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What do you think of this amount of alcohol?

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OoohISay123 · 08/02/2023 19:55

Two bottles of 11% wine every Sunday night. Starting at around 5pm, finishing around midnight. Total of 16 units. No alcohol consumed throughout the rest of the week.

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GlamGiraffe · 09/02/2023 00:25

Why not make your wine into spritzer
then it would last twice as long hence you'd only go through one bottle, or interspoerse with a soft drink every other drink. Simply by only ever having one bottle in and not buying more you're not enabling yourself to do it. I can't imagine suddenly delugng your liver with such a large amount of alcohol in one go is great for you,. I understand having a few drinks but you can relax and enjoy your own company etc without a couple of bottles of wine. That suggests you aren't as happy with your own company as you say you are and are dr3inding for some reason. It's not even like you're on a big night out with a group celebrating. What happens if you change your drinking habits! Have you tried? Do you need the wine on that night?

GlamGiraffe · 09/02/2023 00:46

Even if you consider the number of units over a week, you are still exceeding the recommended weekly number, every week by the sounds of it, too. Coupled with that it's nine style. I get you pegboard drank more for trains ams have cut down but i believe you probably ate still overdoing it and need to investigate the real reason why. I'm happy to have an occasional g and t in the evening when I'm alone listening to music but that would be it I think once I've had two. I have no need to drink huge amounts. I live g&t but don't down points of the stuff. My friend who I believe gets lonely has developed a bit of an alcohol issues and does drink to keep himself company on a night off. He always says how happy ĥ is on his own, I know him and see its not truly the case. He has a great life, house, friends, money, lifestyle but is single, he drinks while chilling to keep himself company. I believe one bingeng as đescribed probably has other issues at play. See if you can get through a month with needing wine, drink just your soft drink of choice as a test, see how much you want it and if you can do it do you look out feel brocket. It would be interesting for you to know if nothing else. You never know you may or may not learn something too. Can't hurt trying.
BTW. Apologies for typos nonsense, had my meds, brain melted and vision corrupted. Not sozzled, so can't see what I'm worrying as most others can, even when i try to check it. (Oh for edit!!). don't be mean if you can't understand, pleases allsk and I'll translate when the drugs have worn off a bit. I haves no control. I like to try to join in but do get flack about the 'code'. Thank you for understanding. I do try. Xx

Remaker · 09/02/2023 01:42

For me 2 bottles would be impossible. I would be asleep before I got halfway through the second one. But everyone has different limits.

Recently I’ve significantly reduced the amount and frequency of alcohol I drink. I’ve gone from 16 units a week to 12 units a month. I prioritised what I enjoyed most which is going out once a month and sharing a couple of bottles with a friend. I cut out the ‘I’ve had a bad day’ mid-week glasses. I found it reassuring that I haven’t struggled with the change so I feel comfortable that I don’t need to give up altogether. I do enjoy a glass of wine!

What about trying to gradually cut back? Invite a friend over to share but still stick to the 2 bottles. Alternate glasses with sparkling water. Aim for an earlier bed time. Just to see how you feel. If you’re struggling to cut back then you might need some support with it.

Back21970 · 09/02/2023 02:10

I do this most Friday nights, have tried to cut it down to a bottle but my ideal amount is probably a bottle and a half and once the second one is opened it generally gets finished.

I feel a bit rough the next day but usually don’t do much on a Saturday, except laze around the house, so it’s not a problem.

If I had something on the next day I would stick to one bottle. I don’t need to open a second bottle but If I want to I do.

I do agree it’s quite a lot in one sitting, but I enjoy it and as I don’t generally drink the rest of the week and am reasonably health conscious overall, I don’t feel it’s worth worrying about.

Hollyhobbi · 09/02/2023 02:15

I'd be puking my guts up if I actually managed to drink 2 bottles of wine in one sitting!

LoveMAFS · 09/02/2023 02:46

Orland0 · 08/02/2023 19:57

Binge drinking.

this

cantley · 09/02/2023 02:57

mathanxiety · 08/02/2023 22:31

It's binge drinking and the drinker has a problem.

Spread your 2 bottles over a week and that wouldn't be so concerning.
2 bottles in a night is a binge.

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OoohISay123 · 09/02/2023 06:56

Justleaveitblankthen · 08/02/2023 22:04

I would be horrendously because the room would be spinning when I go to bed.
How do you feel? Just abit drunk only?
Can I ask if you feel it has altered your appearance at all? Puffy face? Weight gain etc?
I can't remember if you mentioned your age 🤔

Not absolutely hammered, probably a 6/10. If it was two bottles of red wine, which is stronger and heavier, I'd be off my head and hanging all day. When I was drinking very heavily my skin looked bad, spots wise. But no longer and it doesn't affect my weight. I'm very active and do a lot of exercise so that probably outweighs it calorie wise. I spend plenty of other times alone and I also holiday alone so I absolutely do enjoy my own company.

