Spent $120 on food while drunk. I don’t understand why drinking makes me hungry enough to eat anything and everything. Regretting my decisions and feeling extremely sick

[u/AdSpecific3089]

on normal days I don’t eat more than one meal a day but when I drink a few drinks I can eat like 5 buffets. now I’m $120 poorer, drunk, and my stomach is killing me. yes this is my own fault, I’m infuriated purely at myself and nobody else.

I wish I didn’t get soooo hungry while drinking, I think I need to not drinks I’m a 21 year old girl going out solo in hopes of what lol?

edit- for everyone saying this wasn’t $120…I got 2 cocktails, chicken wing dip, loaded nachos, mac and cheese, 16 wings/fries with 5 cups of blue cheese, and a cookie skillet with ice cream for dessert.

edit 2- currently 7am. I got home around 2am, watched x files, then fell asleep. Now I woke up and am struggling to fall back asleep but also having a wicked stomach ache. Also, to everyone saying I have a drinking problem, I get 1-2 cocktails maybe once or twice a week, but I also get drunk very quickly. I don’t drink at home or anything like that, just when I’m out. anywho I don’t think I’m an alcoholic I’m just a pig.i do think there’s worse things I could do while drinking, I don’t get angry or cause issues I just eat and cry.

edit 3- food breakdown as followed-

- 16 wings plus fries- $28 

• first cocktail- $12 
• second cocktail- $14 
• side of mac and cheese - $7
• bison nachos- $14
• buffalo chicken dip- $12 
• cookie skillet with ice cream - $6 
• extra blue cheese: $5  Total- $98 plus tax plus tip so yeah. tip your servers guys

edit 4- I drink and eat so I can forget the only man I’ve ever truly loved, yet it doesn’t work because how much must I spend in order to not remember? With that being said, I gotta sober up and feel better because a friend of mine is taking me to a singles event tonight (not like love will ever exist for me again but I get to dress up)

im not an alcoholic for having a few drinks 😭😭 i also don’t have an ed. Stop diagnosing me off one post

[u/Jim007K]

My friend's response.

Why does it make us hungry? Because drunk brain thinks the stomach is a bottomless pit and the wallet is a myth.

[u/worthlesswreck → u/Jim007K]

Best way to make me feel better about the $50 taco bell order I left on my doorstep all night that I didn't know existed til 3pm the next day

[u/greycooter → u/worthlesswreck]

😂 I’ve never had this happen to me but I live in an apartment complex and have occasionally seen door dash orders left outside over night. I now know why

[u/R-K-Tekt → u/greycooter]

Drugs and alcohol lmao

[u/DothrakAndRoll → u/R-K-Tekt]

This has happened to me multiple times.

Something good or bad happens in life and I drink a lot because of it, order a metric ton of Taco Bell at 2 AM, fall asleep before it gets here.

Wake up to take the dog out and find a (sometimes rain soaked) bag of Taco Bell outside and have a “oh…” moment

[u/garfinkel3 → u/DothrakAndRoll]

I did that with an $80 sushi order one time. I just said fuck it and ate it in the morning. I am still alive.

[u/Ok_Gur_6704 → u/garfinkel3]

listen. i would 100% do the same things.

[u/Adventurous_Lab4249 → u/worthlesswreck]

I did this once, but it was the middle of winter and -20 Celsius out, I brought that shit inside the next day and warmed it up in the microwave and ate like a king😂

[u/sh33pd00g → u/Adventurous_Lab4249]

I miss living with a drunk in colorado for this reason. Now I live alone in bumfuck alabama. No free frozen food for me anymore :(

[u/-tekeli-li → u/worthlesswreck]

You people have too much money if this is happening often 

[u/xRager4lifex → u/worthlesswreck]

Omg you don’t know how many times that has happened to me. Not only is it a waste of money but like wtf? I hate when I get stupid drunk like that

[u/aethericbori → u/worthlesswreck]

I’ve done this one too. But with McDonald’s. Still saving the fries 8 years later as they haven’t spoiled in the slightest.

