FWIW...Alcohol is out for OWL in Atkins for Life

[Scarlett]

Thanks, Megs. That makes sense.

[Max99]

Megs, yeah that's how I'm reading it also.

Don

[shawnee]

One of the many reasons I love Atkins is that now I am able to drink alcohol (in limited amounts) once again.

When I was diagnosed as Type II Diabetic two years ago the 1st thing that had to come out of the Diet was any type of alcohol.

After starting Atkins my blood sugar levels quickly normalized & my Diabetes went into remission & within 6 weeks I was able to dump the oral med's I'd been taking since the original diagnosis.

Today I take a glass of wine or a low carb beer a couple of times a week. I've even 'gone out w/the boys' & had a couple of those 3 gram Miller Lites w/no apparent reprecussions.

Bringing back some occasional drinking has been one of the many tangible benefits to this WOL for me!

By the way Max saw your Buc's comment & just then realized you're posting from Tampa. I may be living & tapping the keyboard here in Singapore but I'm originally from the Tampa Bay area, my home town is a tiny hamlet not 30 minutes from Tampa that not many people have heard of, San Antonio, Fla. Looks our boys are back to being the Suckaneers again this year anyhow they've still come a long way from the days of Coach John McKay & the orange uniforms, & oh yeah last year was sweet eh?

[Max99]

skank, yeah, they are having a rough start, but they've had those before, so I'm not giving up yet They have come a long way, and at least give us something interesting every week, even if it's not a win.

Don

[shawnee]

Apologies folks for getting so far off topic for just a minute

We only get two a NFL games a week over here on the Tele,the Sunday &Monday night games.

I think you could hear me scream all the way back in Tampa when the field goal bounced off the goal post in the Colts game...aaaargggghhh.

Ok finished now, sorry again.

[NickyD]

Before I hit this plateau I'm currently riding out, I really enjoyed 1 glass of wine once a week. I am quitting that until I get off this plateau, but I do intend to have some wine again once I get going again. Please don't take that away from me too.......

[Bren]

ok.........resident blonde here who likes a (being 1) glass of wine every so often.............I AM CONFUSED!!!!! First off.........yes I am on rung 5 and have stayed here for well over a month. Maybe have had 4 or 5 glasses of wine in that time. Also........have made lo-carb kahula. So........there is no longer a rung five? DAM!!!! Now.......does that mean no wine etc. until maintenance. Where there any specifics in the book as to when it can be added back in? Is this another of the Atkins Centers poor editing? Don't get me wrong I can live without the spirits, but would like to know the new "rules". How come they keep changing the rules from site to book to site.............makes it harder to play the game and I have every intention of sticking to and playin by the rules. Don.....did you ever call the Atkins Center?

[shrinkmequick]

Interesting, isn't it. I have the Atkins Quick and Easy Cookbook, and a huge number of the recipes in there call for wine. From the commentary, Dr. Atkins clearly liked his wine

I have it very rarely on this woe, and I am losing VERY slowly. But it is what makes being on OWL long-term realistic, imho - for some of us. So I shall continue to have my (very) occasional glass of wine and not feel guilty

[Max99]

Originally Posted by shrinkmequick

Interesting, isn't it. I have the Atkins Quick and Easy Cookbook, and a huge number of the recipes in there call for wine. From the commentary, Dr. Atkins clearly liked his wine

I have it very rarely on this woe, and I am losing VERY slowly. But it is what makes being on OWL long-term realistic, imho - for some of us. So I shall continue to have my (very) occasional glass of wine and not feel guilty

Yes, he really does like his wine. And as mentioned previously, he does recommend a dry wine with a meal can actually help to slow carb absorption. I think the idea of taking it out of the rungs was to put less emphasis on it and give some more emphasis to the nutricious foods. But, I agree that it's goo din moderation.

Don

[Chris]

goo din moderation

Isn't that a Chinese dish, Don?