The Truth about Wine...?
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Skinny Girl sucks.There is that Skinny Girl line, but I have no idea if it is good or not. Here's to hoping :drinker:
Skinny Girl does suck. The alcohol content isn't the same as most wines so you end up drinking more to get some satisfaction. Just stick to regular wine and enjoy it!0 -
you want me to give up coffee in one thread... and now in this thread you want me to give up wine??
Hahaha Prob one of the best Chappelle's ever!
I like when ashy Larry yells "aww **** its wayne brady son" coming out of the club
hahahaha I heart CHappelle0 -
I have one word: Reds, reds, reds...cabs, merlots, pinot noir, carmenere. Drink them all in moderation and your life will be good.
I now only drink about 1 time per month on special going out occasions.0 -
Hi fellow wino... Stella Rosa is my favorite wine. It's a sweety though so don't get carried away. Limit yourself to 1/2 the bottle. Truly, the best thing you can do...you are here to be healthier right? But if you're going to splurge on wine try Il Conte Stella Rosa. Its about $11-$16 bottle depending on where you shop. Costco has it for $9.99.
119 calories per 5 oz
You're welcome :drinker:0 -
I recently developed a love affair with wine.
I did not like it before, and now I love it. HOWEVER! I did not understand why on some of these forums people were talking about giving up alcohol... NOW I understand. I did not realize there is anywhere between 600-1200 calories PER BOTTLE!!! And I drink a bottle each time I drink! HOLY CRAP!
Does this shock anyone else? Or have I just been living under a rock? Haha!
Anyone know of any low calorie wines? (cheap, please!) Or low calorie alcohol beverages (no beer, please!)
I'm right there with you... I have yet to find a solution. I try to set up designated "cheat" days, where I work my *kitten* off and eat right all day so I can reward myself with the bottle. I am unsure who ever just has one glass. If I only do this now and then instead of weekly or a couple times a week as it used to be, then I feel I'm making the comprimise. There is a red out there called Skinny Girl and it claims to have fewer calories, but it tastes yuck to me.
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makes me mighty puffy too!!! Hate it!! But love the wine!!!I love my red wine and I'm not going to dilute it with anything!
That said, my New Year's Eve food journal was full of sad, so I know I can't drink it often. It makes me really puffy, too, which isn't good for the ol' self-esteem.0 -
I love wine too, but so far since the New Year, I haven't drank any (no alcohol of any kind) & it's helping me lose.
With that said--- ew, please don't dilute your wine. That's just wrong. Try to limit yourself, & if you can't, then cut it out altogether for a week or so. I promise you'll lower your tolerance
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BTW any wine connoisseurs out there are free to add me, as it is a huge part of my struggle with sticking to my plan. I love wine, a good cabernet makes my day. My favorite currently is Ghost Pines Cabernet Sauvignon . Yum. I have to wait till the weekend tho' - that's my plan, and to divide the bottle over Saturday and Sunday, instead of the whole thing in one sitting. Moderation, without giving it up.0
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When you cook with wine the heat burns out the calories (sp) lol0
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I enjoy my wine.I have roughly 2-3 bottles a week,averaging around 500 cals a bottle,that's 1500 a week,so i am aiming to burn 300 calories 5 times a week on the treadmill to work it off.0
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Right on, just having a little wine once a month or so is great... I have seen wine sneak up on people several times, and it ugly for sure.
I think just dropping the extra lbs will make anyone way happier in life than downing the wine, or anything like that ....
Good luck peeps...0 -
I love cabs the best and I usually have one glass a night for maybe 3 or 4 nights a week. I do not like a sweet wine at all.
I looked and my altime favorites aren't too bad.
Barefoot cab has 87 calories pre 4 oz
Chateau Ste Michelle cab is 122 calories per 5 oz.
I can't seem to find the calories for Layer Cake Primitivo.
If you like wine, add me. I'm still learning about them and would LOVE to learn what to pair with which kind.0 -
BTW any wine connoisseurs out there are free to add me, as it is a huge part of my struggle with sticking to my plan. I love wine, a good cabernet makes my day. My favorite currently is Ghost Pines Cabernet Sauvignon . Yum. I have to wait till the weekend tho' - that's my plan, and to divide the bottle over Saturday and Sunday, instead of the whole thing in one sitting. Moderation, without giving it up.
Darn! I forgot about Ghost Pines. It's a little pricey for me though, but it's fantastic.0 -
Skinny Girl sucks.There is that Skinny Girl line, but I have no idea if it is good or not. Here's to hoping :drinker:
Haha! Good to know!!0 -
I am starting with just limiting to 1/2 glass of red wine a night during the week for January and let's see how it works!
How is this working for you so far? I find myself asking "Why bother?" I mean, is it only to pair with a meal? Do you find that it still relaxes you? I'm just cutting wine (alcohol) out completely about 4 night a week myself, but am very curious what led to your decision. Thanks!0 -
I recently developed a love affair with wine.
I did not like it before, and now I love it. HOWEVER! I did not understand why on some of these forums people were talking about giving up alcohol... NOW I understand. I did not realize there is anywhere between 600-1200 calories PER BOTTLE!!! And I drink a bottle each time I drink! HOLY CRAP!
Does this shock anyone else? Or have I just been living under a rock? Haha!
Anyone know of any low calorie wines? (cheap, please!) Or low calorie alcohol beverages (no beer, please!)
