Going to an Christmas party tomorrow to celebrate the end of the uni term, the drinking is starting at around 6pm, I'm a total lightweight but don't wanna act like a teetotaler, so how can I avoid getting so drunk I embarass myself and also not have an awful hangover? What kinda stuff do you suggest eating before to slow down the absorption of alcohol since we'll be starting early!
2007-12-12 08:09:42 · 19 answers · asked by stardustlost87 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Oh yeah and I don't wanna get reaaaaally drunk cos I know I'm sooo embarassing when I am and also go bright red in the cheeks! And I have a class the next day which I've gotta go to so don't want a hangover!
2007-12-12 08:27:59 · update #1
Eat something bland and filling like pasta before you start. Pasta provides slow-release energy to keep you going and slow the absorption of alcohol.
Catch a couple of hours sleep in the afternoon if you can. Your tolerance to alcohol is lowered if you're tired.
Space your drinks out. Drink a glass of water between alcoholic drinks. The major cause of hangover is DEHYDRATION!! Alcohol dehydrates you. So drink a glass of water in between. Carry a bottle of water in your bag if its easier and sip it in between rounds.
Don't mix your drinks if you can help it.
Avoid shots, especially the really vile ones like Aftershocks, Corky's Vodka shots etc. They are just full of crap and are just a hangover in a glass. Alcopops like WKD are also full of crap (just look at the colour of them) and will make you feel rubbish the next day.
Stick to one type of drink if you can - Bitter/Ale has less additives than lager and so will leave you with less of a hangover.
If you are drinking shorts - whiskey, vodka etc, make sure you get plenty of water to drink because these concentrated forms of alcohol are really dehydrating.
Just know your limits. Don't try to "keep up" with those you're with. There's nothing to be ashamed of in just saying "I've had enough for the moment, I'll stick to Cokes for a while". Someone who can know their limits deserves more respect than someone who drinks until they can't stand up and spends the next day worshipping the Porcelain God and praying they didn't do anything too embarrassing!
2007-12-12 08:27:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
eat something really heavy and drink loadsa water during the day so ur not thirsty!! Drink crap like bacardi breezer or something they never get people drunk!! But why dont you get drunk? everyone else will be!! just make sure your not the first one!! And remember before you go to bed ALWAYS down two pints of water and leave some beside your bed for during the night!!It will stop dehydration and you wont get that horrible headache in the morning!! You should wake up fresh as a daisy!! it works for me!
2007-12-12 08:22:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drink milk / eat dairy products beforehand. Also drink water inbetween alcoholic drinks- a lot of hangovers are caused due to the fact alcohol acts like caffeine and dehydrates you. If you manage to get a pint of water down before bed, you'll feel it far less in the morning.
2007-12-12 08:17:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm the same!
Like the others have said, try having a soft drink when you're feeling like you're getting a bit tipsy.
Get something like diet coke or lemonade if you think you're gonna get grief off your mates because then you can tell them that there's a vodka or Jack Daniels or whatever in it, that's what I've started doing, then a bottle of water on the way home to wash down your kebab or greasy weapon of choice.
Have fun!!
2007-12-12 08:23:21 · answer #4 · answered by feebow21 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i always drink one glass of water to every drink.... so it looks like i am double fisted but its water in 1 hand, this cuts down on the hangover..... I would stay away from the hard alcohols as they mess you up pretty quickly.... eat a meal, not a snack before drinking..... something with carbs to soak up the alcohol in your stomach..... drink something your not really crazy about so you dont drink so fast....... and no mixing... if you start with wine, stick with wine, beer..... stick with beer.... this is a hangover waiting to happen.....
2007-12-12 08:32:56 · answer #5 · answered by Miss Rhonda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For every alcoholic drink you have, have 2 soft drinks. you can always keep one alcoholic drink back so that you can show people you are drinking this lessens the pressure on you to drink.
eat pasta, carbohydrates which bulk up and absorb some of the alcohol.
a pint of water when you get in at night will help re-hydrate you as it is de-hydration what gives you the hangover
2007-12-12 08:15:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Drink tons of water before bed. That will reduce hangover.
2007-12-12 08:14:27 · answer #7 · answered by Kenneth 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you eat alot before you start drinking, its harder to get wasted. Pros + Cons, for example I have a work Chrsitmas party, will drink a lot but eat alot as well. My best suggestion would be to stop being such a *****
2007-12-12 08:55:47 · answer #8 · answered by bowski222 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
walk around with a martini glass of seltzer or a glass of ginger ale or cranberry juice with a slice of lime. when the party is over, get a drink if you must. you pulled it off, so celebrate.
2007-12-12 12:40:30 · answer #9 · answered by marisa tee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Drink plenty of water as well as the booze
2007-12-12 08:45:07 · answer #10 · answered by vall 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