Alcohol and Low Carb Dieting

Here I was, cheerfully writing the blog post for Cinco de Mayo and my secret Version 2.1 Smart Margarita when it hit me. I need to discuss alcohol and low carb. But not only that, but I need to discuss the effect of alcohol on the body. It’s a doozy! I won’t go into deep, deep, detail here, because frankly if you want those details you will hit google and bring up days upon days of studies and research.

But, we still need a little information going here because so many newbies ask if they can still drink when they are low carb. The answer is…yes, if you follow a few guidelines: