I usually drink wine every night, to be honest I drink 3-4 glasses of the stuff per night. I just started 5:2 and fasted last Monday when I had one large glass of wine. and yesterday (Thurs)I had no alcohol at all. Wasn’t so bad, I figure if I am going to make this work I have to reel in the alcohol part. Also it is good for my brain to know I can survive a night without wine!

Hello all,

and for @bunty52 – I’ve just started 5:2 as of Thursday last week. I know my regular tipples of wine have been an issue for weight gain – one glass of wine is at least 125 calories so in one day I was probably consuming 375 calories doing this, add it up and in one year that’s (being generous and including the odd days of not drinking alcohol) that’s at least 130,000 calories or more importantly 37lbs – just shy of 3 stone or 17 kg. That’s just wine!

So I realise something has to give and for my own sake I’d rather lose weight (I have 5 stone to lose now) than have a glass of wine. It’s just got to crunch point for me. But – I will allow myself to really enjoy a celebratory glass on special occasions with the family or if needed I’ll have a gin and slimline on a social but otherwise I just don’t trust myself – for me I think it’s a sugar addiction rather than alcohol and I always find I end up eating more if I drink.

Not sure that’s helpful really – but doing the maths brought my reality home to me and it’s there in the back of my mind if I feel like slipping to keep me back on track.

Drinking (wine in my case) on a regular basis throws a monkey wrench into trying to lose weight. It makes weight loss on the 5:2 much less predictable, and when I’m eating less, it’s more likely to make me feel “off” the following day, even if it’s just 2 glasses. I’ll have a glass with dinner when we go out, or when we’re visiting with friends, but drink much less frequently now, maybe every other week or so. I don’t really think about it much anymore.

At one point I had to realize that if not drinking caused a lot of worry or concern, then I had a bigger problem than I wanted to admit.

I find it easier to do something different. Instead of sitting in front of the TV after work, which is when i usually have a glass of wine. I sit in front of my laptop and surf right up until dinner time. It is a change of routine. Also I go to bed early on FD’s.

I am just back from 14 days holiday. I drank, not I think to excess, every day. I am six pounds heavier.