dharper1's Journal, 22 August 2007

Alcohol is hard to stop for me :) I NEED to drink on the weekends. I think it's no biggy. Beer is a definite no no no though. 

Wine totally stops my progress for a number of days. Everyone is unique so it may not have that affect on you. I love a wonderful glass of red wine with dinner--and I will have one at times--I just need to know that weight loss will slow. That is, as stigma says 'no biggy' since I won't care about that once I am at goal. 12 lbs off--you must feel great. 

We just put on a new screen porch on our house and it just calls to me at dusk to go out there with a glass of red wine and enjoy the August nights! I've of course answered the call a few nights and it is awesome - life doesn't get too much better! 

The red wine I drink only has .5 carbs in each glass. It has 22 calories per ounce. It's Red Rose' Livingston Cellars. I have lost 24 lbs. since April, drinking my wine. I was on slim fast, now Atkins. I do like it better than slim fast. I haven't cheated on Atkins, except a glass of wine here and there. I have done NO exercise. I'm sure I would have lost more weight if I had exercise but I couldn't exercise with my ankle. dharper 1 

Hey checking in. I hope everything is going well with you. I'm not a drinker but I do know how hard it is to stop doing something that you enjoy doing. I think we all know the pain in cravings!