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Alchol and water retention on a low carb diet

Adi4Fitness
Adi4Fitness Posts: 97 Member
edited December 2024 in Social Groups
does that even happen when on low carb , or does it simply act like an extra dose of coffee diuretic .
I am not complaining I saw a 3 pound loss instead of a 1.5 pound loss on the scale...
was just curious about this phenomenon
by alcohol i meant hard liquors with no carbs/no sugars taken with soda water and such...

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  • macchiatto
    macchiatto Posts: 2,909 Member
    Interesting! I've only had alcohol maybe 3 times in the six months I've been doing LCHF. Twice it was moscato and once red wine. I had some water retention two of the times but not this last time.
  • Sunny_Bunny_
    Sunny_Bunny_ Posts: 7,140 Member
    I find it to be dehydrating and often see some scale weight loss the next day but it doesn't last. And it's also a method I've been able to use to know how well I did at staying hydrated the night before too. If I am really good about having a small glass of water between drinks and salt then I don't have as much or any loss from dehydration the next morning.
  • Adi4Fitness
    Adi4Fitness Posts: 97 Member
    Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »
    I find it to be dehydrating and often see some scale weight loss the next day but it doesn't last. And it's also a method I've been able to use to know how well I did at staying hydrated the night before too. If I am really good about having a small glass of water between drinks and salt then I don't have as much or any loss from dehydration the next morning.
    LoL , i knew it was too good to be true. But that is a neat way to check your how much water you have retained...
  • auntstephie321
    auntstephie321 Posts: 3,586 Member
    I found it to be excruciatingly dehydrating and would always have a loss after. I now try to drink a bottle of water with a little salt after each drink, and dont forget your magnesium. Mostly I just drink a lot less, which isn't all bad.
  • RalfLott
    RalfLott Posts: 5,036 Member
    auntstephie321 wrote: »
    I found it to be excruciatingly dehydrating and would always have a loss after. I now try to drink a bottle of water with a little salt after each drink, and dont forget your magnesium. Mostly I just drink a lot less, which isn't all bad.

    But you probably feel your drinks a lot quicker than before (is this the elusive Metabolic Advantage?), so it could be a wash in the metaphysical sense!
  • auntstephie321
    auntstephie321 Posts: 3,586 Member
    RalfLott wrote: »
    auntstephie321 wrote: »
    I found it to be excruciatingly dehydrating and would always have a loss after. I now try to drink a bottle of water with a little salt after each drink, and dont forget your magnesium. Mostly I just drink a lot less, which isn't all bad.

    But you probably feel your drinks a lot quicker than before (is this the elusive Metabolic Advantage?), so it could be a wash in the metaphysical sense!

    nope doesn't take much anymore. a lot of times I kind of avoid drinking anything anyways, especially lately since its been making me more and more dehydrated. a couple of light beers and I'm good
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