So how much do you drink?

[Robster]

As per title really how much do you drink and how much do you think is acceptable before "having a problem"?

[Robster]

Be interested to know how much though, for example is 4 cans of beer a night excessive?

[Robster]

Some real honest replies here, has got me thinking.....

[Robster]

Steve vRS said:

I think I have a problem and am drinking too much.

I regularly drink 4 cans of Old Speckled hen type bitter each night, sometimes 5 with a couple extra for good luck on a Friday and Saturday evening. I even drank 6 cans (2 strong ale and 4 weaker) last night on my own (as I was depressed that my wife had gone out with her friends, how pathetic is that!) and I'm racing by bike in a time trail this evening - hardly a good preparation.

It's also definitely affecting my mood and marriage. I get very moody and angry - I used to be a happy drinker but I think I'm getting a angry, miserable one. This is making me fall out with my wife to the extent that if I don't make a sudden change, then it may well be over.

So, I'm going to try and kick the habit. I successfully stopped smoking 11 years ago and if I can do that, I can stop drinking. I just need to dissociate so many parts of my life with beer. I work away a lot so a beer with an evening meal is the norm.

It's going to be hard but if I don't do something than my life will make a sudden change for the worst. It's taken a bit of courage to type this as it's now in the public domain but hopefully this is the start of the process.

My name's Steve vRS and I may well be an alcy

I'll keep you up to date with how I do.

What an amazing and honest reply , been there done that my advice , put your wife first I lost mine best wishes

[Robster]

[quote=Steve vRS]Well that's a week without a beer and it was t too hard. Wife still hates me but I've lost at least a kilo and knocked almost a minute off my 10mile TT PB [/quote

Was or wasn't too hard? Congratulations though awesome result