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Giving up the Booze

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Hello all,
I am planning to give up the booze for the foreseable future after the New Year. I just want to get back into the GYM, football habit etc. I've given it up before for 6 weeks and it was hell going out! So can any1 pass on some useful information on how to get through it.

Cheers!

PS ~ I know there is a ''giving up smoking thread', I didnt see one for drink.

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MySelf56

If you give up booze I was wondering is it not some kind of illegal here, can you still keep your Irish Passport..

ok I should stop my sarcasm.

I agree with GalwayGuy99, you can have absolutely get great holiday with the saving. Due to a small medical complication I have to stay out and I saved enough money for two holidays one in Central Europe and Eastren Europe two years back.

Wish you all the best I know few of friends given up and enjoying a great life. Never mind bollocks about Pubs are fun and craic. It’s expensive and load of BS excuse to get drunk. Stick with your guns stay sober…

Sonnenblumen

KaG1888 wrote: »

Hello all,
I am planning to give up the booze for the foreseable future after the New Year. I just want to get back into the GYM, football habit etc. I've given it up before for 6 weeks and it was hell going out! So can any1 pass on some useful information on how to get through it.

Cheers!

PS ~ I know there is a ''giving up smoking thread', I didnt see one for drink.

Giving up booze in Ireland, must be like training for the Witness Protection Programme. Yeah Get a Life Yeah, but keeping it will be hard!:eek:

Toto Wolfcastle

Just stop drinking! I don't know why some people are suggesting that you don't go to pubs. They do sell drinks other than alcoholic ones.

I've never been much of a drinker though (I have had alcohol 3 times thi year...in small amounts), and I've always had a good time, so I probably can't understand that it might be difficult for you.

Good luck.

Zzippy

OP, give yourself a target to aim for. You'll be saving money by not drinking, so have a target, like a nice holiday, or a really good tv, whatever. Its something to aim for - every time you don't take a drink you can tell yourself youre going to have the best holiday ever with the money - and its a great reward at the end of it.

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

I will go off it as my New Years Reso....

For like probably only 2 weeks...

That's my thinking too. I've been on it too much (starting college etc) and I'd love a break. Plus I had like a week of being mad late for work and I'd seriously not like to lose my job!
But I know it's going to be once college starts again and the nights out start happening again. Oh give me strength someone

Sierra Oscar

I will go off it as my New Years Reso....

For like probably only 2 weeks...

juuge

Gave up the gargle once for nine months. It was difficult at first but I soon got used to drinking soft drinks. The craic was just as good and the sex was even better. Sorry I went back on it. I'll do it again in January.

Cathmandooo

KaG1888 wrote: »

Helpful ^, but would it not be a pain bringing the mates home wasted?

You wouldnt have to always bring them home. Give it a try anyway and see how it goes! Just dont let them start bringing their chipper food into the car, gets messy then

arybvtcw0eolkf

SUNGOD wrote: »

or even worse ,change it to "mairt"

Wouldn't be very sMairt, its taken!.

[Deleted User]

ScumLord wrote: »

I'd say you'd have to move to another country where being drunk as an ass every weekend isn't the norm.

LOL hopefully not. I am going to have a go at this though. I have a mad time planned for the holidays including New Years in Killarney. After that the ''fasting'' begins

:eek:

SUNGOD

Mairt wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1015

No go change your user name to 'Billy no mates'..

or even worse ,change it to "mairt"

ScumLord

KaG1888 wrote: »

Well this has been tried before and it did not work! I am not saying I will be giving it up for good as I just couldn't see it happenin. What spurred this on is the constant torture of Monday mornings. When 530 hits on Friday I head on the piss until Sunday afternoon reguraly and my body feels bollixed after it ! Im just sick of it at this stage. Then theres the midweek football, odd time a mate's bday during the week and so on so fourth. Its just a continious viscious circle & I've been doing it for too long.

