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Anonymous
Hey /fit,

What is considered a "normal" level of alcohol to consume?

Some people I have asked this say you shouldn't drink at all if you wish to be healthy. Others say that if you even have to ask that it means you have a problem.

I would say that drinking alcoholic beverages in moderation 2 or 3 time a month is fine.

What do you all think.
>> Anonymous
>>416935
If you use your voice professionally, thrice a month may be too much. But then again those people have to be viciously careful with their throat.

If you're just an ordinary joe who's trying to be in very good shape, once or twice a month should be fine, assuming none of those monthly times involve binge drinking.
Thrice or four times a month should be more than okay if all times are just tiny quantities (less than four pints in total).
>> Anonymous
you can have 2-3 drinks a night and thats considered healthy. Anytime you consume more than that, it is called binge drinking. Health officials will tell you binge drinking is never healthy, but in all honesty, every other weekend is fine IMO unless you are training rigorously
>> Anonymous
Having one or two beers or a big glass of wine once a day every few days or so is perfectly fine.

Getting drunk is bad for you no matter how you spin it.
>> Anonymous
Drinking is never healthy. Alcohol is completely useless for your body, the only exception being antioxidants in wine which you can get from other sources.

That being said, don't let it stop you from having fun. What's the point of being fit if you're not going to get drunk and bang some bitches?
>> Anonymous
OP here,
I get drunk maybe once or twice a year (new years, birthday) and drink about 4 beers each of the 2 or 3 times a month that I drink.

I never drink early in the day, I rarely drink liquor, I don't have serious alcohol related problems like black outs, dt's, no blood in urine or stool. I never drive under the influence.

Some people were asking about drinking habits on my campus and said that I had a problem, they were doing some sort of alcohol awareness or something, idk why i even stopped to talk to them.
>> Anonymous
>>416957

lots of people I know get smashed every single weekend. It's not a problem... it's called being in college.
>> Anonymous
>>416961
they're young, their bodies can mostly handle the damage and recover once they stop without serious damage. the problem is a lot of them dont stop
>> Anonymous
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>>416961
Remember kids, it's not alcoholism until after college!

>>416968
Lots of alcohol + brain that isn't fully developed = bad.
>> Anonymous
>>416974
mostly the frontal lobe, but the real problem is the developing endocrine system. all logic
>> Anonymous
>>416957
oh snap , whole finland has a drinking problem
>> Anonymous
>>416942
Alcohol is bad for your throat? You'd think it was milk, the way you're talking.

Anyway, more than two drinks or so a day is a bad idea. You could even make that 14 per week, although the less you spread it out, the worse off you are.
>> Anonymous
In my mind, if you can not drink and dont miss it, theres no problem. But like if you show up to thanksgiving dinner with a flask...you have an issue.

I dont drink during the week because it makes it too hard to get up. I limit my drinking to friday nights where i will have 3-5 drinks at a club.
>> Anonymous
>>416974
I drink everynight if it's in the house but my lazy/hermit habbits seem to be a good counter. I can go for days or weeks without.
>> Anonymous
I like to get drunk most weekends, I sometimes have a few beers after work during the week.

I start to miss it if I go without for about a month, but I dont consider it that much of a problem. I would start getting worried if I couldn't have a weekend without it.
>> Anonymous
Drinking alcohol is stupid and a waste of money. There is no reason to drink alcohol.
>> Anonymous
>>418136
It's fun. That's a good reason for me.
>> Anonymous
>>418139

Just because it's 'fun' doesn't mean one should do it.

Alcohol is bad for the health, wastes money, and wastes time.
>> gundrake !3stw1O/bgU
>>418143
hey buddy I think your being very disrespectful and you should calm down
>> Anonymous
>>418136

outstanding, more for me to drink.
>> Anonymous
>>418143
fuck off and die in a fire you prude cunt stain
>> Anonymous
>>418161
>>418163

GTFO drug addicts, we're kicking the hippies out and now we're kicking you out. Take your pathetic addictions elsewhere
>> Anonymous
>>418166
"drug addicts" says the spoilt little suburbanite whos mommy shoves Ritalin down his throat.

