Skip to content
  • Register

    • Low Carb and Alcohol

    Posts: 23 Member
    edited November 2024 in Getting Started
    Do you have to completely quit alcohol to lose weight if you track it?

    Welcome!

    It looks like you're new here. Sign in or register to get started.
    Sign In
    Register

    Replies

    • Posts: 9,170 Member
      edited September 2017
      You don't have to quit alcohol to lose weight, no. You also don't need to go low carb either.

      However, if you want to go low carb to manage your calorie intake, for medical reasons or because higher protein/fat satisfies you more, then alcohol is carbs so therefore you'd be needing to wach your alcohol intake.
    • Posts: 8,219 Member
      You can do low carb and still drink...I usually go for Jameson in coffee or semi-dry white wines for low-carb options...there are some decent low-carb beers, I used to be a Michelob Ultra fan...
    • Posts: 3,103 Member
      I can drink alcohol and lose weight.....if I run 20+ miles a week. Its a vicious cycle.
    • Posts: 3,342 Member
      rsclause wrote: »
      I can drink alcohol and lose weight.....if I run 20+ miles a week. Its a vicious cycle.

      How much alcohol you drinking there buddy ;)
    • Posts: 100 Member
      I was actually drinking a bit on the heavy side throughout dropping my first 50 pounds. I figured, better a beer than a milk shake.
    • Posts: 19,588 MFP Moderator
      nibby10101010 wrote: »
      Do you have to completely quit alcohol to lose weight if you track it?

      you can drink and lose weight, but you do have to track what you drink, those calories count too
    • Posts: 3,342 Member
      read this
      http://physiqonomics.com/alcohol/
    • Posts: 4,180 Member
      Here's a link for you to a helpful chart with respect to alcohol:

      http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/carbcounter/bev.shtml
    • Posts: 14 Member
      My birthday will include alcohol a nice reisling will go down nicely everything in moderation ..a little bit of wone does no harm...I do believe tracking what drink towards calories very essentail for getting fitter ..thanku wise advice
    • Posts: 570 Member
      Just polished off a nice cold Moscow Mule, made with sugar-free ginger beer. 106 calories, no carbs.
    • Posts: 23 Member
      OK, thanks for all your replies.....great feedback! Just as I thought, if you track it, it can't harm, right? Good point, Tinkerbell! Thanks for the helpful links. I stay with tequila, vodka or cabernet, all fairly low carb options.
    This discussion has been closed.

    Welcome!

    It looks like you're new here. Sign in or register to get started.
    Sign In
    Register

    Quick Links

    Categories