Off Topic Alcohol - Cutting down, moderation, how much is ok?

They fight that often that'd I'd be an alchy in that case.

 

I was in the black bull at Corbridge yesterday. Canny pint.

 

You dirty old man Albert.

 

Any holes a goal

 

Best give the Sunderland team a bucket and spade each, so they have a better chance of scoring.

 

Not so clever now are you tash

 

I'm 55 soon, carry too much weight and I know that cutting out alcohol would make a big difference but because of circumstances it is my one guilty pleasure, I have 4 cans of beer and 3 bottles of wine a week, I have 3 days where I don't drink each week to at least try, as a youngster I was a heavy drinker and working in hotels and pubs didn't help, this carried on probably until about 9 years ago when I started to ease back, what I buy each week at times wouldn't have lasted a night in the past. I very rarely though get drunk now as the hangovers are much harder to get over, usually a beer and couple glasses of wine with a meal at home now.

 

Unfortunately I've had a drink problem for many years, I've only got one mouth.

 

Stop drinking once you get past 12 months you don't want it it's like having your balls removed or in other words you have no interest

 

All this talk of stopping drinking has really made me think.
Should I go to the Cherry Tree or the Harboro for a few after work?

 

So in other words you haven't had a drink for 12 months and have had your balls removed.

A bit extreme.

 

I had my balls removed so I had room in my empty sack for another pint.

 

Scarily similar to me, I'm 37 and drink way too much, stop when I think I'm gonna throw up or whatever, but I can never just have one beer and leave it there - was out getting hammered last night, I think I had 4 pints and maybe the same number of double rum & cokes and that's probably about normal for when I'm out. Like to chill after work and have a beer on the train home and a few more when I get in most nights.

Apart from that my lifestyle is very healthy though, veggie and always at the gym. I love booze and I never go for weeks without drinking, I don't wanna totally cut it out, just try to get rid of the drinking in the week and only hit the booze at the weekend, shouldn't be too hard and I'll be in a much better place when I've done that.

 

Basically, become a binge drinker.

 

I think I'm that already, just become a less frequent binge drinker.

 

I've been told many times by doctors, I could quite happily have a couple of drinks a day.

By my reckoning, if I have four pints, I'd be twice as happy.
Six pints, and I'm three times happier.

Clever people, those doctors.

 

I think drinking at home is a bit like gambling, you know you shouldnt really do it but you can't help yourself. Fortunately for me, I do neither.

 

I bet you a pint that you do!!

 

I just don't have the gambling bug. I've never put a bet on in a bookies! I'm lucky, really.