Love my wine, sigh.

Yay, another wine lover. I'm in the same position; I do so well all day long then I blow it all on a couple of glasses of wine. Limiting it to Friday's and Saturday evenings sounds reasonable. That's what I need to do as well. I also bought smaller wine glasses (6oz vs 8oz) and only fill it about 1/2 or 2/3 full. A few oz does make a difference, calorie-wise. Good luck to you.

I love my wine too! Even if it puts me over I track it if I have a glass. Reds have less sugar so I try to stay with those and choose wines like Merlot, Cabs, and Pinots because they are not as sweet. Which means only 4.1 carbs per glass of wine. (I am on a low carb diet)

OMG so glad I am not alone! I love my wine more than my food (I know, sad). Walking for wine is a great idea. Also trying to stick to weekends, but sometimes that is hard.:drinker:

Am I the only person who was surprised at how few calories are in wine? I mean red wine at least, I can drink an entire bottle of wine and have a pretty good buzz for the same amount of calories as like 2-3 beers. Just drink it, but drink it in reason and if you want a glass, go workout so you can have one. Problem solved.

Ah story of my MFP life lol.
Also love my wine, I try and drink it on weekends only, I have spent the last two weeks trying to not drink at all.
But as long as it fits in my calories Im okay, problem is when I get a little tipsy and just want to drink MORE!

http://getdrunknotfat.com/

I drink beer with an equivalent or higher ABV. It's never hampered me. Do what you wanna do, make it fit.

Bahaha! That's awesome!

Me too.:drinker:

Try swapping the after work wine with hot tea. I like a hot green tea to celebrate the end of the day.

Also, I drink other beverages from wine glasses. For example, at dinner I have water from a wine glass. At breakfast, I drink orange juice from a wine glass.

When I drink, I alternate between the wine servings and water. Have a glass of wine. Have two wine glasses of water. Have another glass of wine. Have two more wine glasses of water. Also, I budget calories and have available a light healthy snack. One reason people give up consuming alcohol is because it makes us lose our inhibitions with food.

Hope this helps:flowerforyou:

I am into wines also, I have been only drinking it Fridays and Saturdays, seems to be ok, I have not notice any weight gain by doing this. I use to be a big beer drinker but now I really dont like it that much, it had my weight fluctuating like crazy!!!

I love your ideas kechiemc! Thank you! I've been trying to think of ways to incorporate more tea into my diet, I can't believe I didn't think of this.

I have a problem with wine, for sure. I've been sticking mostly to organic red, because it's supposed to be the "healthiest" (although not the most lo-cal on the market, it's not bad for calories either).

I have concluded that my wine habit is hindering my weight loss. Sure, it's not preventing me from losing weight, but it is effecting how quickly and healthily I lose weight. A calorie is not just a calorie, after all. To get past the plateau I'm currently in, I am going to need to seriously cut back.

It is difficult for me to go a night without at least one glass of wine (which usually turns into two). Although, I didn't have wine yesterday, and don't plan to today. Tomorrow is my mom's birthday so I might have a glass, and I have a happy hour date with a friend Thursday so I definitely will have a glass, but I'm going to try to keep it to one. I think I'll try your tip of asking for water in my wine glass if I finish my wine and still want to chat with my friend. Thanks for the tips!

I fight with this as well. I've really gotten into some higher calorie craft beers; specifically IPAs which can run 250+. As long as it fits into the daily calorie count, I limit myself to one and savor it.

Just work it into your calories... You can have a small amount every day if you want.

I have a tendency to save my calories until the evening so that I can fit in a glass or two. Although, I will say that since I've started my fitness journey I tend to drink less--so my tolerance has also gone down, thus making me a cheap date! :flowerforyou:

Sometimes, I go for lower calorie options like Stiegl Radler (110 calories for 12 oz.) or lower calorie vodkas with seltzer water or diet tonic water.

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The nectar of the gods!!! I love my wine. I was not going to give it up, but I did find and try Skinny Grape (not Skinny Girl) which is 80 cals per 5oz. It tastes pretty good and I don't feel as bad drinking it and if I drink a whole bottle (which is not impossible) it is only 400 cals, which is still a lot, but I can at least run that off!

Oh wow, this is good to hear! I had been wondering about this.

I love my wine too and I also found that drinking from the smaller tasting glasses is smart.

I usually only have it on weekends and have been finding I have to limit my glasses as well.

"Don't drink your calories" Does Wine count? Nah!

I too like the idea of a smaller glass however my mind will tell me it's smaller and I will just fill it more times! Must have my wine but limit it to weekends and eat more protein that day.:blushing:

Yeah, I like a nice spritzer but ONLY with a chilled wine and generally only when I"m outside and do not want to get dehydrated. Otherwise I just cannot stomach watering down a good Cabernet or Malbec...At first the small glasses seemed odd and I wanted more, but keeping the bottle in the kitchen ( so you actually have to get up to get another) has finally after almost a year made "normal" wine glasses seem huge. And If I am at a resteraunt calorie wise i just assume 2 glasses...