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I would like to be able to drink more but one or two shots worth is the most I can take because with more than two drinks, I get this weird phenomenon where I wake up in the middle of the night and can't sleep. Seems to be attributed to alcohol. So for me its either sleep or drink. I can't have both unless I drink a LOT more I suppose.

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since it upsets my sleep, I have a few nites a week where I sleep way too lightly.... I would like to be able to drink more...

I just restarted on Atkins and even though theres no carbs in Bourbon, it seems to mess up my diet.... makes me hungrier for carbs somehow.....

On Atkins, your liver burns fat. When you drink, it stops burning fat and immediately processes the alcohol. Sometimes I get ripped off of one or two drinks.

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shoot, how many ounces are in a half a fifth?... no, I don't usually do that....

If I really wanted to drink, I don't think I would buy a half pint though. If I didn't, then a half pint would be plenty.

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Probably around 3 to 4 ounces a day, but usually that is over many hours. I frequently will have a drink after things settle down at home after work in the evening (around 8:00 to 8:30 or so), and then maybe another around 10:00 or so. On the weekends, I may have a first drink a little earlier. These are typically 1 1/2 to 2 ounce pours, and I sip over a long period of time. I've been sitting here sipping on a 2 ounce pour of Pappy 15 tonight for an hour and a half - going on two hours now. So, I rarely am getting a "buzz" from drinking - I really enjoy the taste! Now, there is the occasional time that I actually do have a bit more and actually feel it. If I come home from work or it's the weekend and I am in that "mood" (maybe once a week), I may shake up a good Martini (gin preferred) of 3 ounces or so, and then still do the 3 or 4 ounces of whiskey later (bourbon or scotch) over a few hours as I usually do. THEN :cool: I feel the buzz!

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For me it varies - typically 1.5 - 3 oz. (my standard pour is about 1.5), but sometimes more. I tend to drink fairly slowly - and, the higher the proof, the slower I drink. On a beer night, I skip the whisky.

I'm at most risk of overindulging with cocktails - especially on a hot summer evening.

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I typically consume 2-3 ounces per night on average. For what it's worth, my doctor told me that at my age (27), I should not be having more than 5 drinks per week, a drink being an ounce and a half at 80 proof. So much for that...

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I try to keep it under 16 drinks a week. One drink being one oz. spirit or one beer or one 5oz. wine. But some times I go more or less. Your body should tell you if your over doing it. Your brain mostly. If you wake up feelin like crap, you know should cut back.

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More than I would have thought had I not really thought about it. Typical night usually goes as follows.

1 Beer after work, usually Sam Adams, Celebration Ale or PBR around 4:30

1 glass of wine, usually red, with dinner around 6:00

Around 2 ounces of whiskey (scotch, bourbon, canadian, irish whatever) while settling down for the evening around 8:00.

This doesn't really change on the weekends except for maybe a couple more beers during the day.

So Monday thru Friday is around 4-5 ounces of alcohol per night.

Saturday and Sunday is around 7-8 ounces.

Probably 80 percent of my alcohol intake is accompanied by some kind of food.

Chris

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.5 to 1 oz 3-4 days a week. Usually right before bed.

Like this thread. Its proof that many of you take the negative pitfalls of consumption seriously. Or at least I hope you do.

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I have found that when you have had enough the quit. I drink 6-8 oz a night and I am not intoxicated when I go to bed, feel bad in the morning or have health problems from it. I always chase my whiskey with water at least 5 oz or so to the oz of whiskey, I also eat a lot of protein and take b vitamins and most importantly keep the bowels flowing.

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I am down under a shot now so i figure one ounce. Thats about all I want. I can't pay attention as well if I have more.

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More than I would have thought had I not really thought about it. Typical night usually goes as follows.

1 Beer after work, usually Sam Adams, Celebration Ale or PBR around 4:30

1 glass of wine, usually red, with dinner around 6:00

Around 2 ounces of whiskey (scotch, bourbon, canadian, irish whatever) while settling down for the evening around 8:00.

This doesn't really change on the weekends except for maybe a couple more beers during the day.

So Monday thru Friday is around 4-5 ounces of alcohol per night.

Saturday and Sunday is around 7-8 ounces.

Probably 80 percent of my alcohol intake is accompanied by some kind of food.

Chris

one beer (12 oz.) = 1/2 oz. of absolute alcohol

one glass of wine (5 oz.) = 1/2 oz. of absolute alcohol

Two ounces of whiskey (let's say 100 proof) = 1 oz. of absolute alcohol.

So your weekday consumption, as you described it, is 2 ounces of alcohol (i.e., absolute alcohol), not 4-5.

I'm posting this for everybody, not just for Chris, because people are throwing ounces around without converting to absolute alcohol. If the question is "how much am I really drinking?" especially if that drinking is mixed among different types of beverages with very different alcohol concentrations, the only way to do it is in terms of absolute alcohol, which means the alcohol portion of any particular water-and-alcohol solution.

