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Alcohol on a Low Carb Diet.

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  • Azuriaz
    Azuriaz Posts: 785 Member
    mountainrun73 wrote: »
    I've noticed markedly decreased desire for alcohol when I eat low carb.

    I had a worrisome increased desire (cross-addiction potential). But when I drank but wasn't getting the munchies and going off low carb, I found alcohol very harsh and sometimes not even pleasant. When I started giving into the munchies, my tolerance went from my youthful days of two drinks keeps me happy all night, then keto one drink is too much to: I could drink Indiana Jones girlfriend under the table if I have enough carby junk to soak it up with. That worries me! So now alcohol and carbs both are on my special occasions list. Sigh. I like a good buzz, too.
  • mountainrun73
    mountainrun73 Posts: 155 Member
    Azuriaz wrote: »
    mountainrun73 wrote: »
    I've noticed markedly decreased desire for alcohol when I eat low carb.

    I had a worrisome increased desire (cross-addiction potential). But when I drank but wasn't getting the munchies and going off low carb, I found alcohol very harsh and sometimes not even pleasant. When I started giving into the munchies, my tolerance went from my youthful days of two drinks keeps me happy all night, then keto one drink is too much to: I could drink Indiana Jones girlfriend under the table if I have enough carby junk to soak it up with. That worries me! So now alcohol and carbs both are on my special occasions list. Sigh. I like a good buzz, too.

    I can relate - if I give in to one or the other (alcohol or carbs), it seems I end up overdoing it on both and get into a cycle. UGH! I do think that for many of us, alcohol cravings/addiction is another form of sugar/carb addiction.
  • Azuriaz
    Azuriaz Posts: 785 Member
    mountainrun73 wrote: »
    Azuriaz wrote: »
    mountainrun73 wrote: »
    I've noticed markedly decreased desire for alcohol when I eat low carb.

    I had a worrisome increased desire (cross-addiction potential). But when I drank but wasn't getting the munchies and going off low carb, I found alcohol very harsh and sometimes not even pleasant. When I started giving into the munchies, my tolerance went from my youthful days of two drinks keeps me happy all night, then keto one drink is too much to: I could drink Indiana Jones girlfriend under the table if I have enough carby junk to soak it up with. That worries me! So now alcohol and carbs both are on my special occasions list. Sigh. I like a good buzz, too.

    I can relate - if I give in to one or the other (alcohol or carbs), it seems I end up overdoing it on both and get into a cycle. UGH! I do think that for many of us, alcohol cravings/addiction is another form of sugar/carb addiction.

    Well they both go to the liver, so I could see the relationship. Both also provide a form of escape (alcohol certainly more than food - I'm usually a very happy if obnoxious drunk!) but food, too. Oddly food calms my brain, alcohol with carbs hypes me up. But I'm ADD as all get out and I don't have medication for it, so who knows what's going on in my squirrely little brain? :p
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