I want to get drunk...how?

[lurker]

hi

im on induction, im going to be on induction for another couple of months...

i want to get drunk on new years,...i want to do so with BEER.

what kind of beer can i find in a club...i read about the Michelob or something like that...but i doubt any Clubs in toronto have that..


what are some beers that you can find in most bars that are LC..

also, i wont ever drink again on induction, new years night will be the only night....if i drink a few bears and stay under 20 grams of carbs a day, would i stall? if yes for how long?

if i had 3 low carb beers, ONLY ONE NIGHT, how much weight would i gain?

thanks guys,

please understand, im 20 years old single male..and gonna be partying like crazy as i do every new years.

thanks again

[Skamito]

The thing you have to remember about alcohol is that it's not necessarily the carbs that slow loss, but when alcohol is in the system it is the first thing burned off for energy. When you're in ketosis, fat is burned for energy. When you drink, the alcohol is burned first, then ketosis should resume.

That being said, I think there are several light beers relatively low in carbs. Michelob Ultra is the one being advertised heavily as such (beer ads with joggers and bicyclists still make me crack up) It has 2.6 carbs.

My research reveals: (I was curious about this as well ;) )
Pearl Light - 1.75
Pabst Extra light - 1.75
Michelob Ultra - 2.6
I.C. Light - 2.9
Miller Lite - 3.2
Milwaukee's Best light - 3
Coors - 5
Corona Light - 5
Keystone Light - 5
Edison Light - 6.5
Bud Light - 6.6
Amstel Light - 8
Sam Adams Light - 9.7
Michelob Light - 11.7


Since it will be New Year's, consider champagne a good choice. Found this on a web site:
Then there's the official beverage of New Year's Eve -champagne. It comes in Dry, Extra Dry, and Brut. Oddly enough, the stuff labeled "dry" is the sweet stuff! The driest is labeled "brut", and will have the fewest carbs -- just over 2 grams in a 4 oz. glass. Extra dry is about 3.5 grams per glass. Hey, drop a strawberry in that!

Anyway, hope this helps. Nice to have a little list of good beer choices!

:)

[SlimShAdY]

How can anyone get drunk off of beer? :Puke:!

Besides, beer would take like 50 bottles to get drunk, which means 50 times the carbs..

Go for the champagne atleast :D

[Talon]

Just curious... why does partying=getting drunk? I usually associate getting drunk with hangovers, throwing up, embarassing yourself, etc. Not something I normally associate with having fun. :)

[agonycat]

Isn't the legal drinking age 21? At least it is in Texas.

Getting drunk is highly overrated. It dehydrates the body, it gives you a headache the next morning. Not to mention your body feels like you ran it through a trash compactor.

I know it's "new" to people your age but really, it isn't all that great of a thing to do to yourself.

[asugar]

I won't preach to you on the evils of alcohol only b/c I was young once and sure did my share of underage drinking :eek: , and the legal age was 18 then. (In other words, I really don't have any room to talk.) Now that I'm a little older (okay, a lot older) and hopefully, a little wiser, if I had it to do again, I wouldn't. To go out with the intention of getting drunk is alcohol abuse. (And I thought I wasn't going to lecture on the evils of drinking.) Anyway, besides feeling like crap the next day another thing to consider is that most of us tend to lower our inhibitions while under the influence. For me, that would mean that I would "forget" that I am a lowcarber and I would not only drink, but I would be eating gargantuan amounts of carby foods. Also, keep in mind that the alcohol is going to hit you a lot harder and a lot faster than it normally would b/c you are lowcarbing.
asugar :wave:

[DDMariana]

Ah...liquid courage... :rolleyes:

...let's people "loosen up", "take risks", "be funny", "speak their minds", "play out of bounds" etc., etc., etc...

...all without having to take any responsibility for their personalities being warped for the evening. After all, it wasn't THEM, it was the ALCOHOL. :daze:

Please, enjoy your New Year's Eve, enjoy being out of control a bit...but before you party, please be adult enough to set some BOUNDARIES...

