I can't get drunk

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  • Slacker16
    Slacker16 Posts: 1,184 Member
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    My reaction when people claim they drink for the taste, not the effect:
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    ...but in to learn more about the irish race!
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  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
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    100ml of Makers Mark 46 is like 80 cals... add some Coke zero and that should have you flying in no time.

    I had to google to see if it was a white wine spritzer, but it turns out your maths is appalling.

    As is your spelling. ;)

    whoosh?

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  • tedrickp
    tedrickp Posts: 1,229 Member
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    So now it is wrong to drink intoxicating alcohol to indeed get intoxicated...

    Alcohol shamers!!!!!

    Everyone is right! You guys are mean!

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  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
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    My reaction when people claim they drink for the taste, not the effect:
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    ...but in to learn more about the irish race!
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    i love the taste of beer, wine, and spirits. i drink because of the taste, and because a drink or two is a great way to unwind and relax. i love pairing alcohol with food, and find that they enhance the flavor of each other.

    the after effects are just a bonus.
  • RushBabe_214
    RushBabe_214 Posts: 115
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    100ml of Makers Mark 46 is like 80 cals... add some Coke zero and that should have you flying in no time.

    I had to google to see if it was a white wine spritzer, but it turns out your maths is appalling.

    As is your spelling. ;)

    whoosh?

    I've no idea.

    Usually it turns out that ('racist' stereotype alert) that someone so arrogant they can only be Amercan, is trying to tell an English person that their country's use of English is incorrect.

    Yeah....I was merely pointing out maths vs. math in your reply.

    *shrugs shoulders*
  • Slacker16
    Slacker16 Posts: 1,184 Member
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    i love the taste of beer, wine, and spirits. i drink because of the taste, and because a drink or two is a great way to unwind and relax. i love pairing alcohol with food, and find that they enhance the flavor of each other.

    the after effects are just a bonus.
    Emphasis mine. Why do you suppose having a drink is a great way to relax?

    I like the taste of beer, cider and some spirits too, but I doubt you (or I) would opt for a beverage that is more expensive than any soda or juice and whose taste has been described as 'acquired' if it weren't psychoactive.

    I suppose there are a few beers and ciders I would still drink, but only about once or twice a year.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
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    i love the taste of beer, wine, and spirits. i drink because of the taste, and because a drink or two is a great way to unwind and relax. i love pairing alcohol with food, and find that they enhance the flavor of each other.

    the after effects are just a bonus.
    Emphasis mine. Why do you suppose having a drink is a great way to relax?

    I like the taste of beer, cider and some spirits too, but I doubt you (or I) would opt for a beverage that is more expensive than any soda or juice and whose taste has been described as 'acquired' if it weren't psychoactive.

    I suppose there are a few beers and ciders I would still drink, but only about once or twice a year.

    i said a drink or two is a great way to relax... i didn't say "i'm having seven drinks and i'm still not hammered."

    i am fully aware of alcohols affect and how it helps me unwind and relax, but i am not getting a buzz off of two glasses of wine that i had with dinner.


    also, i acquired the taste for beer, wine, and whiskey a long time ago when i was a teen and wanted to drink to get drunk.
  • Meerataila
    Meerataila Posts: 1,885 Member
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    Usually a sign of alcoholism more than dieting.

    I would agree with this.

    It's time reevaluate things when your sole purpose for drinking is to get drunk.

    But hey, that's just my opinion.

    There are other reasons to drink?

    I'm even more of a lightweight when I'm a lightweight. Had two glasses of red wine the other day and was stupidly blitzed. It was sad.
  • Slacker16
    Slacker16 Posts: 1,184 Member
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    i said a drink or two is a great way to relax... i didn't say "i'm having seven drinks and i'm still not hammered."
    I think we're arguing semantics, I was just pointing out that feeling relaxed after a beer is still an altered state even though you're not hammerfaced.

    Personally, I tend to choose cheap, dishwasher-grade beer for unwinding :bigsmile:
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
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    i said a drink or two is a great way to relax... i didn't say "i'm having seven drinks and i'm still not hammered."
    I think we're arguing semantics, I was just pointing out that feeling relaxed after a beer is still an altered state even though you're not hammerfaced.

    Personally, I tend to choose cheap, dishwasher-grade beer for unwinding :bigsmile:

    i've tried to like the cheaper stuff. i can't.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 17,959 Member
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    If I didn't get a buzz, I wouldn't drink... I don't get how wanting to catch a buzz for the calories is at all surprising? I mean, I like the taste of beer, but if I didn't get a buzz I don't imagine I'd ever crack a cold one...
  • random_user75
    random_user75 Posts: 157 Member
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    Too soon?

