Any of you guys quit drinking?

[halik]

I've been toying with the idea for a while; it always seemed kind of odd to eat healthy stuff all the time and then binge 1000 calories worth of booze when I go out.

But this weekend pushed me over the edge - I've throughly embarrassed myself in front of my friend's family over the weekend (drunk escapade with police escort in the end) and I will not allow this to ever repeat. Any thoughts / advice?

 

[DainBramaged]

Saves $$ and calories if you can do it. :thumbsup:

 

[Looney]

Nope, but i don't binge drink. I've drank so much that i know my limit, and i know when it starts turning into a good buzz to ridiculously drunk. Besides, even when i was ridiculously drunk, i'm a good drunk (or so everybody says).

If I do, it would be to save money though. I go through 2-3 bottles of wine a week.

 

[imported_weadjust]

1000 calories isn't much booze. Like 5 beers. You are a cheap drunk.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: weadjust
1000 calories isn't much booze. Like 5 beers. You are a cheap drunk.

Or 10 shots...which if done in a short enough period would turn all but the most functional alcoholics into vomit spewing babeling retards.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: weadjust
1000 calories isn't much booze. Like 5 beers. You are a cheap drunk.

You don't know what he's drinking. That'd be 10 Miller Lites.

 

[Dogo]

Yea man I agree. I stopped for similar reasons. I mean it doesn't make sense... eat right and watch the carbs during the day and then at night just gulp down hundreds of those suckers.. and then what do you do-- you go to sleep and it just sits in ya without being burned off.

 

[Looney]

Nothing wrong with being a cheap drunk. I wish one glass of wine or a couple of shots was all i needed.

 

[Q]

I never started

 

[DainBramaged]

I wish I would quit drinking while I'm at home. That's where I rack up the most of my calories, I think.

 

[imported_weadjust]

Originally posted by: weadjust
1000 calories isn't much booze. Like 5 beers. You are a cheap drunk.

Didn't think about shots, but back on topic if you want to lay off the booze go for it.

 

[ManBearPig]

i wouldnt stop, but i have never and never plan on doing anything belligerent. and yes you CAN control yourself...

 

[vi edit]

How old is the OP? 25 or younger? I think you'll find that as you get closer to 30 your desire to drink and your bodies ability to "handle" it will start to fade. At least for a lot of people. If alcohol addiction runs in your family all bets are off, but for most of us you just start to lose that itch to drink. And if you do, after three beers you start feeling the hangover come on before you even get to bed. Plus as you get older and more settled in, your weekend binging sessions at the club really start to lose their appeal.

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: halik

But this weekend pushed me over the edge - I've throughly embarrassed myself in front of my friend's family over the weekend (drunk escapade with police escort in the end) and I will not allow this to ever repeat. Any thoughts / advice?

What happened?

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: Kazaam
i wouldnt stop, but i have never and never plan on doing anything belligerent. and yes you CAN control yourself...

i have a track record and family history of not being able to stop myself when I'm drinking... I've arrived at the conclusion that there is no way I can prevent myself from doing this kinda stuff if I drink at all.

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

Well...quit then. What is the big deal?

<----- 25 years no alcohol or reefer and at 60 years I ain't doing all that bad.

My 63yo brother lives outside of Birmingham and is a rich, bitter, lonely, periodic drunk...He is an asshat. If he had stopped drinking when I did, his 5 childern would be talking to him and bringing over the Grandkids.

A glass of good wine with fine food is all I really miss in the drinking spirits.

You're a high energy, crazy guy halik. Try living alcohol free for three months.

 

[iamaelephant]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
How old is the OP? 25 or younger? I think you'll find that as you get closer to 30 your desire to drink and your bodies ability to "handle" it will start to fade. At least for a lot of people. If alcohol addiction runs in your family all bets are off, but for most of us you just start to lose that itch to drink. And if you do, after three beers you start feeling the hangover come on before you even get to bed. Plus as you get older and more settled in, your weekend binging sessions at the club really start to lose their appeal.

Hahaha wow, I'm only 22 but I'm definitely going through what you described. I still get on the chop from time to time but not nearly as often as I used to.

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
How old is the OP? 25 or younger? I think you'll find that as you get closer to 30 your desire to drink and your bodies ability to "handle" it will start to fade. At least for a lot of people. If alcohol addiction runs in your family all bets are off, but for most of us you just start to lose that itch to drink. And if you do, after three beers you start feeling the hangover come on before you even get to bed. Plus as you get older and more settled in, your weekend binging sessions at the club really start to lose their appeal.

I'm 23 - I'm by no means alcoholic (I don't drink outside of 'going out') .... apparently can't control myself.

 

[rise]

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: vi_edit
How old is the OP? 25 or younger? I think you'll find that as you get closer to 30 your desire to drink and your bodies ability to "handle" it will start to fade. At least for a lot of people. If alcohol addiction runs in your family all bets are off, but for most of us you just start to lose that itch to drink. And if you do, after three beers you start feeling the hangover come on before you even get to bed. Plus as you get older and more settled in, your weekend binging sessions at the club really start to lose their appeal.

I'm 23 - I'm by no means alcoholic (I don't drink outside of 'going out') .... apparently can't control myself.

sad

OP, if you really feel you have no on/off switch for booze, than you may wanna check out a couple AA meetings.

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

Alcoholism is defined by not how much one drinks but by the lost of control once one does start the bender.
Google periodic alcoholic and read well young man.

Once you drink, you seem to pass-out, puke or bad sh!t happens. That is an alky dude!
10~12% of the US population should never drink spirits.

 

[Ruptga]

I've never tried alcohol, and probably won't because it does get expensive pretty quickly, not to mention the health effects etc. Shoot, I don't even drink pop for the same reason, I'm poor and don't want to make it into a habit, health effects being secondary here as well.

 

[potato28]

I know that I won't be able to control myself drinking, my family has a history of alcoholics. I'll have a drink every so often, but never more than 3 beers in a few days(3 days I think).

 

[CKent]

God no, then how would I self-medicate?

 

[TallBill]

No, I don't suppose that I'll ever "quit" although I've already cut back.

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: GalvanizedYankee
Alcoholism is defined by not how much one drinks but by the lost of control once one does start the bender.
Google periodic alcoholic and read well young man.

Once you drink, you seem to pass-out, puke or bad sh!t happens. That is an alky dude!
10~12% of the US population should never drink spirits.

Well that's the thing, i don't go batshit every time i drink ... but there are many instances where I went overboard.