One of the best parts of eating a ketogenic diet is that it’s flexible and allows you to get crunk sometimes. The best alcohols for people on keto are dry wine and liquors (mixed with low-carb mixers, like water or diet soda). My favorite low-carb drinks are whiskey & diet ginger ale, vodka & water with Mio water enhancers, and my version of a Moscow Mule:

Low Carb Moscow Mule
4 oz diet ginger beer
1.5 oz vodka
1/4 lime, juiced

If you like spice, try making your own pepper-infused vodka. Just slice up your spicy pepper of choice (I like cherry peppers the best, but habanero and jalapeno are also delightful), put them in a jar with your vodka and place in the fridge. The spice will increase as the days past, so beware! I think  36-48 hours is prime spice time.

For a really useful, comprehensive guide on carb content of alcohol, visit Diet Doctor’s page on Keto Alcohol.

My personal experience with drinking on the keto diet is thus: I don’t really like it. I definitely still do drink, but the occasions are few and far between, and here’s why.

1. I get hella drunk really quickly. I approximate that for every one drink I have now, I could have had 3-4 drinks as a carb-eater to feel the same effect.
2. I’m not right for a few days after. I’ll have a low-level hangover for at least 3 days after drinking. Bloating, constipation, headache, irritability, excessive thirst, and lethargy are all legit.
3. It messes with my weight loss. I swear to god, the texture of my body fat stores feels different for like a week after I drink. I’m sure that has to do with water retention, but I will gain a few pounds after I drink, and I don’t feel slim again for at least a week. Drinking (even just a glass or two of wine) sets me backwards.
4. I want to skip the gym. Who wants to work out when they don’t feel good? If I don’t skip the gym, my workout tends to be shitty.

If I could have a glass of wine with no repercussions, I totally would do that. Often. I love wine! ❤ But even with a tiny glass, I get unpleasant side effects, so it’s better that I just skip it… or if I do partake, I make it count. #ketocrunk