Drinking my calories, bad idea?

judimuro

I'm new to MFP and today I am under my calories by a lot (500), is it ok if I have a glass of wine to take up some of those calories or should I eat something???

HotMamaByVday

I would drink the wine! Of course, I have wine almost every night, but usually limit my intake to 1 glass. I would pair the wine with some cheese and crackers or some fruit to balance it out.

catherine4211

I have 205 calories left and was thinking the exact same thing!!! I say "cheers"...............

CaptainMFP

Have totally done this a couple times...though with good beer, not wine.

melvac

I heard that drinking alcohol decreases your metabolism= slow your weight loss down. If you want to drink somethine I would drink a Protein Slush, it's healthy and usually has a lean low fat protein:drinker:

skinnyjeanzbound

I do it quite often if I have extra exercise calories--I try not to drink any of my base calories b/c then it would cut into my nutrition. Just make sure to log it and pay attention to whether it affects your ability to shed lbs. It doesn't put me into a plateau, but I know others on here have posted that any alcohol (even within their calorie allowance) completely stalls their weight loss.

kr3851

If you want wine... by all means have it!!

Just try not to do it every day - mix it up and have nuts, peanut butter or other higher calorie but slightly more nutritious than wine foods.

juliapurpletoes

I think it depends on whether what you've eaten today has given your body enough nutrients and fuel! I myself have lost my 24 pounds in 5 months and included a cocktail many of the evenings. didn't hinder me at all. that said, I made sure i ate great foods, no processed prepackaged, fast foods.

So listen to your body and give it what it needs.



p.s. 3 ounces of red wine is only about 70 cals.....so have some cheese, fruit, healthy cracker, etc.! enjoy

judimuro

Thanks everyone for the advice, I did have the red wine and it was delicious. Well worth it