Drinking on a diet

Well, I do love a drink -- there is no question. However, when you're trying to lose weight, it can be hard when you're drinking.

Weight Watchers gives a points value of 2 to a serving of wine -- a half bottle is 5.5 points, should you be sharing one over dinner. A jigger of liquor is 3 points, and you have to imagine that most bars are going to give you a heavy pour, so I'd count that as 5 points.

Lesson learned: drink wine.

Joking aside, I do find that even when I count the points of every drink, on weeks when I drink a lot, I lose less weight. My doctor told me that the calories of alcohol stay in your system longer. Now that sucks.