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Low Carb Alcoholics
Posted on 10/03/2010 3:51:44 PM PDT by Free Descendant
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To: Free Descendant
I don't know about the carbs. But I can highly recommend Bushmills.
Cheers
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posted on
10/03/2010 3:54:33 PM PDT
by
chesley
(Eat what you want, and die like a man.)
To: Free Descendant
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posted on
10/03/2010 3:55:34 PM PDT
by
listenhillary
(A very simple fix to our dilemma - We need to reward the makers instead of the takers)
To: Free Descendant
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posted on
10/03/2010 3:55:56 PM PDT
by
gattaca
(Great things can be accomplished if you don't care who gets the credit. Ronald Reagan)
To: Free Descendant
Most wines are pretty low in carbs. When I went on a low carb diet I gave up beer (high carb, German beer) for wine. It seemed to work.
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posted on
10/03/2010 3:57:16 PM PDT
by
Prokopton
To: Free Descendant
What is this low-carb diet thingy? I drink beer simply because I wanna get buzzed...and the ugly girl in front of me becomes a Victoria Secret supermodel.
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posted on
10/03/2010 3:57:26 PM PDT
by
max americana
(Hoax and Chains, Dopeychangey)
To: Free Descendant
Drink beer, it makes you smart.....it made Bud wiser didn't it??!!
Seriously, Glenn Fiddich or Glenn Levit should do it.
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posted on
10/03/2010 3:59:11 PM PDT
by
Las Vegas Ron
(Moderates manipulate, extremest use violence, but the goal is the same.)
To: Free Descendant
Good bourbon is lower in calories.
If you are going to mix liquor with diet coke, drink cheap liquor.
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posted on
10/03/2010 4:00:49 PM PDT
by
ChildOfThe60s
(If you can remember the 60s, you weren't really there.)
To: Free Descendant
If you are trying to lose weight DON’T drink any alcoholic beverages at all. Hard liquor has no carbs, but converts to carbs once you drink it. Your body will use up this energy first before attacking any food calories you have eaten. That said, with respect to weight loss, there is no difference between the hard liquors, they all have about the same calories per shot, I think about 90.
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posted on
10/03/2010 4:01:01 PM PDT
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HerrBlucher
(Defund, repeal, investigate, impeach, convict, jail, celebrate.)
To: Free Descendant
I don’t believe that spirits are the way to go, largely because the alcohol messes with blood sugar levels.
However, (under Atkins, anyway, different low-carb diets have different approaches) a single glass of wine (taking the place of fruit) after induction should be okay. At maintenance, any low carb beer should be good, if it replaces a grain (Michaelob Ultra and Miller Lite being the best ones I’ve noticed for low carb).
At maintenance, you can introduce spirits (stay away from anything with added sugar, especially liqueurs).
Also, rather than Rum and Diet Coke go with Rm and Diet RC/Diet Rite, as Diet Coke is aspartame based, and is frowned upon because aspartame messes with blood sugar levels in a way that sucralose/Splenda do not.
Preferred sweeteners are sucralose and stevia.
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posted on
10/03/2010 4:01:19 PM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: HerrBlucher
Michelob Ultra
2.6 grams of carbs
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posted on
10/03/2010 4:02:26 PM PDT
by
t-dude
To: Free Descendant
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posted on
10/03/2010 4:03:50 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
(Because you don't live near a bakery doesn't mean you have to go without cheesecake.)
To: Free Descendant
Basically all the calories in hard alcohol are either alcohol or sugars. So it is a question of which hard liquor has the fewest calories - since the alcohol content is pretty consistent, the only variable is how many calories there are in the other 120 proof that is not alcohol. Gin is generally the lowest.
Of course, the higher the alcohol content the more calories, but the less you need to get buzzed. So 151 and Wild Turkey might be the best bet, if consumed straight. But they're often combined with sugary mixers.
To: Free Descendant
If you’re having a problem trying to think of a way to lose weight and continue to drink, maybe you should consider limiting your drinking. Sounds like you might have a potential drinking problem if drinking is so important to you.
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posted on
10/03/2010 4:04:15 PM PDT
by
lonestar
To: Free Descendant
I drink beer, but not your everyday cheep beer. I drink many different beers that I can't get here in Mississippi. I go to KY 2 times a year and buy all my beer, most is high gravity beer and don't have to drink much. If I don't drink Beer I like Jack Daniel's “Single Barrel” with a little water if anything.
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posted on
10/03/2010 4:04:25 PM PDT
by
Hotmetal
(Support the castle, defend the flag. 858TH Engineering Battalion)
To: Free Descendant
Distilled spirits are accepted in the Atkins diet, as there are no carbohydrates present in the distillate. Beer on the other hand is infused with carbs. Go with Bushmills, Glenmorangie or Aberlauer and, by all means, eschew Budweiser. Experience speaks. Single malt Scotch will set you free. Trust me on this point. sd
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posted on
10/03/2010 4:04:30 PM PDT
by
shotdog
To: Free Descendant
I can't stand liqueur...I drink wine...
The "express" ....not coach.
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posted on
10/03/2010 4:04:35 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
(President Robert Gibbs 2009-2013)
To: Free Descendant
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posted on
10/03/2010 4:04:40 PM PDT
by
sushiman
To: t-dude
ditto that Michelob Ultra
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posted on
10/03/2010 4:05:06 PM PDT
by
smartymarty
(When you know why you believe what you believe, leadership is inevitable.)
To: max americana
Once I get a few down I don’t even think I need to lose weight.
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posted on
10/03/2010 4:06:08 PM PDT
by
Free Descendant
(Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.)
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