Brandy or Vodka

[dotjhawkes]

I have decided to cut back on vodka for a few weeks, i have bought a bottle of Brandy and some diet lemonade. Is this a fair swap?

[searchme]

Dottie-you're kidding yourself love.

Brew yourself a nice cuppa chai.

[dotjhawkes]

But don't you think I will sleep better, the diet pepsi was keeping me awake cos of the caffiene, so Doctor Gillian reckons.

[Peri]

I agree with searchme dot - a nice cuppa ..... oh and shove a nip of brandy in there too.

[rjkh]

Hate to say it but this is unlikely to work.

Unless you drink so much you throw it all back up!

Most of the calorific value of alcoholic drinks comes from the alcohol itself (I'm sure the calories equal the alcoholic proof per ounce, divided by two).

May be making that up tho!

If anyone can corroborate it would be much appreciated.

[dotjhawkes]

rjkh! Too technical for me, alls I will add is that I have had a really good night's sleep, the brandy went down a treat, i have a little bit of a muzzy head, which i don't get with vodka, but I don't feel as hyper, which was the problem I had with the diet pepsi. I have to lose half a stone before I go on holiday, and I think i should actually stop drinking for a while, but then when I go on holiday, I will be potentially binge drinking, which is just as bad if not worse than having a small drink a couple of nights a week.

[brachiopod]

Don't do it, dot !!!.....

.... the lemonade will ruin it. Drink it neat at all costs.

[honkytonkgal]

Brandy and Babycham drink reminds me of the 70s. Vodka has no carbs and if you keep to diet pepsi you can still loose weight, or try decaffe diet cola. Dr. Gillian hasnt a clue what she is on about wouldnt trust a person who likes looking at peoples poos, some sort of a fetish thing going on there lol.

[ahar]

i agree, don't listen to mckeith, she's a sensationalist with inappropriate qualifications! for the alcohol question, each gram of alcohol contains 7kcal (calories).