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suemorgan1969
suemorgan1969 Posts: 132 Member
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Hi
I have been keeping my carbs low about 30-40g a day. How many in wine as i do like a glass or 2 in the evenings

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  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
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    Taken from a random website ;)
    Carb Counts – Wine – per 5 Ounce Serving

    Dry Champagne: ~2.5 to 4.5 grams
    Dry White (e.g. Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay): ~3 grams
    ”Off Dry” (e.g. Reisling, Chenin Blanc): ~5 to 6 grams
    Muscat:~8 grams
    Dry Red (e.g. Syrah, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sav.): ~3.5 to 4 grams
    Zinfindel: 4.2 grams
    Dessert Wines: 12 to 14 grams
    Sweet Late Harvest Wine: 20 grams

    Huge variability ... personally I drink much red wine with impunity very often, I think I have superpowers ;)
  • suemorgan1969
    suemorgan1969 Posts: 132 Member
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    thank you, very helpful. So the wine doesnt affect your weight loss?
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
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    thank you, very helpful. So the wine doesnt affect your weight loss?

    Not appreciably for me.

    Doubtless if I just drank camomile tea I'd lose more weight but I don't think it would be THAT much more.

    Calories (pa!) and carbs aside, I know that the body needs to get rid of alcohol and this will take priority over burning fat but to be honest progress is good at the moment so I'll keep supping :)
  • suemorgan1969
    suemorgan1969 Posts: 132 Member
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    me too!! Started this low carb on sunday, lost 6lb already and thats with a bottle of wine thrown in every night lol. Onwards and upwards....just gonna have sausage and egg!! Not all bad giving up bread,potatoes etc
  • Laura_beau
    Laura_beau Posts: 1,029 Member
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    I'm sure there are a lot of low carbers who eliminate alcohol but i'm not one of them. I love my wine :o)

    I tend to stick to the drier white wines- lower in carbs.

    I also sometimes drink 'Hard' Spirits with diet mixers (Gin & slimline tonic, dark rum & diet coke, Vodka & diet lemonade etc....) all 0 carbs.
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
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    Precious little exercise for me too this week, a bit of a contrast from the bad old days of having to eat energy regularly then trying to burn it off. So much time wasted when it was all down to food.

    It makes more sense to run primarily on body fat eh?

    Hmmm, glass half full again, time to fill it up ...

    Diet, what diet? :)
  • Laura_beau
    Laura_beau Posts: 1,029 Member
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    lol, I've just realised we're all Brits (or Ex-pats)!!!!

    We do like our booze........ ;o)
  • busywaterbending
    busywaterbending Posts: 844 Member
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    Hi
    I have been keeping my carbs low about 30-40g a day. How many in wine as i do like a glass or 2 in the evenings

    if you are in ketosis you should not drink. Unless you have carbs with it.
  • danni_l
    danni_l Posts: 144 Member
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    Im a Brit too and im the same - cant sacrifice the glass of vino! :)
  • maremare312
    maremare312 Posts: 1,143 Member
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    That's good to know. I love me some sweet wines. Late Harvest Gewurztraminer or Muscat? Yes please! Lol I think I will just abstain for now. I did have a Coors Light the other night that I enjoyed quite a bit, surprising since I am a bit of a beer snob (live in Portland).

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