So just how much did you drink?

[mauritiusdodo]

Ok people here is a very nosy question from me but I am very curious to know (and want to shock myself by posting my own consumption) ...

How much alcohol did you drink at the height of your addiction?


I will go first to break the ice -

I drank at least a bottle of wine (12.5% vol or greater) almost every week day and some days as much as two bottles, weekends I would have the same but sometimes with the addition of a couple of glasses of spirits and/or one or two cans of cider :blush: sounds really bad when I write it down!!!

[rebirth]

So just how much did you drink?

During the week I drank about half to a full bottle of sparkling wine a day. Weekends were about a bottle and a half a day but I cant count what I drank at the pub..as long as I was intoxicated was all that counted.

Alot of boos for little me! Thank God I no longer do that!!

[hillsidetime]

So just how much did you drink?

Hi Mauri, it is for sure an amazing statistic to add up how much poison we were pumping through our system. I used to drink at least 40 Canadian (strong 5%) beer a week, plus glasses of wine with supper here and there, and the odd scotch and or martini added on top. Plus more whenever there was a special event, party etc.

It is amazing to think that since I went sober, I have NOT drank somewhere between 2500 and 3000 drinks. Crazy. It is nice to save on that cash, booze is expensive in Canada.
Hill

[Jolie]

So just how much did you drink?

Mauri, I am so glad you started this thread!

I think all of us are wondering from time to time just where we fit in with how much poison we used to consumed. For me, at least towards the end, I would start pouring it into a 16-ounce measuring container and on a daily basis thru the week, would consume probably 16 - 20 ounces a day of wine (= 4 or 5 regular glasses of wine). Weekends were a different story - probably around 32 ounces sometimes more of wine a day. Ughhhhh! So glad I'm not there anymore.

[Bandit]

So just how much did you drink?

Hi,

I would have drank probably 4-5 days a week, on holidays and stuff probably every day, and would average a bottle to a bottle and a half of wine on weeknights, sometimes two, more at the weekends - add another bottle of wine and maybe a beer or two if the wine ran out.

Because I normally 'shared' the wine with the hubby I'd kid myself I wasn't having as much as I was but my measures were def bigger and I'm ashamed to say that I would sneak some extra when he wasn't looking

xx

[Mstall]

So just how much did you drink?

I also drank 4-5 days a week. During the week it would be at least a bottle of wine a night, more if i had another bottle at home, average 1 1/2 bottles.

weekends were probably closer to two bottles of wine a night, just for me. scary stuff.

[Guest]

So just how much did you drink?

We had a similar thread a couple of weeks ago I think.

Just for the record I drank in binges, or benders. When I did it would be around 30 units per day, which might be in 3-4 hours or across a 24 hour period. That's around 3 litres of wine, 6 litres of cider(12 pint cans) or when I tried it for a short while 750mls vodka. I did have a couple of evening sessions involving 1 litre of Vodka but that nearly killed me.

All that really matters is what happened when I drank, I basically turned into another person. I also am very lucky to be alive today, when I think of the hundred plus situations where I put myself in so much danger it's unbeliveable and probably a miracle.

[Anjicia]

So just how much did you drink?

I drank 2 bottles of wine 5 to 6 times per week and sometimes one or two beers or ciders on top.

[Judestir]

So just how much did you drink?

On average 1 bottle (750ml) of red wine a night. If it was a busy evening maybe one glass (but never nothing) and on the weekends I would have one or two cocktails before the wine. When you drink from a box it is hard to measure.

I am the opposite UK, my kids both in their early twenties, both believe they never have seen me drunk. Hmmmmm always in control I am, always in control. Obviously that statement is not true otherwise I would not be here. Time shall tell....

[OverIt2007]

So just how much did you drink?

I would drink VERY heavily at least 3-4 times a week. Around the equivelant of about 10 drinks I suppose.

I would ALWAYS be very hungover the next day. I figure I have spent literally years in a hungover state. Basically half of my week, every week, would be shot nursing a hangover.

I see how this has resulted in my stalled growth in many areas. Im making changes now to correct this!!!

