<~~~~ Wine lover!

Ok, so I know the body wants to metabolize alcohol before anything else, thus, temporarily stopping the metabolizing of fats and carbs, but that doesn't stop me from wanting...ok...craving the red! I love a good rich red wine. Not the sweet stuff lol, but the bold. For those of you who feel the same, how do you curb your taste for wine lol. For the record, I'm no alcoholic, but I do know that my nightly wine does not help with weight loss. Have any of you had the same "issue" with wine?

On 90% of evenings, I will have at least one, and up to three, glasses of wine. On the nights when I do not drink wine, it's because I have consumed beer. And they are not mutually exclusive. I also occasionally enjoy a shot or two of whiskey or a nice single-malt Scotch. This in no way implies that I get vershnozzled every night, in fact I've only been drunk once in my life and it was not a pleasant experience - but I probably average 2 drinks a day every day.

And, guess what? It fits in my macros, and I'm losing weight just fine, including being able to maintain a 30-mile round trip ride on my hybrid bicycle in hilly terrain daily (my commute to work) when inclement weather doesn't hinder me. And my bloodwork comes back clean every time. Cholesterol, triglycerides, sugar - all fine. If I lived a more sedentary lifestyle, I might be more concerned about the impacts of alcohol on my system, but exercise compensates for a multitude of sins.

If you've experimented with giving it up and have found some benefit (or can't seem to lose and feel the need to try something), then by all means give it up for a while (or permanently if you like). Bu alcohol doesn't activate little magical fat-building daemons in your bloodstream or anything.

Drinking too much alcohol will make you fat. For one thing, it contains a good bit of sugar. It's also a depressant which will tend to make you not desire exercise if consumed in excess. So keep it to an average of a drink or two a day ("drink" = 12oz beer, 5oz wine, or 1oz hard stuff) and watch the calories and you'll be fine.

Red wine is my downfall too. I give in a little too often to the cravings. BUT, I'm cutting myself off for two weeks starting August 1 to try and get rid of the cravings. I probably have a glass or two 3-4 times a week.

Um, have you seen my profile pic? I loooooooove wine! I just save a few calories to make sure I can enjoy my wine on the days that I want it. Hooray for antioxidants in wine, right?!?!?!? Cheers!

I'm so with you!! Being a true wino myself...red wine and not the sweet stuff too! I know I slow down my weight loss but can't give up my wine, well, don't want to. But I do limit it to the weekends and make sure I "earn" it and believe me it's important! I do go over on my calories a lot on the weekends because of the wine but heck, can't give it all up!! )

We have a Wine Lovers Group on MFP. Anyone is welcome to join us!!!!



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For the first 6 months on MFP, I had a glass of wine every single night. Didn't hinder a thing!

yes i too enjoy the red way to much to give up. i also allow the calories for it as life is not life without it for me anyway!

I will have on average 1-2 glasses per night. If its a particularly good Syrah, or Meritage.....3.

I just have a glass or two and deal with the consequences. I don't know what else to do. LOL.

LOL!! Agreed!!

Before MFP, I was on Weight Watchers... and lost 75 pounds. They changed the plan to much, I struggled to keep losing... moved to MFP, back to Happy World.... On MFP, I have lost another 6 and counting. I have a single glass (4-5 ounces) of really good red wine 3-4 times a week. Skip the cheap "okay" wine....

I forgo dessert or lighten dinner to counteract the calories... but yes! I have my wine AND still lose weight. :happy:

Bob Harper even says to drink some red wine!

Almost my exact story. Did WW for 16 months, lost 90 pounds, hit goal. Maintained for a while, but then gained 15-20 back. Started working the WW plan again, but it had changed so much it didn't work for me anymore. changed to MFP. when I work the MFP plan, I lose. I have 12 more to go to get back to goal.

I enjoy my malbec -- however, to stretch it, I split it into two and "stretch" it with club soda. I have two wines for the calories of one--not quite the same, but I can live with it.

I love wine! I'm content to keep it to a glass or two on the weekends:drinker:

Hey..maybe you guys can help me. I went to a bbq that had a raspberry wine...it was soooo good. The person who had it told me the brand (which sorry I cant remember what that brand it was now). I couldnt find that brand at all so I am in need of another. Anyways, I am looking for a sweet raspberry wine...know of any???

Hortons its a Virginia wine has an amazing rasberry.

Thank you...I will look for it this weekend.

why would you want to curb your taste for wine?? wine is delicious, and it's good for you. but like everything else, in moderation. a glass of red wine has good things like antioxidants. here are the 8 benefits of red wine: http://www.dumblittleman.com/2008/01/8-straight-benefits-of-red-wine.html

but if a glass, turns into two, turns into a bottle, well, we have an entirely different problem. i used to joke that i didn't see the point of wine bottle stoppers: you open a bottle, you finish a bottle!! but now at a nightly setting, i pour a glass of wine, and i put the cork back on the bottle and stick it back in the fridge. unless it's steak or pasta night. then i have two glasses.

I totally could have written every aspect of this post. What is it about steak and pasta that makes us want more wine???