I've quit drinking, unless there is a really, really good reason to

Like if it is a day ending in the letter "y"?

jamin wrote:If a Russian super model invited out to drink vodka maybe I'd cave

Doesn't sound like that is going to happen so sounds like you are will not be hoisting a few drinks over the holidays.

I’ve quit drinking unless there is a really really good reason to too. Now I only drink if there’s a bad reason .

This whole trying to moderate your drinking thing doesn't work out well. Most problem drinkers and alcoholics languish in the "I'm trying to cut back" phase for a long time before things degenerate to a point where the obvious can't be ignored any longer. You seem to have sussed out that drinking is a negative influence in your life from the posts you've made about it here and I think that's a good first step. I used to have a drinking problem myself so I know firsthand that it's a tough thing to experience. Ultimately, it's solely up to you if you decide enough is enough and to do something about it, but just know that there's a good life on the other side of quitting if you open yourself up to it.

I hope you have a good weekend Jamin

I have long time suspect this is your real problem why you don't accept free world class coaching.

Now I know for sure it is.Try to seek professional help is the best advice.Good luck!

jamin wrote:

If a Russian super model invited out to drink vodka maybe I'd cave

Will never happen of course.Try to look for your soulmate instead, and if she then is very good looking is just an extra plus. Take my advice ,I know from a long life experience.

jamin wrote:

If a Russian super model invited out to drink vodka maybe I'd cave

And you'd drive there and back, DUI boy.

I gave up alcohol this year because I was sick of the hangovers. Solid decision. You can do it jamin.

how about a drink after my next photo shoot?

I doubt Jamin really has a drinking problem. He's probably just getting a little older and can't get away with drinking as much and keeping his running up.

If you drink a few times and realize that you don't have as much fun doing it as you used to, and it interferes with something that you care about, then it becomes really easy to stop.

I'm guessing that Jamin has come to this realization.

I did. It's still a lot of fun to drink sometimes, but most of the time there's no reason.

Not sure I'm grasping this. "Most of the time there's no reason" What is a reason to drink? If you win the lottery? You get goaded into doing a beer mile? You're sad, depressed?.....

kmaclam wrote:

Not sure I'm grasping this. "Most of the time there's no reason" What is a reason to drink? If you win the lottery? You get goaded into doing a beer mile? You're sad, depressed?.....

Huh? There are plenty of reasons. I think that they should all boil down to one root cause reason: FUN.

Go out for a long bike ride. I don't care if it's a long road ride or you go out and get rad on the trails. Get home feeling physically tired, chow down on a bunch of food (make some burgers or something), crack a beer and relax.

This is just an example, but quite frankly, if you never have fun, then what are you doing with your life?

After my last stress fracture, I replaced drinking alcohol with whole milk.

Sorry, missed your explanation of why I'm supposed to give a flying f*ck.

elvid32 wrote:

kmaclam wrote:

Not sure I'm grasping this. "Most of the time there's no reason" What is a reason to drink? If you win the lottery? You get goaded into doing a beer mile? You're sad, depressed?.....

Huh? There are plenty of reasons. I think that they should all boil down to one root cause reason: FUN.

Go out for a long bike ride. I don't care if it's a long road ride or you go out and get rad on the trails. Get home feeling physically tired, chow down on a bunch of food (make some burgers or something), crack a beer and relax.

This is just an example, but quite frankly, if you never have fun, then what are you doing with your life?

OK, I get it, I think. You come home exhausted, eat a bunch of food, and relax. But crack a beer before you relax, so you can relax. So it's kind of like a drug. I know alcohol is a depressant which would kind of go in hand with what you're describing. That's how you have fun?

jamin wrote:

If a Russian super model invited out to drink vodka maybe I'd cave

What if it helped you forget that you don't get even get asked to drinks by lesser models from lesser countries?

proud to be a American wrote:After my last stress fracture, I replaced drinking alcohol with whole milk.

The idea of drinking milk just makes my stomach turn.

I don't think you get it. You can't "get it" by reading or hearing about it.

I can read about drugs all day and claim that I have a logical understanding of how they work, but I would still admit that I have no understanding about the experience. Same goes for skydiving, flying a plane, boxing, making pottery, wrestling a pig, etc. I'm not going to have any idea what those experiences are like by reading about them.

I can only make a judgement about experiencing any of these things if I try them myself.