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I think it’s fine, but it is something that I would keep in mind to eliminate if you are running into problems. I think any form of alcohol is fine as long as you stick to the 30 g of carbs limit. If you drink beer, Miller Lite has only 3.2 g of carbs per can. So a two pints will only be like 10 g of carbs. I drink this when I am out with friends.
There’s a paragraph in the book dedicated to your question, pg86,
Alcohol: Avoid alcohol at all costs during your fat and
protein days. No matter what advertisers imply, low-carb
and even no-carb alcoholic beverages prevent your body
from burning fat. Alcohol is often mentioned as having
more calories than carbohydrates; this, however, is not the
problem. Alcohol is the preferred fuel for the body. When
there’s alcohol in your system, everything else gets stored
until all the alcohol burns off or flushes out. So a glass of
no-carb vodka with your evening steak guarantees a net
increase in body fat—probably not what you intended.
Even Carb Nite is not a safe haven for alcohol drinkers.
Drinking too much on Carb Nite causes the same problems,
but worse: you lose the hormonal benefits normally
provided by Carb Nite. One glass of wine on Carb Nite is
fine; two is pushing it; three and you might as well kiss
your fat loss for the week good-bye.Also in this podcast they discuss it (3/24/15) at minute 28, http://body.io/body-04-social-aspects-dieting/
Alex mentions she drink at social events maybe 2x monthly.I would drink alcohol at your own discretion and understand that it may hinder your progress, so treat this as an n=1 and if you aren’t seeing the results you want to see, try cutting back on your alcohol consumption.
So basically I’m risking fat gain by drinking alcohol? Even if it’s only one night a week? I am college and do enjoy going out on the weekends
So basically I’m risking fat gain by drinking alcohol? Even if it’s only once a week? I am in college and go out on the weekends
@Dshugarts try it and see. If I had to put money on it, you’d be perfectly fine. I drink two or three times a week and I am fine. Granted it’s not heavy drinking, but a few beers.
@Dshugarts try it and see. If I had to put money on it, you’d be perfectly fine. I drink two or three times a week and I am fine. Granted it’s not heavy drinking, but a few beers.
+1 give it a shot. Like I said earlier, this is an n=1. Just keep it in mind if you don’t see the results you’re looking for that the alcohol “may” be the culprit.
I don’t drink so I never had this problem =\ No n=1 for me so I’m not coming from experience (except that CN and CBL have been doing great for me without drinking these last few years, lol.)
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