Who’s drinking more in the pandemic!?

[Vampyhooch]

Anyone with me on this one? I don’t think I’ve ever drunk so much alcohol as I have in this lockdown....

Me. Just at the time I should be getting healthier in order to fight a virus, I’ve put on weight, am drinking more and exercising less.
Lockdown depression.

Yes definitely. I agree, lockdown depression/ boredom/ frustration...all round (very poor) coping mechanism. I never knew how much I needed structure in my life till this!

Not massive amounts more but definitely sharing a bottle of wine most nights with DH when generally we wouldn't drink on a school night. My retired mum and furloughed sister are drinking every day like they are on a permanent all inclusive holiday.

My retired mum and furloughed sister are drinking every day like they are on a permanent all inclusive holiday.

We were drinking most days but am trying to replace booze with many teas school nights......although football on what seems like every other night does not help at all.

I initially did so did dh. We’ve managed to get it in check now though.

I'm drinking more often, Wed-Sun, but I'm not having big nights on it like i used to.

While DH was furloughed we did but now he’s back at work we’re back to (mostly) weekends

God yes! And I was horrified when I stepped on the scales & saw I’d ballooned to 12 stone! I’m only just over 5ft 2”! Need to seriously take myself in hand.

Me. Totally fed up....no job, no life...and of course having a hangover most days really helps

No because I don’t drink much anyway but my eating is way out of control!

@Drivingdownthe101

Me. Just at the time I should be getting healthier in order to fight a virus, I’ve put on weight, am drinking more and exercising less. Lockdown depression.

Same... it’s the only thing that seems to relax me enough to sleep and even then sometimes still waking up every hour or so

@Hedgehog44

Not massive amounts more but definitely sharing a bottle of wine most nights with DH when generally we wouldn't drink on a school night. My retired mum and furloughed sister are drinking every day like they are on a permanent all inclusive holiday.

Had to laugh at the bit about the all inclusive holiday! 😆

@frozendaisy I was drinking less at the start but now the weeks are rolling on boredom and frustration is deffo kicking in!

@Quackersandcheese3

Seems as though I’ve done it the opposite way round!

@Cruddles I’m trying to have a couple of alcohol free nights too to give my body a break

Yes, not because of the pandemic or se but other situations which it's made much harder to deal with.

Not pouring vodka on my cornflakes but probably having a couple of glasses of wine 5/6 nights a week instead of the usual bottle over a weekend and then dry Mon-Thu

@user1493413286 I seem to be the only one drinking my other half doesn’t drink often!

@BrandyandBabycham

Same here! I’ve put on loads of weight. I blamed the cakes I was baking at the beginning of lockdown but I’m almost sure it’s the alcohol now! 😂

@Pan44

I am the same. Though I’m lucky I don’t get hangovers unless I seriously overdo it.

@Llamazoom

No because I don’t drink much anyway but my eating is way out of control!

I can relate! All I seem to have done is eat and drink during this.

@MintyCedric

Yes, not because of the pandemic or se but other situations which it's made much harder to deal with.

Not pouring vodka on my cornflakes but probably having a couple of glasses of wine 5/6 nights a week instead of the usual bottle over a weekend and then dry Mon-Thu

I do the same. A couple of beers a night or maybe a couple of glasses of wine where as before it was just a bottle of wine and a Chinese on the weekend or whatever

I've replaced lovely chilled French pouilly-fume wine with jasmine green tea. It's not the same but I'll end up a Lush (which is a secret ambition of mine) if I don't. And you can't be a proper Lush with two kids around will have to wait until they leave home to reach my full potential! (I have other teas, ginger, cinnamon, spicy chai.....almost the full set it does work).

Saying this I have made a mint/lime syrup which I have frozen for the weekend to whizz up with frozen strawberries and white rum (frozen strawberry mojitos as have a friend round at weekend and think that if you get at least a fruit portion in the process that is better!)

The strawberry mojito sounds nice!

Been furloughed since end of April. May and first half of June yes I was drinking a lot more, now just back to weekends. Mind you I'm probably drinking 30 units over Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings so still need to cut down

Like PP no job (redundant), no life so it's hard some evenings. I've just replaced it with more diet and exercise

@SoftBlocks

The strawberry mojito sounds nice!

And dangerous because you drink them before they melt! Hence why I only have them when I'm showing-off!