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Thanks for the clarification. I was looking at the numbers and thinking that it was higher than what I would have expected. I hope that's a common mistake for everyone else also and that my math skill are not rapidly diminishing.

Chris

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Well, now I'm confused -- but then that's always a pretty short drive for me.

The OP asked how many ounces of bourbon and that was the basis of my answer: four ounces, and I typically consume that four nights a week, for a total of 16oz of bourbon (or rye: these two are the only hard spirits I currently drink). I don't keep an accurate accounting of proof but I'd guess right at 100 is about my average. So that'd be 8oz of actual alcohol in a week.

The gov't defines "moderation" for men as up to two 1.5 oz drinks of 80 proof spirits per day (I'll leave beer and wine out of it, for simplicity), which works out to 8.4oz of actual alcohol per week. As I said in some other thread, I don't necessarily regard the gov't definition as my limit but by that definition my consumption is considered moderate, for whatever that's worth.

Larry

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I don't know what you mean when you say "actual alcohol," but the term is "absolute alcohol," which is another way of saying "pure alcohol" or "100% alcohol." Two 1.5 oz drinks of 80 proof spirits contain about one ounce of absolute alcohol, which can be shortened to just "alcohol" if you wish, since that's what matters. The consumption of two 1.5 oz drinks of 80 proof spirits per day every day means you are consuming seven ounces of alcohol per week.

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The editing bot stopped me from amending my message above (even though the edit button was still visible, weird) but here's how I would clarify it further.

"Absolute alcohol" is another way of saying "pure alcohol" or "100% alcohol." It can be shortened to just "alcohol" if you wish, since that's what matters. The term "absolute alcohol" is used only because people popularly refer to anything that contains alcohol as alcohol, even though the only thing out there that is pure alcohol is 190 proof Everclear, and technically even that still is ~5% water.

Two 1.5 oz drinks of 80 proof spirits contain about one ounce of alcohol.

Therefore, consumption of two 1.5 oz drinks of 80 proof spirits per day every day (the standard for moderate consumption) means you are consuming one ounce of alcohol each day, seven ounces of alcohol each week. If you're consuming four ounces of 100 proof bourbon four days a week, that is eight ounces of alcohol per week.

One-hundred proof bourbon is the easiest way to figure, since it's half alcohol and half water, so two ounces of 100-proof bourbon is one ounce of alcohol.

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I honestly couldn't say as I never measure, per se. I can definately say I'm on the low end of the scale from what I'm reading. If I have a couple of drinks a week (bourbon) I'm indulging. That might go up if I'm out for a nice dinner somewhere that has some decent bourbon. Usually I'll have one or (rarely) two pours (probably around 2 oz) whenever I have a cigar and that's at most 2 times a week unless I get really lucky.

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Everyone seems to process alcohol differently and in my case that changes with age. As I get older I find myself impacted more by alcohol, especially in that it makes me sleepy if consumed to late as well as causing a restless sleep. As such I try to enjoy libations before or during dinner. As for the amount consumed it depends on my mood and the situation.... less when alone, more when in the company of friends.... enormous amounts when visiting family stays too long...LOL!!!

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  • 6 months later...
.5 to 1 oz 3-4 days a week.

What?!?!?!?

.5 ounces? That would make a standard bottle fo bourbon last for something like 50 pours.

Really, really?

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The gov't defines "moderation" for men as up to two 1.5 oz drinks of 80 proof spirits per day

Well I am completely screwed then.

No less than 14 oz. of bourbon a week. Add in beer, wine, sake consumed at home we are easily 18 oz. of booze in a week. Adding the stuff I hafta drink entertaining clients etc at strip clubs and other houses of ill repute in Roppongi twice a month (or more) is gonna hafta include shots of absurd things (orgasims, lemon drops, etc) and champagne which will take me to an average of at least 28 oz. a week. Thats 250% of the moderate amount. I am done for.

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Well I am completely screwed then.

No less than 14 oz. of bourbon a week. Add in beer, wine, sake consumed at home we are easily 18 oz. of booze in a week. Adding the stuff I hafta drink entertaining clients etc at strip clubs and other houses of ill repute in Roppongi twice a month (or more) is gonna hafta include shots of absurd things (orgasims, lemon drops, etc) and champagne which will take me to an average of at least 28 oz. a week. Thats 250% of the moderate amount. I am done for.

If I count in all the type of alcohol l drink and assume one ounce is about 3 cl I am in the same league as you Dave.

Leif

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Well, right now I decided since I had over 70 open bottles (most close to full), I am going to try to finish off 2-3 bottles a week.

Under normal circumstances I normally consume maybe 1-4 oz, 3-5 nights a week.

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