Does wine really increase weight?

Hi! I tried recording my daily diet but I find it difficult to get motivated, as nothing seems to make any difference, my excess weight is permanent and probably made of reinforced concrete! is this common? I am almost 65 years old, male, 5' 7" tall and weigh 12 stone. I drank a bottle of red wine virtually every night for at least 30 years and this time last year my weight was as it is now, so I started gym 3 hours a week and I walk a brisk 2 miles almost every day,( takes 25 minutes including buying a newspaper). No weight loss but lots fitter now, I decided to quit drinking at 11.45pm new years eve, that's over 3 months now, (100 bottles!!) my eating hasn't increased and I drink slimline tonics etc, I've also increased my gym attendance, but my weight hasn't altered. A bottle of red must be at least 600 calories I'm saving each day, so why should I worry about trying to save 50 calories here 20 there etc , I worked it out I should be losing at least a pound a week, don't you agree?

Hi! I tried recording my daily diet but I find it difficult to get motivated, as nothing seems to make any difference, my excess weight is permanent and probably made of reinforced concrete! is this common? I am almost 65 years old, male, 5' 7" tall and weigh 12 stone. I drank a bottle of red wine virtually every night for at least 30 years and this time last year my weight was as it is now, so I started gym 3 hours a week and I walk a brisk 2 miles almost every day,( takes 25 minutes including buying a newspaper). No weight loss but lots fitter now, I decided to quit drinking at 11.45pm new years eve, that's over 3 months now, (100 bottles!!) my eating hasn't increased and I drink slimline tonics etc, I've also increased my gym attendance, but my weight hasn't altered. A bottle of red must be at least 600 calories I'm saving each day, so why should I worry about trying to save 50 calories here 20 there etc , I worked it out I should be losing at least a pound a week, don't you agree?

Wine is also a duiretic and is used by bodybuilders the night before and the morning of competitions to flush out fluids and cause a decrease in weight (temporarily).