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Why did I drink 2 bottles of wine!

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Isitchristmasyett · 27/07/2025 14:57

So, I was making a Sunday roast yesterday, opened a bottle of wine and before I knew it 2 had gone! This is not a regular occasion and don’t think I have ever done that before. It was over the course of about 6 hours but I am paying for it today.

can anybody else manage 2 bottles?

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Iloveeverycat · 27/07/2025 15:12

I would say over 6 hours is a long time.

Lovemycat2023 · 27/07/2025 15:12

Were you thirsty? I drink too quickly when either I’m thirty, or eating dry / salty food. Drinking when cooking tends to do that. But I never get beyond half a bottle. I think I would be horrified to realise I was a bottle down.

LuckyMoonstone · 27/07/2025 15:12

If I started drinking wine at lunch time/early afternoon on a Saturday/Sunday, I could absolutely do 2 bottles! I’d feel crap the next day though, so it’s not something I’d choose to do very often, but I’d enjoy myself at the time.

nzeire · 27/07/2025 15:09

Cos it was yummy?
did the roast survive!?

it’s a lot, it’s a one off, you’re paying for it today. I wouldn’t worry about it. Stick to one next time xxx

CharSiu · 27/07/2025 15:08

No because I would be drunk, you have an issue plus that much depending on white or red or type means you could have consumed up to 50 grams of sugar and 40 grams of carbs without even noticing.

Springadorable · 27/07/2025 15:08

It's the fact you didn't even notice how much you were drinking, sounds like you were mostly drinking alone, and it wasn't an event or an occasion - you were just drinking while doing household chores like cooking without giving it any thought.

Blottum · 27/07/2025 15:04

If it is not a regular occurrence, surely you’d have been pissed as a fart?

PoxyAndIKnowIt · 27/07/2025 15:04

It’s not just the amount, it’s drinking a huge amount alone that would be setting off alarm bells if it’s a more than very occasional occurrence.

ConcernedOfClapham · 27/07/2025 15:03

I hope it was nice wine, OP.

not my place to judge 🤷‍♂️

Eyesopenwideawake · 27/07/2025 15:03

Yeah, I can do 2 bottles when the stars align. Sadly less and less as I get older but it's always a memorable occasion when it happens. Don't beat yourself up @Isitchristmasyett

Growlybear83 · 27/07/2025 15:02

I could easily have drunk two bottles in my late teens and 20s, but I don’t drink at all now, so even one glass of wine would probably knock me out now 😆

W0tnow · 27/07/2025 15:02

2 bottles? No. I couldn’t. Maybe a little over a bottle, at a big social event, over many hours. 2 at home on a regular Sunday? Never.

JudgeBread · 27/07/2025 15:01

I mean as long as you're not doing it every Sunday why not? I could drink two bottles of wine over six hours, I'd be reminiscent of a cave troll the next day if I did, but that never stopped me in my twenties lmao.

Inb4 people come in and start accusing you of being a rampant alcoholic. Didn't you know on Mumsnet you're a raging alchie if you don't get horribly squiffy from a single teeny tiny glass of fizz?

Blottum · 27/07/2025 15:01

Isitchristmasyett · 27/07/2025 15:00

Really?

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i would say so yes

why don’t you ask someone close to you who was there yesterday what they think?

PoxyAndIKnowIt · 27/07/2025 15:01

No, I really couldn’t.
This is dangerous behaviour, OP; if it’s a one off, fair enough, but if it keeps happening you urgently need to address your drinking behaviour.

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Isitchristmasyett · 27/07/2025 15:00

Blottum · 27/07/2025 14:58

Why? Because you have a drink problem and hopefully this is the first step you take in admitting that and beginning to address it

Really?

OP posts:
holachicatita · 27/07/2025 14:59

Wait, isn't today Sunday? Anyway, no I could never but I'm sure it's not the end of the world!

Blottum · 27/07/2025 14:58

Why? Because you have a drink problem and hopefully this is the first step you take in admitting that and beginning to address it

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