Enjoying nightlife without alcohol

[PecBounce]

Hey guise, I just wanted to hear what you guys do. I recently stopped drinking unless its a special occasion.

What I do now is drink red bull/water in a cup used for liquor.

Feels great the next morning when I feel 100%, not hungover

Just trying to keep myself motivated by confirming theres other people out there that do the same thing.

[evander87]

Mines cranberry or water but yeah I do the same thing. My friends know what I'm about and respect my fitness goals.

[xelnaga]

After college I stopped drinking unless its a holiday or family function. I tried to continue to go out and just ordered a cranberry. Honestly, its gets old really fast. Drunk people really irritate me; specially when I have to be sober.

[Gaspari1255]

Take E and drink water from the bar.

[Knockout_Power]

drinking is not necessary at all. Lime juice and 7up looks like you're having a cocktail so no one cars.

[slfmade]

Why would you even care what people think? I think we should all be too old for "peer pressure". Fvck em

[xelnaga]

Why would you even care what people think? I think we should all be too old for "peer pressure". Fvck em

I agree with you in spirit. However, when your out at a bar and dont drink there are people that may draw the conclusion that your an alcoholic in recovery. Not that there's anything wrong with that from my point of view, but some people may see it in a negative light.

[Loki387]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udNHsk57f24

Lol this thread was asking for it.

[ecruz]

pat on the back Bounce!! cranberry for me always.. its great to have your head working at 100% im knot knocking anyone who drinks its just not for me!!

[NOSUPERMODEL]

Very hard to deal with drunks when you are not drinking. Holding off on the alcohol is something I struggle with. I am working on it and hopefully fixing to stop completely in order to lose some body fat and do a blast sometime after the first of the year.

[zaggahamma]

i've ordered ice water at bars many o times...i drink booze when i wanna drink booze

[DeniZen]

I somestimes go 6 months or more without a drink. And when I'm not drinking, and go out with friends who drink a lot, they all sound like dousches after a while...and I think is that me when i drink?

[Hazard]

I don't go out enough to warrant being sober when I DO go out..... I'll either get beers and go light with em or if I feel like getting hammered i'll stick with vodka and beer. One night every couple of months wont hurt me.....

Alcohol is the least of my partying issues..... heh

~Haz~

[spiketannin]

Take E and drink water from the bar.

way more fun this way drinking suuuucks

[dec11]

I don't go out enough to warrant being sober when I DO go out..... I'll either get beers and go light with em or if I feel like getting hammered i'll stick with vodka and beer. One night every couple of months wont hurt me.....

Alcohol is the least of my partying issues..... heh

~Haz~

hehehehehe

best not click on this then Haz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULRl-...eature=related

[Times Roman]

HUH?

....that's like asking if you enjoy sex if there aren't any women around!?!?!?!?

[gixxerboy1]

I don't go out enough to warrant being sober when I DO go out..... I'll either get beers and go light with em or if I feel like getting hammered i'll stick with vodka and beer. One night every couple of months wont hurt me.....

Alcohol is the least of my partying issues..... heh

~Haz~

i dont go out very often anymore but when i do i go all in. But there was years where it was an every weekend thing

[cherrydrpepper]

Diet coke, Red bull for me. I don't smoke but I sometimes will smoke to help avoid drinking.

Has anyone else noticed bartenders a lot of times will give you attitude if you order anything but an alcoholic drink? I can never figure out if its in my head or not.

[gixxerboy1]

Diet coke, Red bull for me. I don't smoke but I sometimes will smoke to help avoid drinking.

Has anyone else noticed bartenders a lot of times will give you attitude if you order anything but an alcoholic drink? I can never figure out if its in my head or not.

never. i've order more bottles of water then drinks

[BG]

Very hard to deal with drunks when you are not drinking. Holding off on the alcohol is something I struggle with. I am working on it and hopefully fixing to stop completely in order to lose some body fat and do a blast sometime after the first of the year.

