Nucky Thompson Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 I love a bevy at the weekends and every day when I'm on holiday. I give up alcohol completely every 3rd of January for six weeks and pound the gym every day till I go on my annual holiday to Tenerife mid February. It's a routine I've stuck to for a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Since I moved to live a few miles beyond the arse end of nowhere 20+ years ago I've had to become more of a binge drinker, though the binges are few and far between. Poor (i.e. nearest bus stop is 2 1/4 miles away) local transport service means I've had to drive everywhere thus stay off the booze when going out. A once in a while blowout (like this coming Saturday ) is sufficient to satisfy me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1874M Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Petty crime again Kenny aye? lol... nah purely to see if I could. Got boared in the end and flew to Bremen and got bevvied on Grerman beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Weathers Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Andy, I'm a shocking binge drinker and very easily fall into the trap of getting hammered when I only intended to have a 'couple'. I've never once felt like I 'need' a drink though. I actually managed to take 3months off of the grog at the start of the year. Since then I've been drunk about 3-4 times (including last weekend:57:). I still can have a few pints and depending on who I'm with can manage that just fine. It really just depends how you feel about it after. I feel terrible, so I have to limit it these days. I get pretty bad memory black outs though. It's a nasty experience! It's worth mentioning that I just finished Uni' and have very little responsibilities, if any! I spent ?100 on Friday - it wasn't worth it. I'm trying to put a 6 pint limit on a night out and then I can feel guilt free the next day. Shots/crazy drinks are an absolute no no. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wibble Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 It's amazing how many people on this thread have the same experience as me. I loved a bevvy, but never once felt I needed one - never drank in the house. I also hated the thought of having a couple and then toddling off home, so about 3 nights a week I'd get completely hammered - love every last second of it and make a total goose of myself. A good bevvy was a great thing for me because it was all good fun. I gave it up for 3 months at one stage when I was about 30, for a bet and I'd go to the pub and drink softies. No-one could believe that I wasn't dying on a pint - which I wasn't. At about 34 I got a bout of Pancreatitis and 6 months later another bout. I couldn't bear the thought of being a shandy drinking, two pint poof, so I gave away the bevvy all together. I haven't had a drink in 10 yrs. After 6 months off the grog I slimmed down to the same weight I had been when I was 21 and that was without any dieting. I haven't missed it at all to be honest. I think by the time you are 35 you have done all the good time drinking that you need to do and the consequences of continuing are only going to be very detrimental. If you can be a 2 pint poof, then that's great, but for me it had to be all or nothing. What's the point of stopping just as you are getting warmed up. I can't start again now anyway or I'd be like a 17 yr old - ****ed off my tits on a 1 1/2 pints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DikT. Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Still got a while to go till I am 35 likes but not had a drink since Sunday. Probably as I was rat faced then :-) Maybe have a glass of red tonight though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groot Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Once went the best part of 18 months for no reason other than I couldn't be arsed drinking, now it's only at social gatherings like birthdays etc and like tonight for example for a leaving do for work seeing as we're shut tomorrow Right that's me off drink now for another wee while, when the night before involves police and ambulances and the morning after gives me a head like this it's not worth it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavsy Van Gaverson Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Never been a midweek drinker as i'm the same as a lot of folk - if i'm having one, i'm having 10. I can't do it in moderation so i don't bother when there's work in the morning. Never seen the point in just having 'a couple of pints' anyway. I'd rather not bother. If i'm out i'm out for a laugh and a proper bevvy. What gets me now is the hangovers. Horrendous. So i don't go out every weekend like i used to. Still love going out with my mates though, always will, just doesn't happen as much. That's an age thing as well and as i'm kicking the arse out my 20's i suppose it's natural. That's really not your decision is it. It's the burds Becoming a dad is the thing that has stopped my every weekend drinking sessions. I still love going out but have to do it less often nowadays....it is not easy getting a babysitter for a 9 month old. In saying that, I was out last weekend and I'm out again on Saturday so I'm not doing too badly Never really been a midweek drinker either. I did it for a while in my early 20s but now only enjoy a few pints when there is footy on, but I have no more than 3 or 4 pints. Hangovers have never really been a major issue for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Plissken Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I had two rum and cokes last night, two pints of Guinness the night before and prior to