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Am I the only one.. Who loves wine!

bettyzing
bettyzing Posts: 48
edited February 1 in Health and Weight Loss
Who drinks on this site! I drink twice a week these days but when I do I enjoy a bottle of wine, seriously is it just me!
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  • choijanro
    choijanro Posts: 754 Member
    me too loves wine,, red wine & white wine,, they are good for the heart,, blood circulation on veins ,, but in moderation ,, because they also contains alcohol that can damage our liver & brain...
  • Nix143
    Nix143 Posts: 522 Member
    I'm a red wine booze hound - and it's one of the reasons my ticker has zoomed back up to just 5lbs lost. I've had to accept I can't drink wine in the quantities i would like right now, or maybe ever. And that's ok. I'm having a dry couple of weeks prior to going to Spain for a holiday and it's good for me to recognise I can decide not to drink at the weekend and the whole will still keep spinning :laugh: I haven't learnt yet to drink in moderation where wine is concerned.....
  • MORECHABLIS
    MORECHABLIS Posts: 164 Member
    Wine is my biggest downfall when it comes to diet and fitness... A nice glass or two of Chablis every few days, or a bottle or two Pino Grigio on a Saturday Evening with friends... The Calories! And the will power goes a bit to wanting to eat naughty food...

    So I keep off the wine most of the week and just partake on a Friday or Saturday when dieting
  • HappyKite
    HappyKite Posts: 36 Member
    Yep, I love wine. However, I feel better (and it's better for my weight loss) if I only drink 1-2 times per week. So, now I tend to just drink at weekends and usually only one or two glasses!
    ????Cheers everyone.
  • astartig
    astartig Posts: 549 Member
    I've been pretty good about not drinking too much although I love my wine.. the last few days though.. Sigh. :) back to good girl from tonight on out though.

    we share a bottle of wine about twice a week normally.
  • mymonkeymoos
    mymonkeymoos Posts: 12
    Me too.....but found that I was simply drinking too much and the guilt of all that sugar and calories was awful.....

    So I swapped to vodka and diet coke!

    Clear spirits and a diet mixer put a single shot with mixer at just 55 cal, and I still get that warm fuzzy feeling.....

    I had to do this as murdering the Chablis with lemonade for spritzer a was criminal........and I simply love a tipple :drinker:
  • Its_Nat
    Its_Nat Posts: 184 Member
    Ohhh I hear ya!! I try to behave now, only drinking wine on the weekends (note the word TRY, I do often fail). Often though, my weekend drinking includes Friday through to Sunday nights lol. Sighhh - I can give up everything, but NOT my wine!
  • Eastern_Echo23
    Eastern_Echo23 Posts: 198 Member
    My Fiancee does... we live in a part of Germany that has a lot of vineyards, you can see them from the autobahn climbing all of the huge hills facing the sun. We also live in a region which is know for high quality hops so i get to drink my beer from the local breweries while she gets to drink her wine :D
  • sunman00
    sunman00 Posts: 872 Member
    2 decent sized glasses with dinner every night; fits into my daily intake & is delicious, so why not??:tongue:
  • Sarah_L_S
    Sarah_L_S Posts: 121
    I love wine! I've even done courses and sommelier exams! :love:
  • Woolified
    Woolified Posts: 65 Member
    I am pretty sure wine... namingly Shiraz and Cabernet are the single reason for my some weeks lack of, and other weeks slow weight loss and/or the occasional gain.

    I seriously have everything else in check.. I do Insanity, Turbofire, and I run... I do one of these every day... I eat very well... and then I murder my perfect days with 1/2 to 1 entire bottle of wine... So no.. you are not the only one ;o)

