Bodybuilding ForumYour AmSpace Profile
Register Forum AmSpaceStore Rules Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read
Join Anabolicminds.com!! Register Today!
 
  AnabolicMinds.com Forum > Nutrition Forum > Weight loss
 
LinkBack Thread Tools    Search this Thread     
Old 07-17-2005, 06:16 PM   #1
On Semi-Hiatus...
 
Beowulf's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Age: 30
Posts: 3,425
Leave Comment
Reputation: 442 Beowulf is just really nice
Points: 5,636, Level: 31Points: 5,636, Level: 31Points: 5,636, Level: 31
Level up: 32%, 14 Points neededLevel up: 32%, 14 Points neededLevel up: 32%, 14 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

View Profile
Talking If you absolutely have to party...

I bartend during the summer, and we just started offering mojitos. This immediately became my new favorite drink, but with the 3 packets of sugar, rum, gingerale and lime juice, this tasty summer treat is sure to thicken your waistline.

So I came up with the following Mojito alternative:
  1. Tear up about 10 mint leaves into a glass
  2. Squeeze 2 key limes into glass and add the lime
  3. Add 2 packets of splenda
  4. Add a splash of rum
  5. Muddle the #@*& out of it
  6. Add ice and a generous helping of rum
  7. Top with diet ginger ale
This came out better than I ever hoped. I made these for my sister and bro-in-law and didn't tell them that it wasn't a real mojito until half way through. They loved it. I figure this saves in the vicinity of 200-300 calories. Calories only come from the lime and the rum.

I know alcohol is a bodybuilders enemy, but if you are going to have an occassional splurge, this should help keep the calories in check while allowing for some fun
 

Last edited by Beowulf : 07-17-2005 at 07:05 PM.
Beowulf is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-17-2005, 06:17 PM   #2
My P3N1Z is chafed.
 
kwyckemynd00's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Age: 25
Stats: 5'10" 210 lbs
Posts: 5,285
Leave Comment
Reputation: 474 kwyckemynd00 is a glorious beacon of light
Points: 6,958, Level: 35Points: 6,958, Level: 35Points: 6,958, Level: 35
Level up: 36%, 92 Points neededLevel up: 36%, 92 Points neededLevel up: 36%, 92 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

View Profile
As an FYI to this thread, I read an interesting piece by Layne Norton aka str8flexed that talked about how a night of heavy drinking can trash test levels so bad they can take up to 2 weeks to recover.

So remember that if you HAVE to party, too
 



-“Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.”-Albert Einstein
-"Never trust the teller. Trust the tale. " - D.H. Lawrence
- "Why don't we have a Sir Isaac Newton Day?" - Me

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
kwyckemynd00 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-17-2005, 06:31 PM   #3
On Semi-Hiatus...
 
Beowulf's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Age: 30
Posts: 3,425
Leave Comment
Reputation: 442 Beowulf is just really nice
Points: 5,636, Level: 31Points: 5,636, Level: 31Points: 5,636, Level: 31
Level up: 32%, 14 Points neededLevel up: 32%, 14 Points neededLevel up: 32%, 14 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

View Profile
Yup, I remember hearing that too. It is not just the maltose that is bad; it is the effect of alcohol on decreasing test and increasing est. Ironic how so many meatheads claim alcohol consumption is the true sign of masculinity.

But I think the hard core damage from alcohol is from hardcore intake. I'm waiting for my bulking plan, so I indulged. I don't think 2 Mojitos is too detrimental, but I also don't plan to make a habit of it.
 
Beowulf is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-17-2005, 07:55 PM   #4
Registered User
 
Jim Mills's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Age: 43
Posts: 666
Leave Comment
Reputation: 226 Jim Mills has a spectacular aura about
Points: 6,161, Level: 33Points: 6,161, Level: 33Points: 6,161, Level: 33
Level up: 34%, 189 Points neededLevel up: 34%, 189 Points neededLevel up: 34%, 189 Points needed
Activity: 1%Activity: 1%Activity: 1%

View Profile
I'll catch hell for this post...
I drink beer three night a week..... (Light beer). I drink while bulking or cutting and haven't had a problem. On those three nights I may have 8-10 beers. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays....... Some people can and some can't...... My dad drinks beer every day and is 5'11" 170lbs...... I don't know about now, but when I was growing up I can remember his abs showing. As of 10 years ago he still had them.... His only workout was one arm curls.
 
