You Beer Drinkers can Lose Weight

Rondo45 wrote in and asked, “I’d like to lose weight, but I like my beer too much. Does beer really make you fat?”

Well Rondo, it will be harder to lose weight if you continue to drink beer. You can do it though if you stay within your calorie requirements. Here is an article that explains how to find out how many calories you should consume to lose weight. How Many Calories you Need to Lose Weight

Does Beer Make you Fat?

Beer is very high in calories, so if you don’t lower your calorie intake you will get fat. Most beer’s do not contain fat though. Beer is just empty calories. Other than that it technically is not bad for you except that it lacks nutritional needs.

What About the Carbohydrates in Beer?

I didn’t pay any attention to carbohydrates in my diet. I lost weight 32% of my total weight in 6 months. And, I lost weight steadily:

• Lost 35 lbs in 2 months
• Lost 54 lbs after 4 months
• Lost 79 lbs after 6 months

So, I think I know what I’m talking about. I also did this without exercising. So, eat food that:

• Makes you feel full
• Is low in calories
• Contains small amounts of fat, sodium and cholesterol

For a giant list of the best food’s and meal plan’s just see the Diet Nutritional Plan.

How to Drink Beer & Lose Weight

Basically just count the calories you are consuming from your beer. I provide a giant list below. You then want to increase your consumption of veggies, so you get the nutrients you need. Also the veggies will make you feel full, so you don’t find the need to cheat.

So, You Beer Drinker’s can drink beer and lose weight, just pay attention to your calorie consumption!

