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[–] [email protected] 25 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Rarely. The hangover extends over 3 days now. It's just not worth it.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Back when I went from 350lbs to 190lbs racing bicycles and commuting full time long distance, my legs turned into lead bricks for 3-4 days after any drinking at all, not just drunk. It messed up everything from sodium uptake to digestive rhythm, to my VO^2^ heart rate zones. That was back in my mid to late twenties too. It isn't just the hangover or age. When you need 4k plus calories per day, bad food habits get amplified sharply. I think everyone is experiencing something like this, but are not aware of the effects for the most part. I dropped out of a race from it once and it added 15-20 minutes to my 1.5-2.0 hour commute each way if I drank.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

It's been 796 days since I've drank alcohol.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

That's great!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Congratulations! I'm coming up in a decade and a half. Finally (hopefully) sobered up at 31. Best thing that ever happened to me.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Way too fucking much.

Probably should consider myself a functioning alcoholic.

Usually go through a 1.75L of Jack per week on my own.

Been through a similar phase ~12yrs ago, but pulled out of that one changing jobs.

I drink when I'm stressed, but it's a vicious cycle because I know I shouldn't and that stresses me as well.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ive seen people struggle with drinking almost all my life and in my opinion it's as bad as a cocaine habit, and just as hard to kick.

Just know you don't need to go it alone and you should access everything within reach (friends, programs at work etc.) when you decide to change it.

I wish you the absolute best!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Thanks friend.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

I used to drink every Friday, but recently quit. 3 weeks free now

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

40’s. I stopped almost completely since last October, before that though the average was about two six-packs a week. A combination of wanting to reduce costs and health reasons made me drop it. I had just gotten back a blood test showing elevated levels of cholesterol, so I’ve been adjusting my diet to reduce it and apparently alcohol can contribute to cholesterol/triglycerides. Also should end up saving me somewhere around $1000/yr I think, as I tended to drink pricier craft beers, which are $10–12 a six-pack.

I thought it was going to be harder to stop, that I might have more urges to drink or more breakdowns, I’d been drinking semi-regularly for maybe decades now, but it’s been fine. I’m really curious to see my next blood test results to see what kind of an impact it might’ve had.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

I have one beer most nights now, since like a year ago. I never drink more or anything else other than a glass of wine instead occasionally. Before that, maybe once a month. I'm not in race shape (bicycle) any more but for my 30's, I'm in far better shape than most.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

Sometimes not for weeks, sometimes nightly.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Never. I have this weird thing where my liver doesn't process it correctly. If I have one beer I'll throw up for 3 days.

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17659-alcohol-intolerance

"When most people ingest alcohol, which contains ethanol:

An enzyme called alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) helps metabolize (process) the ethanol.

Your liver converts the ethanol to acetaldehyde, a substance that can cause cell damage.

Another enzyme called aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) helps convert acetaldehyde to acetic acid (vinegar), which is nontoxic.

In people with alcohol intolerance, a genetic mutation (change) makes ALDH2 less active or inactive. As a result, your body can’t convert acetaldehyde to acetic acid. Acetaldehyde starts to build up in your blood and tissues, causing symptoms."

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sorry to hear, hopefully you didn't have to learn it the hard way

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Oh, man, DID I...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

Maybe 1 beer a month, on average. And spirits maybe twice a year.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

I used to have a beer every few days, now I'll have one every few weeks. They also hit like a truck now. I have no tolerance.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Once a week at most, usually I go two or three weeks before heading over to my local pub.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

0 times a year.

There isn't really an upside to getting drunk, but there are a lot of downsides.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Lowering my inhibition allows me to enjoy music

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Cocktail hour doesn’t take a vacation

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Incessantly

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Almost Daily. I make wine and drink about 2 bottles a week. 🤗 usually spread out a few glasses in the evening for a few hours after I'm done with anything that requires leaving the house up to bedtime.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

1 beer about 5 days per week. Second beer maybe once or twice a month. Haven’t been drunk in probably 5 years or so.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

I don’t drink at all. I did the normal college binge drinking thing, but I usually like to keep busy and alcohol makes me too cloudy to think.

