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For some people, myself included, the idea of a diet that allows any alcohol, particularly one as delicious as red wine, has got to be the best diet ever. There are a few rules to follow when it comes to having a drink (there to make sure you don’t go overboard) and you have to stick to red wine as it’s the only one that contains resveratrol, one of the most important SIRT bioactives.

One small glass of red wine (125ml) is one of your SIRT 5 a day. I wouldn’t recommend any wine on your jump-start days as even a small glass of wine has 120 calories and may encourage you to eat more.

However, on days 3–7, a small glass of red is acceptable, even encouraged, with your evening meal. On days 6 and 7, or whatever days happen to be the weekend, up to 2 small glasses (or 1 large) is allowed. Enjoy the wine knowing it’s good for you and helping with your diet, but be aware of how even a small alcoholic drink may affect you. Firstly, it is sometimes hard to resist a second or third glass of wine with the bottle open and the first glass being so tasty. This really isn’t allowed on the SIRT diet and is counterproductive. If you find that 1 glass of wine is never enough and willpower is a problem, consider cutting out the wine altogether and getting your SIRTs from other sources. The other tricky concern is does drinking wine make you eat more later in the evening? I find that this can be a problem for me. Even a small glass of wine inspires a ‘laissez-faire’ attitude and can leave me scurrying for the biscuit tin.

Everyone is different when it comes to their attitude to alcohol and red wine. If red wine is not your favourite tipple, then abstinence (for the diet period at any rate) is the most sure-fire way to lose the pounds. If you like a glass of red, then don’t go over the top – 4–5 small glasses a week is the maximum. If you have large wine glasses at home (who doesn’t?) then measure 125ml in a measuring jug the first time so you know the correct portion size. A standard wine bottle is 750ml, which is 6 small glasses of wine, so you’ll need to make it last. An airtight wine stopper is a good investment as it allows you to keep the wine fresh for several days. I normally stopper the wine after pouring out a glass and then put it away so it is ‘out of sight and mind’.

Saying all of this, you should not be discouraged. A delicious glass of red wine is something to savour and enjoy guilt-free on the SIRT Diet.