[Closed] Two days of the booze... can you do it ?

oh, [i]off[/i] the booze...

in that case, probably not 😀

Easily, don't tend to drink more than 3 or 4 nights a week anyway, and it's normally just a glass or two of wine.

Grammar 🙁 Kill me now. Worse than Units 🙂

i don't drink more then 3-4 nights a month, just does'nt bother me, i have the occasional bottle of cider.

There was a bloke on Radio Bristol earlier today who was drinking 14 litres of cider a day 😯

i packed in for a bit on the 2nd jan too. So far so good, i was drinking loads up until xmas. I thought it would be pretty tough but it hasn't bothered me in the slightest. Big test at the end of the month, wifes boss is throwing a party for his 50th, free bar!!

There was a bloke on Radio Bristol earlier today who was drinking 14 litres of cider a day

Jebus

Until Christmas eve I hadn't drank since probably August.

Simply can't be bothered if I'm not getting drunk.

I'm on a dry January which I tend to do most years just to take stock of the boozing. Actually find it easy given how I've tanned the bevvy over christmas, a break feels necessary.
It's hard finding an equilibrium point with the ale, for sure. 2 Dry days a week might be good advice for some, others might see it as 2 off 5 full-on. End of the day the government can only issue the most crude of guidelines for something like this, most of us don't need to hear a statement of policy to know if we're drinking too much.

There was a bloke on Radio Bristol earlier today who was drinking 14 litres of cider a day
Jebus

That moron was just on telly. another burdon on the nhs.

I only usually drink one day a week nowadays - tend to have a bucketful and then not want anymore for a while

Yes. Quite easily - not really fancied any for the past week or so really.

I drink 3 times a month on average I reckon ?

Between 1990 and 2000 I lived in ski resorts and summer resorts and would drink every day, and a fair bit too.

I reckon I've got it out of my system, and I'm just not bothered about drinking most of the time now

I used to be 5+ nights per week on the booze and for the last 3 or 4 months I have been 5+ nights off the booze.

Feel much better for it to be honest as these days I seem to suffer from these horrible creeping hangovers that get slowly worse during the day and it's no longer the case of just a sore head it's a sore head plus upset guts 🙁

I only tend to drink 2 or 3 days a week anyway, so having 2 days off is fine. I'll have wine with dinner over the weekend and a few pints in the evening over the weekend, but generally during the week it's not touched. Plus I've got my penultimate set of student exams at the moment and there'll be no booze until they're finished with.

Generally I only drink two nights a week, Friday and Saturday, and then only two pints. During the warmer months I might go for an evening or Sunday ride and have a pint or two, but not much more. Frankly, I can't afford to go and drink much more, even if I wanted to. I have got a few bottles in, but only drink one an evening or so. When they're gone, I won't have any more until next month.

Very rarely get drunk, just can't stand hangovers - occasionally have a beer or something in the evening while watching the box.

Can't see how people can afford to drink lots. Some people say they do a bottle of wine a night. No way I could afford that kind of habit.

I have a couple on Friday and Saturday nights, and avoid the rest of the week.

Drink doesn't fit into my life in general. Occasionally have a glass of wine at the weekend if I get chance but on an average month I might have 2-3 pints, usually Friday lunch with the work friends. Can't imagine having to think about taking a number of days OFF the booze, in fact I find that quite shocking.

I don't think I have ever drunk every day, even when I was a student. It's terrifying to think the government has to tell people not to drink every day. I guess this is like the "one a day" policy for fruit and veg consumption in Scotland, a realistic and achievable target from which to improve.

i drink 2 or 3 times a day sometimes more

I drink to remember these days...

Can go minutes without thinking of the tender juicy, aromatic, elegant dribble of coffee...(espresso only that is)

Wine, well yes I do whine a lot.

Seriously I can go without beer, wine I like so a bottle every couple of weeks shared is fine, pub visits are few and far between but we've a lovely restaurant that just calls out for wine with the meal.

Not that bothered actually which means I'm the right side of caring what other people think.

Easily

I've had 1 small tumbler of 30% proof Lemoncello since 28th December, but then again on the 28th i did go round the 'Poles' house for a polish christmas meal and drink, 3 bottles of 40% polish Vod between 3 of us !! (you can do the math) and the late evening spent with the head in the bowl and i no longer felt like drinking,

apparently I 'drink like man' and have had many polish hugs since, they were also sick, apparently this is good, as is collapsing in a heap on the floor unconscious, which one of them did and i did not,( too busy being sick)

i should add I'm 15 yrs older than them.

anyway my normal drinking routine is around 1-2 glasses of vino a week and or maybe 2 small beers,

couple of days off is normal for me

NOTE:

NEVER EXCEPT A DRINK WITH POLISH PEOPLE IN THEIR HOME ON THEIR TERMS. EVER.

