How much are you drinking?

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I have a couple of glasses of wine on a Friday Saturday and Sunday night sometimes I can finish a bottle one night 😬 🤪 It's something to enjoy and look forward to of an evening whilst watching the tv in these current times 🤣
How much alcohol is everyone drinking at the moment? Honestly 😆

More than most people on here. Yeah, I have worried about it sometimes. It's crept up generally over the past few years. I will cut back. I struggle to have alcohol free nights as I feel excited to pour a glass as we go towards evening.

I'm a social drinker so I haven't really drank at all since early March. I've never really drank at home unless it's a special occasion. I went to the pub a couple of times in August but then the second wave kicked off at the start of September and haven't been out since.

I'll enjoy some wine on Christmas Day.

None, I quit a while ago because I was having a miserable year (like everyone, but some personal stuff thrown in) and it was getting too much and not helping. I feel a lot better and more stable now, though I'm not above missing it sometimes. When I feel tempted I look in the mirror at my skin which looks better than it has in years!

I had been trying to not drink much as I put on some pounds due to alcohol mainly in the last lockdown and I was really overdoing it. I had been doing quite well until Friday when something really trivial upset me. I started with a double, then a couple of mini bottles of wine (one 187ml and one 200ml), then continued on to the Tia Maria (about a third of a bottle) while chatting on the phone to DF and DM (I think DF was also a bit pissed as he kept burping - we sound like a delightful family!). The hangover yesterday was stupendous.

@Whirlwind14 Your DH has a bedtime? 🤣

Zilch. I’ve not touched a drop all year, not interested in alcohol at all.

Sugar on the other hand.....

Last lockdown I was pregnant so nothing. I appear to be making up for it this fine round. 😫

@sotallsotall

Bloody hell, loads compared to all of the replies so far.

Same. Trying to cut back though. I have tomorrow off work and just us two today so having a glass of wine now ☺️

I difnt drink through the first lockdown as I felt it’d be a slippery slope. Then the summer I only drank on the odd Saturday night when DH and I went out.

Then I did SoberOctober and felt amazing. THEN I went out for a session the night before lockdown and got absolutely trollied (it was awesome) and gained 5lbs overnight. Since then I haven’t touched it. It’s only fun when I’m out. At home it just seems to make me grumpy and sleepy.

About 3 bottles beer and half a bottle wine a week, about the same as last lockdown and prior.

Not much of my socialising involved alcohol though, so I think that’s why no major change.

Sadly just Vimto as I'm 17 weeks pregnant!

Another one who drank and ate her way solidly through the first ten weeks of Spring lockdown. I had a dry July and August, drank through September, and am now dry again.

I will drink in December. My issue is I am not great with moderation on anything. If I am drinking it will be a couple of glasses of wine and a couple of G&Ts every night. Yet I don't miss it when I don't drink really....

one or two glasses every couple of months

I'm drinking loads, far too much.

Managed a couple of weeks of not drinking Monday to Wednesday, but now back to my old habit of at least 2 glasses of wine a night, more at weekends.

It's a problem and my demon.

DH doesn’t really drink at home, so I have the odd glass of wine maybe 1 or 2 a week at the weekend. I had a few with my best friend before lockdown. We are classic binge drinkers though, so in normal times would go out dancing and get pretty pissed. Which according to the doctors is worse for you!

I stopped drinking at the start of lockdown, as I was drinking every night. Have lapsed recently but need to stop it again. I can never stop at one!! I reach for a glass of wine when I'm feeling grumpy - which is a lot of the time these days...... but must stop, I think it makes me grumpier and affects my sleep, and weight, can't resist nibbles after a wine or two!

I found this on stopping drinking, at least temporarily in lockdown, helpful. Lots of ideas for grownup AF drinks too:

www.gq-magazine.co.uk/lifestyle/article/cutting-down-drinking

Might be useful, @Anxiousannie32, @Caeruleanblue and others who are wanting a break. I’ve stopped for lockdown.

Like lots of people I drank far too much during the last lockdown, and I felt like my weekend drinking has got too much this year. So I decided to do 30 days dry which happened to coincide with this lockdown (if you can call it that). Good timing and I'm about half way through. I haven't lost any weight as I'm eating more,but my skin looks better.

😂😂😂 I've already posted on this thread. I thought it was a different one. I do like reading them though as it makes me realise I am not alone and I'm also inspired by the light drinkers!!

I only really drink on high days and holidays, which have both been in short supply this year. I had a couple when out for a meal in mid October. So, although I don't drink much, I've had even less than normal.

Didn’t drink at all last lockdown as was pregnant. Now had baby (and not breastfeeding) so it’s been rather a lot - but more because I hadn’t had any for 9 months - know I’ll calm it down again soon

Been trying to be good, discovered a reasonable alcohol free sav blanc in Tesco. DH on a mission not to drink Mon-wed. It's all gone to shit this week for me between DF's carehome having a CV outbreak and work pressure. Roll on Xmas when the ££ will be earnt and I can sleep.

More than usual & I’ll worry about it when the apocalypse blows over..

I had two big gins when I saw Biden won. Other than that, nothing.

I was drinking a lot and have slowly reduced to about 2/3 bottles a week. This is still far too much.....I will get it down.

I have a friend who drinks a lot, I mean a lot. Since alcohol is a depressant, why isn't she depressed? Or is she just acting.
A rough estimate would be a bottle of wine and 2 large gins plus considerably more at the weekend.