TJC1 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 With much of social life revolving around bars and pubs. It would be great to give up alcohol for health and financial reasons. With out becoming a recluse or boring! Anyone done it? Thinking about it? Or trying to cut back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timeh Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 I gave up. Now im happier than every. When i say gave it up though, i only meant buying it. I now brew my own wine thanks to a poster on here. Done my first batch and ive got 30 bottles of wine and they cost around £2 each. Next batch will be even cheaper because i had the initial cost of the equipment. Happy Days!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle-82 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Gave up drinking for 6yrs back in my 20's... Absolutely hammered it and made the decision before I pickled my poor liver! Never felt so fit and healthy and I do keep telling myself to do it again but now that I'm older and my taste in alcohol has changed. I've gone from decking pints of lager to now just enjoying a glass of red wine at the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodmally Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 With much of social life revolving around bars and pubs. It would be great to give up alcohol for health and financial reasons. With out becoming a recluse or boring! Anyone done it? Thinking about it? Or trying to cut back? I've given up for two years now. I still go to pubs and I dont mind the alcohol free beer (its improved a lot). Sheffield tap does an excellent couple of 0 alcohol beers and its a relaxing place to drink. You can still go to pubs and enjoy the atmosphere as most people will probably just think your a designated driver. Also its amusing to watch everyone get drunk knowing you will be relaxed and chilled the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 I gave up alcohol completely when I was 17 and could drink a whole bottle of gin and still walk home, and didn't drink again until I was 27, then drank occasionally for the next 15 years, and now I've given up completely again. The one thing that I'd say is that when you don't drink you really notice how poor company drunk people are, which changes your socialising choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 I do it for Lent, just to see if I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffvlad Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 I used to do it when I had too much month left at the end of my money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJC1 Posted July 22, 2015 Author Share Posted July 22, 2015 Gave up drinking for 6yrs back in my 20's... Absolutely hammered it and made the decision before I pickled my poor liver! Never felt so fit and healthy and I do keep telling myself to do it again but now that I'm older and my taste in alcohol has changed. I've gone from decking pints of lager to now just enjoying a glass of red wine at the weekend. Was it hard? What made you start again? ---------- Post added 22-07-2015 at 11:49 ---------- I gave up alcohol completely when I was 17 and could drink a whole bottle of gin and still walk home, and didn't drink again until I was 27, then drank occasionally for the next 15 years, and now I've given up completely again. The one thing that I'd say is that when you don't drink you really notice how poor company drunk people are, which changes your socialising choices. Yes. On the rare ocassions ive been sober at pubs the lack of interesting or indeed sensical conversion is an eye opener! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MintPlumbing Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 With much of social life revolving around bars and pubs. It would be great to give up alcohol for health and financial reasons. With out becoming a recluse or boring! Anyone done it? Thinking about it? Or trying to cut back? I gave it up at age 18 but I didn't stop going out with mates to bars, pubs and night clubs, alcohol consumption isn't a necessary part of having fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle-82 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 (edited) Was it hard? What made you start again? No it wasn't because I wanted to do it and after the first few months it became a way of life and I didn't even think about having alcohol anymore.. And I started again because someone bought me a really expensive bottle of wine one Christmas (they didn't know I didn't drink) and well basically I just had the one glass (it was yummy) and so I took to having a glass of red every so often. I did read an article though just before I was bought the bottle of wine that it is apparently more beneficial to have the odd glass of red wine than it is to be completely alcohol free so I think that swung it for me also. I'm still not a big drinker and I have a rule that no alcohol is to be consumed on a school night!! but I do enjoy a glass (bottle) at the weekends. My advice to you though if you are seriously going to give it a go is to stay away from the pubs/events where others are drinking for the time being as it may tempt you.. The temptation won't last cus as soon as you see the health benefits of not drinking beer anymore you'll be encouraged to continue. Oh and I also went from a size 10/12 to a size 8 in the first year of abstinence.... I'm now back to a size 12 :hihi: Edited July 22, 2015 by Chelle-82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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