A common activity for many in the industry is ritual to let go of the pub on the way home. There are some tough and hectic day that makes a stop at the oasis on the track looks quite inviting. Often it is happy hour for some time to meet up with colleagues for what begins as perhaps “a beer or two” to chat over the day’s events.
The first beer can quickly lead to another and another if you’re not careful. Anyone concerned about their weight knows how quickly calories add up. You want to enjoy yourself and not be limited to sipping a single beer all night.
Remember when you used to laugh at the guys who drank watered down “lite” beer? Well if you are watching your figure, it is time to throw in with them. Although some people believe that drinking responsibly means to get beer has fewer calories, it is a form of it. Save yourself a notch in the belt and change to a lower calorie beer.
Heineken and Sam Adams is pretty high on the list in terms of calories at 166 and 180, but if you ever had a Sierra Nevada Bigfoot, you should know why it has such a name. At 330 calories per 12-ounce bottle, the person who drinks many people have more than just a big foot!
Check out how many calories per 12-ounce bottle of these five popular beers:
1st Sierra Nevada Bigfoot – 330 calories
2nd Samuel Adams Boston Stock – 180 calories
3rd Guinness Extra Stout – 176 calories
4th Pete’s Wicked Ale – 174 calories
5th Harpoon IPA – 170 calories
And how many of those on your list of favorites? It is easy to see the devastation beer can trigger a 1200-1500 calorie a day diet. Just a few bottles of beer can easily account for more than half of your allotted daily calories!
The options:
1st Budweiser Select – 55 calories
2nd Beck’s Premier Light – 64 calories
3rd Miller Genuine Draft – 64 calories
4th Pearl Light – 68 calories
5th Blatz Light beer – 85 calories
It may be significant caloric differences in what is labeled “light” beer. For example, Yuengling Light and Kipling light lagers are the high 90? S calories wisely on the 98 and 99th Depending on how many beers you drink, the total calories consumed varies considerably depending on which beer you choose.
Even if you choose a mid-range low-calorie beer Pearl Light, it would take nearly five beers to equal only a Sierra Nevada Bigfoot. If you really want to cut back to lose your beer belly, you can consider alcohol-free versions Free Dust, which has only 35 calories.
The truth is, Bar Scene is not the fastest way to lose weight anyway. There are other temptations to eat food that is not on your “safe” list. If you want to go out with your friends and colleagues, try to limit how often you do it and be confined to the lower calorie beer.
You’d be surprised how many of your drinking buddies have no idea how many calories in the beer they order. You can surprise them with your knowledge of the subject at your next visit to the pub. Perhaps they think about their choices for when they know the facts.
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