I think I'm officially a binge drinker, since I only drink about 6 times a year and when I do, I get a bit pissed. So this new policy confuses me.

Does anyone else find they get really depressed after drinking? Not just a hangover, but really dark thoughts and a flat grey outlook?

Yep very rarely drink at home
But then again I've just cooked the pork chops in Port

Northwind - Member
I think I'm officially a binge drinker

Well you are a Scot 😉

Does anyone else find they get really depressed after drinking?

grantway - Member

Well you are a Scot

Racist 🙁 I'm multi-ethnic, I only really drink cider and Jamesons.

dark thoughts and a flat grey outlook

Yes, but that's how I feel before drinking also. And often during. OTOH, I spent all of November "dry" and it was very easy.

I'd find it very hard. Drink every night - on 2nd pint now and have a bottle of wine for later. Half a bottle of scotch in an evening isn't a problem and on a Sunday me and the Mrs can easily do a few beers, 2 bottles of wine and a bottle of scotch. We both realise we drink too much and have vowed to sort it. Saying that, I can go an evening with just one or two, but nothing is hard.

Oh, I smoke 20 a day, am 40 years old and the only one one here it seems who can do 50 push ups no problem :s

I can easily get into the habit of having a beer or a glass of wine every night, but very rarely go above the old weekly limit (21 units?) or the new daily limit (3-4 units?).

There would be a lot of weeks where I don't have a clear two days, so this advice could be useful to some. I wouldn't struggle with it though.

Northwind - Member
grantway - Member
Well you are a Scot

Racist I'm multi-ethnic, I only really drink cider and Jamesons.

😉

Oh, I smoke 20 a day, am 40 years old and the only one one here it seems who can do 50 push ups no problem :s

A pint glass weighs just over a pound when full. You're doing a lot of bicep curls, so have strong arms.

Seriously, that's an awful lot of drink...

Home measures are the issue for me, my whiskey macs have become a long drink. Going to have a dry week, honest.

i agree with coffeeking.

the idea that people need to be told you need to take a couple of days off the booze a week is a bit of a shocker.

the idea that people need to be told you need to take a couple of days off the booze a week is a bit of a shocker

Why? One nice cold beer or a relaxing glass of wine after the kids are in bed was well within the previous safe limits/guidelines. They're just revising that in light of more evidence/understanding.

yes

+1 for the lightweight camp here , we maybe only drink 1-2 bottles of wine a month the exception being if we're invited round my mums and then I usually end up driving round so I don't have to drink ( mums is a 5 min walk throught the local wood).

I bought a couple of cases of lager before Christmas that are still under the stairs unopened.

May have the occasional drink if it's in the house otherwise not really bothered. Get drunk rice a year with uni mates and that's it. Is it strange that there's a box of Stella in my shed that's not been in there for 3 months and only 2 bottles down?!

I'll frequently go for a couple of weeks without booze, and I'll rarely have more than 2 or 3 pints when I do drink. Me and the missus rarely open a bottle of wine if it's just us because we usually end up tipping half of it away a week later! Christmas was a bit heavier by my standards but probably less than some here would have every Saturday.

I enjoy a pint and we've got a nice bottle of Lagavulin at the moment, but booze just doesn't play that much of a part in my life.

me and mrs emsz did a bottle of Lemon Voddy on Saturday, but none since.

binging is the new tee total

I'm going to get a malt out of the cupboard 🙂

my personal theory is that they are trying to account for those who don't count the units so it's a viable way of getting them to slow down

I must admit I love booze, but not to get leathered, I love the variety of flavours, textures, smell, so I try to keep an eye on the units and there will be days when I don't drink so I guess I'm not doing myself too much damage...

Jaques Anquetil, the first guy to ever win the tour 5 times, reportedly would often drink a bottle of whisky a day.

Mind you, he did die of stomach cancer. You know, after he REPEATEDLY NAILED HIS DAUGHTER IN LAW, WITH HIS WIFE'S CONSENT!!!!!

But what did his son think?

His wife's child from a different marriage.

Thats ok then

Am on the wagon for the whole of January,detoxtastic

seriously new job started today and my "free living" over the last six months needs to be put in check.

My coping strategy is to stay strong !!

the only one one here it seems who can do 50 push ups no problem

even if that was true it's got very little relevance to alcohol intake

And was said tongue in cheek iDave....

I've decided that I really need to cut back. It's not like I drink a lo in one go but I do tend to have a beer or two ever
Y night. Over Xmas I was starting to drink more and more. I'm now the heaviest I have been for ever and I'd put most of that to the booze. So I am making a concerted effort to cut right back and get back to where I was previously, maybe 2 beers twice a week.

