Drinks anyone?

We all know that this time of year gets a little crazy. Every which way you look you are being invited to Christmas functions where the challenge of ‘just a couple of drinks’ is put upon you. This is a critical time for everyone where it is so easy to undo the good work you have put in this year and have it blow out all too easily in the space of six weeks. I spoke about this in great depth at our nutrition seminar but here is a little snippet of information in case you missed it. Below we take a look at abundance of calories in drinks alone. Becareful however of the calorie laden foods which go hand in hand with some of these drinks (cheese, nuts, chips, deep fried goodies, pastries and kebabs to name a few. Hopefully you will think twice before you have just that ‘one more’. If you consider that a single extra night of drinking each week can result in another kilogram of body weight by the end of December, it is easy to see how weight gain is a common side effect of frequent partying.

Standard Drink	Calories	Kilojoules	Training Hours
Crown Lager	150	630	1hr on bike
Hahn Superdry	100	415	1hr walk
Coopers Premium Light	85	350	10mins skipping
Pure Blonde	105	445	20min rowing
Bourbon & Coke	120	500	30min X Trainer
Bourbon & Diet Coke	70	290	10 flights stairs
Bundaberg & Coke Pre Mix	275	1150	30min run
Smirnoff	210	880	20min boxing
Ruski	220	990	60mins cardio
Champagne	85	355	20mins stepper
1 bottle wine	560	2352	Computrainer
Cosmo	150	630	PUMP class
Vodka Lime and Soda	90	350

All figures are based on rough estimates only

Tips for alcohol success

1.     Become the DD (Not Drunk & Disorderly 🙂 … Designated Driver)

2.     Order spirits in a tall glass with lots of ice

3.     Count your glasses and aim for 1 an hour

4.     Eat before you go out

5.     Aim for 1 glass of water in addition to your alcohol each hour

6.     Decide how much you will drink before you go out

7.     Ditch carbs on nights you are planning to drink

8.     Swap cocktails in favour of spirits

9.     Always ask for low calorie mixers including soda, diet coke or lime juice

10.  Avoid pre mixed drinks altogether