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Greedy-Creme-995 t1_j6js9oi wrote

Don’t know what’s worse. The alcoholism or the fact that the y-axis doesn’t have a label or units.

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adsfew t1_j6l9rel wrote

Also, the y-axis going up to 15 when 10 would have sufficed is a pet peeve of mine

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tfyllip t1_j6m9f7n wrote

Don't know why people think you're bragging or something. I've been having some problems the last year and this actually made me want to track my drinking too, I really want to wean it off because I drink every day. Hope you get the help you need :)

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Kn0wnSoul t1_j6mxdm0 wrote

Lol, never in my life have I heard of an alcoholic bragging about his abuse 😂

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tfyllip t1_j6mxjyj wrote

exactly why I was confused by the comments mad at them as if they're glorifying it? I would assume if someone is tracking they're drinking is because they are trying to stop the problem

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Kn0wnSoul t1_j6my42k wrote

The most likely case is that they're below legal age when bragging about it is still a tool to keep your status high among your social (drinking) circle.

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tfyllip t1_j6ncvqz wrote

I guess you're right, but it seems odd to track it like this if you were underage and did it with the intent to brag. I could be wrong ofc!

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alxwx t1_j6jxs5p wrote

What is the Y axis on the top graph pls OP?

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Mantzy81 t1_j6jzbyy wrote

I would assume it's number. OP should make it by units instead as that would give a greater understanding of how much actual alcohol they're drinking.

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alxwx t1_j6jzs6p wrote

I figured the same but then it’s also completely location dependent: in parts of Germany 1 beer could well be 1L, and a ‘glass of wine’ will vary slightly by waiter as it’s free-poured. In south Netherlands 1 beer is 0.25L

I guess I just find this a little meaningless without more context

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spiralshapesun t1_j6k6hk1 wrote

I assume this is a U.S.-centric graphic (as most things on Reddit are), in which case:

> In the United States, one "standard" drink (or one alcoholic drink equivalent) contains roughly 14 grams of pure alcohol, which is found in:

> 12 ounces of regular beer, which is usually about 5% alcohol

> 5 ounces of wine, which is typically about 12% alcohol

> 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits, which is about 40% alcohol

https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohols-effects-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/what-standard-drink

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HoldMyDirrk OP t1_j6kf3rr wrote

Yep, that's about what I'm estimating. Definitely isn't precise because I don't measure everything I consume but that's my general definition of a drink. I should've included notes and even a label of the y axis

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HoldMyDirrk OP t1_j6k0zxu wrote

Yeah, I am just counting number of drinks so beers are typically ~5-6% 12 ounce cans. Wine is a 5 ounce pour. Liquor is ~2 ounces

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InsuranceToTheRescue t1_j6ka5ja wrote

If you're looking at refining it, I think doing the math for ml of alcohol would be a better metric. Then you don't have to worry about type of drink so much as you've got an absolute number that ties them all together and is accurate regardless of location.

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spaceship247 t1_j6l84kh wrote

In what part of Germany are 1L beers standard?

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fscge t1_j6mhd8o wrote

Not standard but you can order it in many restaurants in southern Germany. Its called “Mass”. Standard would be 0.5 in most occations, however there are some festivals where 1 Liter is considered as standard. Especially if you plan to drink a lot you’ll just order 1 Liter beers.

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spaceship247 t1_j6nc335 wrote

Yeah you can get 1L beers here in Czech Republic too but no one does because it retarded

Idk why the guy even commented how this is relevant to op

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fscge t1_j6njxgj wrote

I think he wanted to highlight that the amount of a "standard" glass size highly varies depending on your locations.

When you're drinking in cologne, you'll usually get 0.2.

When you're drinking in Berlin, you'll usually get 0.3-0.33

When you're drinking in the South, you'll usually get 0.5 in a normal restaurant and 1 on a beerfest or even beer gardens.

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GhotiGhetoti t1_j6mdrek wrote

Yes, I will have 3 wine and 2 liquor, please, and thank you.

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HoldMyDirrk OP t1_j6k0seb wrote

It's number of drinks - forgot the label... facepalm

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Xavier0501 t1_j6kwqcq wrote

You don't need to wait until next January to try again! And there are always people here to help if you need it!

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rawr4me t1_j6lpaa7 wrote

The year is already ruined, better wait until January 2024

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cheatonstatistics t1_j6m1pcs wrote

He could still make it the „Dry-Tuesday-plus-kind-of-dry-Thursday“ year…

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Crownlol t1_j6ncun9 wrote

Just finishing up Dry January myself, and probably going to be looking at Damp February! Going to try to never exceed 3 drinks in a single day.

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HoldMyDirrk OP t1_j6jsgkd wrote

Visualization: Google sheets Tracking method: https://habithelper.co Source: Personal

Prioritizing having some dry days but I still tend to binge too much with heavier drinking days of more than 5 drinks. 79 drinks over 30 days (2.6 per day). But averaging 4.9 drinks on days I have any drinks at all.

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kooky_creative t1_j6njbfk wrote

Did you create a Google sheets template to track and then use habit helper to help remind you track?

Thx!

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rinky79 t1_j6lz98i wrote

Bro...you know you have a problem, right?

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TheKingOfToast t1_j6o3mmo wrote

This is a light month in the Midwest. Most people don't even start counting until the third beer

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Dry_Inflation_861 t1_j6m0flo wrote

You drink the most on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. There must be some sort of correlation here.

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Substantial-Ad5000 t1_j6n5vq3 wrote

Lots of puritans in these comments. This isn’t big drinking.

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TheKingOfToast t1_j6o3wrv wrote

Right? I don't drink, but I live in the Midwest. If you only drink 3 beers in a night you didn't even really drink.

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HildegardaTheAvarage t1_j6m36h1 wrote

Drinking more than half the days, if the axis is units, damn sir. Get help, and not just with this ugly graph.

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zoranderman t1_j6mc0e0 wrote

The data could be more beautiful if you use the yellow/orange label for beers since that’ll match better

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symmiR t1_j6m7sdi wrote

Is the y axis standard drinks?

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AntzN3 t1_j6miqo6 wrote

Looks like a quite wet January to me

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ghost882 t1_j6mjjfi wrote

That's a pretty nerdy way to say "Hello, my name is Dirk, and I'm an alcoholic."

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Pristine_Manner_1743 t1_j6m74xo wrote

Idk…I would have to believe one would tend to be less accurate at tracking the exact amount of drinks once one goes over 5 or 6 in a night unless they are doing a post mortem recount of empties the next day which is a sad activity. I tend to just assume that I drank too much rather than reviewing the hard data to conclude that I’m a drunk and need to do better next month.

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cakeharry t1_j6m5lpd wrote

This ain't something to be proud of at all.

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specialsymbol t1_j6me8pw wrote

I can totally understand the wine, maybe there were enough occasions for liquor, but why so much beer? It tastes awful.

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