Liquor on Phase 2?

[donnysan]

Hi everybody,

Are you allowed to drink liquor on phase 2 of the diet? I just started reading the South Beach Diet book last night.

I've lost 50 pounds on Atkins in the last 5 1/2 months and I can have all the liquor I want.

[RedRox]

Yes you can, but not as much as you want. It's not the carbs, it's the way alcohol itself is processed by the body and the fact that it is all nutritionally empty calories.

[mcloving]

I just have a glass or two of Chardonnay on Saturday night and that keeps me happy for the week. Good luck.

[Kestrelle]

My understanding from the book is that a MODERATE amount of red wine was fine. That works for me...I might have one glass on Friday evenings, and perhaps another with dinner on Saturday evening. I didn't get a sense that there was a 'carte blanche' on alcohol, though.