Going off alcohol

Sounds good. I prefer unfizzy water but I'm going to look out for that. I'm enjoying the growing number of adult non alcoholic drinks. We don't all like Coke etc.

Lidl sell ginger or turmeric shots which only have few ingredients - organic ginger, apple, lemon , turmeric so no added rubbish which mixed with fizzy water make a nice long drink.

A girl after my own heart, do whatever makes you happy x

I really like water with a good squeeze of lemon in it. Refreshing and no added sugar.

I find it difficult to tell. I was never much enamoured of alcohol anyway. I don't like the taste of many alcoholic drinks, don't like the effect it has when you drink it, even less do I like the effects the following day.

But I enjoy a good glass of red wine with a meal and a Normandy cider (less alcohol than British cider or a shandy in the summer.

I used to usually opt for a soft drink but since the sugar tax came in, most soft drinks now contain artificial sweetener, which tastes horrible and the taste lingers in the mouth for hours afterwards and I get so bored with drinking endless fizzy water. I suspect I possibly drink a bit more that I did since the sugar tax, but still not very much.

Baileys is 17% ABV WithNobs so is definitely alcoholic.

Me too! Much better for my health and I don’t miss it. Do enjoy a 0% lager though

I like a sparkling wine, or Jack Daniel’s and tonic, but being a widow now, I don’t drink alone at home. If I’m asked, in a medical situation, if, or how much I drink, I’m likely to reply that I only drink on special occasions, but, as there are few of those nowadays, I seldom drink alcohol at all.

Never been a drinker. Alcohol makes me feel quite ill.

But l do love the odd glass of Baileys and a drop of coffee liqueur in a cup of coffee, now and then as a treat.

I thought it was just me! I never drank much anyway but I was always happy to have a glass of wine with a meal when out with friends. I can't put my finger on exactly when it happened but friends now look at me as though I've gone crazy when I say no to a drink.

I am so glad It's not just me. Most of my married life I have had a glass of wine with a few nuts etc before dinner but for the last 2/3 months have just not wanted one and instead have had a non-alcoholic drink. On the few occasions I have been out on an evening I'm always driving nowadays so once again no alcohol. Surprising thing is haven't lost even 1 lb in weight!

I barely drink any alcohol now, though I'd never refuse a decent glass of champagne. I just don't fancy it,

I’m down to about 5 bottles a week now. Can’t handle too much in my dotage.

I'm with you 💯 Usedtobeblonde

I didn’t drink for 5 years and never missed it. Then sadly I lost my DH in October. Since then I find I enjoy a cold bottle of beer or a glass of wine in the evening. Especially during the hotter weather. It helps me relax though I am mindful of drinking at home alone can become a slippery slope! Like some others though I have also gone off meat!

About 10 years ago I found I was getting bad heart burn so stopped drinking. However I like the taste so if I'm out I'll order an alcohol free beer or cider

FriedGreenTomatoes2

I’m with you re the Hendricks GG13 with Fever Tree tonic ice and cucumber!
Lush
As Nessa would say 😁

Me too 😀

I’m with you re the Hendricks GG13 with Fever Tree tonic ice and cucumber!
Lush
As Nessa would say 😁

I like a glass of white wine at the weekend, I used to drink Muscadet, too dry now.

I drink cider or a Guinness occasionally and at a rugby match. I did like Cava at the weekend going off that now.
I will have a glass or two of white wine out socially with our friends. I will have a glass of Merlot as a nightcap. I don't over indulge because I'm now on statins.

I have found that as I got older the ratio of drunkenness to hangover changed!
In my 20s I could drink like a fish and have no hangover, in my 30s I didn't feel so good the day after a night out, in my 40s it took less to bring on a pretty awful hangover, in my 50s hardly any alcohol at all and since my 60s I drink little alcohol (OH never has anyway) as I'm always watching my hydration in relation to bowels...!

I do not drink beer any more like I used to years ago because I found that the more I drink of an evening now the more I wake in the early hours needing the toilet!

I don't drink much at all now. Partly because the taste/quality of wine doesn't seem as good as it used to. Pricey too. But also I needed to lose a few Kg so I thought start with the extra calories. Used to really love a glass or two of red or white. Don't really miss it now.

Gran22boys

I don’t drink as much as I did. But I rarely find a soft drink I like. So many of them are full of sugar.

You are my twin!

I don’t drink much Vodka but I am also fussy about it.
Some very good brands out there and I don’t mind paying for top quality as I don’t buy it often.
I am not so fussy with Gin and find Aldi as good as anywhere for it.