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well, I lost all my weight and had a cocktail or two (including wine) many nights....so I don't think it is the wine! I'm not sure of what else you eat and how you workout, but I know I have to do intense workout on a regular basis.

Other than that, go over your numbers and goals, do some further research on activity levels and see if your calorie goals need to be re-adjusted. (ya know 1200 is too low and that sort of thing)

best of luck....I really don't think it is the wine ;-)

p.s. are you using a heart rate monitor to calculate your exercise calories, I just peeked at your diary and I'm wondering if 1200 is too low (being a young mom) and if you are not eating enough food!

I just have a rule that I don't drink on 'school nights' and on weekends try only to do it if I'm socialising. Having said that, if there's nothing happening on my Saturday night the routine is homemade pizza and red wine (at least 1/2 a litre) in front of the tv.

If you're having some every night then you're going to have to account for the calories by either working them off or reducing other intake and that might not be helpful for nutrient balance.

I have a glass ....sometimes 2 every evening. For 80 calories, I think the health benefits are worth it. Not just from the wine, but by having a glass of wine in the evenings while watching my shows, it curbs my snack eating in the evenings.

I'll give up a cheese stick before I'll give up my glass of red wine!

Red wine is my weakness, I lose and gain the same few lbs over and over....I am running my second half-marathon on Sunday and then plan to focus and get 5lbs off before Christmas. Sadly, I believe that alchohol does inhibit weight loss because of the way your body processes it.

I gave it up for a bit but honestly it made no difference in my weight loss. I still drink it often, keep it (usually) within calorie goal, and am almost at my weight loss goal.

We have a joke that chianti makes everything better. I love it (well, that or cabernet depending on where I am) I can drink a glass and leave it at one glass if I'm home having dinner. If DH starts drinking it with me and we start talking, forget it, the bottle's gone. I try to drink a glass and also drink a big tumbler full of water with it. It helps to slow it down and make me relax. Plus then I feel fuller from the water. I bought a tub of the Trader Joe's Mini Almond Biscotti and I'll have 1 with a glass of wine after dinner as a treat sometimes. (a serving is 3) It's a mental game. Some weeks I play it better than others.

I enjoy my wine, but I rarely have it in the house. The wife doesn't drink (or almost never), and there is an alcoholic tendency in the family.

That said, with the studies touting the benefits, and how I enjoy it, I have been thinking of getting it and having no more than 1/2 a glass a night a few times a week.

All about moderation. It definitely doesn't have the nutritional punch of a lot of other foods, but by itself, the wine shouldn't be the problem with losing the weight, as long as it isn't causing you to go over your goals directly or indirectly.

I love wine. However, I know it bloats me (water retention due to dehydration I'm guessing). I cut it out for 7 weeks while I completed training for my half marathon and it was definitely worth it. I generally felt healthier, less tired and more focused. I do drink now, but tend to leave it for Friday nights with the girls. I only buy it for that night and then thats it. If it was in the house, I'd be too tempted. Plus, I've discovered that I usually prefer the extra food, lol.

And 80 cals? What size glass are you having - a thimble? Haha, my glasses are 6oz and that's about 120 calories