I'm so tempted to crack open a beer right now...

[bob smith]

2 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

I suggest trying kratom instead. AFAIK legal in Thailand.

 

If the OP is trying to lose weight, spirits are the way to go, as another poster has said. Beer simply has too many carbs for weight loss to be effectual.

 

I drink Sangsom and diet Coke.

but isnt whiskey/rum full of calories too? seems every time i have a night out on the whiskey i put on weight the morning after. unless i get paraletic on it, then i loose weight but that is a rarity these days! honest! ????

[steven100]

Your not a real boozer .. your a girl  ..  3 coldies in the pen and your playing miss cupcake ...

go on,  be a man ... hit that ice box as fast as you can and show those suckers who's boss   !!

I've almost polished 4 off already .....    soon I'll have that 5th little rascal in my claws.

 

 

[Sparktrader]

2 minutes ago, bob smith said:

but isnt whiskey/rum full of calories too? seems every time i have a night out on the whiskey i put on weight the morning after. unless i get paraletic on it, then i loose weight but that is a rarity these days! honest! ????

No its the coke or junk you eat with it. 10 rum n cokes plus pizza equals high carbs.

[ezzra]

Take comfort that you're not the only one in this situation, many million others having the same thoughts everyday, its called addiction, but i'm sure i'm not telling you something you didn't already knew...

[Lacessit]

5 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

No carbs in whisky, is rum the same? Whisky and soda.

Anything that's been distilled, sugar is not distillable.

[Sparktrader]

There are zero carbs in a single serving of rum and no fiber. This beverage is distilled, so there is no longer any naturally-occurring sugar and usually, there are no added sugars. However, some flavored rums may include additional ingredients that can change the nutrition facts.13 Aug 2021

 

https://www.verywellfit.com/rum-nutrition-facts-and-health-tips-4843101

[bob smith]

2 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Take comfort that you're not the only one in this situation, many million others having the same thoughts everyday, its called addiction, but i'm sure i'm not telling you something you didn't already knew...

i'm still not sure that i am an alcoholic tbh. i just did 3 days without a drop, no shakes, no withdrawl, no depression. i just enjoy the taste of beer and it relaxes me. if there is one thing i hate its getting drunk/hungover the next day. i'm a daily, slow drinker. if you know what i mean. doesnt mean im not an addict but i dont reqally feel like one.

[Lacessit]

4 minutes ago, bob smith said:

but isnt whiskey/rum full of calories too? seems every time i have a night out on the whiskey i put on weight the morning after. unless i get paraletic on it, then i loose weight but that is a rarity these days! honest! ????

It's what one has with the whisky - peanuts, pizza, potato chips.

Have it with non-diet Coke, the Coke is packed with sugar. Pepsi is even worse.

[Denim]

36 minutes ago, patman30 said:

it is the sugar not the alcohol
ditch the beers and switch to whatever spirit and soda/water/ice/straight

Four small bottles of Lao Khao a week mixed with water and fresh squeezed lime juice does me.

Avoid ring top brand ....smells like turps. Screw top is fine ....odourless.  For variety sometime mix with blue boy grape juice concentrate ..... nicccce. Also comes as 35 degree or 30 degree.

 

[Sparktrader]

Bob, what is your fav beer?

 

 

[EVENKEEL]

1 minute ago, bob smith said:

i'm still not sure that i am an alcoholic tbh. i just did 3 days without a drop, no shakes, no withdrawl, no depression. i just enjoy the taste of beer and it relaxes me. if there is one thing i hate its getting drunk/hungover the next day. i'm a daily, slow drinker. if you know what i mean. doesnt mean im not an addict but i dont reqally feel like one.

I do 4 small beers early afternoon, sometimes at the beach, sometimes at home while I play pool. It becomes a daily routine I enjoy. Early to bed, early to rise. No hangover 

[Kwasaki]

5 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Anything that's been distilled, sugar is not distillable.

Anyone here thought of that thing called exercise.

[Bert got kinky]

5 minutes ago, steven100 said:

Your not a real boozer .. your a girl  ..  3 coldies in the pen and your playing miss cupcake ...

go on,  be a man ... hit that ice box as fast as you can and show those suckers who's boss   !!

I've almost polished 4 off already .....    soon I'll have that 5th little rascal in my claws.

