Mayo clinic should be decent because Mayo is a fairly reliable source. The problem with this article is that it is written for the lay person and makes gross generalizations just as you do in you're posts...."The more you know, the more you know you don't know." - S.Sofge

itsradbrad - First, I actually DO appreciate that you took down the tone from the sarcastic response in your first response. The "jump off a building because I said so" approach does smack of your age (23 I take it, first year in Grad school?).

Second, thank you for at least pointing out that you read the articles, because its true that all their conclusions do point to the overwhelming hazards of increased caloric intake. That's not what I was stating.

Third, for anyone else who didn't check the links, they are first from a dietitian who stated "How much weight do you gain during the holidays? You may think that you gain 5 or more pounds, but the average American actually only gains one pound." Then from the Mayo clinic that states "Because 3,500 calories equals about 1 pound of fat." I used that article for the math.

Then you have to piece together 2 articles from a study at: Diabetes Research Centre. Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden - where it states "Subjects in the intervention group aimed for a body weight increase of 5–15% by eating at least two fast-food-based meals a day with the goal to double the regular caloric intake in combination with adoption of a sedentary lifestyle for 4 weeks." The full report is here http://gut.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/57/5/649

This was developed further in the article by the Guardian.uk where they interviewed the test subjects "Before the study began, the subjects thought they were in for an easy time. In fact, they could hardly believe their luck: "You mean to tell me that if I were to go out tonight, and order beer and peanuts, you'd pay?" said one incredulous student. But eating 6,000 calories a day - roughly double what most of the volunteers ingested normally - is not as easy as it sounds. You can't do it simply by letting yourself go and having an extra scoop of ice cream. It takes effort."

So, I stand by what is definitely a statement that causes a ruckus everytime its made. It takes work to gain weight. That's why people don't gain 300lbs in one year. It takes a lifetime of poor decisions.

The point that I make is that if you are considering drastic moves to reduce the weight you "think" you gained by the night of binge drinking or over indulging I just ask that you think about this 1 pound and not result to fasts, fad diets and purging that can do more harm.

And its a shame you won't be responding because when we BOTH stop acting witty and just discuss the facts it makes for interesting conversation.

[hellhound]

lol yeah, I last about 30 mins before I need food

Now... do you NEED food? or is it just habit that makes you think you need food? I know I feel like I need a cigarette w/ my morning coffee of after a meal or sex.... but do I actually NEED it?
There are 700# (bed ridden) people that need food (at least they feel they do).. but do they really?
I've known crackheads that say they NEED a hit after 2 beers or so..
I believe (not an expert on this at all) that alot of our mental cravings come from habit and not need.

"You mean to tell me that if I were to go out tonight, and order beer and peanuts, you'd pay?"
Peanuts... Ok... here is one of the problems I have about "statistics"... since peanuts were mentioned there... pseudo-scientists could analyze the peanut for nutritional value and try to extrapolate and ignore the fact that when nuts are being digested by the intestines the chemical reaction creates gas which pushes the food thru your body faster and so you actually dont absorb everything. I could eat a 20,000 calorie meal but if I'm sick w/ diahrea... I might actually have needed to eat as much to get the intake into my system. BTW Murph nice rebuttal

[ralphdagza]

Oh I love Blue Moon

[radzack]

Well I really wasn't going to respond again because we all know how these silly forum arguments usually turn out. It tends to end with calling each other asshats or some other internet fuck-you name.



I love this guy.

[murphy1d]

I love this guy.

Get a room! :D

[xfuuey]

haha
:eek:

[trunolimit]

Now... do you NEED food? or is it just habit that makes you think you need food? I know I feel like I need a cigarette w/ my morning coffee of after a meal or sex.... but do I actually NEED it?
There are 700# (bed ridden) people that need food (at least they feel they do).. but do they really?
I've known crackheads that say they NEED a hit after 2 beers or so..
I believe (not an expert on this at all) that alot of our mental cravings come from habit and not need.

I find that I'm only hungry when I think about food. I'll be doing something and as soon as I see food or think about eating I'll be starving. Then I'll eat and like 5 minutes later I'll walk into the kitchen and feel hungry because I'm in the kitchen. When I leave and get back to what I was doing I'm fine.

So I think eating is just a habit We should all stop eating. We'll be fine I'm sure. No possible risk of liver failure or anything like that. <- joke, not sarcasm

About the whole 1500 calories thing, yeah it's ridiculous but beer is high in calories, a 12oz coke has 155 calories in it. beer has way more. It's not 1500 but its pretty high compared to other shit.

and yeah Kevin is soooo a hippie. He's not a Man's Man like Alex. While us men pee on fire to put it out Kevin uses harvested monkey feces to put it out then spreads the ashes around to help the trees grow.

[itsradbrad]

About the whole 1500 calories thing, yeah it's ridiculous but beer is high in calories, a 12oz coke has 155 calories in it. beer has way more. It's not 1500 but its pretty high compared to other shit.

