Planning on drinking alcohol during induction

[queeny]

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I wouldn'd drink if I were you, My first week back on this WOL I dediced that I could handle the cravings etc. and had 2 scotch on the rocks, which I usuallu can drink upwards of four with 2 I was very drunk, threw up, didnt remember much of that night, felt horrible the next day, took me about 2 days to recuperate and to top it off stalled my weight loss for a week. Was it worth it? No way, so you be the judge if you want to drink or not but trust me you will be complaining afterwards.

[Alaskansonya]

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Wellll I do agree with everyone up above and the sound advice that they are giving...However, having just gone through it myself ...My anniversary occurred within the first week and we had an awesome night out! I stayed true to atkins...other than the alcohol. I had Michelob Ultra..about 6 of them...I did experience weight gain for a few days but then it went back down. I do drink socially on a rare occassion and choose either the Mich ultra or diet soda w/something added. I try not to have too much, and I try to account for each and every carb. It is not good to do this while on Atkins and it will stall your diet. You may not lose as much weight and you may have complications in the long run. It is easier to fit this drinking into a lowfat/lowcalorie diet, however I hate that kind of diet and do not do well on it. I plan on not drinking, but if the special occasion should hit, I do try to keep it very much under control. Its a wishy washy way to handle your health and its not good...but its what has happened to me in the past...fyi, I am still overweight and have not had good success in the past with this way of life due to ocassional drinking and my filling guilty about keeping hubby from his way of eating etc....But there comes a point when you have to put your foot down and make a choice...I am yet to come to terms with that myself so I do understand. Keep trying, keep the occasions of drinking to very specific important/rare times and maybe, just maybe...you 'might' make it! But remember what the other advice givers have said, as they are correct! They know from experience. They know what works and what doesn't. You can count on them to have the right answers. Most of them have lost more weight than I ever have so they are the ones you really should listen too!
Good luck!

[VezinaBrat]

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well that stinks, I was going to make sugar free vodka shots tonight... guess that's a no no too, ha. I've been soo good on induction can't slip up now.

I hope everything goes as planned for you

[mckcomplex]

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Don't drink sugary drinks, by all means. Carefully measure out shots of whiskey (I prefer bourbon) into glasses of diet cola. Only 69 calories, so you can have a few and they'll burn off fairly quickly.

I've been drinking once or twice a week since I started the diet three weeks ago, and my weight has dropped off nicely.

[msanjelpie]

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"there's no way I can get through it without drinking"

"I'm pretty strong mentally and think I can get through it"

These two statements don't match... which is it?

[mckcomplex]

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You can be both. You just have to set yourself limits and make sure you don't put yourself over the edge. Since we're making permanent lifestyle changes here, I think it's important to find out early on where you need to fudge so you can stick to the rest of the diet.

It's much better to budget yourself a few (carb-less!) alcoholic drinks than to not plan and end up drinking something sugary because you couldn't help yourself, right?

[mary_jane]

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Didn't quite had time to read all the posts on this topic, so i ll just share my experience... I ve been on Atkins for 28 days now, and have been disciplined all the way...exept..I ve drank alchohol all the way, I know that its not any excuse but, its summer and we r all free from college, u just can not say no to parties right? ...but not too much thow, cause u get dizzy right after the second glass, and bottom line, i ve lost arround 20 punds for less then a month (its 10 kg right? - In my country we measure in killograms), so it didnt acctualy had any extreme effects on me..

[pharmgirl]

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Thanks to everyone for all of the advice. Obviously, I wasn't looking for someone to give me the "green light" to go ahead and drink...but I wanted to know from people with experience what happened. I'm human, and yes I KNEW I was going to drink so if it puts me back a few days then that's ok. None of us are perfect and if we were then we wouldn't be here now would we? So, I did have a few drinks (red & white wine) and one shot of vodka. I definitely felt it much more than usual. Partially due to the fact that I didn't eat very much the whole day since I was so busy planning the party. My inhibitions were down, and I ate a wheat thin with cheese (yes, one wheat thin). The next day I felt like crap but didn't indulge in anything that I shouldn't. I'm on day 7 now, and still have not lost any weight. Maybe it put me back to square one, I don't really know yet. I've had a hard time getting into ketosis so I'm not sure what that means. Before the party the ketosticks were still reading trace to small ketones. After drinking, it was much darker but I think it was a false pos like most of you said. I'm back into induction at full force so I'm thinking I'll try to stay here for another full 2 weeks. The diet is getting a little easier now as I'm finding my appetite is pretty much gone. But I'm wondering how long it should take to get into ketosis? I feel like I'm becoming obsessive with those stupid strips!!

[mckcomplex]

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Hmmm, next time, you might want to try drinking only carb-less drinks like whiskey (the vodka is fine--no carbs). Rum and wine are way too sugary and will set you back several days.

Generally, after drinking, I start losing again after two, at the most, three, days. It's a simple equation, right? Calories in; calories out. If you have three shots of bourbon in a night, your body needs to burn off 206 calories before it can return to burning fat.