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Stellaris22 · 09/02/2023 07:04

11% wine wouldn't bother me. It's once a week and I don't see the problem, or drinking alone.

It's spread out over a long time, even if it is just one day.

Believeitornot · 09/02/2023 07:09

Sounds like an awful lot to me.

The fact you’re asking tells me a tiny part of you knows it’s not quite right. I get the impression you’re underplaying how you feel the next day.

At the end of the day, alcohol, like it or not, is a poison, a depressant and causes cancer. Even small amounts are bad for you.

It is hard to trade that off against the nice warm feeling it gives you, but we do because it’s addictive. And we want more because we need more to get that hit. (Eg when you give it up for a long time, you only need one glass to get the same effect then gradually sit creeps up!).

No one likes being reminded of these things. OP, it’s your choice to drink that much but it’s an eye brow raising amount in one sitting.

Teeshirt · 09/02/2023 07:15

I’m really shocked that people are normalising this or think it’s fine. It really, really isn’t. It’s not the drinking by yourself-that’s OK -it’s the sheer amount of alcohol in one sitting. It’s over the limit for a week, never mind in one go. It’s nothing like eating a bar of chocolate in one go as opposed to over a week, as someone said.

iloveeverykindofcat · 09/02/2023 07:22

When those twin doctors did the experiment where one drank all his weekly units in a single night, his blood alcohol reached a level where he was in danger of death whilst asleep. It's your life, and plenty of people do it, but be realistic about the risk.

icycar · 09/02/2023 07:39

I have a Friday/weekend 'wind down' too and would typically have 1.5 bottles of wine. Sometimes it's with others, sometimes it's just at home while reading or watching something mindless on TV. I don't think it's a problem but I have recently been slowly trimming it back to try and get it to 1 bottle.

jacult · 09/02/2023 10:26

Minteraye · 08/02/2023 22:59

I’m just trying to find a logic behind it… like I say, I used to drink a lot (more than most people I knew at the time, plenty of whom were big drinkers) and had a high tolerance, but this would have been a lot to drink alone in an evening.

I assume most of the difference is down to having built tolerance as your body starts to counterbalance the effects.

But once a week seems infrequent enough that you’d properly feel the effects. I don’t know. Either way I think it’s really bad for you and way too much for one person in one sitting on a regular basis. 🤷🏻 IMO

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Not sure really, maybe it’s genetic or some bodies are better at metabolising. I can go for months/years without drink and then go to a event like a wedding and if I decide to drink I can get through a lot without it having too much of an effect or hangover.

Rebel2023 · 09/02/2023 10:39

@jacult same. Even when I first started drinking I had a high tolerance but I'm the same with medication etc, always need extra local anaesthetic and diazepam does nothing

AlwaysLatte · 09/02/2023 11:04

Total units are ok but it's binge drinking so I'd spread it out over the week or reduce amount.

AlwaysLatte · 09/02/2023 11:05

Try spending the amount of two
Bottles on one that's twice as good, then savour it.

gogohmm · 09/02/2023 14:48

I can't drink this much ever, but I don't judge you. I routinely have half a bottle of wine, a beer or two then a g&t which I quickly regret !

Sunsetintheeast · 09/02/2023 15:08

I’m surprised at how many people drink a whole bottle to be honest! Yes on a big night out it is more likely, but every Friday. Wow

I always think of a bottle as a shared portion, not individual.

FellPuck · 09/02/2023 15:18

Honestly, to me that sounds like a horrendous amount of alcohol to be drinking on a regular basis. I would feel like crap constantly on that.

If this is something you feel you need to do to unwind that sounds like an unhealthy dependency.

isthismylifenow · 09/02/2023 15:19

I think it's a lot, but then I am a total lightweight and 2 glasses would knock me.

It seems it's more a routine now, specifically on a Sunday during certain hours and none outside of that.

What is the reason you asked OP?

Hollyhobbi · 09/02/2023 23:13

OP you are still a heavy drinker.

mackthepony · 10/02/2023 02:39

Yeah, it's too much. I'd be in hospital after drinking that.

Two bottles over the course of a week isn't as bad.. But still not ideal

Forgottenmypasswordagain · 10/02/2023 03:44

I think it is an unhealthy amount and you should stop it.

bussteward · 10/02/2023 03:57

I would think “yikes”. One bottle at once is a lot and enough to fell me; two is insane. The fact you have no bad effects the next day is worrying: your body is used to drinking that quantity. And I imagine you’re still a little bit drunk in the morning so you don’t feel hungover yet, then you have your bacon sandwich and walk while it all wears off so you skip the worst after-effects – at least the ones you can see. Long-term it can’t be good for you.