Why do you not drink alcoholic beverages?

[jollygreen]

I'm curious as to why those of you who don't drink, don't. Religious reasons? Recovering alcoholic? Family influence?

[russ]

Makes me sleepy, and quiet. Don't dig the taste.
Sometimes can get a headache.

Growing up my Mom worked at the beer distributor. Always beer in the fridge.. could have it anytime. I wanted Coca cola.

[josh.rigaud]

Im a Christian and see nothing wrong with a Glass of wine, or havin a beer. Ill have a random glass of wine at times, but I just generally dont care for the taste of alcohol very much.

[playsarobin]

Growing up I watched it ruin the lives of a lot of people.

Some people can, I choose not to find out myself. I don't feel as though I've missed out on anything significant 28 years into my life. I have religious beliefs that further solidify my thoughts on the matter.

[sgv]

For looks... I have always been very conscious about being healthy and working out. I used to hit the gym everyday and run... Then, as I got into my mid-20's and was working more...I didn't have time to work out as much and the extra beer puts on the extra pounds.

I have been a steady drinker throughout my 20's, yet just recently decided to scale it back to just about never (maybe a drink during a holiday meal or social situation), yet not kicking back with six or seven on a weekend.

I've never been a wine drinker. I would only have beer...or either Jack Daniel's or vodka on the rocks. So, it's not like I would drink anything, anywhere.

In the past, I worked out to look great and be ripped. Now, I work out to lose the weight I've gained. I have a very good diet...so I have attributed the extra weight from the extra calories in booze.

Oh...the hardest part is that I *love* the taste. If someone made non-alcoholic/healthy Jack Daniel's, I would love that.

So...that's my reasoning.

[Sandy Cheeks]

I'm a Pastafarian, so I have no prohibitions against alcohol. As long as a person can drink responsibly, why not? A good wine makes any meal better, even a burger.

[MuseCafeChris]

Problems related to the L trifecta: Liver, Lawyer, Lover

[mullytron]

I scaled way back, mostly for health reasons. My wife and I have been trying to keep semi-strictly paleo (no grain, no dairy, no sugar, no beans), and I have found that as far as weight gain from drinking alcohol, it seems that if I cut out beer and grain-based liquor (and also don't drink very often), I'm good. If I stick to tequila and red wine, 4x a week and not all at once, I'm good! I love it. I had a beer last week and felt so bloated and slow, it was weird.

[steveRB]

I don't like the high. The taste of beer is ok but I dislike the taste of everything else.

[Kitten Cannon]

Honestly, I think I'm just too lazy.

[smallbutmighty]

I don't drink because the idea of not being completely lucid and in control of my own faculties freaks me out. Always has.

Alcohol smells terrible to me, too.

[Boosted]

It's expensive.

[Hecube]

I'm an atheist and I don't drink for moral reasons.

[jollygreen]

Originally Posted by Sandy Cheeks

I'm a Pastafarian, so I have no prohibitions against alcohol. As long as a person can drink responsibly, why not? A good wine makes any meal better, even a burger.

Pastafarian? I had to google that one. The "Church of the Flying Spaghetti?"

Where do you guys come up with this stuff?

[DWB1960]

Originally Posted by Hecube

I'm an atheist and I don't drink for moral reasons.