Does anyone know anything about the atkins diet? Secifically, can you drink scotch?

Question

I'm assuming clear liquors are fine, but what about whiskey and scotch?

Answer 1

Drink up my friend. When I went on the low carb diet a year ago I gave up beer and drank rum and diet coke. No carbs. You can get a list of carbs, even liquor, by going to

http://www.atkins.com

Click on 'atkins nutritional approach'
Click on 'carb counter'
Click on 'download pdf'

Breaks food down into their respective categories and tells carbs, fiber, net carbs, etc.

Good luck.

Oh yeah, the nutball that said ignore Atkins because he died. Yeah, he died from falling on a sidewalk in the snow and hitting his head. Sheesh, people, do some research before you speak.

Answer 2

I am on the diet and I drink rum and diet coke every night, and I am losing weight.. I was even drinking on the induction week and I lost weight. I just read this on their official website though lol, and according to it rum is a huge no-no and whiskey and rye the best choice, and we can't have any alcohol before the maintenance stage??? that's not what it says in the book... weird, the diet has been working for me with the rum and coke since day 1 and also will low carb beers such as miller lite (3.2 carbs a bottle) and michelob ultra (less than 3 carbs a bottle).
From the Atkins center, featured on low-carb.com:
28. Can I drink alcohol on the diet?
ANSWER: Alcohol is absolutely forbidden on the induction diet. One should only drink it during the maintenance phase of the diet and then not as the first thing that’s re-introduced after the induction diet. The best alcohol products to have are the hard alcoholic beverages like scotch or rye, followed by vodka etc. Rum, as it is made from sugar cane should always be avoided.

Answer 3

i did the atkins 3 yrs ago and dropped 20 lbs in a few months. and have kept it off since.

i gave up drinking wine and beer during the diet. and stuck to vodka and scotch.

in the end i think the atikins trained me to not over eat. so i havent gained anything back. i drink beer, wine, spirts, etc now. the only thing i really gave up was soda.

so provided you do things in moderation, don't use the atkins as an excuse to comsume 3000 calories a day as long as its carb free, you should be fine.

Answer 4

Sorry .. never got to do the diet. Yes I do drink scotch.

Answer 5

well liquor has high volumes of sugar which is carbohydrates so you tell me should you drink them.

Answer 6

I think you have a much bigger problem that DIET.

Answer 7

Yes you can. Pretty much any liquor.

Answer 8

he is DEAD, I would not trust his diet , whatever it said.

Find a diet from someone who is alive , old and healthy.