    I have tried to have my husband only allow me 2-5oz glasses on the days I enjoy wine, but even he caves when I ask him for more. No ones fault but my own, but gosh a tough habit to kick!
  • bettyzing
    bettyzing Posts: 48
    Well thank god I am not the only one! I have been at the gym every day mostly and wine normally fits into my cal allocation. I live in New Zealand and our wine is amazing so it would be un patriotic not to indulge on occasion I figure.
  • Gina2310
    Gina2310 Posts: 2
    Since joining slimming world... I too have discovered and swapped wine for vodka & diet coke... Gives same affect but less calories???? all in moderation though!
  • nhenryoliver
    nhenryoliver Posts: 112 Member
    I too love wine, so try to exercise enough to have extra calories stored! Also, employ the gin and slimline tonic alternative when need/want to be lower in calories.
  • brynnsmom
    brynnsmom Posts: 945 Member
    No, you are not the only one! I like both red and white wine. But, the calories are high so when I drink it I make sure to measure out my consumption and impose limits. Years ago I could drink an entire bottle all to myself. I like vodka with low cal mixers and stick with that more often these days. :drinker:
  • bushidowoman
    bushidowoman Posts: 1,599 Member
    I enjoy a glass of moscato every now and then. :smile:
  • AJ_Muffin
    AJ_Muffin Posts: 93 Member
    I usually have a glass of wine with dinner most nights, but not every night :drinker:
  • ghostrider1970
    ghostrider1970 Posts: 127 Member
    Definitely not alone :laugh: I love a glass of wine every now and then, no more than once, maybe twice a week, and only one glass. Sometimes I have a bit more, but that's not the rule.
  • SaberEsPoder
    SaberEsPoder Posts: 130 Member
    Wine was the main thing that got me to my biggest weight....I could down 1.5 or 2 bottles in one go, several times a week. Let's not even get into how hungry it makes me and how if I don't eat fast food then I will get terrible stomach aches the next day :sick: Now I still love it, but I am aware that the calories are such a killer! I have several cases stored away and for now I am avoiding it as much as possible; if you only give me 1300 calories a day then I want to eat them all, haha :laugh: Maybe once I start lifting then I can delve back into things.
  • Seesawboomerang
    Seesawboomerang Posts: 296 Member
    Yes, I love wine, whisky, gin, beer, tequila, port, armagnac...

    Ahem.
  • USMCnetty90
    USMCnetty90 Posts: 277 Member
    I love wine - the sweet wines - moscato di'asti is my fav - oh and any Risling.... we have a great little wine place in my little town called Off the vine - they make wine slushies every Friday - oohhh yumie!
    but its cheaper to just drink Vodka and flavored water...
    I have cut down a ton recently but I think its because I have just been busy - Football is starting soon - and Sundays are for Bloody Marys and football food....
  • lynnerack
    lynnerack Posts: 158 Member
    I drink five days a week, in fact I'm enjoying a G&T now and will have wine with my roast chicken dinner tonight, but I'm on the 5:2 so I can!
  • bunbunzee44
    bunbunzee44 Posts: 592 Member
    I love it.. sadly having it makes me want to eat more. :/
  • blah2989
    blah2989 Posts: 338 Member
    I like sweet wines like Red Rose' and Reisling, but I manage to drink it in moderation, dessert wines REALLY get me. But I have to say whiskey and beer are my weaknesses. Mmm. I dont drink often but put a bottle of whiskey in front of me and I can drink at least half in the first 20-30 min, sooo Im really careful about it.
  • Lori0463
    Lori0463 Posts: 19 Member
    Wine is my downfall :) I like sweet ones and TRY to budget for them.
  • Rossa59
    Rossa59 Posts: 20 Member
    I drink wine every day, within my calorie limit, and have lost 32lbs since Jan '13. Don't have much of a sweet tooth these days so wine is my daily treat!
  • VpinkLotus
    VpinkLotus Posts: 849 Member
    <-- loves a glass of wine. I save cals for one each night.
  • yaseyuku
    yaseyuku Posts: 871 Member
    I love wine and drink it still as well when I can work it into my daily calories and feel like having a glass (or two, or so on).

    I just don't drink it nearly as much as I used to (an approach which completely lacked moderation).
  • minijuggernaut
    minijuggernaut Posts: 98 Member
    I used to drink a lot of wine.

    But wine makes me want to snack on food that's not part of my plan... and a LOT of it. So, I gave it up except for the occasional once a month glass.
  • kyliep99
    kyliep99 Posts: 15
    I do, a couple of times a week. In fact drinks - tea, coffee, lattes and wine are the "snacks" in my diet which isn't probably nutritionally too sound and I'm trying to improve on that!
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