re: How many days a week do you consume alcohol?

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Zero. I used to drink 5-6 times a week but quit cold turkey a few years ago for Lent. I immediately lost weight, quit getting illnesses (sinus infections, colds, etc.), and felt 10 years younger. So, I quit permanently. Needless to say but I will not go back to drinking. That stuff (possibly due to the frequency that I drank) is poison. I wish I had known years earlier.

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Only the sober die young.

But seriously, of the handful of people I knew who lived to be triple digits or late 90s, the one thing they all had in common was moderate alcohol consumption. It's not scientific, but it's enough to convince me to never completely give up drinking.

I'll have one of the following allotments 3-5 nights a week:
Beer: 12-36oz (I had 22oz last night)
Wine: 5-10oz
Whiskey: 2-4oz

I'll abstain during the week if I have a weekend event planned that is most likely to include heavy drinking.