For some, I realize that to the prospect of giving wine is a diet show-stopper. Personally, I am driven by chocolate (bought a bag of Hersey's Bliss yesterday and ate just one). It's worth reiterating a point made in an earlier blog: a diet is not real life but a means to more quickly achieving a new set point from which you may learn to eat wisely. That said, I suspect that for me wine increases my appetite and I am quite willing to forgo it for a time.
This week, the New York Times reported http://nyti.ms/cPLRGT:
1. The risk of becoming overweight was almost 30 percent lower for women who consumed one or two alcohol beverages a day, compared with nondrinkers.
2. The trend toward less weight gain among drinkers doesn’t appear to hold true for men.
Yes, they threw in the caveat that if you don't drink, it's not recommended that you start. However, if you have been a drinker, isn't this great news.
It also fits with what I believe should be a basic philosophy of eating. If it contains no unknown, unpronounceable ingredients and people have been consuming it for ages, then it's probably okay. Sad to say, I immediately can think of two contradictions: corn, which has been so hybridized that it's now become a fattening substance, and fish, which through contamination might be hazard to your health. So, if you're willing to suffer the sulfites, wine looks like an okay deal.
A final plus for wine. A good friend suggests that switching to white wine may help rid belly fat. Worth trying. Definitely the absence of wine has almost totally removed my belly fat, but too many other variables have changed to fairly assess its impact.
Day 76
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