I've never got drinking or the 'need' to drink. I do drink, but only when it's part of a social occasion or perhaps a meal.
Last drink was Christmas day.
So whilst I accept it, it is something that can kill you so to me it's up there with smoking.
And drinking culture? all very well singing songs and putting empty glasses on your head like a two year old, but the Friday night punch up and family wiped out by the old boy that's had just one too many aren't something I can embrace.

Oh dear that's a bit depressing for first thing in the morning 😕

I concur with oldgit on the 'drink' thing.

Never understood the mentality of going out and getting massively drunk, and then spending the next 24 hours feeling like death and complaining to everyone that you're hung over and can't remember anything.

And despite not being able to remember anything, you're convinced it was a great night out 🙄

A few beers with some mates, couple of glasses of wine with a meal, fair enough.

Drinking for the sake of getting drunk - utterly pointless.

Never understood the mentality of going out and getting massively drunk, and then spending the next 24 hours feeling like death and complaining to everyone that you're hung over and can't remember anything.

Love wine, love decent beer. Living in the Languedoc is very good for one thing, not so much for the other (6€ a pint, don't even start on the price of a glass of whisky/ey)

Generally a glass or two for dinner, food optional, but never drink alone.

the idea that people need to be told you need to take a couple of days off the booze a week is a bit of a shocker.

A sad indictment of modern society

Maybe I have an issue but I find most booze very enjoyable, especially craft beers. I never get plastered though, and I more than aware I need to cut down, mainly for fitness reasons, I'm getting heavier and my bike is slowing down. Not cheap either.

I have a drink every day. 1 or 2 beers (I love real ale/craft beer) during the week and 3 or 4 on a Friday/Saturday. Yes I know it's just over the unit guide lines but I'm not really fussed. I may try doing the two days without thing but don't really want to. I work away from home and a couple of beers and a book is a nice way to unwind in the evening.

Am I going to hell?

Been off it over 15 years now, best thing I ever did

Last night whilst chillin/relaxin/soundcloud deephouse mood stylee in the BouyHood, I sniftered a whiskey, a small single malt with an age less than I’ve been working here, t’was a prezzie from someone oooop North (gracias) and fitted a neat end to a very chilled day.
MrsBouy joined in, we snuggled on the sofa whilst the TV was on, sound down, and gobbled our way through a family pack of these:

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Edit: I've been to Hell and it's over rated.

2 days..........is that all?? I struggle to do 2 days ON the booze, let alone off the stuff...

During the last 12 months or so I can take it or leave it when it comes to drink...but every now and again we go out for a couple of pints and I do enjoy it, but my body doesn't, so its easier to stay off the stuff.

Christ! Some of you lot sound like you'd be an absolute riot on a night out 😉

in comparison, I feel like Pete Docherty

Christ! Some of you lot sound like you'd be an absolute riot on a night out

Yes I would be a 'riot' as long as I was back home and in bed by 10.30 😉

That Riot you mentioned... Is Basmati Mayn coming?

yes. usually only drink two or three times a week. I went for three whole weeks without drinking at all in September and felt so much better by miles. Alcohol is not your friend.

Kev

A few lapses of memory and errors in judgement, but hey, you're only young once.

I've had a few head in my hands moments the day after a heavy night out too. The sudden realisation that you have done/said something when you wake up and you say to yourself "oh no" 😳

the idea that people need to be told you need to take a couple of days off the booze a week is a bit of a shocker.
+1
A sad indictment of modern society

Not really - I take it as a message aimed at people having a couple of pints or a glass or two of wine on a daily basis, rather than people getting completely pissed every day. By no means alcoholics, probably never get drunk, but according to new research it's still too much.

@ bikebouy - deep house and soundcloud you say, me too, was listening to myself, very nice

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Christ! Some of you lot sound like you'd be an absolute riot on a night out
in comparison, I feel like Pete Docherty

I'm ok when I go out, and when I do go out I would say I drink way too much.

I just don't go out all that often that's all. Every other weekend maybe ?

I could probably do that, but I'd have to start drinking a hell of a lot more.

been off the pop since boxing day, don't really miss it. Nice fresh start to the year. But when I do drink I tend to drink lots.

Did you succeed ? for those who decide to have a go.

I'm not missing it at all...so far.

I drink a fair bit. Not getting hammered but maybe a couple of glasses of wine with dinner, 4-5 nights a week. Knocked it on the head though after NYE for 7 weeks during my fight camp. Don't miss it at all.

Did 12 weeks off the booze last year as part of a health challenge at work. Didn't lose any weight and can't say I felt any better or worse.

Shit - we drink 2 bottles of red every night. I get the feeling that might be too much! Had an off day on Monday, has caned it over weekend.

ocrider - where about's are you? I'm near Beziers/Pezenas.