So I don’t really enjoy it.

Even if I’m gaming, I get frustrated with the cloudiness and end up just laying around.

I wish there were good quality non alcohol wines And beers as I really like the taste.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Rarely. Maybe one drink every other week or so.

I want to enjoy what I'm drinking. I like Islay single malts. I can't afford the Islay single malts that I really like anymore. So...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I have a rum and coke maybe once every six months. Even a single shot of alcohol makes me uncomfortably hot so I'd rather just have straight coke instead. I really only break out the rum when it's been an awful, awful day and I want to take the edge off.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I don't. I'm on painkillers long term, and mixing them with alcohol is not recommended. However, I didn't really like drinking before, and I don't miss it now.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The best way to put it is rarely. Sometimes it's weekly, sometimes it's been 6 months. There's no consistency, and I never drink to get drunk.

Currently I have a bit of grapefruit vodka and fireball whiskey remaining, both are mixers and both fulfill a purpose. The grapefruit vodkas flavor is dead on, and it lasts much longer than actual grapefruit juice. I also just really enjoy cinnamon flavoring with just about anything.

So at this point they are both just flavor additives which happen to be alcoholic.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Once or twice a month I'll have a tall boy and a half, enough to feel bad in the morning

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

A few times a year. Usually in the summer when I'm outside grilling. Drank a fair amount in my 20s. Then I had kids. I didn't want to be hungover and having to deal with kids. Also didn't have time to drink after kids.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

At the moment? Once or twice a week maybe. And only one or two drinks. A few years ago it was a lot more. But then I was living in a condo downtown with a top notch cocktail bar on the block. I was out most nights doing something or other.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

One beer a night with dinner.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

One beer early evening. We eat later.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

In my 30s I've learned that alcohol is a pretty dangerous and not terribly fun drug.

I'll still drink maybe once a week (but that is a beer or 2, or maybe a bottle of wine).

For the most part, ketamine is a safer and more fun substitute

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

1-2 beers a week I think. Couple weekends in a year with maybe six or so portions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Depends. 4 litres of Wine a week or 750 ml of Whiskey can be considered standard with long gaps in-between.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

A beer or bourbon a few times a week depending on how wound up I am after work. Haven't actually drank enough to get drunk in months. The last few times I did it was hitting me weird and just making me tired anyway.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I'll polish a bottle of scotch every few months.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I don’t think I’ve been “drunk” in at least 10 years or so. But, I tend to have one drink most days after work.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Maybe once a month and I rarely get drunk. The last time I actually drank to get drunk was on vacation in Mexico.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Almost never drink spirits. Beer, maybe 2-4 cans a week, sometimes in one evening if I'm hanging out with friends, sometimes spread over multiple days. Only get drunk a couple times a year.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Essentially the same as when I was in college except when I was in college it was social drinking. I try to not drink a lot, so sometimes I'll just stop after two or three a day, some days I have none. It basically starts with me not buying alcohol, when I only have expensive wine and stuff I tend not to casually drink. But I don't drink if I drive, if I work or if I have stuff to do later.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I am 50. The average is a bottle of whisky weekly.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I will drink maybe 1-2 weekends a month. Never twice in a weekend unless I'm on vacation. 2-4 pints in a session. Sometimes I will tie one on with a buddy when we have vinyl night. Every six months or so I will go out with a large group or host a party where go a Bit harder . I largely drink socially, but sometimes I will have a craft beer mid week(I do this roughly once a month)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I still like going out and drinking (at restaurants, bars, or concerts) but only on the weekends and definitely not every weekend. A lot of my friends don't drink at all anymore, which is fine. It's very rare that I drink at home.

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