OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
In article ,
Bev-Ann wrote:


Alcohol is burned by the body before anything else, including fat. So it
doesn't matter that you stayed LC, your body was burning the alcohol for
fuel instead of fat. Give up alcohol at least until you reach your goal.

Bev


Or cut back on it and learn how to use it.....

I still drink a small amount almost daily when I come home from work.
Make up a low carb mixed drink, (or a single 12 oz. glass of DRY wine),
do my e-mail and relax.

I've lost 45 lbs. so far without giving up that nightly beverage, but
you DO have to moderate it. 1 liter per night is too much.


Small amount of alcohol lowers the appetite-stimulating hormone ghrelin
by 14-18%

http://fatnews.com/index.php/weblog/...ne-ghrelin-by/

So it's a good thing :-)