carbs v alcohol

[MrsGuyOfGisbourne]

hmm seem to have finally spotted a pattern and would welcome views.
A couple of years ago I needed to lose a stone and a half, so cut out carbs, and then co-incidntally had a sore throat for several weeks so could not drink alcohol as hurt my throat, lost weight, all well.
Since then I have kept to reduced carbs - ie no bread, only minimal pasta and rice, no puddings or sweets, but continuing to drink alcohol.
About half a stone has crept back which i now need to lose.
Cut the carbs further, lots more exercise, no weight loss.
Then this week have been fed up with the weather, work etc and so have had some carbs, small amount of pasta, baked potato etc and a couple of cakes. However have limited alcohol to one glass of wine a day, and a couple of days none.
And today. weighing myself, and resigned to weight gain due to the carbs - have lost 2 pounds [puzzled]
so...is the secret to cut alcohol carbs, and the other carbs are not so evil after all?

They are both evil twins

Isn't it something to do with the fact that the body views alcohol as a poison which it needs to get rid of first? Which is why it will use the carbs from alcohol above all else?

the biochemisrty is fascinating - would love to really be able to understand it - maybe our grandcildren will...

I would ditch the wine completely and switch to gin and slim, vodka soda blah blah. Less carbs.
V hard I know - I am on Dukan but the the help of cork gin! ! !

yes, vodka is a great saviour in that regard

Alcohol is carbs of the worst sort. Sorry! Hard to comment on your anecdotal...