My genetics are residualized to alcohol

Fuck.

Look, I have tried this approach twice now. And both times, I saw absolutely 0 change in my weight. This is phenomenal. Amazing. Booze does not have a good or a bad impact on my body in regards to this. However, my cholesterol and ALT /AST did go down. So there are benefits to abstaining. But just wanted to mention this, you know.

On the other hand – I am almost perfectly residualized against alcohol intake.

So, just be smart about your consumption. Have a lagrangian towards zero, but not a hard constraint.

Reduce the CARBS. That’s it. Otherwise you are drinking liquid bread.