[u/Michbullin → u/worthlesswreck]

I don't appreciate being called out like that lol

[u/Litlle_Freddy → u/worthlesswreck]

Is it still good the next morning???

[u/Azmoten → u/Litlle_Freddy]

Good? No. I mean, the food is so full of salt and preservatives it probably won’t spoil in that timespan and make you any sicker than it usually does. But I wouldn’t say it is “good.”

[u/SpinachComfortable20 → u/worthlesswreck]

Done that, but I didn’t waste it 😂 luckily I only order vegetarian from taco hell! After a year and a half of sobriety… my wallet isn’t bigger, but the things I’ve spent it on will last 10 plus years and potentially make me money 😊

[u/UwUfit → u/Jim007K]

I use this trick when doing an all you can eat buffet

[u/AnticPosition → u/Jim007K]

Weird. When I drink I eat wayyy less. But that's probably because beer is so filling. 

[u/VictoriousTree]

There’s actually multiple reasons. First of all, alcohol drops your blood sugar. Second, alcohol triggers the activation of a neuron that tells your body that you are starving and need food. Finally, alcohol also triggers the release of a hormone that tells your body you’re low on protein.

All of these combined can literally make you ravenous for food.

[u/BloodyAngel2026 → u/VictoriousTree]

Is that why when I'm hungover I feel an intense hunger all the next day?

[u/VictoriousTree → u/BloodyAngel2026]

Yes that’s exactly why. Your body is completely thrown out of whack. It’s crazy how much stuff alcohol affects in your brain and body.

[u/StardustWithH20 → u/VictoriousTree]

It's literally one of the worst drugs ever yet so damn socially accepted. Yikes

[u/13thIteration → u/VictoriousTree]

I call it The Drunkies

[u/DothrakAndRoll → u/13thIteration]

Not the drunchies? Like the munchies?

[u/Dasha3090 → u/VictoriousTree]

oh wow i didnt know that but yeah i eat. before i drink and yet even after one glass of wine im starving again.TIL

[u/awmaleg → u/Dasha3090]

Hello late night Jack in the Box drive thru tacos

[u/daytrippper → u/VictoriousTree]

I have never wanted to eat during a drink sesh. I have no idea what that means about me but I legit can’t relate to people that get super hungry while drinking.

[u/VictoriousTree → u/daytrippper]

We’re similar then. For me, I don’t have much appetite in general and things that should stimulate my appetite usually just make me nauseous and even less hungry.

[u/tryyeezus → u/VictoriousTree]

Same here.

Drunk or sober me would've looked at that mountain of food and entirely lost my appetite no matter how starving I was previously.

Why am I like this?

[u/erwaro]

My perspective is skewed as all hell, but maybe you're just extremely hungry always and alcohol takes away your ability to ignore that?

[u/Littlewing1307 → u/erwaro]

I would bet this is it

[u/AdSpecific3089 → u/erwaro]

The issue is, I don’t get hunger cues typically. I can go all day without eating and be just fine till I feel I’m on the verge of passing out and remember that I need food. Eating is a chore and something I have to remember to do most days. I usually end up eating just a meal a day  

[u/J_EDi → u/AdSpecific3089]

I totally get that part about “eating is a chore”

I’m twice your age and struggled with this for a long time. Find some things that are nutritious but easy to consume. They make adult squeeze snacks. Apple sauce packets. Protein drinks (I’m lactose intolerant and they make full veggie/fruit ones)

Feed your body, even if it means keeping a timer. It will thank you.

[u/Agile_Engineering759 → u/AdSpecific3089]

I am the same way and it is mostly likely my ADHD. Brain is so distracted (from everything including hunger cues) that I don’t think about food until I’m extremely hungry. You are probably not eating enough during the day which is causing you to overeat once the alcohol hits. I was the same in college, would barely eat during the day then maxxxx once I was drunk. Spend a bunch of money on food I couldn’t even remember. It might not be an intentional eating disorder but it is disordered eating and better to work on now rather than later in life. Change is tough but you can do it!