that I hadn't had a drink in about 5 weeks. I often go long stretches without a drink and hardly notice, I'm a purely social drinker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamdub Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Hi, My name is Pat Stanton and I am an alcoholic ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radioactive Mince Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Right that's me off drink now for another wee while, when the night before involves police and ambulances and the morning after gives me a head like this it's not worth it Ah, out in Dunfermline were we? Mince Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beats Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Few years ago i was getting pains in my stomach for a while and i went to the docs.They took blood etc.Said my liver count was high.Got a fright and looked at the amount i was drinking got a fright. Went a month without it and now don't drink half as much as i used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.J Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I'm a purely social drinker. Yep, and because you're as popular as herpes, you never drink. Maybe see you tomorrow. x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Give it up and you don't live any longer, you just feel like you do:stuart: I used to be in the anti-temperance league, I was that political - mind you, I'd had a few... Consumption has a lot to do with the yearly parades which cause so much of a stushie:nah: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigC Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I gace up for a couple of months once, just to see if I could do it. You don't realise how much our social culture depends on alcohol until you stop. I didn't have a car at the time so it was harder to resist without the excuse. The worst part I found, was that when you were chatting to girls, it felt like you were taking advantage of them because they were drunk and you were sober. The difficult part is chatting them up in the first place.... but once you're in there it makes a huge difference when you've got a clear head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgiegirl Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 So what's the longest you've been without it? I sat down a few weeks ago, and looked at the unit's I was consuming per week against the recommended allowance, and actually got quite frightened at the amount I was having per week. So I have decided to stop to give my liver a bit of a break and see where it goes from there. I'm actually amazed at how much money I am saving per week by cutting out my wine on a Wednesday and Friday, coupled with my Saturday's down the pub, it's been about ?150 this week alone. Bought myself a nice pair of Retro Air Max trainers with the savings. So I'm looking for any tips you may have to fill the void in my alcohol free life now. Good luck I can empathise with you.... I find it very hard to stop at 1 drink, then it's bring out the tequila rose and good night Vienna. I wish you well let us know how you get on and how you fill the void that we so often have when not in the pub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavsy Van Gaverson Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 CC - Posting "I'm burst" on Facebook is not the actions of a man who is abstaining from alcohol. Good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Jambo 60 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I gace up for a couple of months once, just to see if I could do it. You don't realise how much our social culture depends on alcohol until you stop. I didn't have a car at the time so it was harder to resist without the excuse. The worst part I found, was that when you were chatting to girls, it felt like you were taking advantage of them because they were drunk and you were sober. The difficult part is chatting them up in the first place.... but once you're in there it makes a huge difference when you've got a clear head! Helps when your pumping them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottish_chicP Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 After the weekend I have had I think abstinence from alcohol could be a good shout for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigC Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Helps when your pumping them too. Indeed... you have far more "control". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gunn Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 up until a while back, i went for a drink every tuesday night and after every home game. but i have stopped drinking till after christmas,there are a number of reasons,binge drinking,making a tit of myself and feeling awkward the next day and money. its been nowhere near as bad as i thought it would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Stinkfinger Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I'm pretty positive I didnt have a drink one day back in 1983, I could be mistaken though but it wont be happening again as long as I'm in this life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester copperpot Posted October 17, 2009 Author Share Posted October 17, 2009 CC - Posting "I'm burst" on Facebook is not the actions of a man who is abstaining from alcohol. Good job. I had an evening on the herbal cigarette's Gavsy 5th weekend alcohol free. It's starting to get tough now, which is a bit of a worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic1874 Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 So what's the longest you've been without it? I sat down a few weeks ago, and looked at the unit's I