Drinking temporarily kills my appetite at first, then the appetite comes back strong and more than when I'm not drinking. Also depends on what I'm drinking...mostly liquor these days of course but good beer is almost food! And filling.

If I made homemade wine I'd have a hard time not drinking it too! I'm splurging lately on something about every week now food wise. It hasn't made me gain weight, but definitely not losing at the moment.

20-25 grams of carbs a day is Atkins lowest plan. I'm not sure 5-10 grams is even a good idea. To each their own but thats really super low.

By the way I only come back here to reply to threads I get notices on. I'm active over at Low Carb Neighborhood. This is a site of nice people but it seems when it comes to actually cooking, there's not a lot of activity or interest here I find. I guess people are here for the support forums etc. LCN has those too, but I dont need support, I'm just trying to cook, eat and drink the best I can while not being fat!