Stay inside

Stay OFF the road

Get a designated driver (I'm always the one in my group!) ;)

Set yourself a limit

Ask the bartender to call you a cab when you're ready to go home...(they're usually FREE on NY Eve! If not, let him hold aside ten bucks for you at the beginning of the night.)


I guess there's no sense in saying "don't be an ass"... but just make sure you have yours intact when you get home!

Rock on...
:Party:

[Robed]

Other than those beers what kind of mainstream alcohol can we drink?

My usual drink is Smirnof Ice, but that has to be LOADED with sugars.

What kind of carbs do the spirits have - whiskey, vodka, etc?

[agonycat]

The clear liquiors have zero carbs in them. Just remember your body will burn that before it burns anything else.

[Robed]

Originally posted by agonycat
The clear liquiors have zero carbs in them. Just remember your body will burn that before it burns anything else.

Tequila and Vodka then

What about a Scotch? I take it that's got carbs?

[Scarlet]

I don't see any harm in drinking to get drunk or merry, why else would a person drink? Anyways, Smirnoff Ice IS loaded with sugar yes, I drink vodka and diet coke or red wine or shots.

Seriously though, the alcohol really does make you crave the carbs and I plan ahead for this by having a planned cheat on a night when I know I am gonna drink.

[Robed]

Vodka and Diet Coke? Never tried it.

How about Rum, are we allowed that?

[Jaden313]

In case your curious. http://www.atkinsfriends.com/carbcounter/bev.shtml

[Kristine]

>>"Isn't the legal drinking age 21?"

The drinking age here in Ontario is 19. I believe it's 18 everywhere else in Canada.

I :rheart: Smirnoff Ice, but it does have sugar. :( Instead, I've been opting for either tequila or vodka with soda and some lemon. A big advantage is that many bars offer cheap well drinks. :thup: I prefer paying $1.75 for my vodka and diet coke than $4.50 for a Smirnoff Ice. :cool:

I can't find the nutritional info on Canadian Smirnoff Ice, but don't go by the American website - in the US, Smirnoff Ice is a totally different product. It's a malt beverage.

I was at the bar last week and some folks from Bacardi were there promoting a new product called Ciclon. It's rum with added tequila and lime flavouring - no sugar. :thup: It's nice mixed with diet coke. It tastes like a long island iced tea.

>"How about Rum, are we allowed that?"

Rum is okay, as long as there are no added flavours. Coconut rum, for example, has sugar. Plain rum doesn't.

[wangeci]

I was always a drinker, not particularily heavy, I just thought it was normal to be able to drink all night long with the guys and I always felt fine in the morning. However, since Low Carbing, gone are the days I can have many drinks, believe me, you will not enjoy the low carb "drunk", you get a buzz for a short time then whammooooo,,,,sicker then a dog. As we do not have carbs to soak up the alcohol in our tummy. It is metabolized much differently and I find is not much fun. But you will need to find that out for yourself. If you are going to drink enough to get drunk that night, it won't matter what you drink. Just drink and be back on Atkins the next morning, but don't say I didn't forwarn you, you will NOT feel good.

Cindy

[lurker]

woah mad haters around here..

thanks for the people who answered me and didnt lecture me.


oh, talon, i've been drunk before..thanks for explaining to me what happens anyways :rolleyes:

i usually get water at clubs...but for new years i wanna get ***'d cause your supposed to...i want to fit in and be cool
haha j/k


No but seriuosly, i just wanna have fun...and its not fun when all them girls are walkin around drunk with the things jiggling and booties bumpin.....and im sober watching everyone...them...and if i partake...i'l feel funny, cause its like im not drunk, they are..so its like im taking advantage of them..if everyones drunk...whos to blame? :)

and if u guys are gonna tell me u never drank during your teens...then u must have acquired a different taste in fun...or u were losers with no lives....purely subjective though.

