Drinking my calories, bad idea?
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judimuro
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I'm new to MFP and today I am under my calories by a lot (500), is it ok if I have a glass of wine to take up some of those calories or should I eat something???
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I would drink the wine! Of course, I have wine almost every night, but usually limit my intake to 1 glass. I would pair the wine with some cheese and crackers or some fruit to balance it out.0
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I have 205 calories left and was thinking the exact same thing!!! I say "cheers"...............0
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Have totally done this a couple times...though with good beer, not wine.0
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I heard that drinking alcohol decreases your metabolism= slow your weight loss down. If you want to drink somethine I would drink a Protein Slush, it's healthy and usually has a lean low fat protein:drinker:0
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I do it quite often if I have extra exercise calories--I try not to drink any of my base calories b/c then it would cut into my nutrition. Just make sure to log it and pay attention to whether it affects your ability to shed lbs. It doesn't put me into a plateau, but I know others on here have posted that any alcohol (even within their calorie allowance) completely stalls their weight loss.0
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If you want wine... by all means have it!!
Just try not to do it every day - mix it up and have nuts, peanut butter or other higher calorie but slightly more nutritious than wine foods.0 -
I think it depends on whether what you've eaten today has given your body enough nutrients and fuel! I myself have lost my 24 pounds in 5 months and included a cocktail many of the evenings. didn't hinder me at all. that said, I made sure i ate great foods, no processed prepackaged, fast foods.
So listen to your body and give it what it needs.
p.s. 3 ounces of red wine is only about 70 cals.....so have some cheese, fruit, healthy cracker, etc.! enjoy0 -
Thanks everyone for the advice, I did have the red wine and it was delicious. Well worth it0
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