[u/OcculticUnicorn → u/AdSpecific3089]

You probably trained yourself by accident to not get hunger cues by not eating enough. Your body eventually just stops asking. Keep multiple timers and eat small things. Yoyr health will thank you.

[u/ZoneMysterious2023 → u/erwaro]

yeah it seems correct. ive done that before when i used to drink a lot to avoid eating.

[u/VioletsRPink → u/erwaro]

I'm just wondering what's the baby pool of ice cream 😅😅

[u/undead4807 → u/[deleted]]

Sure, binge eating can be because someone has restricted food for too long, but it can also be an act of self-soothing.

And alcohol can lower your defences. I'd often binge after taking edibles. It wasn't just "normal" munchies. It was a reaction to stressors in my life that I didn't realize were there. 

[u/UrACutiePatootie → u/[deleted]]

Huh. Interesting angle. I’m not trying to arm chair analysis but maybe general anxieties limiting appetite? I do know one meal a day likely isn’t enough so maybe there’s something there

[u/urbancrier → u/UrACutiePatootie]

disordered eating is often connected to emotions - anxiety, excitement, helplessness, sadness, anger.

food (abundance or limiting) can make you feel numb, give you a rush, feel like you have control, can help you feel celebrated.

It could be something else, but what she described is not a healthy relationship with food.

[u/migsmog → u/urbancrier]

From experience with both alcoholism and disordered eating, your take is consistent with my experience. Delay eating for as long as possible because of feeling anxious, turns to drinking to calm nerves and take mind off ‘things’ (including hunger), leads to feeling uninhibited and free, thus binging and excessive spending. The solution for me is not wallowing in despair and being consistent about eating healthfully, so that I can remain lucid and continue to make better decisions

[u/urbancrier → u/migsmog]

Yeah, the relationship between vices is wild. Noticing pattens is super helpful.

Binge eating is often on a cycle of restrict -> binge. Mixing in alcohol really intensifies the cycle, but also sometimes gives people an "out" on the binge. Like it was not their fault and they are a "good" healthy eater who has a good relationship with food.

and not wallowing in despair is sometimes easier said then done - take care of yourself!

[u/DothrakAndRoll → u/urbancrier]

From an alcoholics perspective, I think all the calories from tequila and beer tricks my body into thinking it has food.

I start drinking in the morning and suddenly something happens like BODY NEED FOOD around 2 pm and I’ll eat whatever is in the fridge. Then at like 10 PM I’ll order something terrible and repeat the cycle.

[u/Focus-Motor-Boat-190 → u/DothrakAndRoll]

My weed gummies are food in my mind, and sometimes an entire meal

[u/catmom_422 → u/urbancrier]

One of the things I noticed about my anxiety is that it takes up so much of my mind space that there’s no room for hunger cues. So I’ll go all day without eating, before my body is finally like “wake up, stupid!” Then I binge.

Not exactly disordered eating, but definitely not healthy. Once I started getting my anxiety under control I was able to eat more normally. I definitely have to make a point to schedule meals because my body is just used to running on fumes. My hunger and thirst cues are still out of whack from years and years of subsisting on anxiety and air.

[u/FishDawgX → u/[deleted]]

There have been studies done that show people eat more when they drink alcohol.

The reason given is alcohol lowers inhibition, so when a person might usually tell themselves not to eat too much or not to eat unhealthy bar food, the alcohol reduces that response and you instead end up impulse eating.

Not sure if this is OP’s situation. It’s definitely true for me. I can normally resist eating junk food and excessive snacking, but alcohol breaks my self-control.

[u/DrunkCultLeader → u/[deleted]]

I agree with this, not to diagnose. However I actually am diagnosed with anorexia and when it was being addressed my doctor did ask me "do you eat less so you can drink more?" So in my opinion eating just one meal a day and binging while inebriated is most likely connected to a bad relationship with food.

My ex best friend used to take Xanax and then eat practically everything in the kitchen.

