14 Units

merlotgran

^Shopping with my son last week and this lady was on the same route as us. Her trolley was full of booze and little bits like bread, milk and a few veg. Her face was bright red like she drinks too much.^

Surely that’s her business? 🤔

I was thinking the same, merlot. How awful to be judged by the contents of one shopping trolley, and a complexion that could be down to any number of things.

I seem to have just gradually gone off alcohol. If I'm out for lunch I'll have a small glass of wine but often don't drink it. I enjoy various fruit juices with M&S raspberry lemonade a favourite.

Primrose53

Casdon

I definitely used to drink more than I do now, I find I sleep badly, and it slows me up too much now the next day if I have more than one glass of wine, so it’s not worth it. There’s definitely no doubt that lots of people drink way too much though. According to the Royal College of Psychiatrists, older people tend to drink less alcohol than younger people, but even so 1 in 5 older men and 1 in 10 older women are drinking enough to harm themselves.
That’s a lot of people!

I don’t believe that! No Young people I know could afford a trolley full of booze like I see older people with.

Shopping with my son last week and this lady was on the same route as us. Her trolley was full of booze and little bits like bread, milk and a few veg. Her face was bright red like she drinks too much.

I don’t think you read it properly - if one in ten older people is causing themselves harm by drinking, the lady you saw was no doubt one of the one in ten? I’m more inclined to believe the RCP than anecdotal evidence of your supermarket experiences though.

Shopping with my son last week and this lady was on the same route as us. Her trolley was full of booze and little bits like bread, milk and a few veg. Her face was bright red like she drinks too much.

Surely that’s her business? 🤔

I will have a cider at lunchtime with friends or maybe prosecco, but don't drink at home on my own

Some dishes beg to be accompanied by a nice glass of red. A bottle will last me well over a week though. I don’t drink white wine and rarely drink spirits. My favourite drink is Guinness, and the zero alcohol version is very acceptable.

3dognight

I have just checked the bottle of cider - it is 5.1 units for 750ml.
I drink one every night! And have for years… that is more than double the recommended unit’s.
I’ve never really bothered to think about it before….😮

The cider we sometimes share a can of is Old Mout 330 mls is 1.3 units. Kiwi and Lime.

I drink as much or as little as i fancy,and as for counting units,forget that,enjoy life.

Casdon

I definitely used to drink more than I do now, I find I sleep badly, and it slows me up too much now the next day if I have more than one glass of wine, so it’s not worth it. There’s definitely no doubt that lots of people drink way too much though. According to the Royal College of Psychiatrists, older people tend to drink less alcohol than younger people, but even so 1 in 5 older men and 1 in 10 older women are drinking enough to harm themselves.
That’s a lot of people!

I don’t believe that! No Young people I know could afford a trolley full of booze like I see older people with.

Shopping with my son last week and this lady was on the same route as us. Her trolley was full of booze and little bits like bread, milk and a few veg. Her face was bright red like she drinks too much.

paddyann54

I dont drink but our wine racks are always full and we have a booze cupboard that many a pub would be happy with.Before Covid we'd have people drop in without warning and we like to be able to be hospitable .On top of that we have around 4 GALLONS of home made Marsala ,that we made in our last house ,we moved here in 1989 .I've given some away and use it for cooking but it hardly seems to go down .It was 5 gallons originally .Most people we know have really cut back on alcohol

Beware… it can and does go off as we found with some of our wines in our wine cellar.

I’ve cut back a lot and am now below 14 units a week. It’s a very easy habit to get into but can be a very difficult one to break.

I definitely used to drink more than I do now, I find I sleep badly, and it slows me up too much now the next day if I have more than one glass of wine, so it’s not worth it. There’s definitely no doubt that lots of people drink way too much though. According to the Royal College of Psychiatrists, older people tend to drink less alcohol than younger people, but even so 1 in 5 older men and 1 in 10 older women are drinking enough to harm themselves.
That’s a lot of people!

I have just checked the bottle of cider - it is 5.1 units for 750ml.
I drink one every night! And have for years… that is more than double the recommended unit’s.
I’ve never really bothered to think about it before….😮

Visgir1

Due to my AF, I have cut back considerably.
Wine brings on my AF but the odd G&T I can get away with.
Gutted!

That’s why I gave up red wine. I’m fine with a G&T or a couple of glasses of dry white.

I suppose I ought to change my username. 😩🤣

unless my OH finishes the bottle it goes down the sink a few days later

Now, why does that make me want to cry? 🤣🤣.

Due to my AF, I have cut back considerably.
Wine brings on my AF but the odd G&T I can get away with.
Gutted!

My mother had dementia, I gave up alcohol, there is a link

I tell a doctor 6 units. It is somewhere thereabouts.
Bible says drink a little wine, so I do.
I wouldnt do that if I was an alchoholic.
If I start to feel tempted to drink more, I then not drink any at all for 3 days. Seems to solve things.

Shinamae

Recovering alcoholic and have not had a drink for over 30 years…

Well done you👌.
I have a good friend who is in denial about her drinking.
I do wish she would get on the program.

A small glass of bubbly for celebrations; a dry white wine usually made into a spritzer with soda water, when out for a meal. That's all. I never drink on my own as I don't enjoy alcohol that much anyway.

I can't tolerate alcohol at all now, and haven't had any for at least 30 years. Just as well maybe as it will probably balance out to 14 units over my lifetime following a mis-spent youth!

I don`t need alcohol, never have as I don`t need the alcohol boost, not even when I was a student. A tiny bottle of wine at christmas is all I have. I am very happy within myself, lots of hobbies are better than alcohol

PaddyAnn54 you can freeze leftover wine in ice cube trays and use it in cooking at a later date.

I don’t have 14 units a year, let alone in a week. I enjoy a glass of red wine with dinner if it’s a special occasion but I usually just drink water.

I use alcohol in cooking does that count ? Brandy .whisky and wines in sauces or to cook in .My cousin ,a recovering alcoholic still eats food that has alcohol in it as its burnt off in the cooking.
I usually have a bottle of wine beside the cooker that I've opened to put in bolognaise or stroganoff or chicken pie and unless my OH finishes the bottle it goes down the sink a few days later .
A friend who always buys me very expensive brandy although he knows I gave up drink years ago was offended when he heard that his brandy was in his steak diane ...I think he believed I was a secret drinker ! In pubs there was always someone who would insist you "HAVE A DRINK "
Thankfully that seems to have changed here .

I'm with you FranA - but probably more than 14 units a week.

I have fallen into a very bad habit of drinking almost every night. Not to the point of drunkenness and not even merry.

I really need to break the habit because that is what it is. I only drink wine and all the non alcoholic ones all taste too sweet to me.