Made this forum because I recently made it a new motto of mine to not drink. So that means no more going to bars/clubs and im 21. Im wondering to those of you who also have done the same, what did you do the first few weeks after deciding to abstain, that kept you “sane” so to speak. And what do you fill your time with that you used to spend at bars/clubs. Thanks
i gave up drinking a couple weeks ago. but theres more to bars/clubs than drinking theres females there as well. try going sober
I have never drank alcohol and never will, due to religious beliefs, so abstinence is easy for me. If need be, I will be a DD for my friends any night of the week, better safe than sorry.
As for passing time, I’m a pretty boring guy, so I usually just hang out at my place, or go over to a buddy’s house and watch tv, watch UFC, play video games, chill, etc.
only on rare occasion- new year’s, etc.
I don’t when I’m cutting. And even when bulking, I hardly find it to be a good idea. Then again, I’m a cheap drunk, so who knows?
I chat up chicks. At bars. Sober.
Sphincter.
If alcohol wasn’t so terrible for body composition and such a potent neurotoxin and hepatoxin, I’d be there. Given its legality and widespread acceptance, it’s a shame that the aforementioned cons exist.
I’ve never drank and I’m in my mid 20s, I don’t visit clubs, but I go to bars/pubs once in a while, and just talk to whomever I’m with, I drink juice or milk when I’m there…bonus here is alot of places give you juice for free cause they think you’re a DD.
[quote]Joe84 wrote:
…bonus here is alot of places give you juice for free cause they think you’re a DD. [/quote]
I noticed that. Sweet, ain’t it?
man, you just gotta relax and have a cold one once in a while…
problem solved itself for me…all my friends in town are 21+ and i’m not. if they go out to the bars, i can’t go. it sucks sometimes but i haven’t drank probably a full beer total since i transferred back home from university.
I hardly ever drink, once every 3-4 months probably I still go out a lot. With my drunk friends, they give me shit about not drinking than say how awesome it to have a sober ride home.
It might be a little harder to socialize without drinking but most of the time I still have fun. You shouldn’t use alcohol as a social crutch anyways, you should develop yourself sober IMO.
For awhile I would drink a Spike Shooter or something before going out, that way I would have energy for the late nights and it is a bit mood altering and does make me more sociable (which contradicts my previous paragraph.)
I drink, it’s a social thing and I like it. Lately I’ve been limiting myself to no more then three drinks at a time unless it’s a special occasion of some sort.
How difficult this is depends on your social circle. Alot of people go out drinking several times a week. I gradually ended up separating myself from those people. I now hang out with the friends that enjoy having good conversation or actually doing something different for entertainment.
I’m not one to really enjoy the bar scene anyways, so I guess it just comes naturally. Although when I am surrounded by drinkers, it becomes a hell of alot harder not to drink as well. It’s somewhat of a rough situation, but often times when you want to change something about yourself you have to re-evaluate the people closest to you, and whether they would be accepting of that change. If they aren’t, you may have to distance yourself from them to make the change realistic.
To decide not to drink isn’t a motto, it’s a policy.
A motto would be saying “None for me, thanks. I’m a social downer.”
Let’s hone our vocabulary.
Drinking isn’t that bad, a nice glass of red wine with a huge steak dinner is just awesome. Also have a few drinks with friends once in awhile. I mean I’m not drinking like everyday its just like 1-3 when I do go out with friends or an occasional glass of wine with nice dinner. So its like maybe once a week at most, I’m not really a party drinking guy.
I stopped drinking a little over a year ago. I was getting way too fat. I would get drunk than blow 50 bucks on burgers and pizza haha
Me! It’s not that hard once you stop rationalizing it with “could be worse”. The temptation surges once in a while when getting together with some long lost friends, but by that time, they’ll probably notice and compliment you on your body, which should help you not cave in to ol’ bad habits.
My only regret is to have come to that realization at your age. Alcohol is an awful awful drug.
I put creatine in my Whisky, and then go and curl a dead polar bear for a few reps in the squat rack. Then go piss acid all over it to dissolve its stinky carcass.
I drink only when I go out (a beer or two)
I totally quit drinking 5 or six years ago. The most I’ve had is a glass or two of champagne on new years at midnight. I didn’t even have that this year. I play in a band, so needless to say I’m frequently in bars/clubs. Friends have come to accept the fact that I don’t drink, no one gives me a hard time, and more often than not, they’re jealous. It’s not uncommon to hear ‘man, I don’t know how you do it. I wish I could be as disciplined as you and not drink’. I have as much, if not more fun than I ever did when I drank, and I don’t have to worry about spending the night in jail after getting pulled over.
The hardest part is when a stranger wants to by me a drink, and I have to reply with “I don’t drink, I’ll take diet coke”. If they find it rude, it’s their problem. That or when someone buys the entire band a shot of jager while we’re on stage, and I have to ‘fake’ drinking it!
Like everything else, once you get used to the idea that you don’t NEED to drink, it’s not that difficult.