Tue, Jul-19-05, 00:55
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Originally Posted by willow68
I don't mind a red wine occasionally but that is about it is there any thing else that isn't too bad.......count wise that is?
I think spirits are ok as long as you have diet softdrink with them.
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Yep, spirits have no carbs.
You just need to remember 2 things about drinking alcohol. The first is that the body will use the alcohol for fuel in preference to food, so your weight loss may slow a little, even though you may not be taking in any actual carbs.
The other is that we low carbers turn into 2 pot screamers.  It has something to do with our livers, but low carbers have a lesser tolerance for alcohol that before. So drink plenty of water or diet soft drinks along the way to prevent the hangover from hell. 
And BTW, here are some alcohol carb counts: http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/carbcounter/bev.shtml
Cheers, matey.
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