It takes time, but like the OP said, feeling good the next day is great. The main thing to do is pick good place to go out, where its social and not a drink fest. Cause most drunks need to be punched .

[PecBounce]

Don't get me wrong, I do love to drink. I drank for awhile 7 nights a week while lifting 5 days a week, although my diet was shit. So I have quit doing that nonsense and now have only probably drank 2 times in the last 8 months. Where I live, there isnt the rave scene. A few descent clubs and shitty bars and thats about it. I train M-F. Sat and Sun are my off days and I have NO cheat meals. On my birthday I refused to eat the cake that was bought for me lol. Im currently bulking. Would drinking on a Saturday night(non training day), as long as I got all of my meals in and did not eat any cheat meals hamper my gains twice a month? Ive just been so damn bored lately. Lol any suggestions

[gixxerboy1]

^^^ its not going to make a difference bro. Enjoy your life you only live once

[PecBounce]

^^^ its not going to make a difference bro. Enjoy your life you only live once

Really? I guess I got so caught up in the information that I read in an article. It talked about how drinking lowered your test levels ect. Which seems to make sense but it said "up to 24-48 hours". So if I drink Saturday night, and my next day to train is monday afternoon, it should have been enough time...thus my body is pretty much back to normal...im assuming?

I feel like if I was cutting, or of course on gear, it would make no sense to drink during that period...

but I'm not

With Christmas and New Years coming up, I would love to crack open a few cold ones!

[wmaousley]

I have not drank in 5+ years and have a great time every weekend drinking water on the rocks

[Charly Rivers]

i ALWAYS SAID IM NOT GOING TO DRINK TONIGH BUT I CANT I JUST HAVE TO STAY HOME IF I FDONT WANT TO DRINK IM A WEAK MF

[Times Roman]

Very hard to deal with drunks when you are not drinking. Holding off on the alcohol is something I struggle with. I am working on it and hopefully fixing to stop completely in order to lose some body fat and do a blast sometime after the first of the year.

Agree. What i usually do is when every one else is starting to get lit/silly, and I'm not on their "level", i usually just end up calling it an early night.

Bottled water for me. Yes, I always get comments. yes, it gets tiring answering those commments. and yes, sometimes I avoid going out when i know i'm not going to drink

There are very few with the same interests as I have over here. And even back home, even though my buddies respect my lifestyle, they still think im a nut, and should just enjoy life and let loose. It would be nice if there were a small group of us in the same basic area so we could get together now and then. People with similar interests, ya know? When I leave this god forsaken place, I'll be getting a gym membership instead of working out on my patio. So maybe there might be an older crowd I can bump into with similar interests. But the gyms I see are all kids.

[Awesome_Archy]

Never really been a fan of beer and have always tried to just avoided drinking anything at a club. but I do keep a bottle of Gentleman's Jack and some RC cola in the house at all times.

[DSM4Life]

I don't go out enough to warrant being sober when I DO go out..... I'll either get beers and go light with em or if I feel like getting hammered i'll stick with vodka and beer. One night every couple of months wont hurt me.....

Alcohol is the least of my partying issues..... heh

~Haz~

I still haven't told anyone about that night as we both promised...

[bikeral]

Try not to drink as it really kills my routine. If I drink I usually eat something I regret and maybe miss the gym the next day. Most times I just get water when I go out but sometimes I am weak and have a few beers. I try to stick with coors light since it is real close to drinking water. I've thought about finding new friends since the crew I hang out with now is a party crew. Spend most weekends at motorcycle club clubhouses where the party goes on all night.

[Times Roman]

^i'm fairly binary that way too. I either drink, OR I can work out the next day. Either/or

[gixxerboy1]

yes you can enjoy nightlife without alcohol, you can also enjoy sex with out a partner but neither is as good

[Hazard]

yes you can enjoy nightlife without alcohol, you can also enjoy sex with out a partner but neither is as good

lmfao!

~Haz~

[bikeral]

yes you can enjoy nightlife without alcohol, you can also enjoy sex with out a partner but neither is as good

You are right Fvck it I'm drinking.