It might take many tries, but never give up. Im pretty confident 2011 is going to be MY year of success after many failed attemps.

Just keep trying!!! I believe one day you just get so sick of the shit, that you say ENOUGH!!!

[Shanny5]

So just how much did you drink?

I've always been a binge drinker. So for me, that meant about a 375mls bottle of Vodka, twice a week over about 4-5 hours. I don't know how this amount compares to others but for me, it gave me horrible anxiety ridden hangovers that shook me to the core and lasted for approx 3 days afterward. I'd then recover and do it again.

[RedJib]

So just how much did you drink?

Like UKblonde and Shanny5, I have a binge profile. Probably a third of the days in a year I've been totally sober, usually for up to a week or so. On the other days, it was common for me to drink half a pint (8 oz, or as much as 10oz) of liquor, plus up to a bottle of wine. It was rare for people to remark that I seemed intoxicated, but I definitely was. No wonder I so often felt unwell!

[chelsea]

So just how much did you drink?

I would drink on average a bottle of wine a night during the week and more like 2 a night at the weekend! Not good :-(

[Sona]

So just how much did you drink?

hillsidetime;1049839 wrote: It is amazing to think that since I went sober, I have NOT drank somewhere between 2500 and 3000 drinks. Crazy. It is nice to save on that cash, booze is expensive in Canada.
Hill
What a great stat. Looking at that stat makes me realize that in the last month (tomorrow is one month AF!) I've probably saved close to $200 US dollars.

I drank a pint of scotch a day, minimum. There were days when I had closer to a fifth, and on super-bad benders, at LEAST a fifth, but that was rare.

Years ago I made money, and bought Johnny Walker Red Label. This is typically about $22-25 US dollars, depending on where you buy it. (Could be as high as $28 if you're desperate.) One would last two days, but like I said, there were times it didn't.

When I began to lose everything and go broke, a fellow alcoholic taught me to switch to a cheaper brand. I switched to Canadian LTD, which didn't taste as good but was better and closer to Red Label than other cheap brands out there. A pint of LTD is about $4.50 most of the time. I typically had one of those a day. This lasted at least two-three years. There were times when I had one, realized it wasn't enough, and went out and bought another late at night. There were also times when I simply went and bought a fifth, which is around $8 LTD.

I don't often think about the expense alone, because the drinking part and losing my life to addiction is the most troubling aspect. But looking at the expense like this is amazing, and thinking of how much money I am going to save this year is awesome to consider.

Shanny5;1049925 wrote: it gave me horrible anxiety ridden hangovers that shook me to the core

Yes. This was my life for years, especially the past 3-4 years. I did this for somewhere between 8-10 years with the progression getting worse along the way. And the past several years I had such anxiety, it was unbelivable. Tried to go to the Dr and get meds for the anxiety instead of just stopping the drink. STUPID!

Right now I am on no meds and no AL, and although I know it will take a long time for many of the holes I've dug into, I also feel so much better than I have in years that, aside from an occasional nighttime craving THAT I CAN BEAT (with the help of tea, believe it or not! Sounds nuts, I know), I have no desire to go back.

So glad to be at the point where I am done with this, and I KNOW it is for me. That I want to live and not die, I just hope I haven't done so much damage already that I still die very soon. That thought still creeps up.

But the general anxiety is gone. and that was rattling me constantly, to the point of keeping a pint at work to calm the nerves. Talk about sad.

Thank God it is done. Time to continue to move forward.

[clthorson75]

So just how much did you drink?

Wow. The money I have saved is nothing short well FANTASTIC! Was able to take a little trip on my two days off from work to head down to the Twin Cities and actually enjoy my time there sober! During the darkest days. I was drinking nearly a case of cheap beer a day ($14 dollars) I would drink the first 18 during the day and save the last 6 for the horrible anxiety that would commence about 6 hours after the first episode. This went on for almost a year. Before I got 7 months of sobriety after rehab...half way house all that. Went on another bender this past fall. Finally got a plan going. No more month long benders AGAIN!