The benefits of giving up booze.

[Milzy]

Some of the most boring people I know are drinkers. Only those equally pie eyed find them funny.

Great point.

 

[Milzy]

One pet hate of mine was getting cornered by a drunk waster. Normally sharing his wisdom and secrets of success. Whatever wino. Boring boring boring.

I would also get bored out of my bracket in noisy, busy bars. Couldn’t follow conversations because of the white noise and goddamn hated all the spittle in my face. Mind you: You can cycle in big groups and the same thing happens.

Yeah I once got some guy who delivered carpets nationwide tell me about how he’s made it in life on £13 p/h. He was telling the same story to everyone else in the pub. Doughnut.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I went for a liver function test 2 weeks ago. I saw my GP about what I thought was me drinking too much each night. I was and still am on around 4 pints a night. I wanted him to send me to some sort of AA sessions,but he said first we'll test your liver. The test was clear which makes it difficult for me. If it'd been 'you have a slight problem' i'd have motivated myself to stop drinking, but by being given the all clear I now tell myself it's ok to carry on drinking 4 pints a night. I mentioned this experience to a bloke who was told after taking the same blood test that his liver was affected by alcohol, even though he hasn't drunk for 3 years and was never a heavy drinker before that. I'm now wondering if they got our blood samples mixed up at the lab'.

 

[Milzy]

I went for a liver function test 2 weeks ago. I saw my GP about what I thought was me drinking too much each night. I was and still am on around 4 pints a night. I wanted him to send me to some sort of AA sessions,but he said first we'll test your liver. The test was clear which makes it difficult for me. If it'd been 'you have a slight problem' i'd have motivated myself to stop drinking, but by being given the all clear I now tell myself it's ok to carry on drinking 4 pints a night. I mentioned this experience to a bloke who was told after taking the same blood test that his liver was affected by alcohol, even though he hasn't drunk for 3 years and was never a heavy drinker before that. I'm now wondering if they got our blood samples mixed up at the lab'.

Sweet Jesus of Nazareth, I will have 4 pints a week unless it’s a going out do. 4 pints a night is problem in my eyes.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Sweet Jesus of Nazareth, I will have 4 pints a week unless it’s a going out do. 4 pints a night is problem in my eyes.

The GP thought the same, saying 5 a week was the safe limit. Yet when I asked him to refer me to AA he said it was up to me to do it. I suppose that way they test if you actually want to stop boozing.. To be quite honest no I don't.

 

[keithmac]

I've passed up 3 Gins and a night on the booze this week already, wife thinks I'm acting strange!..

 

[bigjim]

I used to drink half a bottle of wine a night. Then I taught myself to sip. I now drink one bottle over the week. By the way we are supposed to have a belly. Look at nature. All the mature animals have a belly.

 

[tyred]

By the way we are supposed to have a belly. Look at nature. All the mature animals have a belly.

Really? That has just made my day

 

[bigjim]

Really? That has just made my day

My excuse anyway. But seriously, all the primates have a belly. Check the Silver backs out and they get all the ladies.

 

[keithmac]

I've got a couple of mates (from school days) over tonight for a bbq, see what happens..

Would be nice have a Sunday without a hangover!.

 

[All uphill]

Just came across this thread and realised I stopped using alcohol more than two years ago.

I've lost 7kg, feel transformed and don't miss it. The thing I can't understand is why I didn't do it twenty years earlier.

 

[oldwheels]

I had access to free booze for years but never drank during daytime as it would be difficult to discipline somebody for being under the influence if I was in the same condition. I did have to socialise sometimes as part of my work but always made sure I was off duty from the production side.
Once I left that industry and had used up my stash and had to buy the stuff I cut down a lot and due to medication later had to stop completely. Been pretty well alcohol free now for about 5 years.

 

[postman]

I have just started to have a couple every now and then.But not a few days before a ride.Tomorrow I am going to Knaresborough.So even though I got offered a few pints over the weekend I turned them down.And the whisky is still not opened.

 

[Blue Hills]

I used to drink half a bottle of wine a night. Then I taught myself to sip. I now drink one bottle over the week. By the way we are supposed to have a belly. Look at nature. All the mature animals have a belly.

yep, my understanding is that a six-pack is far from "natural", that it takes very serious targetted exercise to produce one.

 

[keithmac]

I had one 20 odd years ago, weighted crunches and all that malarkey!, long gone now.

My lad has one but there's not an ounce of fat on him!.

Fair play to anyone who puts the work in but not for me these days.