If you are going to have drinks, keep an eye on exactly what you’re drinking and standard drink versus standard serve.
This can be the difference between feeling ok the next morning, and having a cracking hangover!
There are lots of factors at play, including body weight and what you ate before drinking, but how many standard drinks you consume is key.
By definition a standard drink contains 10 grams of alcohol (12.5ml of pure alcohol). Most alcoholic beverages at a pub or restaurant are more than one standard drink.
Check out: Eating and Drinking at the Pub
How many standard serves are in my drink?
There are no common glass sizes used in Australia but you can have an approximate idea of standard drink versus standard serve:
| Beverage | Average bar serve | Standard drinks |
| Red wine | 150ml | 1.6 |
| White wine | 150ml | 1.5 |
| Sparkling wine | 150ml | 1.4 |
| Full-strength beer | 425ml schooner | 1.6 |
| Gin and tonic | 375 ml premix can | 1.3 |
| Vodka with soda | 30ml spirit plus 150ml soda | 1 |
| Rum and cola | 375ml can | 1.3 |
| Gin and tonic | 30ml spirit plus 250 ml tonic | 1 |
You can check out more info on specific alcoholic drinks in the Australian Government’s standard drinks guidelines.
Thanks Michelle, didn’t achieve my weight loss, but in say that I feel sooo much better can fit in clothes I haven’t been able to.
Can’t wait to start the next 12 weeks
We travel alot in our caravan,a few set backs,but I’m not giving up