Alcohol

lds25
lds25 Posts: 68
edited September 21 in Food and Nutrition
I rarely drink and then last night i hooked up with a old friend and we polished off a 1.5 litre bottle of white zinfadel wine. I was wondering if I logged it right? What else should I do to ensure that I dont gain weight when drinking. Like I said its rare but I wanna make sure that I am more prepared if or when there is a next time.
Linda

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  • rjadams
    rjadams Posts: 4,029 Member
    Drink a lot of water. Alcohol dehydrates you.
  • Robin1109
    Robin1109 Posts: 231 Member
    So funny you posted this as I was just debating on having a glass (or two) of white wine to unwind after a long day of thesis writing. I read an article a few days back (sorry, I can't remember where) that said wine, of all alcohols, is the best bet if you're on a diet or watching calories. Some are better than others but definitely drink in moderation and, like the last poster said, drink water. I've also read before that you should drink one glass of water between alcoholic beverages. I'm sure you'll be fine. It was definitely some added sugar but it doesn't sound like it's a habit for you, so I wouldn't be too worried.
  • TerrieClarke
    TerrieClarke Posts: 8
    To help us put things in perspective, I believe it's ok to incorporate any food or beverage in a healthy lifestyle, I don't believe diets are the way to go, and it's more important to learn the facts about food and activity and to use those facts to our advantage to achieve wellness. When it comes to achieving and maintaining a healthy weight, it's all about calorie balance.

    Here're some facts about calories:

    for every gram of: it has this concentration of calories:

    carbohydrate..................................4

    protein.............................................4

    fat......................................................9

    alcohol.............................................7


    The more concentrated the calories are in a food or beverage, the more energy it takes to burn it off so it won't be converted to fat and stored in our bodies. Carbohydrates, protein, fat, and alcohol are all converted to fat to be stored in our fat tissue when those molecules aren't used for energy by our bodies. Alcoholic beverages usually only contain alcohol, water, maybe some carbohydrates, and usually NOT a lot of other nutrients unless it contains orange or tomato juice or some other nutrient-packed juice.

    Hope this helps! Everyone has the right to decide where they want their calories to come from. Now, if only we could change the laws of physics.......!
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