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lindaincalifornia · 01-16-2012, 01:47 PM

Hello all..so I'm on my 2nd week on medi

the first week I lost 8 lbs and I just began the AS too this week. Over the weekend, my gf's gave me a 50th surprise party and of course they kept giving me alcohol...lol...I didn't drink a whole lot, stayed away from carbs at dinner but blew it with alcohol. Can someone talk to me about alcohol and this diet. Brandy has zero carbs and 64 calories a oz. Also, on the 2nd week, i was told to take in 500 calories of protein but they didn't say what my total calorie intake should be with the veges and fruit. I'm also worried about Gall Stones...so I make sure I get some fat in as in almonds. I'm hoping this will prevent this problem.
Thank you ahead of time for your comments and support.
Linda

MiniMomma · 01-22-2012, 08:23 AM

Hi Linda,

How did you do after the party? I am curious too as I like to have a drink or two on the weekends. My clinic told me clear alcohols are the wiser choice but I didnt know if it effected ketosis or if anyone had to restart after drinking.

Hope you had a

scottieMike · 01-22-2012, 11:41 AM

Alcohol is processed in the body ahead of any other food source. This is due to the toxic intermediates that are formed during its metabolism.

The net result is by consuming alcohol, your body stops doing the diet until the alcohol is done. Your metabolism returns to what it was doing before the alcohol. Thus, you loss time. Obviously more alcohol, more time to process.

Another issue is the carb content of many alcoholic beverages -- beer, many mixed drinks, fruit drinks and wines/ports/brandies contain carbs which does stop the dieting process. You are not supposed to consume any carbs on the medifast (correct?)

MiniMomma · 01-22-2012, 11:47 AM

its very limited from what I am aware, however for me personally, I may have had a diet coke w/ rum, or some other calorie/carb free drink w/ alcohol. Thanks for explaining how it processes though, is this how sugar alcohols function as well?

lindaincalifornia · 01-22-2012, 06:42 PM

ok, so that one night I had brandy which has zero carbs and after testing still in ketosis. I have had a brandy (one shot, 68 calories and 0 carbs) for the past two nights. I'm still in ketosis. If it stops the metabolism of the diet, I'm not sure. I did only lose 2 lbs on the 2nd week though. But I had the brandy on a saturday night and didn't weight in until the following friday. No alcohol for 6 days and was in ketosis. I'm discouraged about the minimal weightloss as I follow the diet perfectly and intaking about 650 calories. I'm increasing my water in the meantime hoping to have a better week. This is my issue..I have tried everything under the world for weightloss and my body is just resistant to it! URGH

scottieMike · 01-22-2012, 11:18 PM

Sugar alcohols are a little different.

For some, they have not affect on your carb content.
For some, they are like taking the same amount of carbs.

Generally, it is easier to keep them off your diet.

01-16-2012, 01:47 PM	#1
lindaincalifornia Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 11 Gallery: lindaincalifornia	drank alcohol Hello all..so I'm on my 2nd week on medi the first week I lost 8 lbs and I just began the AS too this week. Over the weekend, my gf's gave me a 50th surprise party and of course they kept giving me alcohol...lol...I didn't drink a whole lot, stayed away from carbs at dinner but blew it with alcohol. Can someone talk to me about alcohol and this diet. Brandy has zero carbs and 64 calories a oz. Also, on the 2nd week, i was told to take in 500 calories of protein but they didn't say what my total calorie intake should be with the veges and fruit. I'm also worried about Gall Stones...so I make sure I get some fat in as in almonds. I'm hoping this will prevent this problem. Thank you ahead of time for your comments and support. Linda

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01-22-2012, 08:23 AM	#2
MiniMomma Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Central Florida Posts: 221 Gallery: MiniMomma Stats: 165.6/124.6/125 WOE: Medi 1-9-11	Hi Linda, How did you do after the party? I am curious too as I like to have a drink or two on the weekends. My clinic told me clear alcohols are the wiser choice but I didnt know if it effected ketosis or if anyone had to restart after drinking. Hope you had a

01-22-2012, 11:41 AM	#3
scottieMike Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 92 Gallery: scottieMike Stats: 265/228/175 WOE: Atkins Start Date: April 2011	Alcohol is processed in the body ahead of any other food source. This is due to the toxic intermediates that are formed during its metabolism. The net result is by consuming alcohol, your body stops doing the diet until the alcohol is done. Your metabolism returns to what it was doing before the alcohol. Thus, you loss time. Obviously more alcohol, more time to process. Another issue is the carb content of many alcoholic beverages -- beer, many mixed drinks, fruit drinks and wines/ports/brandies contain carbs which does stop the dieting process. You are not supposed to consume any carbs on the medifast (correct?)

01-22-2012, 11:47 AM	#4
MiniMomma Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Central Florida Posts: 221 Gallery: MiniMomma Stats: 165.6/124.6/125 WOE: Medi 1-9-11	its very limited from what I am aware, however for me personally, I may have had a diet coke w/ rum, or some other calorie/carb free drink w/ alcohol. Thanks for explaining how it processes though, is this how sugar alcohols function as well?

01-22-2012, 06:42 PM	#5
lindaincalifornia Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 11 Gallery: lindaincalifornia	ok, so that one night I had brandy which has zero carbs and after testing still in ketosis. I have had a brandy (one shot, 68 calories and 0 carbs) for the past two nights. I'm still in ketosis. If it stops the metabolism of the diet, I'm not sure. I did only lose 2 lbs on the 2nd week though. But I had the brandy on a saturday night and didn't weight in until the following friday. No alcohol for 6 days and was in ketosis. I'm discouraged about the minimal weightloss as I follow the diet perfectly and intaking about 650 calories. I'm increasing my water in the meantime hoping to have a better week. This is my issue..I have tried everything under the world for weightloss and my body is just resistant to it! URGH

01-22-2012, 11:18 PM	#6
scottieMike Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 92 Gallery: scottieMike Stats: 265/228/175 WOE: Atkins Start Date: April 2011	Sugar alcohols are a little different. For some, they have not affect on your carb content. For some, they are like taking the same amount of carbs. Generally, it is easier to keep them off your diet.