Anyone else struggle with booze?

89th

It's not as dire as it sounds. I can go for a while (days/weeks...) without a drink, but man... when I have that first sip, especially if I'm up at night watching a movie or something, it's very easy to have a 2nd serving, then a 3rd or a 4th. Last night for example, I was watching Interstellar (again), and had a few glasses of pinot grigio. Eventually it's almost midnight so I'll go to sleep... Yes I feel full in the morning, not really hungover but certainly not healthy (and it's a great way to NOT lose weight!).

I admire folks who can have one drink and stop, and I've found if I just don't keep anything cold, I'm not tempted to imbibe... and feel great in the morning, too.

blondie

Good for you @89th. You’re young. And smart. I recognized the binge thingie in myself around your age, and knew I had to do something about it. So I did.

Horace

yeah I have issues, but I don't drink anymore. An important thing to keep in mind is that you only have to wait for the next morning, to be greeted by either regret or satisfaction, depending on the choice you made the previous day. That's not too long to wait for gratification for a good decision.

89th

@blondie said in Anyone else struggle with booze?:

Good for you @89th. You’re young. And smart. I recognized the binge thingie in myself around your age, and knew I had to do something about it. So I did.

Ha I'm not THAT young anymore... was 23 when I first joined TNCR, I'm 43 now. Yes younger, but certainly at the point where my body is much "louder" about health decisions... if I'm working out, stretching, and eating right...it feels that much better than in my 20s when you're a bit more invincible and those decisions didn't matter as much.

@Horace true, the mornings where I feel great, I feel really great. It's a good reminder.

jon-nyc

“One’s too many and ten’s not enough”.

I’m kind of like that and handle it how you do. Mostly avoid the one.

Horace

"You choose to take the first drink, the first drink chooses the second."

blondie

Well, @89th, I was in a sh*t state of existence at 43, in the early days of tncr. Running (totally new to me) and weight training (also new), helped with clarity, planted better habits. I gotta thank @kluurs for his wisdom, help with this. Now, occasionally, I might feel obliged to order a beer at a pub, but honestly, it’s just to toast with others; it goes unfinished. There’s zippo at home except wine that gets gifted to us. I save, crack that open for visitors. Alcohol sparks zero joy. Wasted calories.

Doctor Phibes

I'm fine on workdays, as I don't drink during the week, but the weekend isn't the weekend for me without a couple of beers. And I have that problem where I end up having 3 or 4 instead of just the planned-for one. I know I should pack it in, but....

I do seem to have (mostly) got over the urge to get shit-faced, which was a well-documented aspect of my younger life.

Mik

I'm a picture of moderation. never more than 3 glasses of wine, usually 1 or 2.

blondie

Truthfully, I gotta get back to some cardio & weight training. Isolation during Covid, menopause, mourning my youth, turned me into a fat lazy hermit. I’m still in this funk.

LuFins Dad

I’m close to the @Doctor-Phibes mode, though my weekends aren’t weekends, working retail. My days off are normally in the middle of the week…

jon-nyc

@Mik said in Anyone else struggle with booze?:

I'm a picture of moderation. never more than 3 glasses of wine, usually 1 or 2.

Per hour?

89th

Haha some good insight here, and good quotes too. I've heard of a similar quote that was something like "One drink isn't enough, two is too many, and three is not enough."

Mik

@blondie said in Anyone else struggle with booze?:

Truthfully, I gotta get back to some cardio & weight training. Isolation during Covid, menopause, mourning my youth, turned me into a fat lazy hermit. I’m still in this funk.

I hd foot surgery and haven't been able to go the gym in almost three weeks. Driving me nuts.

jon-nyc

You can go and do upper body stuff?

When I had my nasty bike accident I would do some dumbbell stuff and this stationary hand pedal thing.

89th

@jon-nyc said in Anyone else struggle with booze?:

and this stationary hand pedal thing.

Is that what the kids are calling it?

Mik

@jon-nyc said in Anyone else struggle with booze?:

You can go and do upper body stuff?

When I had my nasty bike accident I would do some dumbbell stuff and this stationary hand pedal thing.

I do the hand pedaling every day, but a lot of the upper body machines still require your feet to brace.

Mik

I have a Magnetrainer. Great little piece of equipment. legs or arms.

blondie

I’m told a person needs to tackle first the thing causing the most anxiety. Ha, that’s what I preach to my boyz. So, in my case, perhaps strength training & cardio needs to start with housework!

LuFins Dad

@Mik said in Anyone else struggle with booze?:

I have a Magnetrainer. Great little piece of equipment. legs or arms.

Where do you put the wineglass?

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