The booze-quittin' buddy thread!

[Andrew_Culture]

i can get little blue diamond shaped pills if you need them ........

Doping that I'm sure would only be practical for recumbent riders. I was going to use the abbreviation for 'recumbent' but it would have given this post a whole different swing.

 

[david k]

i can get little blue diamond shaped pills if you need them ........

just been out for a ride and think i do

 

[petergc]

Well after 7 months drink free I feel amazing. The picture shows a year apart from 08/01/14 to 08/01/14 and 7months of no drink. I'm not on any specific diet, I just have 6 smaller meals a day and still snack a lot.

 

[Sandra6]

I'm a bit late to the party but mr6 and I have been dry for January.
I've been drinking more and more this year, not vast quantities but more frequently, so thought I could do with a break. Not sure I'm benefitting on a calorie front because I'm substituting with pop, but I'm sure my liver appreciates it.

 

[The Brewer]

Tesco have started to stock Brewdog's Nanny State. Really nice alcohol free beer, very hoppy and a welcomed change from pop and soda water

 

[subaqua]

Tesco have started to stock Brewdog's Nanny State. Really nice alcohol free beer, very hoppy and a welcomed change from pop and soda water

oooooooooh , heads to tesco so saturday can be dry.

I realise its the taste i like . not the feeling of being drunk . is there anything that tastes the same as beer but doesnt get me wazzered. 1st person to say barbican can do one. that was worse than clausthaler and that was horrible

 

[Dogtrousers]

There are some decent alcohol free beers around in supermarkets these days. You really have to just shop around to find one to your taste. But read the label carefully, as the alcohol content varies widely. Some have as much as 0.5% abv and are still called "alcohol free". I had some of one of those by mistake and I could immediately detect the alcohol in it. Personally, that's too much for me (personal opinion only) whereas Barvaria, which I quite like, is (I think) max 0.05% which I'm quite happy with.

 

[david k]

I like the alcohol free beers. After about three or four you get fed up though

Three weeks today since I had a beer, still have plenty in the house from xmas

 

[youngoldbloke]

I like the alcohol free beers. After about three or four you get fed up though

Three weeks today since I had a beer, still have plenty in the house from xmas

If you are serious about stopping get rid of the stock. I've no desire for alcohol free anymore. Plenty of better tasting drinks. Though I don't think I drink anywhere near the volume of liquid I did when I drank. I don't think my stomach would allow it now.

 

[david k]

If you are serious about stopping get rid of the stock. I've no desire for alcohol free anymore. Plenty of better tasting drinks. Though I don't think I drink anywhere near the volume of liquid I did when I drank. I don't think my stomach would allow it now.

I don't want to quit full stop, I love a drink with fiends particularly in summer, just want to cut down and lose some weight so I've put the stash away for now, I feel better without alcohol. It I do enjoy a drink, I was brought up in that culture

 

[subaqua]

If you are serious about stopping get rid of the stock. I've no desire for alcohol free anymore. Plenty of better tasting drinks. Though I don't think I drink anywhere near the volume of liquid I did when I drank. I don't think my stomach would allow it now.

I like the fact I have a cupboard full of alcohol and I am not touching it in the week. and have cut down a huge amount at the weekend too.

 

[The Jogger]

I like the fact I have a cupboard full of alcohol and I am not touching it in the week. and have cut down a huge amount at the weekend too.

For people who haven't got a drink problem and just want to cut back, that is absolutely fine but for people who have a problem and really need to give up then the advice from youngoldbloke would make more sense in that getting rid of the temptation.

 

[Ed Phelan]

There are some decent alcohol free beers around in supermarkets these days. You really have to just shop around to find one to your taste. But read the label carefully, as the alcohol content varies widely. Some have as much as 0.5% abv and are still called "alcohol free". I had some of one of those by mistake and I could immediately detect the alcohol in it. Personally, that's too much for me (personal opinion only) whereas Barvaria, which I quite like, is (I think) max 0.05% which I'm quite happy with.

In my experience, alcohol free beers rarely actually contain no alcohol, they just contain very little in comparison to your standard lagers and beers. Bavaria is quite good, as is Edinger Non Alcholholic, which tastes exactly the same as regular Erdinger. Just for the record, I'm not doing a dry January myself this year, I did it a couple of years ago and a massive well done to all you guys who have made it this far, do you feel any better off the booze?

 

[nickyboy]

In my experience, alcohol free beers rarely actually contain no alcohol, they just contain very little in comparison to your standard lagers and beers. Bavaria is quite good, as is Edinger Non Alcholholic, which tastes exactly the same as regular Erdinger. Just for the record, I'm not doing a dry January myself this year, I did it a couple of years ago and a massive well done to all you guys who have made it this far, do you feel any better off the booze?

Not particularly. It helps shed a few pounds after Xmas but I haven't felt any health benefits and I've been doing dry Januarys for about 15 years. I have no problem giving up for a month but I wouldn't want to give up permanently. It's one of my life's pleasures

 

[Glow worm]

Another late joiner here. Going for a dry February for the 2nd year running. Would have done January but too much going on socially. Poor excuse I know!