Is it OK to drink moderately everyday and what does moderately mean? Some say I have a couple glasses of wine with dinner, well depending on wine glass that could be almost a full bottle.

 

But for this discussion let's limit the alcohol to beer. Personally I don't like to drink before bed because even a few beers makes me sluggish the next morning. So, early afternoon I enjoy 3-4 small beers pretty much every day. I stopped for like a week and was missing it so I started back up.

I never go beyond 4 beers all day except for during Songkran parties.

 

Now, except for the calories I don't think 3-4 beers a day is hurtful, what say the tee totalers and experienced drinkers.

 

bob is that you ? 

1 minute ago, stoner said:

bob is that you ? 

???? 

If you have to ask how much is too much chances are you are consuming too much?

according to chatgpt, 2 standard glasses of red wine per day would be considered moderate drinking for a male.

 

They also said it could have benefits.

 

It's within the safe range of alcohol consumption, apparently.

How much alcohol is too much?

 

The day you ask the question, "How much alcohol is too much?," any alcohol is too much.

Too much is when you do stupid things you would not do if not drinking alcohol.

2 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

Is it OK to drink moderately everyday and what does moderately mean? Some say I have a couple glasses of wine with dinner, well depending on wine glass that could be almost a full bottle.

 

But for this discussion let's limit the alcohol to beer. Personally I don't like to drink before bed because even a few beers makes me sluggish the next morning. So, early afternoon I enjoy 3-4 small beers pretty much every day. I stopped for like a week and was missing it so I started back up.

I never go beyond 4 beers all day except for during Songkran parties.

 

Now, except for the calories I don't think 3-4 beers a day is hurtful, what say the tee totalers and experienced drinkers.

 

I'm not an addictive person, but drinking multiple times or days every week, I feel interrupt with my training, and I do not perform especially good.

 

A few bottles of wine a month is okay for me, and if going travelling for a holiday, a few beers every night or wine. Occasionally Gin tonic or a cognac. 

I never drink more than one big bottle of beer. Anything more than that is too much. Absolutely not more than two beer bottles.

When you can no longer hang onto the floor with one hand.

24 minutes ago, RamenRaven said:

I never drink more than one big bottle of beer. Anything more than that is too much. Absolutely not more than two beer bottles.

 

Your 'never' & 'absolutely' don't stand up to your own scrutiny, so I'm saying; "Except when you have three...... or four or ten.

3 hours ago, bob smith said:

according to chatgpt, 2 standard glasses of red wine per day would be considered moderate drinking for a male.

 

They also said it could have benefits.

 

It's within the safe range of alcohol consumption, apparently.

What's a standard glass. How many per regular bottle

23 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

What's a standard glass. How many per regular bottle

100ml 

I used to attribute all my aches and pains etc to drinking alcohol.

 

So last year I went T total for 5 weeks. Back in the UK on holiday right now and not had a drink for 6 weeks.

 

Results ? Very disappointing. 

Still feel exactly the same as before. So I have concluded I don't have a drinking problem. Instead something much worse. Apparently  it is called old age and there is no cure.

 

Since the weather is cooler here I have done a lot of walking. Up to 11 miles a day.

Leg muscles are now rock hard and maybe my BP has gone down ( will check when return to Thailand ) but still feel like crap when I get out of bed in the morning. 

 

Conclusion. I will return to the bottle when I get home.

Just 1 a day for me.

6 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

Is it OK to drink moderately everyday 

 

No, it s not ok to drink every day.

48 minutes ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

 

 

i was reading about the evils of drinking decided it was time to consider giving up reading....   ????

 

 

Who was it who said that ?

Was it Oscar Wilde in 1935 ?

I've seen a plaque with that quote on it in so many bars 

are you fat?

do you have a beer belly?

how many calories in one beer?

 

 

2 light beers a day is ok or 1 heavy. Anymore ia too much. You shouldnt drink more than 3 days a week.

9 hours ago, Thailand said:

If you have to ask how much is too much chances are you are consuming too much?

Actually, any is too much.   That wee bit every day isn't harmful or told even good for you, has been debunked more than a few times.

