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Alcohol
Hard Liquor has no carbs. This includes whiskey, vodka, non-flavored rum, Scotch, gin, and pretty much
any hard liquor. If it tastes sweet to you, look it up online to check the sugar content.
Wine has a few carbs, 2.5g to 5g per glass. These add up.
Beer is another story. Most beer is 10 to 30 carbs per glass.
Alcohol pauses ketosis. For that reason, excessive drinking at a meal will most likely prevent fat from
being burned. The good news is that once your liver is done metabolizing the alcohol, it goes right back
to burning fat, assuming you are in ketosis. My personal experience is, if I’m going to drink, it’s got to
replace a meal. I usually wait 5 to 6 hours after eating lunch. Then, instead of eating dinner I have drinks.
I am still in the 300 pound range, so I can get away with that. If I was 200 pounds or lighter, I probably
couldn’t. It’s best to stay away when you’re trying to get into ketosis. Maybe in a few weeks a glass of
wine with dinner wouldn’t hurt too much.
The most important thing to remember when drinking is that alcohol usually comes with sugar. Sugary
drinks are not only really bad for your liver, but they will cause weight gain, not to mention hangovers.
My go-to evening drink is a keto whiskey sour. I mix a jigger of rye whiskey, a teaspoon of apple cider
vinegar, and soda water over ice.
Carb Counts:
Beer: 12 oz
Regular Beer: average is about 12 grams
Light Beer: check the label –- most are 3 to 7 grams
Ale: most are 5 to 9 grams
Stout: variable –- about 20 grams
Wine: 5 oz
Dry Champagne: ~2.5 to 4.5 grams
Dry White (e.g. Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay): 3 grams
Off-Dry (e.g. Riesling, Chenin Blanc): 5 to 6 grams
Muscat: 8 grams
Dry Red (e.g. Syrah, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sav.): 3.5 to 4 grams
Zinfandel: 4.2 grams
Dessert Wines: 12 to 14 grams
Sweet Late Harvest Wine: 20 grams
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