There's a company that makes great sugar free mixers - Baja Bob's. You can buy their margarita mix online, or at Beverages and More stores (and maybe other places, that's just where I've seen it). They're delicious and calorie free, so the only thing you have to count is the alcohol.
That woman on Real Housewives of New York is always talking about her "skinny Girl margarita" and she is very thin! I'm not at a place I can google it right now - but I bet it's god -it's her signature item - haha!
You got me curious, so I looked up the recipe:
The Skinny Girls Margarita
On the Rocks
What you’ll need:
* 2 oz of clear Tequila (100% agave, such as Patron Silver)
* Juice of 4 Fresh Lime Wedges
* A splash of Cointreau, Grand Marnier or Triple Sec
Combine all ingredients over a glass of ice and garnish with a lime wedge
Makes one serving
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Originally Posted by WaterRat
My problem is not with counting the calories for the alcohol, it's that once I've had more than one, I start thinking it's okay to eat more......
Yup, many people have this problem, one drink leads to 2 drinks and then a few more, and once you have had a few drinks, it is much easier to overeat.
Yeah that margarita recipe is the best, its actually the 'original' margarita.
I find that I do best knowing my choices and deciding what I will drink BEFORE something then I do better.
One way to extend drinks easiest is club soda, add it to your wine and you can have 2 drinks instead of one (watch the glass sizes though and mix half and half). Or learn to sip and nurse drinks, one of my favorite drinks is a shot of tequila, rim the shot glass with salt, 1/4 of lime squeezed into it (then put in the lime wedge for extra flavor) and the one shot of tequila.
100 cal. each, but I have to be careful because towards the end of the second one because chips, cookies, cereal, leftovers ect ect ect... all start looking good!
i myself am not a huge drinker but when i do drink i drink miller lite. it is only 90 calories this way i can have two or three for under 300 calories, then i just make sure that through out the day i cut out my 100 calorie snacks, and just eat my meals and veggies. and of course a little extra time in the gym i find when i drink its not the alcohol that gets me, its the endless snacks people put out while drinking. after a few beers, suddenly french onion dip has the same amount of calories as an apple... i need to work on that.
Beer is a big part of our social circle, not the big domestics like Bud or anything, but the craft brews and imports and such. We're beer snobs. We go to beer festivals, beer tastings, beer club meetings, and now I brew my own beer. I knew starting out that I was going to have to incorporate beer into my new eating plan, and it's worked out fine. I've found that I enjoy a half-pint just as much as a pint when we're out, and with my homebrew I know exactly how many calories are in each 12oz glass, since I made it myself.
But yes, you definitely have to count it! Just like you have to count sugary soft drinks and fruit juices. Those beverage calories can add up fast!
That woman on Real Housewives of New York is always talking about her "skinny Girl margarita" and she is very thin! 
I'm not at a place I can google it right now - but I bet it's god -it's her signature item - haha!
