Goodbye wine...I'll miss you
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I feel your pain! I love my wine and like others find it hard to stop at one glass - once the bottles open.....
I plan to work a bottle into my calories once a week on a weekend so that I don't feel deprived. Hopefully this will work - fingers crossed!0 -
SarahKhristan wrote: »arditarose wrote: »Who the H is saying goodbye to wine here? Blasphemy.
This deserves to be said again and again.
THIS!!!!0 -
WalkingAlong wrote: »
Some people would rather skip the booze temporarily and lose the weight faster. Some don't have the TDEE for 2-3 drinks a night (most non-obese women) during weight loss or the interest in just one.What's funny was once I cut out weeknight beer I was left with a (mostly) healthy diet. I've altered my portions but it's obvious my weight gain was primarily a result of beer. It's laughable, really. I might as well been eating seven donuts every night.
Huh. Minimum 24-36oz beer daily - wonder how that happened..............
Your way is fine. Others' ways are fine. To each his own.
That would be exactly my point - I have my defecit set to 1/2 lb per week. My 25lb weight loss is ove the course of 14 months. This is not a race to the finish. I fail to see the difference between giving up gluten products, ]sugar products, "white" products or beer and wine.
It's all demonizing of food groups.
And Sabine - my daily calorie allowance is 2150. I lift twice a week, run 3 mile once or twice, do yoga and take the dog for long walks on the weekend.
But as you say - to each their own.
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WalkingAlong wrote: »
Some people would rather skip the booze temporarily and lose the weight faster. Some don't have the TDEE for 2-3 drinks a night (most non-obese women) during weight loss or the interest in just one.What's funny was once I cut out weeknight beer I was left with a (mostly) healthy diet. I've altered my portions but it's obvious my weight gain was primarily a result of beer. It's laughable, really. I might as well been eating seven donuts every night.
Huh. Minimum 24-36oz beer daily - wonder how that happened..............
Your way is fine. Others' ways are fine. To each his own.
That would be exactly my point - I have my defecit set to 1/2 lb per week. My 25lb weight loss is ove the course of 14 months. This is not a race to the finish. I fail to see the difference between giving up gluten products, ]sugar products, "white" products or beer and wine.
It's all demonizing of food groups.
And Sabine - my daily calorie allowance is 2150. I lift twice a week, run 3 mile once or twice, do yoga and take the dog for long walks on the weekend.
But as you say - to each their own.
I wouldn't exactly call alcohol a food group.
Foods containing gluten, sugar, fat, carbs, etc. almost always have other nutrition in them as well. Alcohol is just calories, with maybe some antioxidants thrown in. The OP didn't say she was giving them up forever, just for a while to help with her deficit. If your calorie goal fo the day is only 1400 calories, and you are having a couple drinks a night, that makes it really hard to get enough food in to hit your macros. As a 5'0" woman who loves wine, I used to cut other places to "save room" for wine at night, and I was lucky to hit 40g of protein! The 65g that MFP wanted seemed unreachable, and even that was pretty low.
I haven't given up wine, but I have really cut back. Now, I prelog all my food. If I hit my protein goal for the day and still have enough calories left for wine, I measure out a glass or two. But now that I have nutrition goals, not calorie goals, I am ok with cutting back.
eta: The OP probably knows herself better than any of us, and already has decided that having a glass here and there isn't what she wants to do.0 -
WalkingAlong wrote: »
Some people would rather skip the booze temporarily and lose the weight faster. Some don't have the TDEE for 2-3 drinks a night (most non-obese women) during weight loss or the interest in just one.What's funny was once I cut out weeknight beer I was left with a (mostly) healthy diet. I've altered my portions but it's obvious my weight gain was primarily a result of beer. It's laughable, really. I might as well been eating seven donuts every night.
Huh. Minimum 24-36oz beer daily - wonder how that happened..............
Your way is fine. Others' ways are fine. To each his own.
That would be exactly my point - I have my defecit set to 1/2 lb per week. My 25lb weight loss is ove the course of 14 months. This is not a race to the finish. I fail to see the difference between giving up gluten products, ]sugar products, "white" products or beer and wine.
It's all demonizing of food groups.
And Sabine - my daily calorie allowance is 2150. I lift twice a week, run 3 mile once or twice, do yoga and take the dog for long walks on the weekend.
But as you say - to each their own.
I wouldn't exactly call alcohol a food group.
Foods containing gluten, sugar, fat, carbs, etc. almost always have other nutrition in them as well. Alcohol is just calories, with maybe some antioxidants thrown in. The OP didn't say she was giving them up forever, just for a while to help with her deficit. If your calorie goal fo the day is only 1400 calories, and you are having a couple drinks a night, that makes it really hard to get enough food in to hit your macros. As a 5'0" woman who loves wine, I used to cut other places to "save room" for wine at night, and I was lucky to hit 40g of protein! The 65g that MFP wanted seemed unreachable, and even that was pretty low.
