This is my 2nd time around low carbing, and I'm hoping to make it a lifelong way of eating. I enjoy a martini or two in the evening nearly every night. I'm losing very slowly, but I'm losing, and I'm in ketosis, too. I stick to no-carb alcohols (see Atkins for the list), and I recognize that my body burns the alcohol before burning fat. But since this is a lifelong change, I want to do it in a way that I can do for years, and cutting out alcohol is something I'm not willing to do.

You'll find that you can't drink as much on a LC WOE (one or two drinks is PLENTY for me now, when I could have more when eating lots of carbs). Many of us here do enjoy adult beverages in moderation, even though there are some who frown on it. Don't let anyone guilt you into not drinking... if you want to drink, go ahead. You're an adult, and can do what you want.