How do you feel about drinking?

[RagingBITCH]

Like others have said, in moderation is the key. I drink beer the day/night before I have runs. Seems to help with the energy. (And no I'm not joking)

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

lately it's been once a week.

 

[conorvansmack]

I typically have 2 or 3 drinks/week and have been able to limit drunkeness to once or twice a year. I came to the conclusion that drinking too much is not worth throwing up or a hangover.

 

[bignateyk]

Originally posted by: conorvansmack
I typically have 2 or 3 drinks/week and have been able to limit drunkeness to once or twice a year. I came to the conclusion that drinking too much is not worth throwing up or a hangover.

It's a catch 22 though. The more you drink, the less likely you are to throw up, and the hangovers go away. At my peak drinking conditioning in college, I could drink a fifth of whiskey and barely feel it the next day.

 

[wheresmybacon]

Originally posted by: bignateyk

Originally posted by: conorvansmack
I typically have 2 or 3 drinks/week and have been able to limit drunkeness to once or twice a year. I came to the conclusion that drinking too much is not worth throwing up or a hangover.

It's a catch 22 though. The more you drink, the less likely you are to throw up, and the hangovers go away. At my peak drinking conditioning in college, I could drink a fifth of whiskey and barely feel it the next day.

I stopped getting hangovers when my amounts got up to about a fifth a day. Hangovers stopped, but a desire to drink because I needed it picked up. Sorta felt like needing a cigarette or a cup of coffee. Something to make me normal.

My only point here is just be careful with this line of behavior. The only people I know who don't get your garden-variety hangover are alcoholics like me.

 

[Deeko]

I never got hangovers, from when I first starting drinking through the peak of my college drinking.

 

[scootermaster]

Originally posted by: Deeko
I never got hangovers, from when I first starting drinking through the peak of my college drinking.

People who claim to never get hangovers or never get drunk just aren't doing it "right".

There's an easy way to get a hangover: Drink more.

If that doesn't work, try this one: Eat less.

It's not like you've got a magic liver.


At any rate, I may be in the minority here, but I see drinking like it's a drug. If I'm going to drink, there's going to be a purpose, and that purpose is to either get buzzed or get drunk. At 210 pounds, it's going to take more than a couple of drinks to do that. Going out for "just a beer or two" has no appeal to me whatsoever. Why go and rack up a $15 bar tab (since even cheep beer is like $4+ a bottle where I live), and waste 300+ calories and have no real effect? I mean, I like beer as much as the next guy, but it's not we're talking about Chocolate cake here. So if I'm going to waste the calories -- and the money -- I want something to show for it; some "value". And that value is in getting the feeling of a little buzz or the feeling of being wasted or whatever.

Otherwise there's just no point, in my opinion.

People wouldn't smoke weed if it didn't get them high, you know?

 

[Deeko]

hahah, let's be serious now. When I was in college, I drank A LOT. And due to the fact that this gave me a fairly ridiculous tolerance, I would often plan my meals around it (ie...eating dinner early or eating a very light dinner if I knew I was drinking that night). I can assure you I was "doing it right", in the sense that I was quite adept at getting hammered out of my mind.

I stand by my statement that beer *never* gives me hangovers, liquor very, very rarely.

 

[wheresmybacon]

Originally posted by: Deeko
hahah, let's be serious now. When I was in college, I drank A LOT. And due to the fact that this gave me a fairly ridiculous tolerance, I would often plan my meals around it (ie...eating dinner early or eating a very light dinner if I knew I was drinking that night). I can assure you I was "doing it right", in the sense that I was quite adept at getting hammered out of my mind.

I stand by my statement that beer *never* gives me hangovers, liquor very, very rarely.

You had the Holy Grail of livers. Wield it proudly sir.

 

[Mikey]

I drink about once every couple weeks on average. I get wasted about once ever 4 months maybe...sometimes just twice a year. I'm 22 now, but my partying and drinking years were in my late teens. I'm going to this pretty big party tomorrow night, but I think I'm just going to just go straight up vodka, because I'm on a mission to get a six-pack right now.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Deeko
hahah, let's be serious now. When I was in college, I drank A LOT. And due to the fact that this gave me a fairly ridiculous tolerance, I would often plan my meals around it (ie...eating dinner early or eating a very light dinner if I knew I was drinking that night). I can assure you I was "doing it right", in the sense that I was quite adept at getting hammered out of my mind.

I stand by my statement that beer *never* gives me hangovers, liquor very, very rarely.

When I was your age I could drink all day and night and not get a hangover. These days anything more than 3 doubles and I feel like shit the next day. Might not be hurting but I feel tired and drained at the very least.

 

[TallBill]

I'll have a 22oz bomber of a nice stout about once a week.

 

[PSU]

Alcohol is a fantastic source of fat producing excess calories:

"Carbohydrates, fats and proteins are the types of nutrients that contain calories and thus are the main energy sources for your body. The amount of energy in each varies: Proteins and carbohydrates have about 4 calories a gram, and fats have about 9 calories a gram. Alcohol also is a source of calories, providing about 7 calories a gram."
(http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/calories/WT00011)

When I diet, I ask myself if I prefer to have a small treat (e.g., a diet soda with a small amount of sugar cherry syrup) or a beer. The answer is usually a small treat.