I haven't given up wine, but I have really cut back. Now, I prelog all my food. If I hit my protein goal for the day and still have enough calories left for wine, I measure out a glass or two. But now that I have nutrition goals, not calorie goals, I am ok with cutting back.
eta: The OP probably knows herself better than any of us, and already has decided that having a glass here and there isn't what she wants to do.
You are misinformed about alcohol and nutrition. For example beer contains;
Carbs, potassium, calcium, phosphorous, dietary silicon and fiber among others.
I hit 120 - 140g of protein a day.
If your goal for the day is 1400.............. a glass of wine is 150 cal leaving you 1250. at 1400 calories, 65g is only 260 cal for protein for the day. 4oz chicken breast 31g protein - 2 eggs 12g protein, 4oz Salmon grilled - 27g protein = 70g protein - current tally 556 cal - do we need to go on?
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Alcohol =/= beer. Beer contains alcohol as well as other things.
I never said there are no nutrients in beer, I said there are no real usable nutrients in alcohol besides calories. The OP isn't even talking about beer, but that is beside the point.
I never said alcohol has no place in a balance diet, just that it isn't a food group. It is calorie dense. Weight loss includes prioritizing, both goals and food. You decided you wanted to keep beer in your diet, so you made it a priority and you still lost weight. I decided I didn't want to have to eat 45% of my food calories as protein in order to reach a reasonable goal (not to mention have the amount of fat and carbs in my diet that I prefer). The OP decided she would rather cut out wine and lose weight faster. Neither is wrong, just different priorities.0 -
I don't see how you feel "to each their own" and this: "Silly - prelog your wine and work your calories around it." Or what your choice of diet pace has to do with anyone else's choice.WalkingAlong wrote: »
Some people would rather skip the booze temporarily and lose the weight faster. Some don't have the TDEE for 2-3 drinks a night (most non-obese women) during weight loss or the interest in just one.What's funny was once I cut out weeknight beer I was left with a (mostly) healthy diet. I've altered my portions but it's obvious my weight gain was primarily a result of beer. It's laughable, really. I might as well been eating seven donuts every night.
Huh. Minimum 24-36oz beer daily - wonder how that happened..............
Your way is fine. Others' ways are fine. To each his own.
That would be exactly my point - I have my defecit set to 1/2 lb per week. My 25lb weight loss is ove the course of 14 months. This is not a race to the finish. I fail to see the difference between giving up gluten products, ]sugar products, "white" products or beer and wine.
It's all demonizing of food groups.
And Sabine - my daily calorie allowance is 2150. I lift twice a week, run 3 mile once or twice, do yoga and take the dog for long walks on the weekend.
But as you say - to each their own.
Choosing not have a food daily is hardly demonizing it.0 -
WalkingAlong wrote: »
I don't see how you feel "to each their own" and this: "Silly - prelog your wine and work your calories around it." Or what your choice of diet pace has to do with anyone else's choice.WalkingAlong wrote: »
Some people would rather skip the booze temporarily and lose the weight faster. Some don't have the TDEE for 2-3 drinks a night (most non-obese women) during weight loss or the interest in just one.What's funny was once I cut out weeknight beer I was left with a (mostly) healthy diet. I've altered my portions but it's obvious my weight gain was primarily a result of beer. It's laughable, really. I might as well been eating seven donuts every night.
Huh. Minimum 24-36oz beer daily - wonder how that happened..............
Your way is fine. Others' ways are fine. To each his own.
That would be exactly my point - I have my defecit set to 1/2 lb per week. My 25lb weight loss is ove the course of 14 months. This is not a race to the finish. I fail to see the difference between giving up gluten products, ]sugar products, "white" products or beer and wine.
It's all demonizing of food groups.
And Sabine - my daily calorie allowance is 2150. I lift twice a week, run 3 mile once or twice, do yoga and take the dog for long walks on the weekend.
But as you say - to each their own.
Choosing not have a food daily is hardly demonizing it.
I think you and Mirrim are missing the point. This is an internet forum - a place for discussion. And you have no idea how I "feel". What I am expressing is my opinion. In order to express my opinion I add information in order to validate my position.
Do what you want, I really don't give a rats *kitten*. My point was simply that it's not necessary to give up alcohol to lose weight. If you or the OP choose to do so - knock yourselves out.0 -
WalkingAlong wrote: »
Some people would rather skip the booze temporarily and lose the weight faster. Some don't have the TDEE for 2-3 drinks a night (most non-obese women) during weight loss or the interest in just one.What's funny was once I cut out weeknight beer I was left with a (mostly) healthy diet. I've altered my portions but it's obvious my weight gain was primarily a result of beer. It's laughable, really. I might as well been eating seven donuts every night.
Huh. Minimum 24-36oz beer daily - wonder how that happened..............
Your way is fine. Others' ways are fine. To each his own.
That would be exactly my point - I have my defecit set to 1/2 lb per week. My 25lb weight loss is ove the course of 14 months. This is not a race to the finish. I fail to see the difference between giving up gluten products, ]sugar products, "white" products or beer and wine.
