Poll of the Day > I just learned that you can drink hard liquor on atkins diet

(+) Yeah! (+)

Recommended that I get soda water though since it's carb free (and also tolerance is probably all time low right now)
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Only certain kinds.

The real problem with alcohol in general isn't the alcohol as much as it is the sugars and carbs. So things like dark rum or beer are pretty much out. But most clear alcohols tend to be acceptable (if in doubt, you should probably check first).


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Whenever I'm on a cut diet I stick with vodka and soda water with that Mio flavor stuff that you squirt in.

time to master your mixology.
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sugar-free jell-o shots are fine on atkins. Take that, carbs
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truth be told, i've always thought Atkins is bullshit.

trying to burn protein without carbs is like trying to start a fire with all logs and no kindling.
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WhiskeyDisk posted...

truth be told, i've always thought Atkins is bullshit.

trying to burn protein without carbs is like trying to start a fire with all logs and no kindling.

You're burning your body's fat as you're not consuming enough carbohydrates to be replacing all of the glycogen energy stores each day. Low carb diets can be very effective for weight loss. Not sure how Atkins is for macros.
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WhiskeyDisk posted...

truth be told, i've always thought Atkins is bullshit.

trying to burn protein without carbs is like trying to start a fire with all logs and no kindling.

Idk, already seeing results, it's actually pretty decent to follow. Only cravings I really have are beer, brownies, mac and cheese and ice cream

As for micros it's incredibly easy, need to eat shit like egg plant or some other low carb veggies

Also fat is fair game so avocados work too. I just disagree with the no carbs at all for 2 weeks when starting out, that's just asking to be constipated and it sucked. Highly doubt just staying 20-30g a day would make a huge negative impact
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Are you allowed to ignore fiber carbs on Atkins?
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Doctor Foxx posted...

Are you allowed to ignore fiber carbs on Atkins?

Yes, technically the total carb amount is the net of total carbs and fiber

Broccoli has been my beat choice for that as im getting 3g fiber per serving and it's already low on carbs anyway
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If fiber is fine then that's not so bad. You can make some pretty decent little desserts with flax, coconut flour, and sweeteners. High fiber and low carb. Will help with poop. Can even make some that will be chewy like brownies.

I'm a fan of making chocolate pudding out of avocado, soft tofu, cocoa, salt, vanilla, and sweetener.
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