I drink about a bottle of wine a day. Should I cut back?

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  • MNA76
    MNA76 Posts: 1,541
    You should probably cut back to one and a half bottles a night. That will really help with your weklfjalsdkjf;aljdflkasjdlfkdf.
  • SuffolkSally
    SuffolkSally Posts: 964 Member
    A bottle's ten units of alcohol, so one a day = 70 units per week (assuming you don't drink more or anything else as well at weekends) = longterm health damage.

    Probably.

    Although we all know people who soaked themselves in booze all day everyday, and were hale and hearty until they were about 110 when they died peacefully in their sleep surrounded by loved ones. Or at least I do!

    Depends about how you feel about playing roulette with your liver and general cancer risks.

    This is one instance where calories don't matter, if you want to be healthy. Sorry.

    I struggle with it a lot myself, and have to fight to make myself eat balanced food rather than drink my calories, so I do sympathise. But yeah, you should cut down.
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    Yes. Replace it with high quality craft beer. A good bomber or 750ml of beer tends to be around 500 calories too so it's an even trade. That's what I do, and I'm awesome. Don't you want to be awesome too?
  • _Bob_
    _Bob_ Posts: 1,487 Member
    I think you should switch to Rum.

    Rum is always the answer
  • sarahharmintx
    sarahharmintx Posts: 868 Member
    only if you get knocked up
  • MorganLeighRN
    MorganLeighRN Posts: 411 Member
    I sense an overwhelming misunderstanding of sarcasm on this thread..... :indifferent:

    You said it!!
  • GretchenReine
    GretchenReine Posts: 1,374 Member
    Calories in drinks count???
  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
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  • flobeedoodle
    flobeedoodle Posts: 176 Member
    Wine calories don't count... didn't you know?!
    Fact: alcohol and free food have no calories.
  • Mom_To_5
    Mom_To_5 Posts: 646 Member
    I personally don’t drink… But if I did my Doctor says it’s good to have a glass of wine a day. So just get a really, really big glass that will hold a bottles worth then you will be good to go.

    AWESOME THINKING!!
  • stbrad6896
    stbrad6896 Posts: 135
    The only thing I would worry about is the calories. I am also a wine lover and would drink it daily if I could afford to (calorie wise). There is about 122 calories in a 5 oz glass of Merlot and i believe there is around 25 or so ounces in a bottle so you are looking at around 488 calories or so. I was drinking white wine a week ago and looked up the calories only to find out that I drank about 550 calories! Yikes! For me if I am going to have calories I would rather eat them, lol. :smile:

    I really hope this is a joke. The only thing wrong with drinking a bottle of wine per day is the calories??? *facepalm*
    That much alcohol a day is just bad for your health, not just due to weight gain.

    I'd have to agree... I normally wouldn't tell an adult what they should or shouldn't do but since you asked for opinions - I think a bottle of wine every day is a bit much. It has to be hard on your liver. I feel guilty when I kill a whole bottle even if it's only once a month! I'm not saying you have a problem, but you might want to take a step back and wonder why it is you're drinking an entire bottle of wine on a daily basis... anyway good luck, ultimately it is your body so if you cut back it will have to be because YOU want to...
  • Heather_Rider
    Heather_Rider Posts: 1,159 Member
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    ^ THIS
  • MrsWilsoncroft
    MrsWilsoncroft Posts: 968 Member
    If your asking about it and wondering if it's too much then surely you know it is lol
  • MiloBloom83
    MiloBloom83 Posts: 2,724 Member
    You stop at one? You sound like a lightweight to me. You should up it to a box of Merlot a day to gain my respect.
  • jaxxie
    jaxxie Posts: 576 Member
    Make it into Yukafluks and down the fruit after it's been in there a while.....you get your fruits and you get a good buzz...........win/win!
  • lprumgraham
    lprumgraham Posts: 3 Member
    You're not over doing it if you share it with me! LOL
  • donnamariewilliams
    donnamariewilliams Posts: 44
    Not at all. Two bottles are even better.
  • CynthiaElise
    CynthiaElise Posts: 262 Member
    I see no shame in a bottle a wine a day!

    Wanna?

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  • Wenchilada
    Wenchilada Posts: 472 Member
    Try the boxed kind next time. More bang for your buck, no shredded feet if you should drop it in a drunken haze, and I heard on the internets that the cardboard absorbs some of the calories from the wine.

    Ask your doctor if Franzia™ is right for you!
  • Shannon2714
    Shannon2714 Posts: 843 Member
    I don't see wine, or alcohol, for that matter, as empty calories. Nutritionally, I suppose so. But they're good for my mood. I have a hell of a lot more fun drinking [insert beverage here] on a Saturday night than when I'm eating broccoli, so they're worth it. Gotta have fun sometimes!...or most of the time.

    Just sayin. :drinker:
  • jmc0806
    jmc0806 Posts: 1,444 Member
    Just count the wine as your water intake and you're good
  • catpow2
    catpow2 Posts: 206 Member
    At least it's not a whole box o' wine. :drinker:

    hahaha! Yes, on a daily basis, it's a lot. I could pretty easily drink a bottle of wine every night myself. But it's too many calories, and I don't tax my liver on a daily basis. Also, I see you're in your 30s--when you're in your 40s you won't be able to do that without gaining weight--trust me. So, if it doesn't interfere with your life and your fitness goals, I say, live it up now! :drinker:
  • MrsWilsoncroft
    MrsWilsoncroft Posts: 968 Member
    **** it, have two bottles a night, after all it is grapes lol
  • BEERRUNNER
    BEERRUNNER Posts: 3,046 Member
    Make it into Yukafluks and down the fruit after it's been in there a while.....you get your fruits and you get a good buzz...........win/win!

    Yukafluks?!?!?!/ what is that my dear?????? Is that like Sangria with all the fruits and stuff and a splash of Brandy!?!?! If so I do make a kick *kitten* Sangria for the holidays.
    thats my contibution to the family dinner....this Awesomely tanned man makes the Sangria! I make it strong to get them all ripped!!!!:devil:

    Nothin like Booze infused fruits!
  • MelissR75
    MelissR75 Posts: 735 Member
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    ^^love this!
  • hopsonc24
    hopsonc24 Posts: 143 Member
    Too bad we cant replace our heart for an extra liver...We could drink more and care less!!
  • starryk
    starryk Posts: 53
    I figure we all deserve a break once a week - I take my break with 2 vodka/lemonades friday night... Lemons are fruits. :drinker:
  • BEERRUNNER
    BEERRUNNER Posts: 3,046 Member
    Too bad we cant replace our heart for an extra liver...We could drink more and care less!!

    Dude I totally agree! Id be a little more carefree...............sometimes I find I care too much.
  • Melo1966
    Melo1966 Posts: 881 Member
    I think you should switch to Rum.

    I second this :drinker:
  • deadbambi
    deadbambi Posts: 368
    yuck, all the people that actually drink boxed wine. :sick:

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