It's all demonizing of food groups.
And Sabine - my daily calorie allowance is 2150. I lift twice a week, run 3 mile once or twice, do yoga and take the dog for long walks on the weekend.
But as you say - to each their own.
No one (certainly not the OP, she adores wine) is demonizing wine or other foods on this thread. They're just choosing HOW they create a deficit. Don't be dramatic.
ETA but again: never mind. Not worth the effort.0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »WalkingAlong wrote: »
Some people would rather skip the booze temporarily and lose the weight faster. Some don't have the TDEE for 2-3 drinks a night (most non-obese women) during weight loss or the interest in just one.What's funny was once I cut out weeknight beer I was left with a (mostly) healthy diet. I've altered my portions but it's obvious my weight gain was primarily a result of beer. It's laughable, really. I might as well been eating seven donuts every night.
Huh. Minimum 24-36oz beer daily - wonder how that happened..............
Your way is fine. Others' ways are fine. To each his own.
That would be exactly my point - I have my defecit set to 1/2 lb per week. My 25lb weight loss is ove the course of 14 months. This is not a race to the finish. I fail to see the difference between giving up gluten products, ]sugar products, "white" products or beer and wine.
It's all demonizing of food groups.
And Sabine - my daily calorie allowance is 2150. I lift twice a week, run 3 mile once or twice, do yoga and take the dog for long walks on the weekend.
But as you say - to each their own.
No one (certainly not the OP, she adores wine) is demonizing wine or other foods on this thread. They're just choosing HOW they create a deficit. Don't be dramatic.
ETA but again: never mind. Not worth the effort.
yup agreed.
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I wish I liked wine as much as craft beer... Most wines are much lower calorie than the beers I drink0
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I like one glass of wine a night. Since I started the diet just a few days ago, I haven't had any wine, but will soon add it back in to my diet and see what the result is. I think we should start our own "whine-ing about no wine" group. Add me as your friend, we will "whine" together!0
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »WalkingAlong wrote: »
Some people would rather skip the booze temporarily and lose the weight faster. Some don't have the TDEE for 2-3 drinks a night (most non-obese women) during weight loss or the interest in just one.What's funny was once I cut out weeknight beer I was left with a (mostly) healthy diet. I've altered my portions but it's obvious my weight gain was primarily a result of beer. It's laughable, really. I might as well been eating seven donuts every night.
Huh. Minimum 24-36oz beer daily - wonder how that happened..............
Your way is fine. Others' ways are fine. To each his own.
That would be exactly my point - I have my defecit set to 1/2 lb per week. My 25lb weight loss is ove the course of 14 months. This is not a race to the finish. I fail to see the difference between giving up gluten products, ]sugar products, "white" products or beer and wine.
It's all demonizing of food groups.
And Sabine - my daily calorie allowance is 2150. I lift twice a week, run 3 mile once or twice, do yoga and take the dog for long walks on the weekend.
But as you say - to each their own.
No one (certainly not the OP, she adores wine) is demonizing wine or other foods on this thread. They're just choosing HOW they create a deficit. Don't be dramatic.
ETA but again: never mind. Not worth the effort.
yup agreed.
Glad we agree.0 -
My husband and I both enjoy our weekend happy hours...the hard part is keeping it to the weekends!! We are both serious about enjoying it only Friday and Saturday and to keep it off the table during the week....its so hard
lol!!! We really enjoy it as well. I agree with the fact it brings on the munchies as well. I have a long way to go but life is short....right.....helloooo 
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I love all types of alcohol. Wine used to be my go to especially when getting together with my friends. Now I drink Smirnoff sorbet vodka, usually the raspberry flavor. It's only 78 calories a for 1.5 oz which is plenty of liqour in one drink for me with taking in such few calories. I mix it with water and zero calorie crystal light lemonade packets. This helps keep the calorie count down and keeps me hydrated which prevents hangovers. I'll have a couple of glasses of this without much guilt especially if I get a good workout in the morning.0
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That's the awesome thing about MFP! You can eat or drink whatever you want as long as it's accounted for! I drink wine on the reg and have lost almost 30 lbs. 4 pounds away from my goal. Drink up!0
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Give up wine? Just cut down the serving. I'd rather drink less but drink every day. Besides red wine is good for you.0
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I love wine, but I've limited myself to not keeping it in the house and only drinking on weekends. So I have to go out and pay for it if I want it! haha it makes it easier to avoid.0
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I hear ya. I sadly had a bottle yesterday, while staying in my goal of 1350cal. NOT HEALTHY. Need to get on this boat.0
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It is a habit just like everything else.
I didn't have a drink for over 6 years. I allow myself wine now but I find that I don't want it any more, and I was a serious every night drinker.
It is like everything else, you can be slim whilst drinking (I have met MANY skinny alcoholics! lol).
It just depends how much you want to drink calories. x
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