Do You Plan Breaks From Alcohol?

[Finite]

Yes, Its more of a routine than planed but I usualy have a beer every other day. Usually non gym days. But yes I have also have stints of 1-2 months off drinking.

Friday arvos I usually have a couple.

 

[SpillsMostOfIt]

Yes, Its more of a routine than planed but I usualy have a beer every other day. Usually non gym days. But yes I have also have stints of 1-2 months off drinking.

Friday arvos I usually have a couple.

I too make it a point never to drink on gym days... :blink:

 

[Shunty]

I dont drink monday to thursday

 

[jdsaint]

I have one alcohol free day a year. New Years Eve!

a day for a hangover hey mate?

 

[Tony M]

Over the last 45 years, I have had AFD's when I've been too crook to drink.

 

[fixa]

Usually 2 AFD'S a week. when i work an arvo shift i don't drink, and i don't drink 12 hours beffore working, so that cuts t off early some nights... apart from that..nope.

 

[sluggerdog]

Always have mon & tues off. This week also wednesday (I have been sick) Made up for it today though.

 

[Tyred]

Normally have a week off every couple of months. Being on on-call duties for work means I have to be in some control of my mental facilities.

 

[BoilerBoy]

Mon- Thurs I dont drink as a rule

BB

 

[Steve]

cant remember the last day I didnt have a beer - so, no I dont plan plan breaks from alcohol. The question to me is so absurd.
Cheers
Steve

 

[monkale]

My Beer free days Mon to Thurs But come Friday its game on :super: Id drink more during the week but when you get up at 4am most mornings it gets a bit much :angry: but when I am having a beer or two the wife can tell me exactly how many Iv had, at least someones keeping score.


Cheers Monkale

 

[PostModern]

cant remember the last day I didnt have a beer - so, no I dont plan plan breaks from alcohol. The question to me is so absurd.
Cheers
Steve

You won't think it so absurd when you have to cut out brewing because your liver's packed it in. I might be completely wrong here and hey, it's possible, but I believe a good break every now and then for your liver to recuperate should extend a drinking career by a couple years at least.

 

[berapnopod]

You know, I was seriously considering taking the whole of February off from drinking.
But then I have to give a BJCP exam in Melbourne on the 25th. And such a noble cause it is, but curse you Melbourniteesssssss!!!!!!

Berp.

 

[Doc]

I take a break when I'm crook and on anti-biotics. Typically 1-3 days every 18 months.

Doc

 

[hughman666]

You won't think it so absurd when you have to cut out brewing because your liver's packed it in. I might be completely wrong here and hey, it's possible, but I believe a good break every now and then for your liver to recuperate should extend a drinking career by a couple years at least.

not to mention the damage it can do to your heart causing high blood pressure etc. i have mon - thurs off but occasionally bend the rule depending on time of year etc.

a break definitely will extend your drinking career and also helps to keep the gut off! plus it increases the enjoyment factor of that 1st beer on a friday evening after work - ican almost taste it in the car on my way home :chug:

 

[browndog]

My Missus imposed a no midweek drinking after a 6 months of marriage, yeah, I could accept that (good for my health and all that) then you find ways around it ie.. can't cook a BBQ without a beer, too hot today, Boss was stressing me out too much and I need to chill.
Beer takes the edge of the ********* things of day to day living. If yeast was no good for us, God would have gotten rid of it in the flood right.
We are only doing what men have been doing for the las 4000 yrs

cheers

Browndog

 

[PostModern]

One last post from me, I don't want to get all preachy, but seriously guys, have a read of this and do some more research.

http://www.dui.com/alcohol_drugs/liver.html

Alcohol-related cirrhosis is known to be underreported. However, about 44 percent of all deaths caused by cirrhosis in North America are reportedly alcohol related (7).

Up to 100 percent of heavy drinkers show evidence of fatty liver, an estimated 10 to 35 percent develop alcoholic hepatitis, and 10 to 20 percent develop cirrhosis (1).

Daily drinkers are at a higher risk of developing alcoholic cirrhosis than are binge drinkers (8). In general, patients with alcoholic cirrhosis have been drinking heavily for 10 to 20 years (8-10).

There are 1000's of other sites that all say pretty much the same thing.
Take that break occasionally, guys. I want to still be brewing on with all of you in 10-20 years from now.

 

[Screwtop]

I often plan breaks.

However, in the words of Rabbie Burns - the Scottish bard - "the best laid plans of mice and men............"

Some hae beer and canna drink,
And some would drink that want it;
But we hae beert, and we can drink,
Sae let the Lord be thankit.

 

[InCider]

I take my alcohol free days very seriosly. :angry:


My standard alcohol free days are:

Christmas Party (Free Champagne) :blink:
Visiting my old man (Homebrewer - drinking his beer while bottling)

InCider

 

[redbeard]

my doctor recently advised me to have a few afd each week. sometimes its easy & other weeks, its hard to do just one day. over the last 6mths, have put on about 5+kgs, which i really need to lose. being obese greatly heightens the chances of diabetes, heart disease & sleep apnea among other things.

if your overweight & snore loudly, your at risk of sleep apnea. its a hidden problem that maybe 5 or 10% of australians have. treating it does make a big difference to your life. google it if you want more info.

Part of the bigger problem is that making tasty, quality homebrew isnt that hard & fun to do