How to Make It. 1  Pour boiling water over tea bags, sugar, and lemon zest in a large bowl. Stir until sugar is dissolved; cover and steep 5 minutes. 2  Pour mixture through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a large pitcher, discarding tea bags and zest. Stir in 4 cups cold water and next 2 ingredients.
Counting Carbs in Alcohol. The problem with drinking alcohol on the Atkins diet is that alcohol contains around 7 calories per gram, compared to 4 calories per gram in good carbohydrates. The calories in alcohol nearly rival the calories found in fat, which contains about 9 calories per gram.
Atkins diet. Basically this (my) diet tosses almost all the carbs out the window, meaning eating 0 to 5 carbs a day. I advise to drink at least one gallon of water throughout the day. You should supplement this diet with Vitamin D 500mg, a little more than 1000mg calcium (I take coral calcium) and 1000mg Vitamin C.