Weight loss after quitting wine

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I've not had a drink for over two weeks. Decided to quit for my health and bank balance. I was having 4 bottles a week. I stupidly didn't weight myself 2 weeks ago but my clothes do feel looser. I've not changed my diet really but I'm certainly not snacking either in the evenings. My question is how much weight would I be loosing from not having the wine?

The average bottle apparently has 625 calories, so 625 x 4 is around a days calories for the average person. And if it's also 4 x snacks of 300 calories for example, then that's 1.5-2 days worth of over consumption of calories. So you could lose 1-2lbs a week I reckon just from the snacks and the wine, maybe more maybe less due to the very unscientific method I have used to make that estimate!

It's impossible to say, but there's a few factors and they're all positive -

• avoiding the calories from the wine itself
• less bloating
• less likely to snack/over eat when drinking
• less likely to crave high sugar/high fat foods the day after (eg due to poor sleep, not necessarily a full on hangover)

It can add up to a surprising amount! For me even one or two low calorie drinks leads me to eat more, so it isn't just the alcohol calories themselves.

I really feel so much brighter in myself. Not missing it

My friend and I did Dry January - so 31 days no wine and I didn't lose an ounce of weight, neither did she.

Slightly less bloating and improved sleep were my bonus' but absolutely zero weight loss. Gutted.

(I drank 3 - 4 bottles of wine a week)

I ditched alcohol for a few months years ago. I didn’t lose anything

Clearly wasn’t drinking g enough!

In all honesty, I've never lost anything from not drinking wine. When I do gain weight after a night on the wine, it's because I get snacky or feel tired/hungover the next day. If I drink but resist the snacks, there's never any difference - but that's just me, I might be odd!

Having said that, I don't drink much wine any more because it makes me feel very tired and more likely to reach for crisps or chocolate.

Me too! I actually put on weight! I find alcohol an appetite suppressant and when I quit I found my appetite increased and I craved chocolate which I usually don’t eat as don’t have a sweet tooth.

I’ve not lost weight from cutting out drinking alone, however I do snack less with no alcohol, and feel like more energetic exercise more frequently so it definitely helps overall.

I stopped drinking all alcohol for 50 days, didn't lose an ounce either! Fuming. I'd done it because i have other medical issues and wanted to see if it made a difference. It didn't.

Sleep was better and a bit less puffy but I didn't see any of the other benefits you're supposed to see after 3 weeks.

Wasn't worth it tbh.

Same. I did dry January and didn't lose a thing.
I'm now calorie counting and using Mounjaro...having 1-2 glasses of Prosecco 4x a week but within my calories. I really don't understand why I didn't lost when I used to drink maybe 4-5 bottles of wine a week, but I'm also happy to see it isn't stopping me losing now although consumption is much reduced, I enjoy my evening drink!

I didn’t lose anything, but was probably drinking less than you: used to drink 1-2 glasses of wine each evening and decided to stop.

I haven’t actually noticed any benefits myself, but I know most people do! Perhaps less bloating. It was all a bit of a non-event sadly!

I think for me, the wine actually lessened by desire to snack on sweet things in the evening, whereas some people snack more if they drink. Still, I have broken the habit so planning to keep drinking less.

All this. I haven't stopped drinking, just being mindful, and I was probably drinking 3 bottles worth a week....as in a couple of glass on 3 weeknights, share a bottle on Friday/Sat/Sunday.

I'm slimmer, I'm sleeping better, I'm not snacking anywhere near as much, I'm making my early morning gym class or walking before work, my face is less puffy.....it's all good.

Wanted to update I've lost 9lb since quitting the wine just over 3 weeks ago. Not changed diet but def less snacking in the evenings

That's amazing! May I ask how old you are @25? I'm in my 50's. I'm on my 3rd week alcohol free and I've not lost a thing.

I'm 48

I drink 1 to 1.5 bottles of wine a week over 3 days. It lessens my desire to have cake or chocolate. I cut it out for a few weeks and lost nothing. I am in my 50s.

I add that I don't snack hardly at all when I have wine. I may have 4 dry cream crackers after my 2 or 3 glasses of wine.

I think I must have been snacking a fair bit! I do feel healthier and the sleep now is amazing

That’s fantastic op, well done

I went on a 120 day challenge a few years ago and put on 2 stone.

This was, however, because I subconsciously thought it gave me a free pass to eat like crazy. I have binge-eating disorder and I just ate and ate and ate. I was eating full Big Mac meals as snacks before dinner.

When I decide to stop again I need to pay careful attention I think!

Hi
I tried this a year ago. I was drinking a bottle of wine a day, since lockdown, and thought the weight would drop off with 600 calories less a day - it didn't! I now understand the concept of calorie deficit. I was still exceeding the calories I needed every day through food so until I ate about 500 calories less than what I needed, I would never lose weight. Everyone's base calorie burn is different (based on weight, age, gender, activity level, etc) so it'd be worth checking your own online - I need 1400 or less to be in deficit to lose weight. But either way, kicking the booze has got to be a good thing so good luck!

I think a lot of people use this excuse of not looking better or losing wight to GO BACK to drinking on here quite a bit.

I always lose weight when not drinking wine. I was fine with spirits in moderation but wine turned me into a stiff, bloated sausage - and after a good while like this, you just end up normalising it in the mirror
It is very strongly targeted at women. Even a failing ice cream parlour in our town stuck up a prosecco sign in a desperate attempt to woo the mid-day mums. It's everywhere. It is marketed as 'healthy' (dubious!), French, sexy, classy, sophisticated....and it feels that way, for a while, until the long term heartburn sets in. lol.