Who here drinks just one 5oz glass of wine / night?

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  • AliNouveau
    AliNouveau Posts: 36,287 Member
    When I was really losing weight I would measure it and take the smallest sips I could. Now anything goes. Although I've been trying to lose my midsection fat so I have been limiting again stupid wine why do you have to be so delicious
  • musicfan68
    musicfan68 Posts: 1,143 Member
    I can easily limit my consumption to 1 beer or 1 glass of wine, but then I'm not a big drinker. I have one beer with supper out with friends every Friday night. I can also take it or leave it.
  • canadianlbs
    canadianlbs Posts: 5,199 Member
    i don't drink. no special reason except it doesn't interest me.

    with that said, i do sometimes drink a mixture of red wine and orange juice. so if you can afford the calories in the juice that could be one way of spinning out your 5 oz.
  • aubyshortcake
    aubyshortcake Posts: 796 Member
    I just sip it slowly and alternate with water or something and make it last 30 min if I can
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    I really don't have too many issues with limiting myself to 1 glass of wine a day. Since I don't really love the tipsy feeling that comes with consuming too much, it works for me. I actually control it better than my dessert portions, heh.
  • Old_Cat_Lady
    Old_Cat_Lady Posts: 1,193 Member
    edited July 2017
    @dragon_girl26 So it's a staple in your home every night? Your home opens a bottle nightly? If I open a bottle, I know my husband would guzzle down the rest of bottle that night.
    I simply do not understand how households do this. Just one 5oz glass? I'm so lost in understanding.
  • LynnJ9
    LynnJ9 Posts: 414 Member
    I would drink one glass with dinner, but it seems like a waste opening a bottle for one glass. Now my sister works for a Winery in Napa Valley and she says the new boxed wines are really really good and can stay fresh from 3 to 6 months. I'm going to have to try them.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,682 Member
    I might have an alcoholic beverage once or twice a year at Christmas or an anniversary or something. I probably fall into the "No one should start drinking if they don't already drink" category.

    Calories
    Rosacea
    The fact that it just makes me tired
    The cost factor

    If I ever figure I need antioxidants, I'll get them from chocolate. :grin:
  • pdxwine
    pdxwine Posts: 389 Member
    I have two glasses of wine per night. I am in the wine business, so this is less than most in my biz.

    @newmeadow...who says that we all drink "cheapskate?" Tonight, the wine I had was $40 a bottle. Not cheapskate.
  • frankiesgirlie
    frankiesgirlie Posts: 669 Member
    canadianlbs wrote: »
    i don't drink. no special reason except it doesn't interest me.

    with that said, i do sometimes drink a mixture of red wine and orange juice. so if you can afford the calories in the juice that could be one way of spinning out your 5 oz.


    Quote:I don't drink
    Quote:I do sometimes drink.

    Can't have it both ways, either you do or you don't.
    This coming from someone who did drink, and now does not drink...ever.

  • canadianlbs
    canadianlbs Posts: 5,199 Member
    edited July 2017
    frankiesgirlie wrote: »
    Can't have it both ways, either you do or you don't.

    *shrug* i disagree, but i'll clarify: every couple of years i get a yen for slush made out of orange juice that's been flavoured by a glug of red wine. one time in five i might i do something about it. usually i don't because i usually can't be arsed to go get me a bottle of wine, and if i did then i'd have an open bottle of wine in my fridge for the next four or five years.

    i call that 'i don't drink' in the same sense that i would say 'i don't run' even though once in a million moons i might see the only bus for two hours already pulling up at the stop a quarter of a block away, and technically yes, i might 'run' to catch up to it. it happens, but it's by no means a regular part of my life.

    idk why the drinking habits of people who aren't interested in alcohol get such beady-eyed attention from some of people who are, but hopefully that helped in some way.
  • canadianlbs
    canadianlbs Posts: 5,199 Member
    newmeadow wrote: »
    When one says one doesn't drink it should mean one doesn't drink. If one drinks once a year or once every five years, one drinks. It's okay for one to say one drinks on extremely rare occasions and sparsely even then.

    i don't want to derail the op, but . . . i get the impression this may be a recovery//nonrecovery mindset difference. i can appreciate that there's a difference between 'i intentionally do not drink and never plan to' and someone like me, who 'doesn't drink' because she's just not interested.

    i don't want to be obnoxious, but the fact is: for functional purposes outside the recovery context, usually that distinction just doesn't matter. if it does matter to someone i'm happy enough to explain where i am on the scale, i suppose - if it helps them to place me. but the rest of the time i'm darned if i'm going to go around using five or ten or fifteen words to micro-define exactly what kind of 'don't drink' i'm referring to, if those three straightforward words can convey enough meaning within the context i'm speaking to at the time.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,682 Member
    Yeah, I have a bit of trouble with the do I drink or do I not drink thing.

    Between the ages of 0 and about 28, I had a tiny dab of wine a couple times in a communion setting in church.

    Between about 28 and 48, I had a couple drinks a year.

    Since 48, I haven't had anything ... I'm just not that interested, but I'm not opposed to the idea of having a drink now and then.

    According to my Dr, I don't drink.

    According to a recovering alcoholic, I do.

    Whatever ... give me chocolate any day. :grin:
  • LotusCass
    LotusCass Posts: 145 Member
    I love a glass of wine and like you OP I struggle stopping at 1. Not because I want the buzz, I do love the taste and crave more. I don't drink on weekdays anymore (unless I've had a stressful day then do just limit to one) and have a couple of drinks on the weekend when my exercise calories are higher. I miss it though and when I'm on maintenance I will allow myself a couple of glasses every now and then on weekdays too.
  • kellieinkc
    kellieinkc Posts: 34 Member
    pdxwine wrote: »
    I have two glasses of wine per night. I am in the wine business, so this is less than most in my biz.

    In Europe that's called "dinner." In America that's not uncommonly referred to as "alcoholic." I will never understand.

  • Tried30UserNames
    Tried30UserNames Posts: 561 Member
    I sometimes have a glass of wine after dinner. When I'm counting calories, I measure out 5 oz. When I'm not counting calories, I pour a portion that I've come to realize is closer to 4 oz. I like one 4 oz glass best and have that sometimes a couple times a week, sometimes only a couple times a year. It has rarely occurred to me to have a second glass since I find the one more than satisfying.
  • DebbsSeattle
    DebbsSeattle Posts: 125 Member
    I have set a rule of no more than 2 alcohol units per day, on no more than 3 days per week. Sometimes I go over to 4 days a week and other weeks I end up abstaining all together. I discovered that after 20 years of being a wineaux (that is a fancy wine-o) that I experience HUGE pain the following day…by accident really….when we switched to Gin and tonic to try to limit our 2 bottles a night in order to cut empty calories. It remains a weakness, but if I just don’t open a bottle, I don’t drink it. If I open a bottle, there is a non-zero chance of sticking to 4 ounces total consumption. I believe that a 4 ounce serving upon occasion is NOT bad, but regardless, ALL alcohol damages our gut biome no matter the serving size. My pursuit of health preceded my weight loss goal. My focus on restoring the health of my gut biome has been so very instrumental in my health recovery and my 50# weight loss has just followed.

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