I think the worse thing about drinking on the Atkins is the hangovers the next morning! You REALLY have to be careful, or you'll find yourself out of commission for a day.

Just think of this as a choice you made, not a problem with yourself. You made a choice; you had a good time; it was worth it. Now, it's back to work.

[not2late]

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Just think of this as a choice you made, not a problem with yourself. You made a choice; you had a good time; it was worth it. Now, it's back to work.

But was it worth it? According to Pharmgirls own post:

I'm on day 7 now, and still have not lost any weight. Maybe it put me back to square one, I don't really know yet. I've had a hard time getting into ketosis so I'm not sure what that means. Before the party the ketosticks were still reading trace to small ketones. After drinking, it was much darker but I think it was a false pos like most of you said. I'm back into induction at full force so I'm thinking I'll try to stay here for another full 2 weeks. The diet is getting a little easier now as I'm finding my appetite is pretty much gone. But I'm wondering how long it should take to get into ketosis? I feel like I'm becoming obsessive with those stupid strips!!

So it looks like her choice set her back and now she's worried about when/if she'll ever get back into ketosis.

And her experience isn't uncommon for those who have made similar choices. Thiss why we on ADBB don't encourage or enable anyone sabotage their own weight loss.

[mckcomplex]

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Right. But we, do, of course, enable people to act like the adults they are and make their own choices.

There's no point in Pharmgirl beating herself up over the drinks she had a couple of nights ago. This is self-defeating. As time goes on, she will decide for herself whether or not it was worth it. Drinking carb-less alcohol on Atkins is a set-back; I never said it wasn't, but not everyone minds the set-back. ("What's the point in living if you can't feel alive" and all that rot.)

I hope you're not implying that I'm enabling people to make wrong choices. Different lifestyles work for different people. I'm merely sharing my experience (as you're sharing yours) so that Pharmgirl can make educated choices. Isn't that what this forum is all about?

[not2late]

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I'm not implying you're enabling anyone. But there is a fine line between being supportive and enabling. And it's a difference we all have to know about.

Regarding the "worth" it aspect....yes, we all have to decide if what we do is worth setting ourselves back. For some of us, it isn't. For some of us, the after-the-fact anxiety and apprehension is totally worth it because it lends a sort of drama to our lives.

I've been around this board long enough to have predicted Pharmgirl's alcohol experiment would have ended like this. I guess after the 100th time reading about it, you get tired and begin to wonder why people who go on any weight loss diet because they want to lose pounds would do anything to sabotage that plan. It's really suicidal and quite illogical if you think about it.

[mckcomplex]

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It's just as suicidal and illogical to try to fit yourself to a plan instead of fitting the plan to you. There is no magical formula; there is no perfect diet. As with Buddhism, there is no one path.

As long as you're sensible, you don't have to follow Atkins to the letter. My best friend and I are living proof of that. He's got a bit more to lose than I do--started out at 220 and is trying to get down to 180. Still, we started at the exact same time and have eaten the exact same diet (we live together), and he's down to 206. I can understand that some people might need to follow the diet exactly--some people need that kind of structure; others don't. But having a few shots of whiskey doesn't cause me any apprehension or anxiety or "drama" because I know the science involved.

[not2late]

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It's just as suicidal and illogical to try to fit yourself to a plan instead of fitting the plan to you. There is no magical formula; there is no perfect diet. As with Buddhism, there is no one path.

As long as you're sensible, you don't have to follow Atkins to the letter. My best friend and I are living proof of that. He's got a bit more to lose than I do--started out at 220 and is trying to get down to 180. Still, we started at the exact same time and have eaten the exact same diet (we live together), and he's down to 206. I can understand that some people might need to follow the diet exactly--some people need that kind of structure; others don't. But having a few shots of whiskey doesn't cause me any apprehension or anxiety or "drama" because I know the science involved.

Actually, there's plenty of scientific reason to follow a specific diet exactly. Such as in the case of Atkins, drinking alcohol may sabotage your weigh loss efforts.

But I do agree with you: Atkins isn't the only weight loss diet out there. And it's always best to find a diet that YOU can live with. For example, there's no point in going on a vegan diet, if you don't like vegetables. Because in the end, if you can't abide by the rules of any diet, then you will most likely fail at it---and yes, I've seen it over and over and over again the people here who sneak/cheat/tweak Atkins to suit them and I see them here over and over again, restarting over and over again.

[Slapshot]

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and yes, I've seen it over and over and over again the people here who sneak/cheat/tweak Atkins to suit them and I see them here over and over again, restarting over and over again.

After losing 55lbs in 3 months, I cheated on Father's Day (June 16). I've been struggling to get back on track for the past 5 weeks. Today is restart number 5. Thankfully I haven't gained more than 5 lbs or so. Instead of being around 180 (where I would have been), I'm at 194 today. So, was it worth it? Nope.