Man, did you even read the original post? You've got to as least read the original post. That way you don't come off looking silly.

[ariastar]

About the whole 1500 calories thing, yeah it's ridiculous but beer is high in calories, a 12oz coke has 155 calories in it. beer has way more. It's not 1500 but its pretty high compared to other shit.

*le sigh* Coke has 97 per 8oz, or 146 per can, yet I believe the cans say 150.

Okay, I'm being too picky.

[ryudo]

well while I may not drink but I do love Mugs Root Beer and I do have kegger but not from the rootbeer.


BTW Keggers FTW *rubs belly* HOOOOOAH!http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/4215/snakesalutetf2.gif

[murphy1d]

*le sigh* Coke has 97 per 8oz, or 146 per can, yet I believe the cans say 150.

Okay, I'm being too picky.



Yeah, and don't even start talking about the 20oz Cokes at the convenience store = 250 Calories !!! If I stay at 600 calories per meal (to lose some weight) that's nearly 1/2 the meal!

I've developed a taste for water lately. I keep 14 - 1 liter bottles around and keep refilling them with filtered tap water. I go through about 3 a day.

[radzack]

I kept it going as long as I could...:)

[hellhound]

So I think eating is just a habit We should all stop eating. We'll be fine I'm sure. No possible risk of liver failure or anything like that. <- joke, not sarcasm
and yeah Kevin is soooo a hippie. He's not a Man's Man like Alex. While us men pee on fire to put it out Kevin uses harvested monkey feces to put it out then spreads the ashes around to help the trees grow.

I was just pointing out (in possibly non-linear way)) that people eat for alotta reasons and alotta times not for the right ones... they are bored... its a certain time of day (even if they arent hungry or dont need to eat)... at a "function/gathering" where peer pressure is to eat w/ the others.

And dude... I'm not saying Alex is a man's man... I've just said that Kevin making fun of Glenn as a "hippie" when he's just about as much of a hippie/masculine feminist is abit hypocritical.LOL.
If he starts eating lentils like Neil from The Young Ones... then I'll really start to digg into him (pun was intentional)

[trunolimit]

I was just pointing out (in possibly non-linear way)) that people eat for alotta reasons and alotta times not for the right ones... they are bored... its a certain time of day (even if they arent hungry or dont need to eat)... at a "function/gathering" where peer pressure is to eat w/ the others.

I was totally agreeing with you. People do eat when triggered. I guess kevin is more of a new age type of dude.

[frankiethewaffle]

So far I've had a 12oz blue moon honeymoon, a 22oz Yuengling, and I'm working on a 12oz Sam Adams Summer Ale.

I still have another 22oz yuengling and a 12oz blue moon...


yikes.

I am responding to this because I have had them all in many ways. For the Summer Ale and Blue Moon, I love them, but buying buy the bottle is something I just don't like. Not for the gross factor but they still have the yeast in them. That ups the quality factor, but there are down sides to drinking too much of it in your diet. If you buy it in bottles, just poor slow, don't let it backwash too much if the head is too big, if so let it settle again. It could take an hour or more. I like these from the tap. It disrupts the yeast less. You get more of the greatness of the brew.

Yuengling is awesome. (your spelling) I thought it was an Oriental beer for a while. Although it isn't, it is very good.

Far as oriental beers, Ichi Ban is awesome. Really good. Chinese beers are really good. Japanese beers are touch and go. On the Japan Diggnation episode, I tried Sapporo, didn't like it much.

Other foreign beers to try. Tecates is good. The one they drank when Kevin threw up on Alexs' couch. Had it for the first time tonight. Very well rounded beer. Red Stripe is very good. When I feel like spending the money for a better beer, I go Red Stripe.

Just find a beverage center, find the import section, and sample one of each (Buying them of course). Then ask the staff. Most will help you out with other imports.

Good luck and don't drive.

As far as calories and studies. I have seen that drinking beer makes your appetite increase. If you are in a bar that serves food, the "bar food" you eat makes you gain weight. I tried to test that once. I took a weeks vacation from work and went on an "all beer diet." Never ate a thing drank only beer. I lost ten pounds. Like anything else it depends on the beer too I am sure. Oh yeah. It was a time I was watching my diet and working out like a fiend. I lost that ten pounds but didn't have the life in me to do anything else. No more working out 8 hours a day. Plus, it took a long time to recover from that diet. Not recommended.

[string-bikini-dudes]

The one that was sparkling in my glass soon after hearing about it was Mikes Hard Lemonade light. 100 calories per bottle and they knocked it down to 4% per bottle instead of the original version which has 7%

[cameroncook]

"they" say to binge drink if worried about empty calories from beer building up on your stomach. I guess there is now a lot to be said about breaking the seal and then chasing it with another.

Report results back here.