PrintBy Charles Carrico
eDiets Video Producer (and resident wine snob)
No Salt? …OK
No saturated fats? …OK
No wine? No way! I can’t get loose without my juice.
I had a chance to do some filming with Jillian Michaels at eDiets Live in Fort Lauderdale, and she made my day. We were talking after the event and she said at my weight, I could have “a bottle per week… good stuff only.” (Of course, I agreed! Life is too short to waste on cheap wine.)
So that means I can actually diet, stay healthy and still have my Pinot. Whew.
Wine is allowed with plans like the Mediterranean Diet, which is promoted as a healthy lifestyle for food and wine lovers.
As our nutritionists put it, “A glass of wine is roughly 4 to 5 ounces, which amounts to approximately 100 calories (how’s that for a 100-calorie snack?!). If you are a strict dieter, you should restrict it to 2 glasses a week. Those extra calories shouldn’t sabotage your diet.”
So back to what Jillian told me, I obviously don’t qualify as a “strict dieter” (one bottle is about 4 1/2 glasses of wine), but that’s OK. At least I know that if I ever decide to crack down, there is a diet that lets me have my red wine!
Watch this video to see how Jillian tells a woman (who flat-out refuses to give up her wine at night) how she can still get rid of her “belly blubber.”
So how about you? Would you be willing to give up your daily wine? Have you tried the Mediterranean Diet? Share your thoughts!
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