Phasing Out Drinking

Seriously. When talking to drunk people sober I almost think I’d rather bash my head against a wall.

As for me, I drink rather frequently but many of the groups I’m part of, our main events are happy hours. Lots of time with a free drink or an open bar if lucky. I usually have 1 (sometimes 2) happy hours a week, between my company and 3-4 outside groups. I’m also 24, so all my friends do is drink in their spare time.

C’mon, people.

If you like drinking and you’re healthy, drink.

I’m 42, fit and healthy and just passed Level 3.

I drink at least two or three glasses of wine almost everyday, and sometimes quite a bit more (including beer and spirits) on weekends. I did that while studying and I run my own business and have a family.

I don’t drink soda (soft drink in Australia) apart from a Coke every now and again, but never really feel like it.

My point is if you’re in your 20’s or 30’s and you’re stressing about drinking a few beers a week because you think it might ruin you, you need to get a life.

Thats alot of calories, how fat are you?

I left it completely about a year back,along with weed.

Life was fun in itself…however after 6 months it got boring being the sober guy tripping on drunk people.About once a week now,that’s fine by me.

weed…haven’t touched it since,don’t care for it anymore.

I don’t think I’m drinking for the next week after last night. What’s the procedure for being hung over at work?

Excedrin Migraine Relief. Closest thing to a hangover cure there is.

I’m a fan of anything gin. I like Hendrick’s best, along with Plymouth and Junipero (have to change it up sometimes). Occasionally I’ll drink gin straight (especially if it is smooth and flavorful, like the ones just mentioned), but more typically I prefer G&T or a gin cocktail. What about you?

Speaking of gin, the summer before I started business school, I went backpacking in Scandinavia. On my departure from Stockholm, I went to the duty-free store to kill time. Much to my delight, I found 750ml bottles of Hendrick’s gin for the equivalent of USD $25 each. Maybe they were that cheap because Scotland is somewhat close to Sweden, if that’s where the bottles came from? I had no idea, but I wasn’t complaining. Bought two bottles on the spot, since they were pretty much the only things that were actually cheaper in Sweden than in the States.

I almost strained my back when I loaded them into my already-full backpack, but it was totally worth it, especially once I got settled back into my apartment in the States. The gin turned out to be the perfect purchase given my “single” status at the time. From that point onward, whenever I invited a girl over to my apartment, the first drinks I typically served up were two Hendrick’s martinis with basil, ginger syrup and diced cucumbers – one for her, and one for me.

That Hendrick’s martini usually paved the way to a glorious night. cool

Tanqueray No 10 for me, please!

Details?

@Rawdog41 - it’s not that we are freaking out, its about creating a better you. The term, healthy, itself is subjective. None of this is direct at you because I dont know you and therefore cannot assess your phyiscal state. Having said that, just because you aren’t obese doesnt necessarily mean you are healthy. Furthermore, many of us are over achievers not just in the high finance world, acedemia, but in sports / physical activities too. If you want to excel beyond the status quo, you need to do what the status quo are not willing to do. Again, i am not looking for a follow up response from you justifying your way of life for i have no interest in such. I am just looking to provide you a better understanding of some people’s mentality.

If you’re like me, I’m like a boring company man at the office. A few times when I’ve been hung over, I’ve mentioned, “I don’t feel well.” to which my coworker asks, “What, you hungover?” to which I reply sarcastically, “Yeah, you know me man, I was ripping it up all night chasing tail.” Thing is, my persona at work would not support such a statement, therefore I am in the clear as far as I know.

I need to back off my drinking. I’m not overweight, I exercise before going out in all cases, but I am sure my health is not 100%. Often I’m dragging at work due to my nighttime pursuits. During my nighttime pursuits, I’ve made some really dumb fking decisions while deep under the influence.

I have a drink (a glass of wine or a beer, occasionally a mixed drink or spirits, but not often) about two or three times per week. It’s pretty much all social drinking or some special occasion, or to make the night a bit more romantic, though now and then I’ll just decide I’d like to relax with a beer (in the summer) or wine (in winter).

It’s pretty rare that I’ll drink more than one drink per night, even when I do drink, although my GF occasionally tries to get me to finish off a bottle of wine she’s opened, which means 2.5 glasses when it happens.

Personally, I think that’s about the right amount of alcohol, although somewhere up to a glass of red wine per day is likely to be just as good or perhaps even better.

I have some friends who are always trying to get me to drink with them. When they drink, they go all night and are often hung over in the morning. I tell them (and it’s true) that I don’t really have a huge issue with being drunk now and then, but given how many calories alcoholic drinks contain, I prefer to get my calories elsewhere. Still, it’s frustrating to be the sober guy while they are all flying.

I do drink too many soft drinks, though. I generally go with the diet soft drinks, but they have their problems too.

You know, we really should change the name from “Water Cooler” to “Lake Wobegon”.

Everybody here

  1. Is Ivy League (or equivalent) educated;
  2. Can bench 600, squat 800, and C&J 1050 lbs;
  3. Drives a Audi (or better)
  4. Is over six feet tall, and within the 180-195 lb. range;
  5. Has scored with over a thousand women, and can’t walk down the street women drooling on themself in lust,
  6. Makes seven or eight figures per year, with a net worth in the nine-figure range,
  7. Works out two hours (or more) per day to keep up their chiseled figure;
  8. Is able to run back-to-back marathons in less than three hours;
  9. Shops only at Saks, Niemans, and Lord & Taylor
  10. Understands multivariate and stochastic calculus, PDE’s, and vector algebra;
  11. Has traveled the entire world, and traveled the entire US twice.

I think I’m the only person who will admit to being overweight, out of shape, drives a 10-year old Mazda, has occasional cash flow problems, shops at JCPenney, only knows college algebra, not able to get laid by four different women on a moment’s notice, and has yet to visit most cities in the US (much less the world).

I am, however, over six feet tall (IRL).

Dude, bump my old Ford threads, I think I titled it Fxcking Car Problems. I drive an old SUV with a ton of miles but refuse to sell it until it breaks down or has a critical repair. I shop at JCP religiously and find I can look good in a $15 dress shirt with $25 slacks. I openly admit I don’t close the deal. You see my McDonalds complaints. I use coupons constantly. I pick up change off the street. I traveled alot for work, but it’s not that sexy.

I keep it real son. Let’s the cake eaters have their cake.

Yeah. Not really directed at you. There are a some people on here who I do think are “real”, but they’re definitlely the minority.

haha I wonder who this is directed at

^Believe it or not, it’s not really directed at you, either. You just happen to be the genesis of the rant.

bchadwick let’s grab drinks at that Brazilian place in Tribeca again sometime. Maybe we can loop in some other AF’ers if there’s interest. That place was pretty sweet. You definitely had our server’s attention when you spoke Portuguese to her…she’s probably still there, wondering when you’ll be back.

It should be, I’m actually an obese African with with little money to my name. I did, however, recently inherit a large sum of cash from a distant relative in Cape Verdia and would like to offer you the opportunity of a lifetime. Dearest sirs/madams, please send me your bank account # and routing information and I will wire you a portion of this multimillion dollar sum. Have a blessed day,

I don’t think many people on here claim to be 1-11. I think people may claim they fit a few categories, but I doubt anyone would claim all 11.

casual afterwork drink with team at White Horse --> drinking multiple cheap beers --> become a snapchat celebrity on co-workers phone --> take a shot --> go to South Street Seaport --> drink gin & tonic --> dance to live music --> drink gin & tonic --> talk to australians --> stumble home solo

I think the beer to liquor switch destroyed me, but the night was heating up. Went from casual bar to a pretty fun place with live music.