How much do you drink - be honest

[Anonymous]

At one point I was having one glass per night. Then it was 1.5 per night so now it’s only thurs - sat ( and 2 glasses.)

Here’s the thing I struggle with. I actually like wine. The 1-1.5 doesn’t change me, and often I am at home cooking dinner or reading on the deck. My only concern is when I drink 2-3 (like at a social thing) then I am tipsy so I have learned not to go to a 3 rd glass.

So I read threads like this and feel guilty! I exercise daily, eat mostly plants, watch my sugar, never smoked,

[Anonymous]

…. Drink 8-10 glasses of water a day. I feel like a glass of wine should be okay, but now we know not even that. Some days I feel like everything we do as humans is wrong!

[Anonymous]

I think this is a self-selecting sample size of health-conscious people who might come to this board due to having pre-existing conditions that make drinking more risky or who might have certain prior experiences or outlooks that make them eschew drinking. I'm not saying that attitude is bad, just that this board may skew sober.

If you posted in Travel, or Food, it may be very different!

As for me: Just back from a ski week with friends. I probably had 2-2.5 drinks over the course of four hours -- a cocktail while helping to prepare food, maybe another while playing a game in front of the fire.

During normal life, I don't drink much during the week. I sometimes don't drink on a weekend, either; other times, if at a friend's house where we're catching up, we'll easily go through a few bottles of wine among us, or 3-4 drinks.

[Anonymous]

That’s a lot, OP. I don’t drink at all anymore. I don’t miss it, honestly, now that not drinking is a habit. (I wasn’t an alcoholic. I obviously realize that it wouldn’t be this easy if I were.)

[Anonymous]

I think it’s a self selecting group that is posting. I hardly drink and whenever I go out in the evenings, I’m the only one not drinking 2+ drinks. Nearly all of my “mom” friends drink daily, many have 2-3 glasses of wine each night. Almost no one in my friend group doesn’t drink a glass of wine or a beer daily, and of those that don’t, all drink on weekend nights.

DH drinks a beer or glass of whine every day. He would probably cry (not really but he would not be happy at all) if he didn’t get his drink. Most of his family members are the same. DH doesn’t drink more because he likes it too much and alcoholism runs on his family (both sides).

[Anonymous]

No drinks. Quit 2.5 yrs ago. Similar to a previous poster- I wasn’t drinking that much but was more of a habit when going out with friends, dinner out etc. It took a little work for the mental part of it- I realize taking the decision out- no longer asking myself “do I have a glass of wine/a drink” was actually more effort than needed.

It is addictive. You don’t have to be an alcoholic to be addicted. By simply not having it, no decision to be made anymore. And end of the day is when decision making is so worn out and harder to change habits.

I’ve told myself the same thing- it was only a few, doesn’t impact me in anyway. But after quitting I am sleeping better, I’m a little less edgy, I’ve lost a little weight, my skin seems like it looks better but who knows.

There are more and more people out there who don’t drink alcohol. The more “normal” we can make it, the better.

It’s sad how many men I’ve heard say they’d like to stop but it is hard with work functions.

[Anonymous]

As much as I want.

Typically through Covid and beyond? It is most often one mixed drink a day after I log off from work.