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To drink two bottles of red wine on my own at the weekend?

91 replies

Rocktheboat73 · 30/07/2014 00:06

I drink three large glasses on a Friday, from 6pm - 11pm. Then another three on a Saturday again between 6-11pm. Then the remainder - around 2 glasses on a Sunday night. I don't drink alcohol Monday - Thursday and I class myself as a pretty healthy fit person. Am I unreasonable to drink this amount by myself?

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fawltydoge · 30/07/2014 00:07

I wouldn't have said so but medically you probably are BU. But I could drink a lot more than 2 bottles of wine over 3 days

fanjobiscuits · 30/07/2014 00:07

I think this is a bad idea but have gone through phases of doing similar myself.

What makes you ask the question?

frazzled74 · 30/07/2014 00:09

No, I think that's fine. Enjoy!

Feminine · 30/07/2014 00:14

I think that is too much.

MomOfTwoGirls2 · 30/07/2014 00:15

Well that is 15 units. Recommended is 11 units per week for women, with at least 2 days without alcohol. If that is all you drink all week, you are probably ok. I drink similar amount but over 4 days. I am planning to reduce my consumption to get closer to 10 units.

Capitola · 30/07/2014 00:21

I think that's entirely reasonable.

FloozeyLoozey · 30/07/2014 00:24

Two bottles is more than 7 units surely? I thought there were 10 units for a bottle of wine? That's 20 units ever three days, which would class as binge drinking.

Happydaysatlastforthebody · 30/07/2014 00:24

Sounds fine to me.

MysteriousCircusZebra · 30/07/2014 00:26

YABU for drinking red wine. Red wine is yuk. That is all.

MaidOfStars · 30/07/2014 00:26

The overall weekly consumption might not work out horrifically, but pretty sure that drinking in concerted efforts - binge drinking - isn't ideal.

Softlysoftlycatchymonkey · 30/07/2014 00:27

Oh god if I hVe a bottle of wine I will finish it off !

I normally have a bottle in Tuesday (I've not tonight - work wasn't that stressful) and a bottle Saturday Grin Wine wahey!

Salmotrutta · 30/07/2014 00:29

Surely the units in a bottle must be related to the alcohol strength of the wine?

MaidOfStars · 30/07/2014 00:35

Also, this is clearly a invented response to the 'fat' threads, yeah?

Softlysoftlycatchymonkey · 30/07/2014 00:36

What fat threads?

Frontier · 30/07/2014 00:37

I don't think drinking on your own is ever a good idea tbh and yes it is over the guidelines.

SolidGoldBrass · 30/07/2014 00:38

Is it costing money you can't really afford to spend? Is it making you too pissed/hungover to do things that need to be done - or is it making you aggressive to your family/friends?

If it's 'no' all the way round, then it's not too much.

VerityWaves · 30/07/2014 00:40

I think it sounds fine to me...

ChoccaDoobie · 30/07/2014 00:45

That sounds like alot to me but then I drink very little. I have several friends for whom this would not be remarkable at all. Have a look at the units and see how it adds up, how do you feel physically in general?

jacks365 · 30/07/2014 00:48

2 bottles is roughly 20 units but it would be at least 7 on both Friday and Saturday night which does count as binge drinking. It won't do your long term health much good.

MomOfTwoGirls2 · 30/07/2014 00:50

A 75cl bottle of wine is 7.5 units. I actually looked this up earlier today...

ObfusKate · 30/07/2014 00:56

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jacks365 · 30/07/2014 00:58

Most red wines are between 13-15% white tends to be slightly lower, 15% for a 750ml standard bottle is just over 11 units.

ObfusKate · 30/07/2014 01:05

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jacks365 · 30/07/2014 01:14

ObfusKate

The abv is the same as the number of units in a litre so a bottle that is 14% will contain 1.4 units for each 100ml.

ObfusKate · 30/07/2014 01:19

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