How many beers do you drink per day? Y'all ever take a break?

I don't drink Monday-Thursday.

Friday & Saturday i kinda just drink whatever, unless I'm driving or we have activities planned.

Sunday sometimes a few, sometimes not.

If possible, i like to do weights 3 days/week and ride the bike 2 days.

Still, the older i get the more the lbs creep regardless

 

ha! i'm not Italian, but I'm from northern NJ so i kinda get it

 

I’m similar to @hopsputin . Friday night and Saturday late afternoon/evenings are my imbibing days.

I have a physically demanding job, so I can’t really afford to drink during the week. I try to do some weight training on Saturdays and Sundays. I also try to eat healthy all week. I’ve managed to maintain a pretty steady weight, but alas, Father Time is slowly catching up to me!

 

Usually one beer a night, but I am slim and able to tolerate calories pretty well. However, I don't have a thyroid, so my metabolism is controlled via synthetic hormone replacement, so there is no dynamic adjustment. I also tend to drink lower ABV (<7%) beers.

 

Work out more I mean good workouts to, cardio and weights. Drink lower abv beers less higher abv's (more pale lagers). Save the higher abv brews for treats. Eat better, don't eat sweets or shit with a bunch of trash in it. Homemade foods from scratch, cut fastfood out.

Of course drinking less is the most sensible option but I know it can be hard. I totally drink to much but I'm working on it and stay conscious about it.

 

Fauci is Italian American and ran 6 miles a day well into his sixties…

 

I use to be able to eat drink what I wanted then turn around and be active all day in the Texas summer heat but as I hit 30 my body started changing on me for sure.

You have to burn off what you just drank the day before or else you'll just keep gaining weight as you drink.

 

Probably overactive or hyperthyroid rather than underactive because that makes it difficult to gain weight. It can be used to treat the hyperthyroid and lower the metabolism. If you are hyperthyroid you can pig out and cannot gain weight. Does not mean that it is healthy but rather a metabolism disorder that can be treated if you have hyperthyroid.

 

Good on you for taking a break btw!

 

I take a break from drinking daily between the hours of 10pm and 6am. Ba dum tsss

 

Maybe this is weird, but I drink only when I feel like drinking, and often not even then. On average that works out to having a beer about once or twice a week—granted, sometimes that “one beer” is a 22oz or 750mL high ABV imperial stout or barleywine, so technically equivalent to three or four “normal” beers. But still, I’m not consuming that volume every night, or even most nights, so I think it’s reasonable.

During fresh-hop season this tends to increase because those beers fall off fast and I usually buy several 4- or 6-packs within a short window. Thankfully that period lasts only a month or two every year—but those local fresh-hop beers are very special, so I allow myself the indulgence.

 

I drink more than I should, but even so it's less than what I used to. Monday-Thursday I set the upper limit at 2 beers (one while cooking and one after dinner), while Fri-Sun it's fair game. I drink mostly lagers, milds, and IPAs/DIPAs, with very few super high ABV beers (Imperial Stouts, Barleywines, etc).

 

Add me to the list of weekend only drinkers with few exceptions. That along with daily exercise and pretty healthy eating habits has kept the weight off, (although this winter
I’ve seen my weight creep up a few pounds - it gets tougher after 50 I’ve noticed).

 

My best method when I still drank was not drinking during weekends, because then there is the most time to drink.

For some reason 24 standard drinks a week was the "upper limit" for males in Finland, and I took care not to be over that in my whisky tasting (and not so tasting). Tapered it down to 10-12 a week, but it was too cumbersome and I quit five years ago after putting in some considerable energy, and NA beer became the beloved thing.

But my most important technique was not drinking during Saturdays and Sundays even at the height of my consumption, interesting.

 

Not quite enough, or a bit too much…..depending who you ask.

 

I drink about 4 days per week, but only have 1-2, max 4.

I’ll occasionally catch a little buzz I don’t drink to the point of intoxication any more. I don’t have any moral qualms with it I just don’t like the way it makes me feel any more, both during and the next day.

I need to cut back to 2-3 days a week or so just because I’m still laid up from acl and meniscus surgery and have gotten fat

 

That's a good 1!

 

For me, average beers per day is about one. I prefer strong dark BA beers that are 10-18% ABV, though I've decreased my average ABV by getting into sours, IPAs, and NEIPAs which average 6% or so. I recently did dry-February, my first break from drinking since I got into craft. I confirmed I'm not an alcoholic, but also confirmed alcohol as the prime trigger to my arthritis pain.

 

I train regularly and i have put on some weight since i switched workouts.

I went from Muay Thai 3-5x a week to running Strong Lifts 5x5 that i switched to a variation on Ice Cream Fitness 2.0 that I'll switch to the Endurance verion of Wendlers 5x3x1.
The close summer gets I'll switch back to Muay Thai cuz that to me is one of the the best fuckin fat burners for ANYONE , but what turned me off was that i did lose some muscle mass.


I also walk a shitload . Still put on weight since my main drink of choice are Imperial Stouts without additives made for children ()

 

More than I should

I strive for x2 drinking days a week (Tues/Thurs)

But trading, new beers, and life's short factor often alter that.

I'm fairly active, so weight is a small concern, but I keep watch.

Personally as long as I keep putting wife and kids first - I'm gonna 'eat the nice chocolate' drink the nice beer and enjoy it

May/maybe not worth mentioning: I don't drink anything alcoholic outside of the very occasional and special treat of mead.

Cheers!

 

I eat less. Since I can't adjust metabolism like a normal person, if I eat too much I feel sick

 

Just wondering, did your arthritis pain subside during your dry-February? If so, how long into it did you start to notice a difference?

