If you’re struggling to lose weight but find yourself peckish around bedtime, try swapping your midnight snack for a glass of wine. So, drinking wine as a nighttime nosh can aid in weight loss?
Linda Monk lost six pounds in three weeks and partially credits her
weight loss to a nightly glass of wine. According to Monk, the wine
curbs her cravings for sweets and other unhealthy snacks. “My long-held
desire to snack on sweets, biscuits and chocolate after my dinner has
disappeared,” she said.
Samantha Merritt agrees, claiming that “the calories don’t seem to
have made an impact on the bathroom scales… Now, I can happily say no to
a dessert and I treat myself to a glass or two around four nights a
week.”
According to the Daily Mail,
researchers at Harvard University studied 20,000 women over a 13-year
period and found that those who drank half a bottle of wine (about two
glasses) daily reduced their risk of obesity. In addition, studies have revealed that drinking red wine can help burn fat.
Of course, the trick here is to replace your typical
after-dinner nibbles with wine, rather than add the libation to your
snacking routine. Wine has fewer calories and less fat than many
unhealthy foods. Check out some of these comparisons to other snacks:
Glass red wine
Calories: 135
Fat: 0g
Glass white wine
Calories: 120
Fat: 0g
Slice of cake
Calories: 235
Fat: 10.5g
Ice cream (One cup, Breyer’s Mint Chocolate Chip)
Calories: 300
Fat: 16g
Cool Ranch Doritos (1 oz., about 10-15 chips)
Calories: 150
Fat: 8g
Moderation, of course, is key. While a glass or two may be fine,
bingeing on a bottle every evening might not be such a great idea.
Also keep in mind that for some people, alcohol can impair sleep. While it may induce sleep at first, studies show that people are more likely to wake up during the night and feel less rested in the morning.