I love my wine!!!!

What's hard? Counting calories or limiting yourself?

Wine's calories are no different from any other calories as far as losing weight. Wine probably isn't as filling as many other things and might lead to poor eating choices.

I enjoy a glass of pinot noir most evenings...just simply budget the calories accordingly.

Trying to have only a few glasses on the weekends? Sounds like you are maybe not limiting in the way you would like. Trying to calorie count? There is counting, or there is no counting Solution? Figure in how ever many oz of wine you want to drink in a given day first and log it. Then plan around those calories ... pay attention to getting enough protein & fat, and be mindful that after a few glasses of wine, an ensuing WTH mindset can over-ride you calorie plan for the day. My personal experience with wine or any alcohol is that I experience not only WTH mindset but an increased desire for fast-digesting carb-y foods that can add a LOT of calories in a short time.

I like my wine too. I budget for it as much as I can, meaning I'll try to eat at a (slight) deficit one day in the weekend and allow myself a (few) glass(es) ;-) of the silly grape juice. It usually pushes me over my calorie limit, but I've decided I'm ok with that and willing to live with the consequences (i.e. smaller and slower weight losses). Some people would refer to it as a 'cheat' day; I prefer not to. I just look at it as adopting a way of eating and drinking that works for me in the long run. I know I won't succeed if I feel deprived. This won't work for everyone, but for me it's made sticking to my nutritional goals that much easier.

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Fit it into your calories if you enjoy it. I've switched from drinking less wine but better quality and saving it for special occasions or when I really want some. Here I mean when I would really enjoy a glass of wine rather than pouring a big glass of wine after a bad day.

I'm not a drinker - In fact, I don't really like alcohol but if I have to drink anything on a rare night out, it'll be wine. The other night I went out with a friend and logged 3 glasses of white wine - 550 calories! The amount of calories alone put me off! Ha

That said, you can definitely continue to enjoy alcohol if you plan for it. If you know you are going to be drinking a few glasses of an evening, have a smaller lunch and reduce any snacking so you have those 'wine calories' saved!

must_deflate wrote: »

I like my wine, too. I also love a scotch and Coke, which is even worse.
Times past when I've been restricting calories I've added the wine calories in, without going over my calorie budget.
But I don't need it, and I could cut my calorie budget a little more without it. So I've decided to cut it out entirely until I get the fat under control a little better, then only have a couple glasses on Saturday, and I will count the calories.

Maybe Scotch and Coke Zero then?

I am in the same boat. I used to say "my sanity is more important than rapid weight loss". But then I didn't lose. At all. I gained. A LOT! So one day my mindset changed and now weight loss seems to be more important than my "sanity". So, I stopped drinking wine during the week. The first couple of weeks it was really hard, but I was drinking pretty much a bottle a day. That's a lot of extra calories. Now, on wineday...Um, I mean Friday, I will drink a bottle and I'll log it. Yes, I'm way over on my calories for that day, but now it's only 1 day a week and not 7. Sometimes I'll drink it on Saturday too. But no matter what, come Monday morning, no more! I'm down 11lbs since I started doing that...Just sayin'...lol

I log it, and fit it into my day. Lost ~30 lbs with at least a glass a day, now that I'm maintaining I have 2 glasses most days. I usually can fit in sweets too.

I also love my wine, and don't want to cut it out as that just wouldn't be sustainable, I like to be able to enjoy my wine! I take a similar approach to some of the other posters above, I try to not drink/drink very little during the week and come in a bit under calories, so I have a little extra banked to 'spend' at the weekend. Seems to work ok for me at the moment, though I'm sure I would be a lot lighter if I didn't drink! :-)

I have to limit myself with wine for a few reasons: I have a hard time controlling myself around an open bottle at home, and I don't like cheap wines. When going out, I like to have a drink while everyone else has a drink, but I can get through two glasses of wine while my friends nurse one beer or cocktail (pansies).

When my goal is weight-loss, I allow myself one night a week to drink what I want (unless it's football season, then it's one night and Sunday afternoon).

When my goal is maintenance, I can have it a little more frequently; I just make sure it fits into my calorie goal for maintenance.

Need2Exerc1se wrote: »

I drink wine almost every day. It didn't stop me from losing almost 30 lbs, though I suppose I might have lost faster without the wine.

same here. some type of alchohol 6-7 days a week. Maybe I would have lost faster but I dont think it would have been as enjoyable.

withaflourish wrote: »

must_deflate wrote: »

I like my wine, too. I also love a scotch and Coke, which is even worse.
Times past when I've been restricting calories I've added the wine calories in, without going over my calorie budget.
But I don't need it, and I could cut my calorie budget a little more without it. So I've decided to cut it out entirely until I get the fat under control a little better, then only have a couple glasses on Saturday, and I will count the calories.

Maybe Scotch and Coke Zero then?

Sadly, it's just not the same with diet coke, and ends up being a waste of good liquor (IMO).