Enjoy a glass of Wine?

The thing with wine isn't so much the calories (obviously you need to fit them in) but that your body doesn't burn fat the same way while it's processing alcohol. My trainer told me to try to drink AFTER I'm done eating for the day, and only drink 1-2 nights a week. Weight loss wise, it doesn't matter how much you drink as long as it fits in your calories, but how often affects the way your body burns fat.

You can look up the more scientific version of this, but this is my loose understanding. There are plenty of people who have a glass of wine with dinner daily and lose weight, it just depends on how your body processes alcohol/how quickly you want to lose it.

damcgriff wrote: »

Is Wine OK or will it hinder weight loss? If it is OK how much is ok?

I drink beer or wine nearly every day. A calorie of wine counts the same as a calorie of broccoli, so no worries about it hindering weight loss unless you take in more calories than you expend.

I drank a bottle of wine over the weekend (Friday and Saturday night) and then had a beer last night, and one tonight. I've lost 34 pounds. :P

Log it, stay in your caloric goals, and you'll be good.

damcgriff wrote: »

I have a habit of drinking Wine daily as well. Thanks for the additional insight

Just know that a typical glass of wine (and assuming you actually measure the wine accurately, which you should) is around 120 cal, so 7 days a week, that is an extra 840 calories in a week. That is more than half of the calories I eat in a day just on wine. A pound of fat is 3500 calories. So while you can do it, your excess fat will probably fall off if you just drink less often alone!

You have to log it, watch what happens and see what works for you.

I find that wine doesn't do good things for me, even beyond what should happen based on the nutrition. I am VERY sensitive to carbs due to health issues and tend to like sweeter wines. Things like (white) tequila and vodka don't cause me problems.

Pre-log it, plan it into your day and see what happens. Lots of people successfully include wine in their diets. For me, a few times a year is enough.

The other challenge around drinking is that sometimes inhibitions go down and snacking goes up. Every time I drink, I find myself wanting to eat a quesadilla or something similar.

I wondered the same thing and wondered how I would incorporate drinking wine or any other liquor for that matter into my weight loss. Lots of helpful information and I think pre-planning for it is a great idea.

Wine is good for you as long as you only drink 1 glass a day (who only wants one glass?)

I was drinking a glass of wine with dinner each night but decided to cut it. When I looked at my logs, I noticed that on nights I drank wine it was MUCH harder for me to not snack the rest of the night, and I had a lot more headaches before going to bed. I am NOT a lightweight so it certainly wasn't a hangover (not on one glass anyway) so my theory is that since I am restricting calories, having the alcohol instead of something more filling/nutritious was really taking its toll on my blood sugar.

I hope that it works better for you! Maybe if you have it with a larger dinner...

janejellyroll wrote: »

rockstarginaa wrote: »

Wine is good for you as long as you only drink 1 glass a day (who only wants one glass?)

What happens if you have two sometimes?

If it's once in awhile I wouldn't worry about it, but if it's a daily occurance (multiple drinks a day) it could lead you to overeat as well as have long-term negative effects on your health.

rockstarginaa wrote: »

janejellyroll wrote: »

rockstarginaa wrote: »

Wine is good for you as long as you only drink 1 glass a day (who only wants one glass?)

What happens if you have two sometimes?

If it's once in awhile I wouldn't worry about it, but if it's a daily occurance (multiple drinks a day) it could lead you to overeat as well as have long-term negative effects on your health.

Multiple drinks a day, daily (or often) is a problem. I think this is different that saying you should only drink 1 glass a day, however. You could have two drinks on a Friday night, for example, and not drink again for days. I don't see how this would be a problem.

I insist on making room in my diet for things which I enjoy. Wine is one of them. So long as you partake responsibly and within your calorie limit, I don't see the problem with it. It's certainly easier to keep within your calorie limit when you allow yourself to have some of the things you enjoy!

Asher_Ethan wrote: »

Seriously find out what works for you. All my life I've been told you can't drink and loose weight... I started doing MFP about 5 weeks ago and every time I drink I log every single drink... turns out on the weeks I drink 3+ days that week I loose more (And I drink 4+ drinks a night) I'm doing a little experiment on my body right now and not drinking at all this week and then drink my usually 3+ nights next week and see what happens.

You are living it up girl!! WOW! Love it. I find I cant lose weight when drinking wine. Its not the calories, but how your body uses alcohol etc. Research it, its a whole process.