time to start remembering this...*sigh*

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Cocktails and calories: Beer, wine and liquor calories can really add up. Here are the breakdowns for your favorite bar beverages - Nutrition | Shape | Find Articles at BNET:

What wets your whistle? A cold beer? A slushy margarita? A glass of red wine? At a party, a happy hour or a night by the fireplace, a drink is such a natural accompaniment that sometimes we forget about the calories we're consuming. Big mistake: Calories from alcohol add up quickly. Our bodies don't register liquids in terms of fullness," says Elizabeth Somer, R.D., a nutritionist and author of The Origin Diet (Henry Holt, 2001). "The reason you gain weight from alcohol is that you don't compensate by eating less later. You still eat the same amount, regardless of whether you had the drink."

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[klytus.livejournal.com]

My soda consumption (along with my waistline) has gone down drastically since keetara pointed me in the direction of the Crystal Light shakers. They have all kinds of flavors, and only 5 calories per 16-oz serving (though, personally, I use 24 oz bottles). If you don't like Nutrasweet, the 4C brand of shakers uses Splenda.

I'm with you on the diet drinks, though. The only ones I can tolerate are Diet Dr Pepper and Coke Zero - so when I have to have soda, it'll be one of those.