Wine! I can't live without my wine! How can I make this work while trying to lose weight?

jbassaholic

I love my wine at night! It is my way of winding down after work, 2 kids, and running our household! Problem is how much wine should I stop at? 1 glass, 2 glasses, 3 glasses etc.?

noddy230983

Just fit it into your calories. Eat a little less drink a little more!!

avskk

Stop at whatever fits into your calories without sacrificing good nutrition. (And whatever doesn't, you know, leave you totally blotto all the time.) I have wine all the time; I love it too!

c50blvdbabe

Have your wine. Just work it into your calories after you've eaten your healthy/normal foods for the day. That way you can adjust your serving.

rileysowner

noddy230983 wrote: »

Just fit it into your calories. Eat a little less drink a little more!!

THIS. Fit the amount you want in your calories.

ShammersPink

Wine isn't a ruinously high number of calories, as long as you don't drink a huge amount. About 100 calories for a 125ml glass (1/6 bottle). It can be a bit more, if it's very strong, or very sweet.

So yeah, count it within your calorie allowance, and drink within normal health guidelines.

Don't drink so much of it that it causes you to lose control of your eating habits.

WinoGelato

When I was losing I had a glass of wine almost every night, I worked the 125 cals into my day. Now that I'm in maintenance I have 2 glasses most days with the same philosophy.

Sabine_Stroehm

avskk wrote: »

Stop at whatever fits into your calories without sacrificing good nutrition.

This is better advice than just eating less to fit it in. Nutrition *does* matter in the grand scheme of things.

I also lost while enjoying wine most nights and have maintained while enjoying wine.

MelissaJKelly

I only really drink wine at the weekends. Glad to see that people are still able to lose weight whilst still enjoying wine

Tacklewasher

25 minutes on the treadmill = a glass of wine/gin & diet tonic/Diet coke & Crown for me. I burn more than the drink but figure it's a fair trade most days. People talk about eating back 1/2 of their exercise calories, I use mine for treats like this (or chips if that is my mood).

But as long as it fits in your day, go for it.

kgirlhart

I would stop at 1 so I could eat more, but you can have as many as you can fit into your goal. As long as you are getting some actual nutrients and not just alcohol. Lol

nowine4me

I'm a huge wine lover, but here's my two cents and I know many won't agree. But it's a strategy that has worked for me.

Save the drinks and calories for a nice dinner out, a holiday party or an occasion of some sort. Just drinking to unwind on a random Tuesday ( or every night of the week) can be a slippery slope. Relax by taking a nice walk or a hot bath and bank those calories. On the occasions when you do drink, enjoy and savor. Cheers!

thelovelyLIZ

Ooooohhhh I know this struggle. My boyfriend is a sommelier, I work for a brewery. We have 8+ years in the liquor industry under out belts together. This has been my STRUGGLE. I have been trying to limit myself to drinking 2-3 days a week for now. I tend to only have 2-3 drinks a day at most anyway, so this has been working for the most part. I tried to keep it to one drink a day and that didn't work for me as it always snowballed into two and then three.

Also, for what it's worse, I kept off most of my weight when I was drinking more wine- pretty much every day too! It was when I went much more for a few beers a day that the weight started coming back (well, that and a few other things.)

pdxwine

I am in the wine business, so wine is in my world daily. I simply make sure that it fits in to my daily calorie total.

TonyB0588

jbassaholic wrote: »

I love my wine at night! It is my way of winding down after work, 2 kids, and running our household! Problem is how much wine should I stop at? 1 glass, 2 glasses, 3 glasses etc.?

1 glass is probably enough. I don't usually have more than 1 of any alcoholic drink, and even that is rare - less than once per week.

scootergirl110

From one vino lover to another: Since every calorie counts - if you like reds, stick to Pinot Noir. It has the least calories per 5oz class - 122cal.

kellymaree1985

I used to drink a couple of glasses every night, but since i started this weight loss journey, I've cut back to just drinking one or 2 nights a week and only 2-3 glasses. Which i fit into my daily calorie allowance, or if i go over i make sure to burn the extra calories the next day in exercise so i don't feel guilty

emilysusana

Honestly, two years ago I was on here asking the same question. Five months ago, I decided to cut it out completely for six months. I was at my highest weight ever and I realized that my wine (and beer) were sabotaging my weight lose efforts. I would plan for a glass within my calorie allotment, but the first glass would turn into 2 or 3. Then I'd need a snack. Today, in 1.5 away from my goal weight. This is what worked for me. I thought I couldn't live without my wine for winding down, but it was a habit. I'll try to add it back in, the occasional celebratory glass now and then, once I reach maintenance, but the daily glass(es) for winding down after getting the 3 kids to bed and while grading the papers just doesn't jive with my weight goals. It took me a long time to realize this, but 5 months into cutting it out, I don't really miss it.

katorihanzo

I really love wine at night too and I consider myself lucky that it's wine I crave and not beer or chips or something like that with more calories. I mean, 125 calories a glass is really about as low as you can get for a snack. So that's what I do - I would normally allot about 300 calories a day for snacks but on nights when I want to have some wine, I save it for that instead. The trick is to log it in the morning so you remember you're going to have it. Or, if you're left with no calories for wine, some quick exercises will burn off enough for a glass - 45 minutes of yoga or a brisk walk for 30 minutes. It's not hard to squeeze in.


Just make sure you're being honest to yourself about how much you're drinking. Measure it - it's easy to convince yourself that 7 oz is really 4.

And maybe don't drink it with a meal? You may not enjoy and savour it as much. Perhaps save it for an after dinner thing so you find it more satisfying and will be more likely to stop after a glass. That could just be me, though.

kgb6days

You can live without your wine.

cooperdog2016

I love my wine. Now I have it just once a week with a special meal and buy a very special red. On the week nights I drink sparkling water with lime or lemon or pom. seeds and out of a beautiful crystal wine glass.