Re: What about water? & alcohol

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Interesting thoughts about alcohol, because I'm exactly the same way. It is so

clear when enough is enough. Even in social situations, the first beer will

taste great, and I'll get a second one, and then it just loses its appeal, and

I'll rarely finish it. I'm also really good at asking myself what sounds really

good--beer, wine, something else, or nothing at all. I'm wondering if the

difference is that alcohol isn't food, which we have to eat multiple times a

day. It does have calories, but you don't drink it when you're hungry. It

serves other functions. But the fact that I have no problem with this, and do

have a problem with food gives me something to think about.....

Tilley

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> So we've talked about water and IE...what about alcohol?

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> I met with some friends recently who talked about having had too much to drink

on multiple occasions in the past as a coping mechanism.  They had recognized

the need to explore various social options to get them out of the house so they

wouldn't drink so much.

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> It occurred to me...I am fairly intuitive about alcohol intake when I'm by

myself, but not about food.  I cannot drink to excess when I'm by myself.  I've

actually planned to drink a lot when I was by myself...either for just sheer

enjoyment of the particular beverage or as a coping mechanism for something

going on in my life.  I've never been able to do it.  At some point, my body

just says STOP, and I always end up with significantly more still in the bottle

than I had originally intended..  I end up drinking more in social situations,

but I just can't do it when I'm by myself.

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> However, I will overeat whether I'm by myself or with others.

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> Now, why does my body stop me with alcohol and not with food?  I'm glad I

don't have problems with alcohol, but I do wish I was as intuitive about food!

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> Sara

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