The hangovers are a killer alright. I never used to get hangover when I was in my drinkin prime. Now though I'm sick as a dead dog for up to 3 days after drinking any amount of alcohol. I only went out on Saturday I had a few bottles of some fine Polish beers before heading to the pub and a few jamesons in the pub, only had half of one can in the nightclub and left I'm still sick now.

I'd say you'd have to move to another country where being drunk as an ass every weekend isn't the norm.

Timothy Bryce

I'm completely off the booze too - was out on Saturday night and had the car with me. All my mates kept saying "Aw...sh*t one dude you're missing out" etc.

It's as though everyone was implying I wouldn't have a good time unless I was utterly tanked. The fact is, I had good night with plenty of good banter and was feeling fresh-ish yesterday morning.

It's true that people in this country really need to take a long hard look at their relationship with alcohol.

Fair play to you mate for trying to give it up - I'm off it for a month and feel fantastic....bringing your car out with you is a great excuse if your friends are trying to cajole you into boozing

[Deleted User]

ScumLord wrote: »

The people you meet in gyms and such may not exactly be the most fun people in the world. I'm not saying there boring or anything but people that like running on the spot for half and hour or repeating the same movement over and over again... Well ya there boring.

People lifting glass to mouth, back to table and back to mouth again repeatedly, talking the same ****e .... that can be just as boring.

OP, find yourself an interest, preferably sporting, that doesn't involve going on the piss constantly.

Naked Lepper

lol this thread goes to show that we are just a nation of junkies really hehe

cant get enuff of the alcohol!

[Deleted User]

Cathooo wrote: »

If you have a car then drive when you're going out - it'll help you avoid the whole 'ah go on have a drink' issue.

I dont envy you. I'd never be able to do it *

*If I HAD to I would, I wouldn't like to though

Helpful ^, but would it not be a pain bringing the mates home wasted?

Also, I forget to mention the money factor..........big chunk of the ol wage pack goes on the piss.

Cathmandooo

KaG1888 wrote: »

Hello all,
I am planning to give up the booze for the foreseable future after the New Year. I just want to get back into the GYM, football habit etc. I've given it up before for 6 weeks and it was hell going out! So can any1 pass on some useful information on how to get through it.

Cheers!

PS ~ I know there is a ''giving up smoking thread', I didnt see one for drink.

If you have a car then drive when you're going out - it'll help you avoid the whole 'ah go on have a drink' issue.

I dont envy you. I'd never be able to do it

*

*If I HAD to I would, I wouldn't like to though

Rob_l

This thread makes me want a drink

[Deleted User]

ScumLord wrote: »

The pub is the biggest hurdle simply because that's where everyone want to go and meet up and none of them would consider trying something else.

The people you meet in gyms and such may not exactly be the most fun people in the world. I'm not saying there boring or anything but people that like running on the spot for half and hour or repeating the same movement over and over again... Well ya there boring.

I dont' know how you'd do it, just don't bother. Who wants to be old anyway.

Well this has been tried before and it did not work! I am not saying I will be giving it up for good as I just couldn't see it happenin. What spurred this on is the constant torture of Monday mornings. When 530 hits on Friday I head on the piss until Sunday afternoon reguraly and my body feels bollixed after it ! Im just sick of it at this stage. Then theres the midweek football, odd time a mate's bday during the week and so on so fourth. Its just a continious viscious circle & I've been doing it for too long.

Ciaran500

Just don't drink?

I do it some times when I go out, just say it to your friends so you don't end up with a drink infront of you if there is a round going.

ScumLord

The pub is the biggest hurdle simply because that's where everyone want to go and meet up and none of them would consider trying something else.

The people you meet in gyms and such may not exactly be the most fun people in the world. I'm not saying there boring or anything but people that like running on the spot for half and hour or repeating the same movement over and over again... Well ya there boring.

I dont' know how you'd do it, just don't bother. Who wants to be old anyway.

arybvtcw0eolkf

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1015

No go change your user name to 'Billy no mates'..