Wine is killing my diet...I have to slow down! Am I alone?

Nope, that's my problem too. I lose one week and gain the next because of my wine intake.

There is an herb called Kudzu. You can buy this in a pill, take it before your first glass, and it will decrease your interest in a second or third. I used to drink a lot, and I would take Kudzu before a party or going to a bar and instead of drinking the standard 6-pak, I lost interest after 3 or 4. Look it up

I recently quit drinking. I am one of those people with little middle ground when it comes to drinking. It is 1, 2 or 10 for me. However, weight loss is a breeze now that I don't drink anymore. Those empty calories add up quickly. Cutting down to weekends sounds like a good plan. Good luck with everything!

Ditto! I've recently done this on my own and would love to join the group to make sure I stay on track

I have not had anything to drink (alcohol containing) probably in 15 years. Just not my thing, and wine would, when I did drink, make me puke. I think I took a sip of that cheap stuff you buy in grocery stores, Boonesfarms, on one New years evening one year and that sip just was gross, so went back to my coffee.

My indulgence is my coffee every day with my full fat half and half and sugar. I have tried lower fat creamers and sugars but I just don't like them so I deal with the calories of my coffee. Oh, and I smoke too, SO EVERYBODY HAS SOME SORT OF VICE. I say have your wine if it fits. You might just have to sacrifice something else for it, ,maybe even food.

Hi there

I'm similar to most of you on this thread; I like a glass after work and then some on the weekends but am trying to cut down to jut weekends. Would love to be part of the 'weekends only' group :-)

I used to buy a bottle of wine and just drink the whole lot in one evening, would have maybe one or two bottles a week. I stopped buying it all together when I started MFP, and I don't miss it at all. Plus i have more money to spend on nice things :-D x

https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/understand-your-drinking/unit-calculator this is the webpage that I found and when I typed in what I drink (I can drink like a fish) I just didn't like it.

Thank you for this link to a brilliant site. Very sobering (pun intended)! I'll be sharing it with my MFP pals.

I have a glass of red wine (6-8 oz) most nights with my dinner. It is part of my calorie allowance and has not stopped me from losing weight, and keeps me sane. However, if drinking wine caused me to lose control of my eating, or if I wasn't able to have just one glass, I'd have to cut it out.

I'm with you too. Only my killer is beer. Good ol' Coors Light. I'm trying to also join the band wagon of not drinking during the week. Its hard though since hubby drinks a few each night also, but he is a skinny stick man Obviously our metabolisms are wayyyy different LOL Cheers to all of trying to make a change! Go away belly fat!!

Yes. I have a drink almost every night. Eventually the whiskey sours or two glasses of wine add up.

I keep deciding to knock it on the head. But last night for example the sun was shining so I went to pub after work and had 2 pints and a glass of wine, then home to eat crisps before I made dinner. If only it had been raining, I would have gone straight home for my stir fry and cut out the bevvy and crisps. :embarassed:

It's funny that I found this post because I just decided to do the same. I don't drink often but when I do...I almost always gain weight. My inhibitions about food go away. I eat 3x as many calories as I would if I hadn't had a sip. I bought a bottle of wine yesterday and it is going to last me the next 10 days. I get to have 1 glass every few days. My food needs to be counted out before I have a sip!!!

I used to have a serious wine habit and by that I mean three sometimes four bottles a week! I could do a bottle and a half in a night no problem (even thought I'd feel like crap the next day), and though I didn't drink every day - I would drink two/three times a week and it was never a glass, but always a bottle and maybe a bit more. I was stuck in this sort of cycle of doing that. Sometimes I could get it down to just once a week - getting a couple of bottles in for the weekend, but I would always end up slipping back to drinking more frequently. Any bit of work stress - I'd get a bottle of wine for the evening. Cooking a nice dinner - of course it has to have a bottle of wine to go with it and so on. Sunny day, reading a book in the garden - of course, a bottle of wine alongside is a must. it was an integral part of my life.

I knew I had to do something about it and on 31st December 2013 I packed up. Haven't touched a drop since and to be honest it has been easy. Much, much easier than I would ever have imagined. I don't miss it at all, and as everything I've read online has been of the 'I gave up drinking and lost pounds' variety, I assumed the weight would drop off me also.

in fact the reverse has happened. I have gained 15lbs since I gave up drinking - that's 3lb a month approximately, because what I have done is basically substituted one indulgence for another. Despite never having much of a sweet tooth, I developed a taste for cake, chocolate and sweets probably in an effort to compensate for all the sugar I was getting from wine, and the weight has piled on.

I am now heavier than I have ever been in my life, which is hugely disappointing given that I have managed to kick the booze entirely.

If you are able to moderate your drinking and just have an occasional glass then i certainly think that you can incorporate wine into a weight loss programme. If however, you are a greedy guzzler like me, then it's probably better gone entirely. However, be careful not to do what I did and stuff your face with other rubbish that has even more calories and sugar than I ever got from drinking wine.

Im curious about the iced pomegrante green tea, is that a mix ?