[u/Electrical-Lead9621 → u/DrunkCultLeader]

I’ve done that not eat anything to catch alcohol calories then binge eat while drunk 😪😪😪. Easy to form a bad relationship with food just having traits of a disorder without have the full disorder same with many mental health conditions.

[u/MadQueenAlanna → u/DrunkCultLeader]

I’ve heard it called drunkorexia, starving so you can spend your calories on alcohol instead. I do it all the time, it’s awesome if you love feeling sick as fuck and miserable all the time

[u/spiflication → u/[deleted]]

There’s that and also food tastes amazing while fucked up

[u/born_zynner → u/[deleted]]

This is not true lol I eat more than enough, with physical proof (fat) and when I drink I get ravenous. Alcohol itself activates the hypothalamus which induces hunger. Has nothing to do with what your regular diet is like.

[u/krippkeeper → u/born_zynner]

Alcohol also disrupts liver function which is one of the things that tell you when you are full.

[u/M8C → u/born_zynner]

I’m the exact opposite. I can feel starving but if I drink two or three beers before eating I won’t want to eat food the rest of the night.

[u/openlightYQ → u/M8C]

I’m the same way, if I start drinking I just won’t be hungry the rest of the evening at all. If I drink for a whole day/evening, I won’t be hungry that day or the next and have to force myself the next evening, no cravings for greasy food or snacks or anything.
Same reason I don’t touch my wine until after dinner if people are having wine with dinner, it’ll ruin the dinner, I just have to drink water until I’ve finished eating.

[u/urbancrier → u/born_zynner]

Yes, the catalyst for bingeing is probably the alcohol

However, her pattern seems to be consistently never eating more than one meal, and then weekly drinking and bingeing on thousands of calories. this is a predictable pattern, and one to flag as disordered eating.

[u/StunnedLife → u/born_zynner]

Although it may induce hunger, it also lowers your inhibition. So you’re eating even more than normal times two

[u/Flynox → u/[deleted]]

lmfao eating a lot when drunk is not an eating disorder fym. stop trying to diagnose people on Reddit if you're not a doctor.

[u/Main-Recording-1129 → u/Flynox]

Binge eating is by definition disordered eating, OP isn’t diagnosing him with an eating disorder.

[u/GildedWhimsy]

On normal days you don't eat more than one meal per day??

[u/AdSpecific3089 → u/GildedWhimsy]

To clarify, I often don’t get proper hunger cues. Eating too early makes me feel sick and then I usually skip lunch so I’ll eat usually late at night when I feel on the verge of passing out and remember I haven’t ate all day. I dunno why it is but my body tells me I’m hungry when I wonder why I’m feeling so off versus just normally feeling hungry. 

But, when drinking it’s like all I can think about is food, more food than I can possibly eat on a regular day. 

[u/Dysmorphix → u/GildedWhimsy]

Not really uncommon for a lot of people. OMAD (One Meal a Day) diet has a lot of followers.

[u/Zman4444 → u/Dysmorphix]

Unfortunately I do it to save money.

I would love to wake up, have coffee and make a solid breakfast. That’s expensive.

Soon I’ll be able to do that.

[u/sydneyghibli → u/Zman4444]

Hey there. I’m poor af and I make myself a bomb ass breakfast every morning with some coffee.

My favorite go to is a scrabble type of a meal. Fried potatoes with bell peppers, jalapeños, mushrooms and white onion. I’ll either scrabble eggs in it or a fried egg on top. Top with sriracha or salsa.

For about $10 or less this is my breakfast all week.

Edit: scramble not scrabble. Don’t eat scrabble for breakfast.

[u/Zman4444 → u/sydneyghibli]

Thank you Sydney, luckily I found myself a job, it’ll bring in some income. Tomorrow’s my first day.

I quit my previous job because it was detrimental to my health, literally.

So, I’m glad to be back on my feet.

What bugs me the most is that I have a very strong track record and my job history is varied, but extremely strong.

Here’s to looking up, and here’s to not having to ration food anymore.

Edit: the only thing that saved me from completely imploding with my last job is that I got into nursing school. So… in three years I’ll have a second degree, nursing.
(Also, more men need to go into nursing!!!)

