Drinking empty calories is never the way to lose weight, but I found few low-cal drinks that are sure to help you shed some pounds if you're eager to keep drinking, as well as a few other drinks that will help curb those cravings and fill you up to avoid snacking and overeating.

[b][b]1. McWilliams Harmony Wine[/b][/b]If you're a wine drinker on a diet, you'll have to get on board with McWilliams Harmony Wine. McWilliams Wines has joined forces with Weight Watchers to launch a lower-alcohol range of wines in the U.K. These wines aren't going to be the full-bodied delicious blends that you might be used to as a wine drinker, but they'll definitely do the job of satiating your wine craving. The brand has developed four varietals for Weight Watchers including a sparkling brut, a sémillon/sauvignon blanc blend, shiraz, and the Ezzenze Vine Dancer Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. The bottles have removable Weight Watchers stickers on them that show the Points value of each serving in the bottle. The concept is pretty innovative and will definitely keep you trim if you're a drinker on a diet.

[b][b]2. Natural Fruit Juices in Cocktails[/b][/b]One of the big reasons cocktails can become so high in calories is because of the sweeteners that are added to create that sickly sweet cocktail taste. If you're someone who enjoys a Cosmo, try a different take on the drink without the triple sec, instead adding fresh-squeezed orange juice. Sure, the alcohol content is going to go down, but so will your pant size.

[b]3. Skinnygirl® Cocktails. If[/b] you just can't give up your cocktails but you're trying to lose weight, Bethenny Frankel's low-calorie drinks that are some of the best we've come across. Frankel has established a line of low-calorie alcoholic beverages that range from flavored vodkas to sangria to the original Skinnygirl® Margarita. If you're looking for a fun night on the town without the calories, definitely invest in a bottle of one of these cocktail concoctions.
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4. Vegetable Juice [/b][/b]Vegetable juice, while sometimes high in calories, can actually replace some of the snacking that you're used to doing. The drink is also high in vitamins D and C and can offer you your daily dose of vegetables, which is necessary for the weight loss process.
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5. Martinis. Contrary[/b] to popular belief, drinking a martini is probably one of the best alcoholic choices if you're trying to lose weight. The drink is 100 percent alcohol and does not require any mixers, which tend to be what drives the high calorie counts of cocktails. Even seemingly simple vodka tonics have calories in the tonic water that you might not have known were there. Diet tonic is a solid alternative, but few bars actually have diet tonic water behind their bars because it's not widely available on a CO2