At one point or another, everyone has tried to figure out how to lose weight quickly — whether for an upcoming vacation or for a special event. Forget about the calories in wine or your favorite beer for a second, because for most people, the calories in the mixers of their favorite cocktails pose a far greater barrier to weight loss than the actual alcohol. Just 4oz of some daiquiri or margarita mixes can contain upwards of 35 grams of sugar—that's 7 teaspoons of sugar! (Just one reason you should make your own homemade grown-up daiquiris instead.) Plus, these drink mixes have more than double the amount of calories than the shot of rum or tequila included in the drink (that is, if you're only served half a cup of mixer). What's worse, the calories from mixers are the worst kinds of calories, simple and refined sugars. When they're combined with how alcohol affects metabolism, it gets even worse.
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