Anonymous wrote:My husband and I enjoy wine with dinner. I’m trying to lose a few pounds and will give it up if it really makes a difference. Experiences out there?

Absolutely. And also, alcohol turns to sugar in your blood so it's basically packing fat onto your hips with every sip.

Those pear shaped women? Wine drinkers, the lot of them.

And also, it's scarring your liver. And probably ruining your metabolism.

Anonymous wrote:I had this same question for ice cream. Any thoughts?

In a dish yes, in a cone no because of all the calories your tongue burns.

From OP - thanks for all your kind support and comments

JFC the internet has created a generation of absolute morons.

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Anonymous wrote:I stopped drinking this year and didn’t lose an ounce. Haha

But I lost a lot of puffiness and swollen face and health wise it was a good move for me.

People often make up wine calories in other ways, particularly sugar.

Yes because it’s a sugar addiction too so your body craves it bad when you give it up. It’s hard to just stop and 100% eat perfectly healthy.

Anonymous wrote:I stopped drinking this year and didn’t lose an ounce. Haha

But I lost a lot of puffiness and swollen face and health wise it was a good move for me.

People often make up wine calories in other ways, particularly sugar.

I stopped drinking this year and didn’t lose an ounce. Haha

But I lost a lot of puffiness and swollen face and health wise it was a good move for me.

Only if your cortisol levels are normal. If not all bets are off.

I had this same question for ice cream. Any thoughts?

Anonymous wrote:I say if you are drinking wine 2 days per week or less, no need to count it, it won’t make a difference

The unit of alcohol consumption is the drink, not the day. Drinks per day vary from person to person and day to day.

Alcohol calories have lower bioavailability, which is relevant if you binge, but not for the first glass

Sugar doesn't sneak out the way alcohol does, and many alcoholic beverages have sugar (added sugar or naturally in the source material), not just alcohol for calories. Sugar and alcohol have the same carbohydrate precursors, and sometimes alcohol is made from sugar, like grape wine.

Alcohol also slows metabolism, so it reduces your calorie burn rate compared to an hour spent sober.

https://www.seriouseats.com/cocktail-science-do-alcohol-calories-count-digesting-spirits.

Of course not. They’re completely free calories!!

I say if you are drinking wine 2 days per week or less, no need to count it, it won’t make a difference

It's not just the calories. Alcohol slows down your metabolism.

Anonymous wrote:Before people make fun of her, I'd read up on the issue a little more

No one reputable says wine doesn’t count. Sounds like something made up from the wine industry.