 

Yeah, I walk a lot (6-8 miles a day). Walking burns about 100 calories per mile. So if I want to maintain weight and I drank a 16 ounce 7.5% beer (about 300 calories) last night, I'd have to walk 3 miles to burn that off. (That's depressing, but there you have it.)
Pro hint: get a dog. A dog will keep you on task. Personal trainer for free, more or less.

 

As stated, HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) is prolly the only thing that'll save you from the dreaded beer gut.
NOBODY likes a beer belly. NOBODY.

id rather die than get a needy ass dog.
( I'm a cat person)

 

Relief was immediate, but I didn't realize it for a few days. I've had gouty arthritis since I was 37, and while it started out in the typical big toe, it's progressed to pretty much any joint. Turkey is the biggest trigger, followed by alcohol, shellfish, and fried food. I'm on daily meds and as long as I don't overdo the triggers, I'm good. Restarting in March, I'm lowering my average ABV and skipping more days, and so far, so good.

 

I've cut way back over the past few years. I usually don't average more than a couple of beers a week, and I don't usually drink more than a few ounces at a time. I don't typically drink low ABV beers, and I never touch AAL's. I enjoy the occasional bourbon, Scotch, spirit-forward cocktail, or whatever suits my mood, but seldom more than one a night. I've been struggling with weight for as long as I can remember, so I try to watch my diet. I'll get back to cycling if we ever get any decent weather again. I have a come-to-Jesus meeting with the cardiologist this week. I may very well be changing some (many?) of my habits based on his findings. For now, though, I'm going to have a wee dram before bed. Medicinal purposes, etc., etc.

 

Just try to walk a fucking cat.

 

Here to provide an example of someone who increased drinking to daily over the past three years.

My weight has been primarily a function of my diet and exercise, with alcohol playing a role but not the primary one, IMO, except when I did significantly increase beer consumption during the first two years of lockdowns (Ages 50-51).

My preferred beer style is 4-7% ABV year round, with 2-3 High ABV BA beers mixed into the mix per week when it’s under 65 F (October-April). I like to drink seasonally.

Age 18 - 45 (whiskey / pre craft):

• Socially, weekends primarily, primarily whiskey rocks/neat. Didn’t drink at home.
• Weight increased at times during heavy workloads in 40s (BMI 27-32). I was down to Senior HS / Fresh Year College year weight (BMI 24-26) in much of my 20s-30s with improved diet and exercise (football, softball, hiking).

Age 45 - 50 (Begin of craft beer era)

• Craft beer, now both at home periodically and out either socially and solo brewery visits. Cut out whiskey beyond perhaps several drinks a year since.
• Weight down to College - 20s weight (BMI 26-27) with consensus efforts of diet and exercise (brisk walks 15-16 min miles, 4-9 total).

Age 50 - 51:

• Retired, bumped up drinking to 2-3 beers at home, perhaps 4-7 total on days I also went out.
• Gained weight up to 30-31 BMI, I contend primarily due to lockdowns, though I still tried to walk at times. Just far less places to go. Also went out far less socially these two years, like many in certain areas/countries were forced.

Age 52-53:

• Consciously implemented lowering my beer intake to 1 beer at home on most days. Would say I go out and have perhaps 1-3 more beers in a day on a 1-2 brewery / bar visits perhaps 2-4 times a month.
• 4-5 weeks per year, I travel and typically drink 3-6 on days I’m hitting breweries, 1-2 if I am hitting National / State Parks.
• My tolerance has dropped substantially over the past two years.
• I’ve lost ten pounds to start this year, with the goal to reach Senior HS weight (24 BMI) by year end, and Sophomore / Junior HS weight (22 BMI) by next Spring, which I want to maintain (22-24, hopefully regain some muscle).

Even if I fall short, I will still be back where I should be. Envisioning no more lockdowns, which have adversely impacted my physical and mental health and motivation, though I also take responsibility.

 

I, like most here have noted, typically don't drink if I have work the next day or some early activities the next day. Most my beers are Friday &/or Saturday. I have been angling toward lagers predominantly with a lower ABV typically and avoiding the haze as much as possible (they give the WORST headaches the next day no matter what I do) or big beer unless at home to enjoy slowly. I also drink water while I'm drinking to help fill me up and minimize impact as best I can.

I can go a couple weeks without any beer really, even with my Tavour order sitting on my counter in the kitchen. I can go to my favorite beer bar once a month and that be all my consumption. Even still, I feel I would consider myself a bit of a binge drinker on those days/times I do drink at about 5-7 16oz cans or poured pints. Been doing this awhile that I know the signs of when to stop and, unlike when I was 28 or 29, I listen.

As I have gotten older, and I think as the beer scene has changed, it isn't as important anymore to be getting the "latest and greatest" as often as I can. I have had nearly every kind of beer in one way or another, so that "ticking" need has greatly dissipated the last few years. Hazy has, I feel, played a big role in that as so many breweries just start pumping out hazy after hazy. All such similar crap (looking at you Anchorage Brewing). I think we live in a precious time of amazing spirits, beer, and wine along with many different ways to enjoy such things. Be careful and smart out there to enjoy responsibly and in a healthy way. Make the sensible choice rather than the eternal 20-something choice.

 

https://www.beeradvocate.com/commun...rinking-moderately.671080/page-6#post-7726606

 

Way too f*ckin much.
But I have reached 58, a longer age than most of humanity. I dont care anymore. I have 4 days non alcohol then 3 i drink whatever.
I have given up sugars, bread, pasta etc but i will never ever give up beer.
Its all exercise in reality. Move more. Eat what you like but move a LOT.