Calorie’s and Alcohol Content of Most Beers

Domestic Beer Calories & Alcohol Content
Brand		Alcohol (ABV)	Calories 12 oz
Anchor Porter		5.6%	209
Anchor Steam		4.9%	153
Anheuser Busch Natural Light		4.2%	95
Anheuser Busch Natural Ice		5.9%	157
Aspen Edge		4.1%	94
Big Sky I.P.A.		6.2%	195
Big Sky Moose Drool Brown Ale		5.2%	177
Big Sky Scape Goat Pale Ale		4.7%	163
Big Sky Trout Slayer Ale		4.7%	163
Blatz Beer		4.8%	153
Blue Moon		5.4%	171
Bud Dry		5.0%	130
Bud Ice		5.5%	123
Bud Ice Light		5.0%	115
Bud Light		4.2%	110
Bud Light Lime		4.2%	116
Budweiser		5.0%	145
Budweiser Select		4.3%	99
Budweiser Select 55		2.4%	55
Busch Beer		4.6%	133
Busch Ice		5.9%	169
Busch Light		4.1%	95
Carling Black Label		4.3%	138
Colt 45 Malt Liquor		6.1%	174
Coors		4.91%	149
Coors Light		4.15%	104
Extra Gold Lager		4.97%	152
Flying Dog Doggie Style		4.7%	158
Flying Dog Dogtober Fest		5.3%	146
Flying Dog Double Dog Pale Ale		10.5%	292
Flying Dog Gonzo		8.7%	269
Flying Dog Horn Dog		10.5%	314
Flying Dog In Heat Wheat		4.7%	131
Flying Dog K-9 Cruiser		6.5%	181
Flying Dog Old Scratch		5.3%	150
Flying Dog Road Dog		5.2%	158
Flying Dog Snake Dog		6.4%	179
Flying Dog Tire Bite		4.6%	124
Genesee Beer		4.5%	148
Genesee Cream Ale		5.1%	162
Genesee Ice		5.9%	156
Genesee Red		4.9%	148
George Killian’s Irish Red		4.98%	162
Icehouse		5%	132
Icehouse 5.0		5.5%	149
Icehouse Light		4.13%	103
Hamm’s Beer		4.7%	144
Hamm’s Golden Draft		4.7%	144
Hamm’s Special Light		3.9%	110
Keystone Premium		4.43%	111
Keystone Light		4.13%	103
Keystone Ice		5.9%	142
Leinenkugel Honey Weiss		4.92%	149
Leinenkugel Northwoods Lager		4.94%	163
Leinenkugel Original		4.67%	152
Leinenkugel Creamy Dark		4.94%	170
Leinenkugel Red		4.94%	166
Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat		4.9%	165
Leinenkugel Light		4.19%	105
Leinenkugel Amber Light		4.14%	110
Lowenbrau Dark		5.0%	160
Lowenbrau Special Beer		5.2%	160
Magnum Malt Liquor		5.6%	157
Michael Shea’s		4.62%	145
Michelob Amber Boch		5.2%	166
Michelob Beer		5.0%	155
Michelob Golden Draft		4.7%	152
Michelob Golden Draft Light		4.1%	110
Michelob Honey Lager		4.9%	175
Michelob Light		4.3%	113
Michelob Ultra		4.1%	95
Mickey’s Fine Malt Liquor		5.6%	157
Mickey’s Ice		5.8%	157
Miller Chill		4.2%	110
Miller Genuine Draft		4.7%	143
Miller Genuine Draft Light		4.2%	110
Miller Genuine Draft 64		2.8%	64
Miller High Life		4.7%	143
Miller High Life Light		4.2%	110
Miller Lite		4.2%	96
Milwaukee’s Best		4.5%	128
Miller Lite Brewers Collection Amber		4.2%	110
Miller Lite Brewers Collection Blonde		4.2%	110
Miller Lite Brewers Collection Wheat		4.2%	110
Milwaukee’s Best		4.3%	128
Milwaukee’s Best Light		4.5%	98
Milwaukee’s Best Ice		5.9%	144
New Belgium 1554		5.6%	205
New Belgium 2 Below		6.6%	200
New Belgium Abbey		7.0%	200
New Belgium Blue Paddle		4.8%	140
New Belgium Fat Tire		5.2%	160
New Belgium Mothership Wit		4.8%	155
New Belgium Trippel		7.8%	215
New Belgium Sunshine Wheat		4.8%	145
O’Doul’s		0.4%	70
Old Milwaukee Light		3.8%	114
Old Milwaukee Beer		4.5%	146
Olde English 800		5.9 %	160
Olde English 800 7.5		7.5 %	202
Olde English High Gravity 800		8.0%	220
Olympia Premium Lager		4.7%	146
Pabst Blue Ribbon		5.0%	153
Pabst Extra Light Low Alcohol		2.5%	67
Pete’s Wicked Ale		5.3%	174
Red Dog		5.0%	147
Red Hook ESB		5.77%	179
Red Hook IPA		6.5%	188
Rolling Rock Extra Pale		4.6%	142
Rolling Rock Premium Beer		4.5%	120
Sam Adams Boston Lager		4.75%	160
Sam Adams Boston Ale		4.94%	160
Sam Adams Cherry Wheat		5.2%	166
Sam Adams Cream Stout		4.69%	195
Sam Adams IPA		5.93%	175
Sam Adams Light		4.05%	124
Sam Adams Pale Ale		5.25%	145
Schaefer Beer		4.6%	142
Schlitz Beer		4.7%	146
Schlitz Light		4.2%	110
Schlitz Malt Liquor		6.2%	185
Sierra Nevada Anniversary Ale		5.9%	190
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot		9.6%	330
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale		6.8%	214
Sierra Nevada Draft Ale		5.0%	157
Sierra Nevada Early Spring Beer		5.9%	190
Sierra Nevada Harvest Ale		6.7%	215
Sierra Nevada India Pale Ale		6.9%	231
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale		5.6%	175
Sierra Nevada Pale Bock		7.0%	218
Sierra Nevada Porter		5.6%	194
Sierra Nevada Stout		5.8%	225
Sierra Nevada Summerfest Beer		5.0%	158
Sierra Nevada Wheat Beer		4.4%	153
Signature Stroh Beer		4.8%	153
Southpaw Light		5.0%	123
Steel Reserve		8.1%	222
Steel Reserve Triple Export		8.1%	222
Steel Reserve Six		6.0%	160
Stroh’s Beer		4.6%	149
Stroh’s Light		4.4%	113
Tuborg Deluxe Dark Export		5.1%	163
Tuborg Export Quality		5.0%	156
Weinhard’s Private Reserve		4.8%	150
Weinhard’s Amber Light		4.2%	135
Weinhard’s Hefeweizen		4.9%	151
Weinhard’s Blonde Lager		5.1%	161
Weinhard’s Pale Ale		4.6%	147
Yuengling Ale		5.0%	145
Yuengling Porter		4.5%	150
Yuengling Premium Beer		4.4%	135
Yuengling Light		3.8%	98
Yuengling Lager		4.4%	135