Okay, I am redoing induction because I cheated last weekend, but I was going to drink tonight. I know your body won't burn fat until all the alcohol is burt off, but will it kick you out of ketosis or anything.

NOPE Well depends on what you are gonna be having.. but any sort of spirit (whiskey, rum, tequilla, scotch, vodka) mixed with diet mixer.. is fine..

Try to stay away from Beer.. as it is carby and has been known to kick some out of ketosis..

HAPPY DRUNK CHICK FRIDAY

And stay away from Green Apple Martini's and Mojito's... Too much sugar.

Remember also, if you test with the sticks to see if you are still in ketosis, they will probably turn color b/c of the alcohol in your system. So, you really won't know if you are in ketosis or not until all the alcohol is out of your system.

Thanks guys, I usually stick to Bacardi and diet coke, well unless I'm at a friends then I use diet rite. Too bad they don't have that at the clubs, I'd be in heaven.

Rasp Stoli and Diet Sprite.......Yummy and LC! The only thing I can add here is that I do tend to feel a little extra bloated the next day now than I used to but it doesn't stall me for more than a day.

LMAO.......How did I know Chelle would be here!

Does anyone know how long it takes to burn the alcohol?

if you want to find the carb count of your favorite drink check out Drinksmixer.com

I found out about Mojitos....was one of my favorite warm weather drinks last year.....this year thought I'd try one because well they have to be low carb right??? NO....I got mine and it tasted soooo sweet (they didn't taste that way before)...anyway, low and behold they are made with a sugar water....


Stay away from those doggies!!!

Ya know, I had never heard of a Mohito until I went to Cancun a few months ago and the guy I met drank nothing but mohitos, they look weird but taste good.

The reason the sticks are darker is from the dehydration the alcohol causes. You burn naturally about 1oz per hour.

Just to give you a head's up...... you will not be able to consume as much alcohol as you did pre-LC! Most of us have found that it takes probably half as much alcohol consumption to reach a good "buzz" as we did before. My limit now is 2 glasses of wine, and I used to be able to drink a half bottle.

It will help if you also drink lots of water as you are consuming alcohol. It will mitigate the dehydration effects.

Oh, thanks, this isn't the 1st time I have drank during Atkins though, it is just the 1st time since I went on my 3 day binge and I just wanted to make sure that I won't ruin my weightloss or anything. Yeah, my hangovers aren't as bad as some but I go from okay to absolutely trashed within 3 drinks, all of a sudden it hits ya. I'm going to be at a cubs game and then out to the bars so I am really gonna have to pace myself.

Every time I go out and tie one on, I always end up losing large weight – no doubt. I try to stick to the hard stuff and will mix it up too and just dance all night. Generally puking your lungs out in the morning really helps keeping the weight off and doubles as a serious ab workout if you reach the dry-heave stage (my personal favorite). In addition there is the fact you will be too sick to want to eat anything the next day except a few Advil and maybe some water and that’s a beautiful thing.

You also have to factor in the possibility of some serious mojo action with a total stranger and I do believe all the "food groups" are properly represented in that formula. It's all good but just make sure you hit church Sunday morning J.



Cheers

lol claudius ... good to see another follower of the low carb/high booze diet.
I generally stick to Miller Light (and sometimes whiskey) and haven't had any problems. I have noticed that my tolerance while LCing is somewhat lower and my hangovers significantly worse.

pandora, I usually find that paying $5.25 for a beer keeps my drinking somewhat moderate at wrigley
hopefully you see a better cubs game than the one today - I couldn't watch anymore after they failed to give Prior a run in the bottom of the sixth with the bases juiced...