The other night I mistakenly bought low alcohol wine. I didn't realise until I got home from SW, opened the bottle, poured my measure, really excited in anticipation, and then, as the sweet Ribena-like taste hit my lips.... I screamed in disgust "What the F%*K? I'm not wasting six syns on that!!"
My family all thought I'd lost the plot because I told them they could drink it, I wouldn't be doing so, despite the fact that it tasted really nice actually, just not like real wine.
But only us SW fans knows what it's like to not want to "waste" syns on something perfectly acceptable but just NOT worth it! Like would I use six syns on Ribena?
Makes you think though, how many things did I use to put away without even thinking/appreciating them? I think that's how the weight often goes on...eating and drinking naughty things of no consequence, just for the sake of it.
Going to have a glass of proper wine now as I'm having a night off SW. There's no doubt that wine is not good syn-wise.
I second malaika's advice about the brandy (or whatever spirit you like) in a pint of Diet Coke, especially if you add the spirits yourself, afetr the coke is poured. That's a tip I learned on here and it definitely gives you the kick right through to the end of the drink and lasts for ages,.....just two and a half syns worth is plenty in a pint of Diet Coke if you do it like this, it really works!