Once you are through induction....definitely recommend the alchoholic fast....... there is evidence to suggest that a glass of red wine is good and could be positively beneficial. There have been some heart studies done which suggest this and also Eades in Protein Power hypothesises that there are some fat burning attributes as well.

As far as carbs go.. The distilled products such as whiskey do not have any.... I do have the occassional tot. But you have picked up on the fact that Alcohol is like a sugar and the body will burn the quite considerable calories before fat. So it is putting the fat burn on hold.