Jim Mills is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 07-17-2005, 07:59 PM   #5
Board Supporter
 
okboy63's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Age: 45
Posts: 303
Leave Comment
Reputation: 10 okboy63 is on a distinguished road
Points: 986, Level: 12Points: 986, Level: 12Points: 986, Level: 12
Level up: 13%, 114 Points neededLevel up: 13%, 114 Points neededLevel up: 13%, 114 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

View Profile
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Mills
I'll catch hell for this post...
I drink beer three night a week..... (Light beer). I drink while bulking or cutting and haven't had a problem. On those three nights I may have 8-10 beers. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays....... Some people can and some can't...... My dad drinks beer every day and is 5'11" 170lbs...... I don't know about now, but when I was growing up I can remember his abs showing. As of 10 years ago he still had them.... His only workout was one arm curls.
I knew guys like that when I was youger but they all worked brutally hard jobs at a tire factory
 
okboy63 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-17-2005, 08:13 PM   #6
My P3N1Z is chafed.
 
kwyckemynd00's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Age: 25
Stats: 5'10" 210 lbs
Posts: 5,285
Leave Comment
Reputation: 474 kwyckemynd00 is a glorious beacon of light
Points: 6,958, Level: 35Points: 6,958, Level: 35Points: 6,958, Level: 35
Level up: 36%, 92 Points neededLevel up: 36%, 92 Points neededLevel up: 36%, 92 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

View Profile
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Mills
I'll catch hell for this post...
I drink beer three night a week..... (Light beer). I drink while bulking or cutting and haven't had a problem. On those three nights I may have 8-10 beers. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays....... Some people can and some can't...... My dad drinks beer every day and is 5'11" 170lbs...... I don't know about now, but when I was growing up I can remember his abs showing. As of 10 years ago he still had them.... His only workout was one arm curls.
Kill the beer for 6 months and tell me if there is a diff
 



-“Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.”-Albert Einstein
-"Never trust the teller. Trust the tale. " - D.H. Lawrence
- "Why don't we have a Sir Isaac Newton Day?" - Me

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
kwyckemynd00 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-17-2005, 09:27 PM   #7
USA HOCKEY
 
CEDeoudes59's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 3,723
Leave Comment
Reputation: 152 CEDeoudes59 has a spectacular aura about
Points: 10,122, Level: 43Points: 10,122, Level: 43Points: 10,122, Level: 43
Level up: 44%, 278 Points neededLevel up: 44%, 278 Points neededLevel up: 44%, 278 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

View Profile
Quote:
Originally Posted by kwyckemynd00
As an FYI to this thread, I read an interesting piece by Layne Norton aka str8flexed that talked about how a night of heavy drinking can trash test levels so bad they can take up to 2 weeks to recover.

So remember that if you HAVE to party, too
could be up to a month or more, if you continue to do so. or if your balls ain't work good
 
CEDeoudes59 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-17-2005, 09:30 PM   #8
Gold Member
 
jrkarp's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Age: 29
Posts: 942
Leave Comment
Reputation: 54 jrkarp will become famous soon enough
Points: 1,292, Level: 14Points: 1,292, Level: 14Points: 1,292, Level: 14
Level up: 15%, 108 Points neededLevel up: 15%, 108 Points neededLevel up: 15%, 108 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

View Profile
I love mojitos...

But when I drink, it's usually Guinness (I used to bounce at an Irish bar).

Tastes good, high in iron and antioxidants, lower alcohol content, lower carbs and calories than many beers.

/karp
 
jrkarp is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-17-2005, 09:51 PM   #9
Registered User
 
lifted's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Age: 27
Posts: 1,294
Leave Comment
Reputation: 10 lifted is on a distinguished road
Points: 2,567, Level: 21Points: 2,567, Level: 21Points: 2,567, Level: 21
Level up: 22%, 233 Points neededLevel up: 22%, 233 Points neededLevel up: 22%, 233 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

View Profile
I also like Straub..it's an ale w/o any sugar.
 



...defies the laws of cronzitivity

The only thing that comes outa my mouth is lies, all lies... don't believe anything I say, I'm a habitual bull****ter.
lifted is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-17-2005, 10:36 PM   #10
Gold Member
 
jrkarp's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Age: 29
Posts: 942
Leave Comment
Reputation: 54 jrkarp will become famous soon enough
Points: 1,292, Level: 14Points: 1,292, Level: 14Points: 1,292, Level: 14
Level up: 15%, 108 Points neededLevel up: 15%, 108 Points neededLevel up: 15%, 108 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

View Profile
Never tried it... I'll have to look for it.

/karp
 
jrkarp is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-17-2005, 10:43 PM   #11
USA HOCKEY
 
CEDeoudes59's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 3,723
Leave Comment
Reputation: 152 CEDeoudes59 has a spectacular aura about
Points: 10,122, Level: 43Points: 10,122, Level: 43Points: 10,122, Level: 43
Level up: 44%, 278 Points neededLevel up: 44%, 278 Points neededLevel up: 44%, 278 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

View Profile
Quote:
Originally Posted by jrkarp
I love mojitos...

But when I drink, it's usually Guinness (I used to bounce at an Irish bar).

Tastes good, high in iron and antioxidants, lower alcohol content, lower carbs and calories than many beers.