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    Ermagerd. Best. Photo. EVAR.
  • random_user75
    random_user75 Posts: 157 Member
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    My reaction when people claim they drink for the taste, not the effect:
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    ...but in to learn more about the irish race!
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    i love the taste of beer, wine, and spirits. i drink because of the taste, and because a drink or two is a great way to unwind and relax. i love pairing alcohol with food, and find that they enhance the flavor of each other.

    the after effects are just a bonus.

    All of this.
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
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    I get buzzed from one 9 ounce glass of wine. I thought buzzed meant feeling the effects of the alcohol. After that one drink my emotions are heightened, my thoughts and conversations are different.
  • chrisandover
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    drink quicker
  • MarliQQ
    MarliQQ Posts: 112 Member
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    i love the taste of beer, wine, and spirits. i drink because of the taste, and because a drink or two is a great way to unwind and relax. i love pairing alcohol with food, and find that they enhance the flavor of each other.

    the after effects are just a bonus.

    :noway: Seriously? There is not one non-alcoholic drink that could do it for you? Most alcohol doesn't even taste good to a "virgin"--just saying...people don't usually start drinking for the "taste"...
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
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    i love the taste of beer, wine, and spirits. i drink because of the taste, and because a drink or two is a great way to unwind and relax. i love pairing alcohol with food, and find that they enhance the flavor of each other.

    the after effects are just a bonus.

    :noway: Seriously? There is not one non-alcoholic drink that could do it for you? Most alcohol doesn't even taste good to a "virgin"--just saying...people don't usually start drinking for the "taste"...

    if you had read a few more posts, you'd noticed that i said when i was a teenager that i did drink to get drunk. but i also thought rum and cokes tasted delicious (you just taste the coke!)

    and i love non-alcoholic drinks, lol. i drink coffee, water, juice... i don't understand what you're getting at, asking if they could do it for me.

    just saying.
  • DebbieLyn63
    DebbieLyn63 Posts: 2,650 Member
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    I've been dieting for 7 months straight now with daily calories between 1000-1550 per day and the occasional 2000 calorie day. I've cut way back on my drinking because of the calories. But the few times I've drank heavily, Super Bowl Sunday and last night in particular, I allocated for the calories but couldn't even catch a buzz. At Super Bowl I was drinking vodka and Crystal Light, last night I drank an entire bottle of red wine. There have been at least a half dozen other times since the diet that I've felt like it was a total waste of time and calories. Any thoughts? Any medical reasons why dieting deters drunkeness?

    WOW. What a novel way to promote your book on healthy living.:noway:
  • ruthejp13
    ruthejp13 Posts: 213 Member
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    Listen OP, I get what you're saying. It's weird, but after I have abstained for a while, the first time I drink, even if it's a lot, I don't have the same reaction to the alcohol as I've had in the past. I don't get super drunk and I don't have much of a hangover either. I am very Irish so maybe that accounts for some of it.

    Now if I were to go on and imbibe the next night.... I'm on the train to hammertown. I will also have a terrible hangover. People's brains have very different reactions to alcohol, and I hate to tell you, but being an alcoholic has something to do with it. (Believe me!) If you were getting drunk quicker and even having bad hangovers before you cut back, there is a good chance you were physically dependent on alcohol at the time and starting to suffer the effects of long term drinking. Now that you have cut back, your body has had a chance to recover so the ill effects are far less. If you were to return to your old drinking habits for a few days or weeks, you'd be right back where you were before or possibly even worse off. An alcoholic's brain will readjust very quickly when exposed to the drug.

    I know most people in here are going to think I am being ridiculous, but I think many, many people have a problem with alcohol and never know it or choose not to acknowledge it. Drinking to get drunk is the norm in our country but that doesn't mean it won't have any ill effects. Just because "everyone" does it, doesn't make it healthy by any means. It is a cultural problem IMO, but I'm not one to talk. I am enjoying a nice glass of wine right now. I view it like smoking though. I know it's bad for me but everyone has to have a vice right?

    Anyways, long story short, alcoholism has nothing to do with how frequently you drink alcohol but the reasons WHY you drink and the effect it has on you. Only you can know the truth. Hope I was more helpful than insulting. I speak from experience on this subject.

    You were not insulting. I will say I never get hangovers. In the past if I had to wake up earlier than usual, I'd drink hard alcohol the night before because I wake up 6 hours later full of energy. I'm not a morning person. I'd drink wine for the opposite reason, to fall asleep.

    60 Minutes recently had a segment on over 90 year olds. Survey says, drinker of 1-2 per night live longer.