FO
>> Anonymous
>>418168

OH I'M SO COOL I CAN DRINK A SHITLOAD OF BEER

You're not as cool as you think, faggot. You're just a little faggot who was never good at anything, except for drinking. And no one is impressed by that, drug addict.
>> Anonymous
>>418173

They see me trollin'....
>> Anonymous
>>418177

No, I'm kicking all of you alcoholics and drug addicts off of /fit/. You're not welcome here.
>> Anonymous
>>418166

if you think a glass of wine hear and there is the sign of an addict you must have a very sad life
>> Anonymous
>>418181

>outstanding, more for me to drink.
>fuck off and die in a fire you prude cunt stain

Doesn't sound like 1 glass a day talk. Sounds like greedy pig talk to me. GTFO
>> Anonymous
>>416946
Completely useless?

Random studies have shown that alcohol helps convert LDL Cholesterol into HDL Cholesterol, with the latter being the "good" stuff which is less likely to cause blockage.

Besides, what do we need the ADH enzyme for if we're not going to drink?
>> Anonymous
>>418173OH I'M SO COOL BECAUSE I DON'T DRINK! STRAIGHTEDGE 4 LYFE!

I bet you don't own a TV, either, and manage to work that into every conversation you have.
>> Anonymous
I drank 1 liter of rum last weekend. I ran a calculation, and found that amounts to 22 shots.consumed on Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday. I have been drinking at this level every weekend for months. During the week I do HIIT and weight training like crazy, but I binge drink and binge eat every weekend. Are there any negative health effects I may suffer?
>> Anonymous
>>418186

Straightedge is for fags, everything in moderation for me. Unlike the druggies in here showing off their ALCOHOLIC PRIDE LOL I'M SO COOL
>> Anonymous
>>418188
cirrhosis.
>> Anonymous
>>418192
>Just because it's 'fun' doesn't mean one should do it.

>Alcohol is bad for the health, wastes money, and wastes time.

Contradicting yourself faggot, off to bed with you, school in the morning.
>> Anonymous
>>418194
The sad thing is that I think I actually may have a drinking problem. I only realized just how much I had been drinking yesterday when I started taking measurements.

The even sadder thing is that I survived a severe heroin addiction. I used to see alcoholics and think that it was the saddest shit ever. I never, ever, ever, ever thought I'd hit the booze too hard. Whoops.
>> Anonymous
Meh. I go to college and live in a party house, was here all summer, and we drank ALOT. School came, until last fri I hadnt really drank in 2 months. in 4 hours my housemate and I each had 12 shots of 92 pf rum (sailor jerrys ftmfw) and we were buzzed. not drunk. buzzed.

It's cool never to have to worry about drinking too much unintentionally and getting sick, but that shit is fucking expensive. I like my weed more anymore. Motivates me to eat more oatmeal and protein for squatz.
>> Anonymous
I drank every night from October 2nd until like October 22nd or something.

I'm on my fifth drink of the night right now.

Helps me write, helps me forget life sometimes sucks. I wouldn't say I have an alcohol "problem" or a "dependence" but I willingly and knowingly make a choice that is poor in drinking fairly frequently.
>> Anonymous
>>418274
There are only 12 shots in a 750ml bottle. You are a liar. Unless between you and however many people, there were 12 shots. But you did not each have 12 shots.
>> Anonymous
>>418286

one serving liquor (80 proof) = 1.5 fl oz
1.5 fl oz = 44.36 ml
750/44.36 = 16.9

Theres about 17 shots in a fifth, 40 in a handle, so the two of us EACH drank a little over 2/3rd of a fifth. I tended bar here every night over the summer. I know what a shot is.
>> Anonymous
>>418298
sorry forgot you were a faggot on the internet

BURN
>> Anonymous
>>418300
>>418298
>>418286
>>418282
>>418274

And you're all faggots. Alcoholics GTFO
>> Anonymous
stfu and smoke weed pussies
>> Anonymous
I drink 3-5 nights a week, guess the average each night I drink would be 7 schooners of beer (I think each is considered 1.6 standard drinks). I have had no negative effects on my health from this, my blood pressure, cholesterol and heart rate are all well within normal ranges. I am a fairly active person work a job that requires alot of lifting and walking around all day, I play sports 2 arfternoons each week. Only problem I have is that i am fairly skinny 5ft7 58kg (127 pound I think) but the alcohol has nothing to do with that, more my lack of appetite.