When you are dieting to try to lose weight, you often concentrate on the foods that you are eating. This is good - you need to watch what you eat when you are trying to lose weight. But you also need to watch what you drink. Whenever I wanted to lose five pounds in a week without really putting myself out, I skipped the cream and sugar in my coffee. This simple thing allowed me to lose weight. I did not put that much sugar in my coffee nor cream. But I realized that sugar is really an enemy of those who are trying to lose weight. Alcohol is filled with sugar. People think that they can have wine and get away with drinking and still lose weight. While red wine may be good for you in some capacity, it is not good for you when you are trying to lose weight. No alcohol is good for you - it all contains sugar. Some of it contains more sugar than others. Mixed drinks, such as cocktails, usually contain the most sugar. Beer is high in sugar. White wine is high in sugar. The lowest sugar content that you can get in alcohol is from a very dry, red wine. But you should still avoid that when you are trying to lose weight.