He's probably under the mistaken impression that all people who drink have rosy cheeks

I feel bad enough in the morning without having anything to drink the night before It's an age thing I sometimes drink but more than often not. I've had very little since before Xmas and don't miss it at all. I've lost weight

I will support your decision whatever it is but be prepared for your post count to plummet by not posting in the 'What are you drinking' thread

Al

I think it's a good thing. Good luck and I hope you find some benefit from it.



LMFAO

I would caution against drinking fruit juices in quantity in the evening. Their sugar content and simple carbs can in many ways be almost as bad. Water is the key if you HAVE to drink something. But really, social drinking is all round just not that healthy. Of course, it depends on your motivation (which is clearly female related) but you may as well feel healthier as a result of this.

I think it's a great idea. I've often thought of doing it, but then Friday night comes along…

Yes he is, but he keeps on banging on about this sort of thing and it gets a little annoying after a while...

Doesn't anyone else remember his constant references to his rosy cheeked, possible alcaholic "friend"?

Best Beloved and I used to enjoy a glass of red wine with our evening meals.

Then we realised it probably wasn't helping BB's diabetes, and I have never been one for drinking much anyway. So we've stopped. I don't miss it. We occasionally buy a bottle for a special occasion, or will indulge a glass or two with a meal out, but otherwise we're quite happy without alcohol in our lives.

Have fun

I think most people enjoy the odd narcotic.

I don't think alcohol is one I will ever give up completely though.

Two weeks should be no problem - if it is, then it's time for a bit of soul-searching. When we were in our 30s me and Madame started giving up the booze for January, partly just to cleanse ourselves after the Christmas excesses, and partly because, well, neither of us could remember when we last went without a drink for more than a few days. Now of course, the 'giving up for January' has become habitual, so you need to keep an eye on that

One weird thing is that after a month's abstinence I completely lose the taste for red wine - I'm only now getting back into it three months later, and drinking a lot less that I did before.

So anyway, a couple of weeks should be easy - just take it one day at a time.

Cheers, Pete.

I barely drink, despite living above my wife's pub. My father died from liver cirrhosis, so that probably has a lot to do with it!

I also barely drink. My uncle died of liver failure, kidney failure and pancreatitus. That plus an ex who died from alcoholism. I never bought her a drink, knowing that she was an alcoholic.Seeing her with jaundice just before she died was very off putting. I like a drink but know my limit. My family never stopped me drinking but taught me sensible drinking habits.

I think the longest I've gone without a drink is about 3 days in the last few years, so I'm probably not the best placed to advise

The key factor for me is simply not having it in the house. If it's there, it's too easy. If it's not, then my laziness usually exceeds the will to travel the miles required to seek it out. The same applies to bread, which is my primary food weakness.

Of course, this may not be so easy if there's a bar 1 minute away...

When I'm not drinking booze, I drink tea. In the evenings I like to drink Jasmine green tea because it's a kinda special treat, and it's far healthier than fruit juice or artificial soft drinks. When I'm out, I only drink soda water. If you substitute coke or juice, then you'll get fat and lose your teeth. Even diet coke plays havoc with the metabolism and rots your teeth. Fruit juice is basically a form of refined sugar and should be restricted to one small glass a day.

Where are you living Amnesia? In the UK the legal age for drinking alcohol is 5. Yes 5.
The 18 age limit is for entering and purchasing alcohol on licensed premises. But someone under the age of 18 and 5 years or older can legally join in a toast at a family party, share some wine over dinner, a beer with their dad while watching footie. The key is that it is under parental control and they don't end up hospitalised.

All that nonsense in the media about underage drinking is sadly wrong it may be unsupervised drinking but it isn't underage (unless its those pesky toddlers down the local kindergarten!)

I live in the UK. But I was thinking of self supplied booze. Which means you have to be 18 to buy it legally. If kids want to nick someone else's booze to drink there is nothing that can be done if they are going to steal it. I was in the pubs with my parents drinking lager at 13. I am in favour of kids being introduced to alcohol early and learn good drinking habits. By the time I was 18 I had literally drank everything in a bar. When I was 18, I had a small phase when I went berserk and would drink and get drink a lot but it was not the novelty for me that it was for others. I cut back dramatically by my early twenties.

If you drink heavily and stop then you will start looking better very quickly in terms of body shape, try challenging yourself by smelling a crisp, cold lager, you´ll feel like you´re gagging for a drink and then drink some water and the feeling will go away it´s all just habit.