/karp
I thought guinness was 160 caloires?
antioxidants, really?
 
CEDeoudes59 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-17-2005, 11:08 PM   #12
Gold Member
 
jrkarp's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Age: 29
Posts: 942
Leave Comment
Reputation: 54 jrkarp will become famous soon enough
Points: 1,292, Level: 14Points: 1,292, Level: 14Points: 1,292, Level: 14
Level up: 15%, 108 Points neededLevel up: 15%, 108 Points neededLevel up: 15%, 108 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

View Profile
167 cals, but that is a pint (16 oz), not a bottle (12 oz). A 12 oz Guinness has 125 cals, while 12 oz or Coors Light (with a lot less flavor) has 108. I know 108 is less than 125, but I was just using Coors Light (one of the lightest light beers) as an example of how close it is in nutritional value to Guinness.

From what I have read, dark beers (true dark beers like stouts, not beers that are artificially darkened for marketing), have many of the same health benefits like antioxidants that red wine does. They are high in flavonoids, which are antioxidants with a lot of health benefits

/karp
 
jrkarp is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-17-2005, 11:10 PM   #13
Registered User
 
Tad50's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Age: 27
Posts: 219
Leave Comment
Reputation: 39 Tad50 is on a distinguished road
Points: 730, Level: 10Points: 730, Level: 10Points: 730, Level: 10
Level up: 11%, 70 Points neededLevel up: 11%, 70 Points neededLevel up: 11%, 70 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

View Profile
Quote:
Originally Posted by CEDeoudes59
I thought guinness was 160 caloires?
antioxidants, really?
Yeah Guinness is actually one of the healthier drinks. It's also high in vit. A
 
Tad50 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-17-2005, 11:18 PM   #14
More Cowbell
 
Yjyankee's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Age: 36
Posts: 423
Leave Comment
Reputation: 10 Yjyankee is on a distinguished road
Points: 1,264, Level: 14Points: 1,264, Level: 14Points: 1,264, Level: 14
Level up: 15%, 136 Points neededLevel up: 15%, 136 Points neededLevel up: 15%, 136 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

View Profile
Hmm, thanks for the info on the Guiness.. One of my favorites, but I've actually stayed away from it this summer thinking it was too heavy to drop a pound.


As for the drinking & the test.. I'd love to just quit drinking & dedicate myself to working out. I'm quite sure that I would see a definite difference, especially in the love handle/waist area. But I don't see myself getting up on stage competing, so I may as well enjoy (IMO) some of the finer things in life..
 
Yjyankee is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-17-2005, 11:35 PM   #15
USA HOCKEY
 
CEDeoudes59's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 3,723
Leave Comment
Reputation: 152 CEDeoudes59 has a spectacular aura about
Points: 10,122, Level: 43Points: 10,122, Level: 43Points: 10,122, Level: 43
Level up: 44%, 278 Points neededLevel up: 44%, 278 Points neededLevel up: 44%, 278 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

View Profile
so say 'yes' to guiness but 'no' to irish car bomb (drink)

guiness must be an acquired taste, I can't stomach it
 
CEDeoudes59 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-17-2005, 11:41 PM   #16
Gold Member
 
jrkarp's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Age: 29
Posts: 942
Leave Comment
Reputation: 54 jrkarp will become famous soon enough
Points: 1,292, Level: 14Points: 1,292, Level: 14Points: 1,292, Level: 14
Level up: 15%, 108 Points neededLevel up: 15%, 108 Points neededLevel up: 15%, 108 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

View Profile
I love the car bombs but I always seem to get them at the end of the night and they do me in.

I never liked Guinness for a long time, but after working at an Irish bar, you first get used to it, then you start to love it.

/karp
 
jrkarp is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-17-2005, 11:50 PM   #17
Designer Athlete
Board Sponsor
 
bigpetefox's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Age: 33
Stats: 5'9" 202 lbs
Posts: 3,692
Leave Comment
Reputation: 142 bigpetefox will become famous soon enough
Points: 16,329, Level: 55Points: 16,329, Level: 55Points: 16,329, Level: 55
Level up: 56%, 221 Points neededLevel up: 56%, 221 Points neededLevel up: 56%, 221 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

View Profile
Guinness is God's nectar, I swear..
 



Designer Athlete

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

NPC Competitor- Light-Heavy class
ActivaTe Xtreme addict

AdrenaLean has arrived!
bigpetefox is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-17-2005, 11:57 PM   #18
Gold Member
 
jrkarp's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Age: 29
Posts: 942
Leave Comment
Reputation: 54 jrkarp will become famous soon enough
Points: 1,292, Level: 14Points: 1,292, Level: 14Points: 1,292, Level: 14
Level up: 15%, 108 Points neededLevel up: 15%, 108 Points neededLevel up: 15%, 108 Points needed