To ask how much and how often you drink alcohol?

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I'm trying to cut back on alcohol for all the usual reasons: to cut back on calories, health benefits, save money...

Just as a barometer for the "norm" (and sheer curiosity) how often and how much alcohol do you drink?

About 2 bottles of wine a week, over 4 or 5 nights.

3/4 bottles of white wine a week. My consumption has grown exponentially with each of my three DCs. It's like a little piece of heaven at the end of the day, that relaxing feeling can't be beat.

But, I do question my drinking all the time.

I am on meds currently and am not meant to be drinking really. DP's birthday on Sat night I paced myself and had two half pints of lager over about six hours. Normally I would have about four/five pints in that time. I know I have been drinking too much for years and the meds have forced me to acknowledge this. Am currently experiencing side effects to the meds that feel exactly like a hangover

Before pregnancy 3/4 bottles a week. Borderline issues. Have had 3 bottles since baby born 5 wks ago.

My alcohol intake has increased dramatically since I quit smoking. I'm currently drinking a bottle of wine every night, after many years of drinking very little. I'll probably cut down eventually - but not yet!

4 to 5 nights a week. 1 - 3 glasses. Rarely more unless it's champagne. Which is vairy rare in my life.

Too much , though not as much as I used to
Nothing Mon - Wed , but the weekend starts on Thursday , when the wine is opened
Probably 3 bottles a week
Though we had Alcohol Free April which was fine

One bottle of wine over a week, says 9 units on the bottle. Thought this was too much so have cut it out completely and not had any for about a month. Fancy a wine now!

I used to drink a bottle and a half a night. Years ago, I'm tee total now.

I'm always surprised how little people drink!

Ok I'm going to be honest...

Thursday I had a bottle and a half of wine
Friday I shared a bottle of rose, shared a bottle of white, shared a bottle of prosecco, then I had two double vodka and cokes.
Saturday I had two bottles of wine to myself.
Sunday I drank a bottle of wine
Tonight I've nearly finished a bottle of wine.

I don't normally drink as much as I've done the last few days. Last week was a horrific week for me so I've been drinking my cares away.

Tomorrow I won't be drinking or for the rest of the week.

I worry about the breast cancer link and that curbs my appetite a great deal. I only drink fri to sun now and not always each of those days and when I do only 1 or 2. Getting older and worrying about these things is boring but a reality.

Nonotmenori
Really hope you're okay

1 or 2 glasses of wine 1 to 3 times a week. Except last week which was very sociable

Interestingly if I am stressed I go off it.

I drink too much, I can not remember the last time I had a day without drinking.

I probably drink about 4 or 5 bottles of wine a week at home. Then more wine when eating out, which we do once or twice a week. I try and avoid spirits as they can make me argumentative. I find I start looking forward to having a glass of wine about mid afternoon. I rarely get drunk though.

I do need to cut down, I start the day with good intentions, then get home from work and the first thing I do is pour a glass of wine.

DH does not really drink, he may only have 1 glass a week, and will have a soft drink when we are out.

blueberry I take it you don't drive.

I used to drink a lot. Nothing Sunday to Thursday but lashings of wine and cocktails over the weekend. I could easily drink on one night either 2 bottles of wine or half a bottle of gin or vodka. Since having my son ( and obvs not drinking at all while pregnant) I now have one drink about every two or three weeks....

I hardly drink at all. Christmas was the last time!

Yes, I do drive. Usually just at weekends, not for work. I never drive if I have been drinking though.

I usually drink three nights a week. Probably a couple of lagers (bottles) if it's a school night. If it's the weekend it'll be a couple of lagers and half a bottle of wine.

If I go out, which is usually around once a month, it'll be a lot more. Up to two bottles of wine or the equivalent.

This isn't unusual for my circle. In fact, I'm by no means the heaviest drinker. I used to drink more.

I didn't mean it in a judgemental way, it just sounded like you'd never have it out of your system enough to drive. I used to drink more than I do now, it's a habit that once broken, you wonder how you can ever have drank that much. Good luck on sticking to your good intentions.

I'm at the low consumption end of things - a couple of glasses of wine or a pint of beer once or twice a month.

I don't drink during the week at all although the sunshine makes me crave cider.

I drink 2 bottles of wine on the average weekend. Low percentage rose though . If I go out drinking as I did this weekend I have a bottle of wine before leaving the house then drink maybe 6 cider/beers and a couple of disaronno's. I don't think that's overly excessive. Ha. I've never been obliterated anyway and nights out are few and far between.

I have a small (125 ml) glass of wine per month.
I've always been like this, even at Uni. Not virtuous - alcohol has just never been very interesting.

btw, from age 4, I was given a thimbleful of sloe gin or sherry sometimes at Sunday lunch (yes 1950s, 60s !)
I remember it tasted harsh.
I wonder if that early experience of alcohol being meh explains my lack of interest as an adult

Over a year ago I drank a bottle of wine and maybe 2 ciders fri, sat and any night that I didn't have work the next day

Now I don't drink unless on a weeks holiday in the summer (two glasses of wine) and at christmas (usually far too much wine, mulled wine, cocktails etc)

Don't miss it and don't enjoy it any more