Anyone here who lives their life free of alcohol?

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  • karylee44
    karylee44 Posts: 892
    gave up drinking about two years ago. i was making very bad descisions.

    only one beer in the last two years.
  • brendarios
    brendarios Posts: 3 Member
    I don't drink and don't want to. I stay away from it too. I've seen to many people act foolish because of being impaired by alcohol. For example, kick in doors, start fights, some people drink and cheat on their significant other, some get depressed, others get locked up and don't even remember what they did to get there. There is nothing cool about any of those things. Every day is precious so I'd rather wake up every morning and remember what I did last night ;O)
  • Gilbrod
    Gilbrod Posts: 1,216 Member
    I did. I had to join AA at the age of 17, by force from the NYPD truincy force. Saved my life. Also, saves me a ton of cash when I got out to eat.
  • ichorica
    ichorica Posts: 475 Member
    I don't partake in alcoholic beverages. The smell even bothers me. My hubby made his own Root Beer and even the like 1% or whatever alcohol in that turns my stomach (its like that yeasty smell).
  • sdavis448
    sdavis448 Posts: 193 Member
    rank alot as a teenager.. but since about 17.. I've probably drank like 5 times, and only one of those did I have more then one drink.
  • BAMFMeredith
    BAMFMeredith Posts: 2,810 Member
    I fulfilled my lifetime quota by the time I hit 37. Other than the taste I don't really miss it, but it really does astound me that some folks just can't grasp the concept that life can be full of joy and fun without it.

    While I appreciate where you're coming from with that, not everybody drinks just to get drunk. I LOVE beer. I work for a beer distributor. I enjoy tasting new and interesting beers, and I also enjoy the taste of various wines and champagnes. I have a glass of wine with dinner a few nights a week, and a few beers on the weekends with my friends. Good, quality beer. Some people prefer cheesecake. Or pizza. Or ice cream. My "diet cheat", if you will, is beer or wine.

    If your favorite food was cheesecake, wouldn't you be really sad if you never ate cheesecake again? For me, I would be pretty sad without beer and/or wine because I genuinely enjoy the flavor. I make up for the calories via exercise and clean eating, just as one would with cheesecake or pizza. Enjoying alcoholic beverages doesn't automatically mean drinking to get drunk for everyone. When people say they don't see the point, well, what's the point of eating pizza? What's the point of eating french fries? Because you ENJOY them. Same with many people and alcoholic beverages.
  • xoxobollywood1991
    xoxobollywood1991 Posts: 75
    Yup, I've been non-alchoholic or alcohol free all my life. Because it's normal in my culture. And it's simply the best i've ever beeeen!!!
  • ambercholtz
    ambercholtz Posts: 84 Member
    Nope, not a drinker. =^)
  • BaDaSsBrUnEtTe
    BaDaSsBrUnEtTe Posts: 518 Member
    i will have a few drinks on the weekends, and special occasions.
  • FreedomReigns
    FreedomReigns Posts: 195 Member
    Growing up with an alcholic step father kept me from ever getting into drinking!

    When i was only thirteen i had to help my mom drag him up a flight of stairs and help clean him up because his friends thought it was a good idea and bring home and put him in his car instead of knocking on the door....he threw up all over himself...luckily he didnt choke on it and die!

    Happy to say he has been alcohol free for about twenty years now!!!
  • hkevans724
    hkevans724 Posts: 241 Member
    I also do not drink. Never really liked the stuff. My hubby is not a drinker anymore either
  • smuckyrun
    smuckyrun Posts: 30 Member
    I don't drink anymore. When i was in my early 20's i did but have long since left that lifestyle.
  • MsTanya77
    MsTanya77 Posts: 357 Member
    I don't drink anymore! I started drinking when I was 11 or 12 because our grandparents let us drink their alcohol, then I lost interest in it and picked it back up in my late teens early 20's. Now that I'm saved, I live clean and alcohol free. I look back at all the money I wasted at the convenience store, nightclub, and liquor store, that I will never get back. All the drunken nights of risking my life and the lives of others driving home drunk. All the hung over mornings w/ pounding headaches, horrible diarrhea, and vomiting in the toilet. Nah, I don't miss those days a bit!
  • finz96
    finz96 Posts: 102
    Not a drinker either. Couple times a year at most. Of course, that makes me boring to some people, but I can live with that. ;)
  • rebeccap13
    rebeccap13 Posts: 754 Member
    I fulfilled my lifetime quota by the time I hit 37. Other than the taste I don't really miss it, but it really does astound me that some folks just can't grasp the concept that life can be full of joy and fun without it.

    While I appreciate where you're coming from with that, not everybody drinks just to get drunk. I LOVE beer. I work for a beer distributor. I enjoy tasting new and interesting beers, and I also enjoy the taste of various wines and champagnes. I have a glass of wine with dinner a few nights a week, and a few beers on the weekends with my friends. Good, quality beer. Some people prefer cheesecake. Or pizza. Or ice cream. My "diet cheat", if you will, is beer or wine.

    If your favorite food was cheesecake, wouldn't you be really sad if you never ate cheesecake again? For me, I would be pretty sad without beer and/or wine because I genuinely enjoy the flavor. I make up for the calories via exercise and clean eating, just as one would with cheesecake or pizza. Enjoying alcoholic beverages doesn't automatically mean drinking to get drunk for everyone. When people say they don't see the point, well, what's the point of eating pizza? What's the point of eating french fries? Because you ENJOY them. Same with many people and alcoholic beverages.