 

I do enjoy a good beer or a Mojito once in a while, and that's a great while.  Maybe once a month, or 3 in 2 month period.

2 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

i was reading about the evils of drinking decided it was time to consider giving up reading...

Henny Youngman says Google. No I've never heard of him either.

Alfred Hitchcock is quoted as saying:  "The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder."

 

I'm going to paraphrase that with: 'The length (and quality) of my sleep is directly related to the endurance of my bladder'. 

 

Too much alcohol means too many trips to the bathroom at night and as I value my sleep, the booze has to be strictly limited. One large beer or one double whisky is all that I will allow myself nowadays and that must be imbibed by 6pm at the latest.

 

I'm sure that my health is benefiting from both the restricted alcohol intake and the improved sleep that I'm enjoying as a result.

25 minutes ago, nglodnig said:

Henny Youngman says Google. No I've never heard of him either.

Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays.

Henny Youngman

10 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

Now, except for the calories I don't think 3-4 beers a day is hurtful, what say the tee totalers and experienced drinkers.

Why do you ask?

Do you want to live as long as possible as healthy as possible?

Or do you want to enjoy life and drinks and just don't want to die too early because of an alcohol related disease?

Can you afford to drink?

Are you still in control after a couple of drinks?

Did anybody complain about your behavior when drunk or when you want a drink and can't have one?

 

Personally, I used to drink a lot when I visited the bars. Now I don't go so often anymore, and I drink less.

And when my friends and me were younger we were drinking more and longer (maybe until 2am or later). Now, getting older, that happens very seldom.

I basically never drink alone at home. Maybe one beer with a meal, that's about it.

But if I would like to drink, I would drink. Why not? We all die.

Personally, I prefer to die happily drinking and eating what I want instead of "healthy" maybe a few years later. What would be the point?

If alcohol is causing problems in your life, you have an alcohol problem.  If it's not, enjoy.

 

You're the only one who can answer whether it's causing problems.

 

Coming from one who took the oath in 1988 and haven't missed it at all.  (Except when I go dancing...  So I don't go dancing.  Life is so simple)

 

 

Don’t worry about it ! As long as your liver function test come back 

normal ! Don’t sweat it!

imop imop imop.

2 hours ago, Moonlover said:

Alfred Hitchcock is quoted as saying:  "The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder."

 

I'm going to paraphrase that with: 'The length (and quality) of my sleep is directly related to the endurance of my bladder'. 

 

Too much alcohol means too many trips to the bathroom at night and as I value my sleep, the booze has to be strictly limited. One large beer or one double whisky is all that I will allow myself nowadays and that must be imbibed by 6pm at the latest.

 

I'm sure that my health is benefiting from both the restricted alcohol intake and the improved sleep that I'm enjoying as a result.

Wish I could do that with water, restrict drinking after 6pm.  Though I do manage 6 hrs sleep, and is about all I need.

 

When sipping, way back when, it seemed after a couple, it was then one in, one out, the rest of the night.   Hmm... something wrong with that.

 

Don't restrict drinking alcohol, as I just don't seem to want to any more.  Flip side, last week or so, I had a burger & beer for an early brekkie, and damn they both tasted good.

 

Out of beer now at the house, and TBH, can't see myself buying any more.    Took over six months to drink that last slab, and most of that got drank when nephew was at the house for a couple weeks.

 

Don't think I'll miss it.

1 hour ago, riclag said:

Don’t worry about it ! As long as your liver function test come back 

normal ! Don’t sweat it!

imop imop imop.

Can a mod remove the laughing emoji! My comment wasn’t a laughing matter !

 

Regarding your health, new research says that any amount of alcohol is bad for your health.

 

 

"No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health"

 

https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/04-01-2023-no-level-of-alcohol-consumption-is-safe-for-our-health#:~:text=The risks and harms associated,that does not affect health.

 

 

Depends on your weight and how much you consume. Everyone is different. Genetics plays into it too. Irish are well known for being able to handle a lot of booze. Native Americans have a very hard time with alcohol tho. No need to worry about things if you aren't having health issues. I've seen a few interviews with people on their 100th birthday and they are always asked what the secret to their longevity is. One said smoking 3 cigarettes every day and two others said a couple of beers every day.