was consuming per week against the recommended allowance, and actually got quite frightened at the amount I was having per week. So I have decided to stop to give my liver a bit of a break and see where it goes from there. I'm actually amazed at how much money I am saving per week by cutting out my wine on a Wednesday and Friday, coupled with my Saturday's down the pub, it's been about ?150 this week alone. Bought myself a nice pair of Retro Air Max trainers with the savings. So I'm looking for any tips you may have to fill the void in my alcohol free life now. Hi Chester Kinda sad guy like you just now Go to gym twice week with my mate in Glasgow thought time i travel etc - thats my workout time so built a gym indoors - bike and treadmill plus teles to watch footy whilst doing stuff still go with mate , but on nights not with him , i am ave weekly 124miles on treadmill and bike that = 4.561cal loss loss of cals = 22pints of lager at ?2.25p per pint = ?49.50p you beat me there mate - well done Aways abstain drink Lent [ every year ] but make up after with money saved Went 5 weeks not drinking - mates thought me dead - think you got health bug Chester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wibble Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I had an evening on the herbal cigarette's Gavsy 5th weekend alcohol free. It's starting to get tough now, which is a bit of a worry. I reckon if you make it past 8 weeks it becomes a dawdle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I reckon if you make it past 8 weeks it becomes a dawdle. Do you not find you get a little grumpy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Drink once a week - start on Friday, finish on Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Do you not find you get a little grumpy? He's always like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester copperpot Posted October 18, 2009 Author Share Posted October 18, 2009 He's always like that Giving up booze and fags is a pretty tough combination mate. I'm kinda on edge all the time the now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Jambo 60 Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Giving up booze and fags is a pretty tough combination mate. I'm kinda on edge all the time the now. I just go to tyne for 90 mins and im on edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Giving up booze and fags is a pretty tough combination mate. I'm kinda on edge all the time the now. This thread makes no sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wibble Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Do you not find you get a little grumpy? Stop stalking me. I already got an infraction after the last bit of trolling you did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bill Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 As a general rule, I tend not to drink Sun, Mon, Tues, Wed and Thurs. I've also stopped going to crap nightclubs at weekends. In fact, I'm rarely out up town at all these days and I don't miss it at all. If I'm staying in at the weekend, I enjoy a couple of glasses of wine. When I go to the home games, I love going for beers either side of it. That to me, is a real pleasure. Before I became a dad, I used to go out Fridays and Saturdays, often spending about ?150 at the weekend. Crazy days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambopompey Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 i have calmed down my drinking the past few months, more to do with early starts, as i have to drive i am very careful if i have any drink the night before, i have even seen myself having a bottle or 2 with my dinner and thats it. where in the past it would be a case of beer. weekends as i am mostly on call i can't touch a drop, what i have found is that i can go days without a drink, if i do have one i can have a few instead of tanking the whole case. i was at the doctors a year or so ago and the question of how much do you drink came up, i said 4 bottles of red wine, when the doctor said that was pushing it a bit for the week, i replied that was the previous night, liver test was then ordered, came back clean, but got me wondering how much i was drinking, i was amazed how many bottles of beer i was going through a week. I now find myself buying quality over quantity and feel better for it, plus started playing 5's on a friday night keeps me out the boozer after work on a friday, joined a gym and have the induction tomorrow so i have something to do rather than opening up a beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirlo Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I used to be a fairly average social drinker in my early twenties but now I frequently go 2or 3 weeks at a time without a drink. One of the problems with drinking very little is that it gets to the point where its almost more hassle than its worth. What I mean by that, is that if, for example, you go a month without a drink and then go for a night on the town, you feel the effects of the alcohol very quickly and have a hangover the next day, even if you've not actually drunk very much. I suppose the question of alcohol and how we deal with it, is a challenge that we all face throughout our lives. Some folk cope with that challenge a lot better than others. Some people are better off just avoiding the stuff whereas some people find it positively energising. Winston Churchill famously said "I've taken more out of drink than drink has taken out of me." