In order for me to lose while not giving up alcohol is to replace food calories with alcohol calories. You can't eat what you normally do, then add alcohol calories to that. So when I do drink I don't eat as much. Because of the fact that your body burns, alcohol calories first. Probably not the best way to lose weight but it works for those days that I want a few low carb cocktails.

When you stalled, were you replacing the wine for food or just adding the wine and not eliminating anything. You might try that sometime. I have to make sure that I don't eat too many calories or I will not lose. Some people can eat as much as they want, but unfortunately I'm not one of them. Maybe it was just the extra calories that were causing you to gain or stall.

Wee