Any wine drinkers???

Dedee36

My downfall..... I love having a glass or 4 of wine on my evenings off from work.:drinker: I have a pretty physical and emotional demanding job and it's nice to have a evening off relax witht he family and have some wine.

But OMG! i never paid attention to the cal count!

Has any one tried the "Skinny Girl" drinks?

michellekicks

You called?

I have never tried skinny girl anything, but I do have a glass or 2 of wine most nights... 6oz pour x 2 is 300 calories... I earn em and enjoy em.

Maybe you need to detox for a bit to reduce your tolerance so that you can enjoy the first or 2nd one instead of having to have a 3rd or 4th for the relaxation factor. Just a thought.

ShareeMorty

I love my wine, I have started drinking low calorie wine - a whole bottle for 500 cals LOL

IAMDDAY

SOME ONE SAY WINE.. YES PLEASE

I love wine. Dr say you should have a glass a day. That was awesome all wine bottles are glass so one bottle a day it is.. Oh i think i might have a problem.. yup i do.. out of wine lol

love Red wines the most

focus4fitness

I like wine but I try to leave it to date nights and social get togethers. Which is great except for 3 glasses now makes me a silly girl :drinker:

meganld

I love my wine, I have started drinking low calorie wine - a whole bottle for 500 cals LOL

A bottle for 500 cals?! Where can I get it? Brand name?

I love red

ShareeMorty

I love my wine, I have started drinking low calorie wine - a whole bottle for 500 cals LOL

A bottle for 500 cals?! Where can I get it? Brand name?

I love red

Sadly it is white, it is an Australian wine - Jewel. More of a faux champagne, gotsa to love bubbles!

myfitnessnmhoy

Full-on red wine drinker here, pretty much a glass (or two, if my budget permits) nightly. I make room for it in my diet, and I still get all the protein and fat I need daily within my calorie allotment.

Sometimes I have to force myself to the gym to earn enough calories for the second glass, but exercise is good for you, so whatever works as an incentive, works.

TheVimFuego

Drink and lose? Yes, I am dutifully checking into the club.

Shiraz and plenty of it thanks, cheaper the better, that's my taste.

Bottles you say? Fancy ... Mine comes encased in cardboard.

michellekicks

Drink and lose? Yes, I am dutifully checking into the club.

Shiraz and plenty of it thanks, cheaper the better, that's my taste.

Bottles you say? Fancy ... Mine comes encased in cardboard.

I like you.

MrsB724

Drink and lose? Yes, I am dutifully checking into the club.

Shiraz and plenty of it thanks, cheaper the better, that's my taste.

Bottles you say? Fancy ... Mine comes encased in cardboard.

I like you too.

meganld

Drink and lose? Yes, I am dutifully checking into the club.

Shiraz and plenty of it thanks, cheaper the better, that's my taste.

Bottles you say? Fancy ... Mine comes encased in cardboard.

I like you.

Same!

meganld

I love my wine, I have started drinking low calorie wine - a whole bottle for 500 cals LOL

A bottle for 500 cals?! Where can I get it? Brand name?

I love red

Sadly it is white, it is an Australian wine - Jewel. More of a faux champagne, gotsa to love bubbles!

Well I may have to try it anyway.

There might be a white-wine lover within me yet!

alli_baba

I love my wine, I have started drinking low calorie wine - a whole bottle for 500 cals LOL

A bottle for 500 cals?! Where can I get it? Brand name?

I love red

Aren't most bottles of wine (not low calorie) around 500 calories?

http://www.healthyweightforum.org/eng/calorie-counter/wine_calories/

mrbunsrocks

I loooooooooooove my wine. So I've just decided that I'm going to limit it to weekends (Friday and Saturday). I will make the odd exception, if we're having a meal that I just know will match really well with a given wine, or if there is a special occasion, but as a rule, I try to limit drinking to 2 days/week.

The first couple of weeks sucked, but it's easier now! That said, if it's the end of the day, and I've earned a lot of extra calories through exercise, I will have the odd glass. Try to stick to drier wines (fewer calories). The skinnygirl drinks are good (I've only had the Margarita), but calorie-wise, they aren't that different from wine, so if wine is what you like, I wouldn't really seek out an alternative.

On weeknights where I don't drink wine, I will have the odd diet pop (bad!), club soda, or loads and loads of green and herbal teas.

hcglindsey

I love wine but have switched michalob Ultra for the 95 cal per bottle.

mmarcy7

Yep, love my wine. I have switched to drinking dryer red wines and stay away from the sweet wines. Pinot Noir or Cabernet Sauvignon are my faves. I only drink it once or twice a week though and I log the calories and either eat less or exercise more on those days. I can't do boxed wine though, I lose track of how much I drink. If I finish a bottle by myself I know I have had enough, those boxes get me into trouble.

Athena98501

I'm quite fond of sweet reds. I like Riunite Lambrusco, and that one only runs 98 cals/5oz glass. Just an fyi, more than two is a binge, and not so healthy. (Not judging, just caring.) I have a glass (or, more rarely, two) 2-3 times/week.

TheVimFuego

Thanks, I knew there were sane people out there.

I don't log it, it's the last thing I want to be doing when unwinding.

I don't log exercise either, I reckon it will all cancel out, it's not like I'm chucking back real ale

I figure that if the rest of my nutrition is good (good for me that is, everyone is different) then my body will deal with it.

I've been shot down a few times for suggesting this is a sane way to go so my logic is on my blog here:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/DeadVim

Seems to be working OK for me so far ...

fsmalley

Greg Norman Shiraz, 580 calories for the entire bottle (because you know it's just not the same once it's bee re-corked)
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/calories/greg-norman-shiraz-29809587

ESVABelle

There's a bottle of Riunite by my bed. Yup.