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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The amount of teetotalers (or nearly teetotalers) is amazing to me.

Heck, every Sunday, someone in the family hosts and every adult probably has at least 3 glasses of wine that night.

And that's just on a Sunday. Including a night out on Fri or Sat, and then one rando day in the week, and its easy to get to 15 drinks for the week.

Why? Why is it amazing? Lot's of people don't drink.

I haven't had a drop since I was 21, never cared for it, it's poison to the body, I'm now 50.

It’s cultural. When you hang around heavy drinkers, you start to think that’s normal.

And vice versa I guess. I do find it interesting that so many on here don't drink or drink very little. I have a big social circle in DC and everyone drinks, some people more than others, but most social occasions are parties or big nights out at bars where everyone is drinking. Same with my coworkers. It's strange to me to think that everyone I know in DC is an outlier, but maybe we are. I'm a lawyer so maybe that's part of it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The amount of teetotalers (or nearly teetotalers) is amazing to me.

Heck, every Sunday, someone in the family hosts and every adult probably has at least 3 glasses of wine that night.

And that's just on a Sunday. Including a night out on Fri or Sat, and then one rando day in the week, and its easy to get to 15 drinks for the week.

Why? Why is it amazing? Lot's of people don't drink.

I haven't had a drop since I was 21, never cared for it, it's poison to the body, I'm now 50.

It’s cultural. When you hang around heavy drinkers, you start to think that’s normal.

I was working with my doc on fatigue related issues that we thought were related to my Hashimotos/thyroid and when I stopped drinking (2 glasses/3-4x week) I found myself... pretty much back to normal energy levels. Boy did I feel like an idiot. It was unmistakably due to the alcohol.

I started trying that because even if I had 1 drink I'd wake up at 2am with insomnia and often have a splitting headache the next day. From 1 drink! I used to be a big drinker/sorority type in college for reference. I was chasing which drinks didn't make me feel that way, then one day in Total Wine I was like OMG why? This is ridiculous.

Anonymous wrote:Alcohol and gun industries are very powerful. I think health insurance industry is the only giant who can eventually take them down and for first time, consumers will benefit from this kind of.

I don't want the health insurance industry to take down the alcohol industry. Of the two, I'd choose booze. Health insurers have commoditized health and exist mostly to keep your from actually accessing health care.

Anonymous wrote:8-12 drinks a week. Most on Thu - Sun.

I try to make sure I have at least 3-4 nights without any.

But its not unusual for a Saturday to have 4-6 drinks. Which, I guess sounds like a lot, but spread out over 5 hours isnt really that much

From what I've read it would be better to have 1 or 1.5 drinks each day rather than a day with 6 drinks.

Anonymous wrote:The amount of teetotalers (or nearly teetotalers) is amazing to me.

Heck, every Sunday, someone in the family hosts and every adult probably has at least 3 glasses of wine that night.

And that's just on a Sunday. Including a night out on Fri or Sat, and then one rando day in the week, and its easy to get to 15 drinks for the week.

Why? Why is it amazing? Lot's of people don't drink.

I haven't had a drop since I was 21, never cared for it, it's poison to the body, I'm now 50.

I guess hospital industry benefits, insurance industry pays.

Anonymous wrote:Alcohol and gun industries are very powerful. I think health insurance industry is the only giant who can eventually take them down and for first time, consumers will benefit from this kind of.

Though health insurance industry benefits from all the customers alcohol industry brings for them with alcohol driven medical cases, mental issues, accidents, abuse etc.

I did dry January successfully this year (half of that was due to covid) and it's made a difference in my consumption so far this month. I have a glass of wine maybe 4 nights a week, plus a cocktail 1 weekend night. I really didn't miss it in January, which hasn't been the case in the last couple of January's. Planning to keep up lower consumption going forward.

I’m a big social drinker. But I dramatically cut off my habit this new year. I have only had one wine last Sunday and a beer at dinner Saturday and that’s it for the new year. I don’t drink alone or during the week but I’m open to having light beer or low alcohol beer when I go out with friends for social parties. This is where I was getting bad. I have lots of fun girlfriends and couple friends so we usually go out to date night dinner or a concert or show at least once if not both weekend nights. I’d be drinking 2-5 drinks these nights and maybe only a glass of wine occasionally during the week. Weekends were fun but I’m trying to still go out to dinners, concerts, events with friends but not drink or maybe only have a low alcohol drink. I rely too much on the feeling of a buzz to get me happy and loose and enjoying socializing when truly I think I’m an introvert. Not drinking as much has made me calmer and enjoy my Saturday and Sunday mornings more.

On a normal evening, I enjoy one 16 oz craft beer. On the rare occasion (MIL in town from west coast to watch kids) we go out to dinner, I’ll splurge and have a cocktail and a glass of wine or a beer. In summertime, if we have a BBQ or gathering around the fire pit, I’ll have maybe 2 beers.

The amount of teetotalers (or nearly teetotalers) is amazing to me.

Heck, every Sunday, someone in the family hosts and every adult probably has at least 3 glasses of wine that night.

And that's just on a Sunday. Including a night out on Fri or Sat, and then one rando day in the week, and its easy to get to 15 drinks for the week.

8-12 drinks a week. Most on Thu - Sun.

I try to make sure I have at least 3-4 nights without any.

But its not unusual for a Saturday to have 4-6 drinks. Which, I guess sounds like a lot, but spread out over 5 hours isnt really that much

I used to drink a lot. Like 1-2 (usually 2) most nights and more on the weekend, like 2-5 on Fridays and Saturdays. I have had two drinks in the last two weeks and that is a lot for me these days. I easily go a month or two or three with nothing.

2 glasses of white wine in a year, I don't care for alcohol.