Wine, if you still drink it has it hurt your weight loss?

i still drink a little wine on occasion.
and beer a bit more often.
as long as you fit it into your daily calorie goals, you should be alright. just dont go overboard

This is a lifestyle change for me....and I'm not giving up my beer. I want to be fun AND skinny! Just keep other cals under control

So hand me one more
That’s what I’m here for
I’m built for having a ball
I love the nightlife
I love my Bud light
I like ‘em cold and tall

I ain’t much for mowin thick grass
I’m too slow for workin’ too fast
I don’t do windows so honey don’t ask
But I’m pretty good at drinkin’ beer

I usually have 1-2 drinks (margaritas or cranberry vodkas) per week and it doesn't hurt my loss. I just have to make sure to stay under my calories and not drink super strong drinks.

I love wine myself and treat myself to a glass maybe once every 2 weeks, I know that seems like a long time but it actually makes me push harder in those 2 weeks to work out hard so I feel like I really derserve to have something I love, even though its not bad to have, if used as a treat it can really help motivate you to workout and eat super healthy for a whole week if you know you can have a couple glasses friday night. Just sumthin that works for me, gives me something to look forward to rather then it being a usual thing. I reward myself with a glass of wine instead of a pedicure lol

I have chosen to continue to have alcohol on occasion & I think it is slowing my weight loss. However, this is not a race, it's intended to be a lifestyle. I feel that I need to learn how to continue enjoying life - which includes dessert & alcohol occasionally. I don't want to deprive myself in order to drop the weight quickly, then return to my old habits & gain it all back. I try to be sensible & stay within my daily calorie allotment.

I maintained my weight really well and drank almost every night (no problem--I just have a stressful job and am a student and would drink 1 or 2 drinks before bed). About a month and a half ago I decided I wanted to lose a little more weight and made it a rule that I could only drink on the weekend. I've become more of a light-weight drinker (so it's cheaper LOL) and lost a few more pounds.

To be completely honest as long as you count the calories in the beer/margarita/wine/shots or whatever you do and stay under your calories you should be fine--it never hindered me unless I got a little too silly and got the tipsy "ooh those snacks sure look good"

No, it didn't from me. But I make sure that no matter what alcoholic beverage I'm drinking (I incorporate it to my eating schedule). I don't eat 1700 calories worth of food and then 300 calories worth of alcohol, that's pushing it. That also can lead to weight gain as you could be eating too many calories and not burning enough. :drinker:

When I was really working at it - Biggest Loser contest at work in which I was a close 2nd /3rd place until the last few weeks when I dropped to the 4th no prize place - I only allowed my self a margarita on Friday nights and I lost 30 pounds over a 4 month period. This time around, with another 30 - 35 left to lose, I'm drinking a little more and I do think it's slowing the progress. It's not only the calories (wine and margaritas both have a lot) but it makes me forget my resolve so I become more susceptible to binging on unhealthy snacks. I think if you can limit yourself to a drink or 2 on the weekends, just for the short term, I think the weight comes off more easily. Then reward yourself for sticking to it!

I burned a totally extreme 700 calories today so even after half a bottle of wine I'm still only 813 net for today.

If I drank like that on a normal day, yes no doubt I would "hurt" my weight loss, but so what? It's not a race. As I'm slowly but consistently losing fat, I'm happy.

If this was a "diet" which I was doing for, just as an example, three months, there's no way I'd "cheat" by drinking wine, because after all I could have as much wine as I wanted after the diet was finished... And we all know how well that one goes in the long term!

BUT this is eating more healthily for the rest of my life, and I'm not prepared to never drink wine again.

I enjoy a glass or three of wine a few nights a week. I have not found it to be too big of a deal, but I also am 6'5", 230 lbs.

IIf this was a "diet" which I was doing for, just as an example, three months, there's no way I'd "cheat" by drinking wine, because after all I could have as much wine as I wanted after the diet was finished... And we all know how well that one goes in the long term!

BUT this is eating more healthily for the rest of my life, and I'm not prepared to never drink wine again.

TourThePast - you raise a very valid point. If this is to be a long term life style change, you probably need to find a more doable solution than just completely giving it up. I like bcattoes solution - bargain with yourself - you have to work for it.

A glass of wine daily is really healthy and if you love it I would add it into your daily diet and make small changes to remain at the same calorie intake.

I changed my habits so that I have 2 days a week alcohol free, 2 where I don't drink before 9 pm...and I'm still working on the other 3!

It hasn't impeded my weight loss, but I always had that (cutting it down further) as the ace up my sleeve if I needed it.