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iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 3:53 am	Post subject: Having a couple of beers from now and then ... What do you think about having a couple of beers from now and then ...? Is it bad or good? Are there actually any studies on this subject?


TVDinner Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:37 am	Post subject: I think it is fine. I have been in the bar business for the past 15 years and I always say the same thing. Once you feel you NEED to drink or HAVE to drink, then it is an issue. but a few beers every now and then socially and with friends is always fine. Self Control is the real issue.

MMM Joined: 23 Jun 2007 Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 10:17 pm	Post subject: beer is bad if you tend to accumulate fats but...I mean, there's nothing like a beer with friends and if it's just that why not? obviously if you felt the "need" to drink a beer it would be different... if it's just socially and not everyday there's nothing bad about it when I was living in another town I've been having a beer at night for roughly 3-4 years 2-3 times a week and didn't notice any fat

TVDinner Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 11:29 pm	Post subject: MMM wrote: if it's just socially and not everyday there's nothing bad about it. when I was living in another town I've been having a beer at night for roughly 3-4 years 2-3 times a week and didn't notice any fat thats over 600 beers during that time. Nice!

MMM Joined: 23 Jun 2007 Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:52 am	Post subject: TVDinner wrote: thats over 600 beers during that time. Nice! uhm...they seem to be way too many said this way "what about a couple of beers here and there" sounds really different from "what if I had 600 beers"

TVDinner Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:44 am	Post subject: I think 600 beers is fine, lol. I bet if I went back and thought about my college days over the same time span and it was way more then that, hahahaha. Funny to remember back and wonder how exactly we actually lived through all of that drinking.

Scolls Joined: 05 Aug 2005 Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 5:14 pm	Post subject: I think it's good to go "kick off the shoes" once in a while, and sometimes even go get really hammered. Once you're over the whole hangover, I kinda feel a bit fresher. Especially when you don't work office hours, but pretty much all the time.

TVDinner Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 7:16 pm	Post subject: I agree - but it sure gets harder to recover as fast as I did when I was younger, lol

Wekky Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:45 pm	Post subject: drinking a few beers now and then doesn't mean anything. as soon as you start getting "hooked" to it, it's a real problem. just don't drown your sorrow in drinks and you're fine.

mh0825 Joined: 28 Jul 2007 Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:18 pm	Post subject: I think I drank more than 600 beers in a month time if you combine all my spring breaks. lol.

Camron Joined: 15 Aug 2007 Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:48 am	Post subject: It's actually good for kidney stones and it does clean your system. Just don't become an alcoholic because that will ruin your system.

cpvr Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:53 am	Post subject: TVDinner wrote: I think it is fine. I have been in the bar business for the past 15 years and I always say the same thing. Once you feel you NEED to drink or HAVE to drink, then it is an issue. but a few beers every now and then socially and with friends is always fine. Self Control is the real issue. How many drinks are fine? When I drink, I tend to drink a few beers and get drunk once in a great while.

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:47 pm	Post subject: cpvr wrote: How many drinks are fine? When I drink, I tend to drink a few beers and get drunk once in a great while. Having a pint of beer or so a day is pretty moderate, IMO. Two is ok, but probably not everyday. If you drink two pints or more a day on average, then I guess you're drinking a little more than you should ...

Wekky Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 1:15 pm	Post subject: i agree with what you guys said. having a few beers now and then is pretty cool. especially if it's not something you need but something you do just to freshen up every once and a while. it's no harm. but drinking a few vodka's every now and then could be much more troublesome than beer, though.

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 1:32 pm	Post subject: Wekky wrote: but drinking a few vodka's every now and then could be much more troublesome than beer, though. Russians consume a huge amount of spirits, and it's often believed to be one of reasons why life expectancy in Russia is much lower than those of developing countries ...

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iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 3:53 am

Post subject: Having a couple of beers from now and then ...

What do you think about having a couple of beers from now and then ...? Is it bad or good?

Are there actually any studies on this subject?

TVDinner

Joined: 21 Jun 2007

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:37 am

Post subject:

I think it is fine. I have been in the bar business for the past 15 years and I always say the same thing. Once you feel you NEED to drink or HAVE to drink, then it is an issue. but a few beers every now and then socially and with friends is always fine. Self Control is the real issue.

MMM

Joined: 23 Jun 2007

Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 10:17 pm

Post subject:

beer is bad if you tend to accumulate fats but...I mean, there's nothing like a beer with friends and if it's just that why not?
obviously if you felt the "need" to drink a beer it would be different...
if it's just socially and not everyday there's nothing bad about it
when I was living in another town I've been having a beer at night for roughly 3-4 years 2-3 times a week and didn't notice any fat

TVDinner

Joined: 21 Jun 2007

Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 11:29 pm

Post subject:

MMM wrote:

if it's just socially and not everyday there's nothing bad about it. when I was living in another town I've been having a beer at night for roughly 3-4 years 2-3 times a week and didn't notice any fat

thats over 600 beers during that time. Nice!

MMM

Joined: 23 Jun 2007

Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:52 am

Post subject:

TVDinner wrote:

thats over 600 beers during that time. Nice!

uhm...they seem to be way too many said this way Very Happy

"what about a couple of beers here and there" sounds really different from "what if I had 600 beers" Very Happy

TVDinner

Joined: 21 Jun 2007

Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:44 am

Post subject:

I think 600 beers is fine, lol.
I bet if I went back and thought about my college days over the same time span and it was way more then that, hahahaha. Funny to remember back and wonder how exactly we actually lived through all of that drinking.

Scolls

Joined: 05 Aug 2005

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 5:14 pm

Post subject:

I think it's good to go "kick off the shoes" once in a while, and sometimes even go get really hammered. Once you're over the whole hangover, I kinda feel a bit fresher. Especially when you don't work office hours, but pretty much all the time.

TVDinner

Joined: 21 Jun 2007

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 7:16 pm

Post subject:

I agree - but it sure gets harder to recover as fast as I did when I was younger, lol

Wekky

Joined: 13 Aug 2007

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:45 pm

Post subject:

drinking a few beers now and then doesn't mean anything. as soon as you start getting "hooked" to it, it's a real problem.

just don't drown your sorrow in drinks and you're fine.

mh0825

Joined: 28 Jul 2007

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:18 pm

Post subject:

I think I drank more than 600 beers in a month time if you combine all my spring breaks. lol.

Camron

Joined: 15 Aug 2007

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:48 am

Post subject:

It's actually good for kidney stones and it does clean your system. Just don't become an alcoholic because that will ruin your system.

cpvr

Joined: 11 Aug 2007

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:53 am

Post subject:

TVDinner wrote:

How many drinks are fine? When I drink, I tend to drink a few beers and get drunk once in a great while.

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:47 pm

Post subject:

cpvr wrote:

How many drinks are fine? When I drink, I tend to drink a few beers and get drunk once in a great while.

Having a pint of beer or so a day is pretty moderate, IMO. Two is ok, but probably not everyday. If you drink two pints or more a day on average, then I guess you're drinking a little more than you should ...

Wekky

Joined: 13 Aug 2007

Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 1:15 pm

Post subject:

i agree with what you guys said. having a few beers now and then is pretty cool. especially if it's not something you need but something you do just to freshen up every once and a while. it's no harm.

but drinking a few vodka's every now and then could be much more troublesome than beer, though.

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 1:32 pm

Post subject:

Wekky wrote:

but drinking a few vodka's every now and then could be much more troublesome than beer, though.

Russians consume a huge amount of spirits, and it's often believed to be one of reasons why life expectancy in Russia is much lower than those of developing countries ...

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