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Stop stalking me. I already got an infraction after the last bit of trolling you did. Good. I might have a dram to celebrate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribble Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Generally have one or two pints on the way home from work most nights, stay for the pub quiz every other wednesday and out friday and saturday nights! However in the near future I may need to start taking 8 week breaks from the bevvy as I've just been put forward for a job in Saudi Arabia!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexton Hardcastle Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Off the sauce untill Xmas i think. 1 Week down. Only the derby and the Cis game to get by and it should be easy street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamboelite Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Have hardly touched a drop all year to be honest except for a week away for my mates wedding where i was best man in June. Have been on a health kick in the gym this year and lost 3+ stone and so deliberately stopped drinking as i wanted to get fit. Now that i am im not really fussy about having any which i never thought would happen. Only thing is when going out with the girlfriend and she wants a bottle of wine with dinner i prefer not to bother. Keep up the good work for those avoiding it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester copperpot Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 Have hardly touched a drop all year to be honest except for a week away for my mates wedding where i was best man in June. Have been on a health kick in the gym this year and lost 3+ stone and so deliberately stopped drinking as i wanted to get fit. Now that i am im not really fussy about having any which i never thought would happen. Only thing is when going out with the girlfriend and she wants a bottle of wine with dinner i prefer not to bother. Keep up the good work for those avoiding it Am setting myself small targets, and have been pummelling the gym the last 4weeks which has helped keep me focussed. I've set myself 12 months off the bevvy, and then will assess from there. I reckon it will start getting easier once I've been off the booze for 8 weeks or so. What makes it more difficult is that I'm an anti social smoker, so always had a fag when I was drinking. Although I dont crave fags, I reckon the lack of nicoteen is making me slightly edgy some days. I've became addicted to Pink Lady apples since stopping the bevvy, I cannot get enough of them. This must be my strongbow equivalent of methadone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munch Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 So what's the longest you've been without it? I sat down a few weeks ago, and looked at the unit's I was consuming per week against the recommended allowance, and actually got quite frightened at the amount I was having per week. So I have decided to stop to give my liver a bit of a break and see where it goes from there. I'm actually amazed at how much money I am saving per week by cutting out my wine on a Wednesday and Friday, coupled with my Saturday's down the pub, it's been about ?150 this week alone. Bought myself a nice pair of Retro Air Max trainers with the savings. So I'm looking for any tips you may have to fill the void in my alcohol free life now. After reading your post, i have taken stock off how much i was drinking which was on average 3 large bottles of lager every night and worked out that i was drinking at least around 1100 bottles of lager a year, with vodka on the top sometimes. Its only a start but after reading this thread i have stopped drinking not had a drop since Saturday night ( you got to start somewhere ) Ill let you know how i progress, it was only at nights i got the urge to drink ( strange ) Anyway I'm on the water, just had a shower and shave, about to watch a horror flick. Thank you for posting this thread, i have opened my eyes to a problem i did not realize i had, i kept saying whats a few beers huh well whats 1100 beers, my health, and my life. Thanks again, i feel really strong about this and i intend to do some fitness and loose a bit of wight as well. All the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munch Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I used to be a fairly average social drinker in my early twenties but now I frequently go 2or 3 weeks at a time without a drink. One of the problems with drinking very little is that it gets to the point where its almost more hassle than its worth. What I mean by that, is that if, for example, you go a month without a drink and then go for a night on the town, you feel the effects of the alcohol very quickly and have a hangover the next day, even if you've not actually drunk very much. I suppose the question of alcohol and how we deal with it, is a challenge that we all face throughout our lives. Some folk cope with that challenge a lot better than others. Some people are better off just avoiding the stuff whereas some people find it positively energising. Winston Churchill famously said "I've taken more out of drink than drink has taken out of me." Unfortunatly my body shape is starting to resemble Winston Churchill time to stop me thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester copperpot Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 After reading your post, i have taken stock off how much i was drinking which was on average 3 large bottles of lager every night and worked out that i was drinking at least around 1100 bottles of lager a year, with vodka on the top sometimes. Its only a start but after reading this thread i have stopped drinking not had a drop since Saturday night ( you got to start somewhere ) Ill let you know how i progress, it was only at nights i got the urge to drink ( strange ) Anyway I'm on the water, just had a shower and shave, about to watch a horror flick. Thank you for posting this thread, i have opened my eyes to a problem i did not realize i had, i kept saying whats a few beers huh well whats 1100 beers, my health, and my life. Thanks again, i feel really strong about this and i intend to do some fitness and loose a bit of wight as well. All the best. So are you still off the bevvy mate. Thought I'd give a progress update. Still not had a drink since September 14th, and feeling superb for not doing so. I have had to miss a lot of social gatherings in that time, and the xmas period is going to provide some difficult obstacles to overcome, however I'm confident that I can keep going over the festive period. Still hitting the gym, and at my last weigh in on Monday morning, I had lost 3stone 7lbs since stopping the bevvy in September. Long way to go, but to all that are struggling, it does get easier. Some people on here mentioned about the 8 week period, and it getting easier. Well you were certainly right. In my 7th week, I felt much much better and dont even think about it anymore. I have also kicked the cravings for the fags that went alongside the bevvying, so overall am feeling much much better for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgiegirl Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 So are you still off the bevvy mate. Thought I'd give a progress update. Still not had a drink since September 14th, and feeling superb for not doing so. I have had to miss a lot of social gatherings in that time, and the xmas period is going to provide some difficult obstacles to overcome, however I'm confident that I can keep going over the festive period. Still hitting the gym, and at my last weigh in on Monday morning, I had lost 3stone 7lbs since stopping the bevvy in September. Long way to go, but to all that are struggling, it does get easier. Some people on here mentioned about the 8 week period, and it getting easier. Well you were certainly right. In my 7th week, I felt much much better and dont even think about it anymore. I have also kicked the cravings for the fags that went alongside the bevvying, so overall am feeling much much better for it. Well done xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wibble Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 3st 7lbs!!! Legendary performance "not so" big man. Admirable effort. Right about now you'll start to find out who your real mates are. Some will get jealous of the fact that you are really making a difference to your life and try to get you back to your old ways. Make sure you have a really horrendous "before" pic handy so you can see what a difference you have made to yourself. Well done mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexton Hardcastle Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Off the sauce untill Xmas i think. 1 Week down. Only the derby and the Cis game to get by and it should be easy street. I held on until the past 2 weekends. Firstly getting roped into a shoddy night out and the past weekend a firday/sat double header with the derby and the boxing. Think i will try and sack it again until Dec xmas nights out. Well done on shedding those pounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester copperpot Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 3st 7lbs!!! Legendary performance "not so" big man. Admirable effort. Right about now you'll start to find out who your real mates are. Some will get jealous of the fact that you are really making a difference to your life and try to get you back to your old ways. Make sure you have a really horrendous "before" pic handy so you can see what a difference you have made to yourself. Well done mate. Thanks mate, appreciated. Still got another 3 stone to go before I'm back to my fighting weight, however am feeling much much better, and have lost 4 inches off my waist size, and now fit L/XL T shirts instead of XXL. All my mates have been pretty good TBH, none have been taking the pish really, which has helped a lot. Not seen much of them, but will start to go visit over the next month now I can go out and not have a bevvy. The amount of money I am saving per month is absolutely staggering BTW. It's payday next Friday and I still have over half my salary sitting in my bank account, and haven't touched my savings for the first time in about 18 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wibble Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Things that weigh 3st 7lb.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester copperpot Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 I held on until the past 2 weekends. Firstly getting roped into a shoddy night out and the past weekend a firday/sat double header with the derby and the boxing. Think i will try and sack it again until Dec xmas nights out. Well done on shedding those pounds. Mate, if you fall off the wagon, you just need to get back on it again. I've been lucky enough to get loads of support that I haven't fell off yet, but that's not to say that I wont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexton Hardcastle Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Hard period coming up. Are you looking to stay off it through xmas and new year? New Year is over rated so not missing much there but a cheeky tipple at xmas goes down well. I mainly did it as i was getting bored with the same shabby nights out and to save a few sobs. Seem to go 3/4 weeks then get the urge to go out. happy enough with that but might try and go longer after the new year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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