What type of wine and what size bottle are you drinking? The average calorie count for most wines would be nowhere near 1200 per 750 ml bottle. 600 is not uncommon though. It's about the same calories as in a Big Mac or a bowl of Ben & Jerry. Some people like to eat crappy hamburgers or ice cream. I like to drink wine.
I drink wine every day, but I stick to 1/2 bottle per day except on occasions. I consider weekends to be occasions.
This exactly, except I am trying to get out of the Mon-Thurs. habit. When I drink a bottle of wine (Fri-Sat-Sun) it's usually about 450-600 calories.0 -
Wow, I thought I had a serious problem but apparently drinking a bottle on your own is not as uncommon as I thought. :[0
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Skinny Girl sucks.There is that Skinny Girl line, but I have no idea if it is good or not. Here's to hoping :drinker:
And it's only about 10-20 calories less per glass than regular wine.0 -
Dry Wines
I will define a dry wine as any wine with less than one percent residual sugar (RS). To estimate the calorie content of these wines multiply the number of ounces you are drinking times the alcohol content (% by volume) and then multiply by 1.6.
For example, suppose you were having 5 ounces of white burgundy at 13% alcohol by volume. The calories would be, approximately:
Ounces of wine x alcohol % x 1.6 = calories
5 oz x 13 % x 1.6 calories per oz-% = 104 calories
Off-Dry Wines
Off-dry wines are typically defined as being between 1 and 4 % residual sugar. I will use 2.5 % as an average. For off-dry wines the multiplier becomes 4. For example, suppose you were having 5 ounces of a German Spätlese at 8% alcohol by volume. Many off-dry wines are lower in alcohol than dry wines, so the calories would be, approximately:
Ounces of wine x alcohol % x 4 = calories
5 oz x 8% x 4 calories per oz-% = 160 calories
Dessert and Fortified Wines
Many late harvest wines are lower in alcohol and considerably higher in sugar while lower in alcohol content, while a fortified wine is high in alcohol and sugar content. The approach is the same, except we will use a multiplier of 10, also we usually only consume 1 to 2 ounces of a dessert or fortified wine in a serving. For example, suppose you were having 2 ounces of a Ruby Port at 18% alcohol by volume. The calories would be, approximately:
Ounces of wine x alcohol % x 10 = calories
2 oz x 18% x 10 calories per oz-% = 360 calories0 -
check out this website. it gives a list of alcohol and the calories in a list.
http://getdrunknotfat.com/
How have I not heard about this site yet? That's kind of awesome.0 -
drink back your exercise calories
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Love this. HAH!0 -
Skinny girl wine! It's not the best wine but decent I guess. 100 calories per serving. Not sure how many servings are in a bottle though
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Just don't drink a whole bottle....?0
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My 5 ounces of my favorite wine is only 127 calories! So I splurge and have a glass a couple times per week!
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check out this website. it gives a list of alcohol and the calories in a list.
http://getdrunknotfat.com/
Best. Web address. Ever.0 -
:drinker: Greeting from a fellow wino! Love my wines so much that yesterday at lunch with the hubby was kinda embarrassed when one waitress was suggesting a wine and telling me this and this are good when another waitress said, oh you don't have to tell her..."she knows" and we all had a laugh! I was like "yeah, i didn't want to say anything but I KNOW those are good wines. Then she found me a new red to try and I successfully worked into my meal plan for lunch going over my calories just a bit and then making up for it with smaller snacks later. It was a full glass since they didn't have smaller portions and I just relished it with my food as she paired it for me and didn't feel guilty in the least. I knew I could come home enter it all on here and adjust the rest of my day accordingly. Maybe a whole bottle would be hard to get thru if you drank the wine with your biggest meal of the day, lunch or dinner and just worked it into your plan. I say forget the lo cal ideas even if there are some and just go for quality over quantity to get the most satisfaction from it.
OOPs also forgot to mention some restaurants offer tastes as almost like flights thats a way to get less wine. Another way is some restaurants vary their portion sizes take advantage of those like Macaroni Grill serves a half glass of wine called "half quartino" just know they will try to convince you that the full glass is a better value but you can just tell them that's okay you have more money to spend than calories.
Oh, also sometimes I save my dessert calories and replace them with a dessert wine (or regular one) which I literally have while everyone has dessert. For way fewer calories it keeps my mouth busy while everyone can still partake of dessert feeling less guilty that I don't get to have any that day. I mean how can you feel sorry for anyone with a good glass of wine going down.:drinker: Cheers!0 -
Red wine is better than white wine - less sugar and has some health benefits to it. I love wine too and find it difficult to stick to one glass once the bottle is opened so I limit myself to one day a week, two if there are special occassions going on. Remember that this is a lifestyle change. If you loose weight using methods and eating a way that you know you will not sustain for the rest of your life you will not be successful maintaining your weight loss.
Love this! I also LOVE wine and have had to restrict it to just a couple nights a week, but I usually try to work it in my calories as well. Thanks for posting OP, there are some great ideas here :drinker:0 -
Wine is indeed a hard one. I LOVE my wine. I've decided to cut back to once per week, but that usually involves an entire bottle. But, I make sure I get a good sweat on that day to help balance. As long as it's not every day, it's ok....right? Yum...you got me thinking about a nice cold glass of pinot grigio right now....lol0
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Yeah thanks for being blunt and warning me off that one. Getting curious. My bad experience with Barefoot brand was keeping me at bay but your honesty has put the nail in that coffin.
Skinny Girl sucks.There is that Skinny Girl line, but I have no idea if it is good or not. Here's to hoping :drinker:
Haha! Good to know!!0
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