i usually drink corona, its the only beer that tastes good to me... but the corona light is hard to find in clubs...bud light is easier to find in bars...but still kinda rare in clubs..


oh and Skamito and Kristine, u two look HAT...us 3 should hook up and burn some calories together once we get on the maintenance part of this diet.... ;)

[doreen T]

hey there lurker,

Have a blast New Years eve, but do remember this ;) ... when you're low-carbing, booze hits ya harder and faster. If it's yer goal to get wasted, then it's gonna happen sooner and the hangover hell is gonna be worse. Trust me. The thing is .. alcohol won't knock you out of ketosis, because the liver can make ketones out of alcohol .. quite easily in fact, which is why your fat-burning is put on hold till all the alcohol is out of your system. This means that the intoxicating part of alcohol .. called acetaldehyde .. gets produced more easily too. :)

You'll get dehydrated, so make sure you drink lots of water too. No kidding ... dehydration is one of the main causes of the hangover.

p.s. - I **** 'd some foul language out of your post, as it's a violation of the registration agreement.

Doreen

[Link_nz]

Lurker: Ignore the fuddie duddies ;) :daze: :D

I too am a 20 year old male, and heck the drinking age where im from is 18!

DONT WORRY ABOUT NEW YEARS!

My advice, dont let LC control your life, you control it! I have on 2 occasions in the last 2 months had drinking splurges ;) once with a lot of normal beer, tell you the truth i had no probs, left ketosis, and returned the next day, and in fact had a great loss of about 4 pounds that week!

No days when i drink (once a week on Saturdays) its always whiskey and diet Coke/Pepsi.

"Just do it" and make sure you don’t drink RTD's (ready to drinks) they are packed with sugar.

Have a few beers, and have a few whiskeys, remember you’ll need 1/2 the amount you used to, to get pissed :D

Have a great night cause i know i will! and good luck (you know what i mean) :spin: ;) :p :thup:

-jake

*gets ready for the entourage of insults that awaits*

[Link_nz]

Originally posted by lurker
oh and Skamito and Kristine, u two look HAT...us 3 should hook up and burn some calories together once we get on the maintenance part of this diet.... ;)

Oh! and if you want support, id lay off the sexual harassment :thdown: :rolleyes:

-jake

[Talon]

oh, talon, i've been drunk before..thanks for explaining to me what happens anyways

You are welcome, I know how it is to remember some of those things after the fact! :)

[Robed]

Drinking age is 16 in Switzerland

[Janice]

And I feel as a bartender I'm somewhat of an authority (although I've always felt that to be a decent bartender the only requirement is a reasonable love of drink .... ;) )

Really .... my only problem with drinking and LC is the potential hangover. Your resolve may be out the window and what tastes good when you're hungover? KD, cheeseburgers, grilled cheese sandwiches, french fries, bread in abundance, and I swear when hungover I can drink 4 litres of milk!

So watch out for the HANGOVER HUNGRIES!! Make sure you have some steak and eggs for the morning after (and hold the toast!).

Have fun!

Janice

[raharris]

Lecturing does absolutely no good, I know. So I won't; I'll just suggest that I've had enough beer -- and bourbon -- to know that it's not all it's cracked up to be.

Be happy, breathe deeply, and enjoy not having that headache in the morning.

Cheers --

[Baconbabe]

It takes me 1/2 the booze it used to to get a buzz going..be very careful..and the hangovers come twice as hard also

I'll be drinking Gin & Soda with lime...Vodka & Diet Coke..and lc Margaritas on New Years :) :) :)

[Noni C]

If I'm up for a big occasion that I've been looking forward to (such as a day at the races) I throw LC out the window and eat and drink whatever the hell I want. :yum: Life is too short.

And if you would rather have the worst hangover of your life than go out of ketosis for a day or two, that's your choice, dudes! :confused: You know, you can always work a little harder than usual the day after (or the day after that) to make up for it. LC is not the be all and end all of your life.

Noni C