 

 

Exactly Steven, he posted after 2pm and was sober.

That kind of slack-handed behaviour would not have been allowed during my drinking days.

 

[Bert got kinky]

5 minutes ago, bob smith said:

i'm still not sure that i am an alcoholic tbh. i just did 3 days without a drop, no shakes, no withdrawl, no depression. i just enjoy the taste of beer and it relaxes me. if there is one thing i hate its getting drunk/hungover the next day. i'm a daily, slow drinker. if you know what i mean. doesnt mean im not an addict but i dont reqally feel like one.

 

Agreed, there is a world of difference between a alcoholic and a pish-head.

I was a pish-head for years and apparently quite a legend for my sessions, then 3 years ago I stopped drinking, without so much of a craving or a shake.

 

 

[Sparktrader]

6 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

Anyone here thought of that thing called exercise.

Less junk you eat the less exercise you need.

[JimmyJ]

1 hour ago, worgeordie said:

Seriously ......you need help .

regards worgeordie

His post is asking for help.

[bob smith]

3 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

Less junk you eat the less exercise you need.

true true

[Bert got kinky]

Just now, Sparktrader said:

Less junk you eat the less exercise you need.

 

I have tried alcohol, beer and chocolate so far.

I'm working my way through the alphabet and I haven't gotten to 'E' for exercise yet.

Anyone for doughnuts?

 

[worgeordie]

1 minute ago, JimmyJ said:

His post is asking for help.

I cannot help him , but I am telling him he needs help,

regards worgeordie

[Bert got kinky]

2 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

I cannot help him , but I am telling him he needs help,

regards worgeordie

 

[OneMoreFarang]

1 hour ago, bob smith said:

any advice on what to do?

Looking at your previous posts it's unlikely that you will improve your life a lot by not drinking beer for a few days. And I am sure your life will also not get a lot worse if you drink it. So just drink it! 

It seems you make life a lot more complicated than it should be. 

[Sparktrader]

1 how old are you?

2 can you walk 5km without being too tired?

[EVENKEEL]

I've been at the think I'll stop the beers for awhile phase as well. Then I realized the few beers I have gives me more joy than not having them. And I'm not a quitter.

[JimmyJ]

The man is looking for encouragement to avoid alcohol, and sadly instead most are urging him to continue.

 

 

[bob smith]

2 minutes ago, JimmyJ said:

The man is looking for encouragement to avoid alcohol, and sadly instead most are urging him to continue.

 

 

its ok m8. im on it now so may as well open the floodgates! ???? 

[JimmyJ]

Many state they are helped by Alcoholics Anonymous and other Step programs.

 

They have meetings all over the world.

 

OP - You should be able to find meetings in Thailand.

Edited November 2, 2022 by JimmyJ

[KannikaP]

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

Anything that's been distilled, sugar is not distillable.

correct, and whatever the spirit is distilled from should be pretty sugar free as the yeast converts it to alcohol and CO2 during the fermentation process.

Edited November 2, 2022 by KannikaP

[DrJack54]

1 hour ago, bob smith said:

if you dont mind me asking, how much was he drinking a day? i average around 4/5 small bottles of light beer daily.

You post this then state this ...

 

"its ok m8. im on it now so may as well open the floodgates!"

 

Floodgates??

4/5 light beers per day is not remotely a heavy drinker. 

Double that amount and perhaps some would classify you as heavy drinker.

 

I own up to bring heavy drinker however every one is different.

 

Some (including myself) stopped with flick of switch.

Went heavy to zero.

 

For the habit side of booze I started drinking Heineken Zero.

Still knocked off 6 a night watching bit of sport/movie etc..

Mind you that has calories so not so flash for weight loss.

 

 

 

[DrJack54]

23 minutes ago, JimmyJ said:

OP - You should be able to find meetings in Thailand

There is a forum on AseanNow "Health and Medicine"

Sub forum "I drink too much" .

That has mod @Sheryl who can point OP in right direction 

[BritManToo]

1 hour ago, bob smith said:

could you elaborate? what is the difference?

The guy I knew who did before age 40 would drink Lao Kao at breakfast, Then when drinking in a bar of an evening nip out for more shots of Lao Kao. Don't think it's possible to kill yourself with beer, not strong enough.