Best brew for your bod

Pretty much every diet and health expert out there tells us that when trying to shed pounds from our waistline, alcohol consumption is a no-no. The calories, sugar and other "devilish" stuff can definitely hinder any effort to look good in a bathing suit.

But let's be real. When you're torturing yourself by eating low fat everything, you need a cocktail at the end of the day. So choose right, and you'll be able to enjoy yourself without sabotaging your diet.

Lucky for beer lovers everywhere (like myself), a new article in Men's Health states that the "bioactive compounds in beer battle cancer, boost metabolism and more..." Exciting news! Beer may not be all that bad in moderation.

Below is a list of the top 10 beers to drink from GK Magazine:

1. Budweiser Select (55 Calories)

2. Miller Genuine Draft 64 (64 Calories)

3. Beck's Premier Light (64 Calories)

4. Pearl Light (68 Calories)

5. Blatz Light Beer (85 Calories)

6. Aspen Edge (94 Calories)

7. Paulaner Original Muncher Leicht (95 Calories)

8. Amstel Light (95 Calories)

9. Michelob Ultra (95 Calories)

10. Natural Light (95 Calories)

Surprisingly, a lot of recent studies have shown that moderate alcohol intake can be good for your health. Especially red wine, which Skinny Bitch authors Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin advocate as a "magical elixir."

Still, while one or two of these brews may keep your weight loss goals in check, please don't go drink a case in one day. On top being bloated and growing a beer belly, that is definitely not good for your health.

I mean unless you're at a Hawkeye tailgate. Then, by all means, beer bong away.

Eating "fast" doesn't have to mean eating "fat"

It's mid-July, and at this point, chances are good that someone has already seen you in a swimsuit.

Personally, I'd like to believe that whether or not there are pounds left to lose, there's something invigorating about the freedom that comes from laying in the sunlight with bare skin. It should be enjoyed, not dreaded. Who cares what everyone thinks, right?

Obviously, if you're any normal person (including myself), you probably do. (Unless you have a rockin' bod and then you should know that every woman on the beach hates you.)

For me, the key to feeling good half-naked in front of a bunch of people is making good eating choices. You're not going to be a Skinny Bitch in one day, but you can be a healthy-looking, unbloated one if you eat right.

What about when you're on the go? A recent article in Cosmopolitan highlights the eight best fast food choices for those times where you just don't have the the time.

1. Wendy's Ultimate Chicken Grill Sandwich, 340 calories/7g fat

2. Subway Roast Beef Sub, 330 calories/4.5g fat

Granted Subway has other healthier options, but if you need your beef fix, this is the way to go.

3. Burger King Whopper Jr., 340 calories/20g fat

I don't really consider this one much of a healthy option, but clearly this is the best thing they could find at Burger King. My advice? Don't go to Burger King.

4. Taco Bell Grilled Steak Soft Tacos (2 tacos), 320 calories/4.5g fat

5. KFC Honey BBQ Sandwich, 310 calories/3g fat

6. McDonald's Egg McMuffin, 300 calories/12g fat

Again, not a big proponent of your breakfast carrying over 10 grams of fat...but when you're hungover, this sandwich is a miracle worker.

7. Wendy's Chili, 330 calories/10g fat

8. Pizza Hut Pepperoni Thin N' Crispy Pizza (2 slices), 400 calories/18g fat

And here's three big ones to stay far away from:

1. KFC Double Down, 540 calories/32g fat

A personal favorite. Just kidding. This thing is sick and if you like it I will frown on you.

2. McDonald's Angus Bacon and Cheese, 790 calories/39g fat.

That much grease was not meant to be consumed in one day, let alone one sitting.

3. Pizza Hut Meat Lovers Stuffed Crust (2 slices), 960 calories/52g fat.

Unless you are about to embark on a 30-day fast, please don't ever eat this.

Read the full article (with mouth-watering pictures) here.

Soldier Field wants Big Ten championship

Despite the lack of confirmation of a Big Ten 2011 championship game, venues are already lining up to host it, including Chicago's Soldier Field.

General manager Tim LeFevour told the Chicago Tribune on Monday that they are "absolutely" interested in hosting and plan to put together a proposal for the league.

But Chicago's not the only city that feels they're a perfect match for Big Ten fandom.

Indiana University athletic director Fred Glass told a local newspaper that Lucas Oil Stadium, which will host the Super Bowl in 2012, is "really the only choice". Officials in Detroit, Cleveland and Minneapolis also plan to bid for the game.

Indianapolis may be hosting the Super Bowl, but nothing can beat the city of Chicago. In 2007, Soldier Field sold out to 61, 500 fans for a Northern Illinois-Iowa game. And that wasn't even a title match. There's no doubt a title game at Soldier Field would draw a massive crowd, both in and out of the stadium.

Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany said while he "presumes" a conference title game will be created because of the addition of Nebraska to the Big Ten, potential venues have yet to be visited and discussed among the league.

The game would likely be played on December 3, 2011.

And obviously, I used an Iowa picture. Go Hawks! Feel free to comment below.

Ex-fans tweet their frustration for "The King"

I hope Lebron James hasn't looked at Twitter lately.

A ChicagoNow.com blogger followed the "love-hate tweet fest" last week following James' announcement to leave Cleveland for Miami and found a variety of creative responses.

From blaming Lebron for ripping out "an entire city's soul" to comparing him to Tiger Woods for "screwing everyone over", many angry fans held nothing back. One fan even announced his new nickname: "The Lord of No Rings."

I just hope the Heat sucks this year. (Not that I tweeted or anything...)

Read the full article here.

True Blood is a sexed-up version of Twilight.

I don't know what it is about vampires that I find so entertaining, but lately I just can't get enough.

I just finished the first season of True Blood and I couldn't be more hooked. If Megavideo allowed you to watch more than 74 minutes of video at a time, I might have never left my bed today (I'm too poor to rent movies legally).

But honestly, as much as I enjoy the show and have recently become an avid fan, I don't think the creators deserve much credit. They basically took Stephanie Meyer's characters and changed them around a bit. There's an innocent girl who falls in love with a vampire, a shapeshifter, mindreader and who knows what else is to come.

The love story is there, the love triangle is there, and for some reason, everyone wants the vampire-loving female. Sookie versus Bella; Bill versus Edward.

Sure the vampires are more evil, there's more sex, and the whole idea of humans taking vampire blood as a drug is pretty cool. But other than that, True Blood is a dirtier version of Twilight. Who knows what they'll come out with next.

With that said, I'll likely finish season two by the end of this week.