I have a few Aspen Edge's a week...and still can lose weight IF and only IF I watch my food consumption during that same week. My DH drank during his stint with Atkins last year and dropped 25 lbs in 2 months and has pretty much kept it off....everyone is different. For some, alcohol stops fat burning or slows it down consideratbly. I KNOW I would lose faster if I stopped drinking altogether...but Im just not in that frame of mind.