[quote]twist_of_fate_09 wrote:
Personally, I hate how widely acceptable the drinking/partying lifestyle has become.[/quote]
this is the only part of your statement i take issue with. i don’t think the Drinking lifestyle has BECOME widely accepted, i think its almost always been widely accepted. if anything, its looked down upon more now than it ever has been (stricter drinking laws than in the past, harsher punishment for alcohol related offenses, etc). even during Prohibition, drinking was something people who were otherwise law-abiding would take part in. Drinking is a major part of human history (i don’t feel like combing the internet for examples of this right now, but if you need me to i’m sure i can get back to ya in a day or two with links that deal with what i mean) and up until the 1970s really seemed to be generally accepted as part of people’s daily routines.
the only thing that’s become widely accepted as far as drinking/partying is concerned is stupid high-school/frat boy games like Beer-pong and taking drop-shots. I blame Teen Sex comedies and Dave Matthews Band…
I turned 18 in may of 2007 and got sloshed every weekend from then on. However I had great personal issues this time last year that were really getting to me and while out for new years last year(turning to 2009) I realised really didn’t enjoy drinking anymore. We drink a hell of a lot over christmas over here and I heard two of my friends say they were going off drink for the month so I decided to join them. Well they lasted about 3 days and went out but I ended up not having a drink for 6-months. I didn’t give myself a target to reach, I just didn’t feel like having a drink. And then I only drank for my 20th birthday.
I’ve gone drinking probably about 10 times since then but haven’t got more than tipsy on any occasion.
A lot of my frustration is the shitty expensive club in my town and the same people in there every week. A few of my friends still enjoy it, but some are now couples that behave like they are 40 so don’t go out very often. The vast majority of the time they go drinking in some isolated public area or a house (yes, still)with drink from an off-license before they go to the club so I’ll usually join them there and give them a lift to the club before heading home. If it’s a friday night then I’ve been lifting that day so I don’t want to compromise recovery and I have to get up for a 10-hour shift in a manual labour job that starts at 8 on saturday morning so I never drink on a friday.
Saturday’s are a possibility for me but I’m incredibly broke lately and will be for the foreseeable future so it’s not likely then either. I’d much rather go to the cinema or just hang and watch a movie then go out and get sloshed again.(dang I need a girlfriend)
Also, I never saw much fat gain from drinking, but it has a powerful catabolic effect on me. I’m really sacrificing a week in the gym everytime I get drunk.
Also, I never saw much fat gain from drinking, but it has a powerful catabolic effect on me. I’m really sacrificing a week in the gym everytime I get drunk. [/quote]
Are you going by how you look in the mirror or do you have some numbers to back that up?
I adore drinking. And pot. And psychedelics. And coke.
After much wasted time, money spent and no small amount of embarrassment (vomiting publicly multiple times in mixed company makes you feel like an idiot no matter how much fun everyone else had) I have determined that moderation is key.
I have the sort of personality that turns one drink (or bowl, or line) into four very quickly. Given that tendency to get out of hand I say fuck it. I’ve got far more important priorities and if I need an ego stroke I’ll settle for putting my time in the gym & kitchen and the ensuing results, in lieu of my prowess (however legendary) at beer pong.
I’ll still share the occasional pitcher or pipe, but that’s it. Some can party all night and get done what they need to the next day. Not one of those, so I forgo. On the whole I’ve missed some fun here and there, but I’ve also moved forward in my life and really, what’s more important?