    Amen, sister. I love going to different parts of the country and tasting local brews. Its fun to see how different beer can taste. Same with wine.
  • suenix24
    suenix24 Posts: 121 Member
    yes, I do. it does nothing for me.
  • rgrange
    rgrange Posts: 236 Member
    While I appreciate where you're coming from with that, not everybody drinks just to get drunk. I LOVE beer. I work for a beer distributor. I enjoy tasting new and interesting beers, and I also enjoy the taste of various wines and champagnes. I have a glass of wine with dinner a few nights a week, and a few beers on the weekends with my friends. Good, quality beer. Some people prefer cheesecake. Or pizza. Or ice cream. My "diet cheat", if you will, is beer or wine.

    If your favorite food was cheesecake, wouldn't you be really sad if you never ate cheesecake again? For me, I would be pretty sad without beer and/or wine because I genuinely enjoy the flavor. I make up for the calories via exercise and clean eating, just as one would with cheesecake or pizza. Enjoying alcoholic beverages doesn't automatically mean drinking to get drunk for everyone. When people say they don't see the point, well, what's the point of eating pizza? What's the point of eating french fries? Because you ENJOY them. Same with many people and alcoholic beverages.

    THIS
  • Gergal73
    Gergal73 Posts: 36 Member
    I have never had a drop of alcohol. None of my family or friends drink so it's not something that I care to try. :smile:
  • ToFatOrNotToFat
    ToFatOrNotToFat Posts: 6
    I do drink socially with friends, and maybe that's because I grew up around parents and family who drank, but didn't drink excessively and didn't have issues with it. A beer after a run is one of my favorite drinks too. If I run in the morning I have chocolate milk afterwards, and if I run in the evening I have a beer after. I just try to keep it in moderation.
  • zaithyr
    zaithyr Posts: 482 Member
    I've never drank. :)
  • GermanicKnight
    GermanicKnight Posts: 445
    My life would be less than awesome without bacon and the occasional craft beer.

    I did not drink a drop of alcohol until I was 27. Now I have about 5-7 beers a week. Good craft beer... MMMMmmmmm! Bacon.
  • runbyme
    runbyme Posts: 522 Member
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    Not a drinker! Funny, I don't as think I've missed out on anything! Glad I have my coffee though! :drinker:
  • iluvprettyshoes
    iluvprettyshoes Posts: 605 Member
    LOL I read that as anyone here who lives with their wife free of alcohol. Bahahaha!!!
  • kaetmarie
    kaetmarie Posts: 668 Member
    While I appreciate where you're coming from with that, not everybody drinks just to get drunk. I LOVE beer. I work for a beer distributor. I enjoy tasting new and interesting beers, and I also enjoy the taste of various wines and champagnes. I have a glass of wine with dinner a few nights a week, and a few beers on the weekends with my friends. Good, quality beer. Some people prefer cheesecake. Or pizza. Or ice cream. My "diet cheat", if you will, is beer or wine.

    If your favorite food was cheesecake, wouldn't you be really sad if you never ate cheesecake again? For me, I would be pretty sad without beer and/or wine because I genuinely enjoy the flavor. I make up for the calories via exercise and clean eating, just as one would with cheesecake or pizza. Enjoying alcoholic beverages doesn't automatically mean drinking to get drunk for everyone. When people say they don't see the point, well, what's the point of eating pizza? What's the point of eating french fries? Because you ENJOY them. Same with many people and alcoholic beverages.

    THIS

    Yep
  • Kalee34
    Kalee34 Posts: 674 Member
    Me!
  • Mindykay69
    Mindykay69 Posts: 1
    I drank back in my younger days but after watching my dad die from cirrhosis of the liver I no longer had the desire to drink. I have health issues now that I can't drink with the meds I take but I don't miss drinking at all. I see people in bars plastered from drinking and acting so stupid and not remembering the next day what they've done. That lifestyle just isn't for me. :smile:
  • determined136
    determined136 Posts: 330
    Never had any interest!
  • mandydoll
    mandydoll Posts: 25
    i don't drink, don't actually like the taste of alcohol.
  • msdavis79
    msdavis79 Posts: 7
    I am a recovering alcoholic who drank for many years and destroyed his body. I havent found it necessary to pick up the bottle in 35 months. I wake everyday feeling alive and free and quite possibly in the best shape of my life.
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    I fulfilled my lifetime quota by the time I hit 37. Other than the taste I don't really miss it, but it really does astound me that some folks just can't grasp the concept that life can be full of joy and fun without it.

    While I appreciate where you're coming from with that, not everybody drinks just to get drunk. I LOVE beer. I work for a beer distributor. I enjoy tasting new and interesting beers, and I also enjoy the taste of various wines and champagnes. I have a glass of wine with dinner a few nights a week, and a few beers on the weekends with my friends. Good, quality beer. Some people prefer cheesecake. Or pizza. Or ice cream. My "diet cheat", if you will, is beer or wine.

    If your favorite food was cheesecake, wouldn't you be really sad if you never ate cheesecake again? For me, I would be pretty sad without beer and/or wine because I genuinely enjoy the flavor. I make up for the calories via exercise and clean eating, just as one would with cheesecake or pizza. Enjoying alcoholic beverages doesn't automatically mean drinking to get drunk for everyone. When people say they don't see the point, well, what's the point of eating pizza? What's the point of eating french fries? Because you ENJOY them. Same with many people and alcoholic beverages.

    I agree.... I can count on one finger the number of times I have been drunk.... I didn't like that feeling (especially afterwards)... but I do enjoy the occasional adult beverage.

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