[u/sydneyghibli → u/Zman4444]

Success isn’t always linear. Just keep moving forward and you’ll get there eventually.

Glad you’re in a better place, and from the sounds of it life will be looking up soon.

Also nursing is a great choice and many paths to go down if you don’t like one. My fiance just started college and wants to go into nursing :)

Break a leg on your first day my friend!

[u/New-Trifle-7097 → u/Dysmorphix]

I do it because I work too much. I’m not healthy nor doing it for a diet, it’s just a bad habit picked up in grad school. Cook/eat/cleanup, once a day like a chore. Or like feeding a pet. I don’t even respect myself enough to have a set mealtime. I just wait until I’m starving and I’m forced to get it done.

[u/AlternativeFruit1337 → u/New-Trifle-7097]

Too each is own. I love nourishing my body

[u/Agitated_Reach6660 → u/New-Trifle-7097]

100% same. Bad habit I picked up in grad school.

[u/ErikMcKetten → u/Dysmorphix]

I've always only naturally "needed" to eat at night. So, when left to my own devices and not offered food or at a workplace where we have lunch breaks, I just forget until I get hungry at night.

It's odd that it's a diet to me, because it just seems normal.

[u/benny-bangs → u/Dysmorphix]

That doesn’t make it a good habit if many people do it lol

[u/rhapsodicink → u/benny-bangs]

Saying it's not uncommon is not the same as saying it's good

[u/Top-Advantage33 → u/GildedWhimsy]

Normal for a lot of people even if it’s not healthy

[u/RelativeThese2634 → u/GildedWhimsy]

Ya i’m thinking this is an eating disorder. And when she gets drunk she forgets about her body dysmorphia.

[u/plant-feeder → u/RelativeThese2634]

Don’t diagnose strangers. Some people eat 3 600 cal meals. Some eat one 1800 cal meal.

[u/6beerkdawg]

Do this with Taco Bell next time. If you use their app, you can get this same exact stomach ache for $20 after eating a luxe box and a nachos bell grande with extra beef and beans. No need to make your wallet hurt as much as your stomach. Poor decisions dont need to be expensive.

[u/SorrelJuice]

Your phone camera is greasy af

[u/BigDog_Nick → u/SorrelJuice]

Well, yeah, you see the food she ordered? 🤤

[u/Ziggity_Zac]

Basically a raccoon with a credit card. I do this too, about once a week.

Thanks for the award.

[u/AdSpecific3089 → u/Ziggity_Zac]

Ha I’m going to start referring to myself as a raccoon with a credit card now 

[u/Ziggity_Zac → u/AdSpecific3089]

I call myself a raccoon all the time. People will be like "what were you thinking?"and I'll just shrug and say "raccoon behavior."

I know what I'm about. Chaos is the spice of life.

[u/awkwardsalmons]

I too eat an insane amount of food after drinking heavily. Idk why, but drunken munchies are definitely a thing. Might be your body telling you it needs food to absorb the alcohol lol

[u/MixNo8181]

If 2 drinks sends you that far out of control, it might be good just not to drink. Especially if you are going out alone. I wasted my entire 20s and probably around $50,000 drinking. You're still young, but think about how this will add up. Best wishes

[u/GMaddog23]

Hell yea

[u/49e-rm → u/GMaddog23]

Sounds like OP had a good night

[u/nopopon]

Sorry OP, but I can't help thinking all that food looks glorious :D

[u/brtnyatt]

Drinking causes your blood sugar to drop and your liver stops producing glucose. This is going to make you hungry! I learned this because I wore a CGM for a self study.

[u/Twerksoncoffeetables]

Did you actually say you drink and eat to forget the only man you’ve ever truly loved? I don’t want to be too forward but you are 21 years old, please get a grip. If you’ve gone through a lifetime of loving or trying to love people then okay maybe more understandable, but you’re 3 years out of high school I mean come on. Just a tiny bit dramatic

Edit: I should have included that I do hope you feel better soon, apologies for being a little insensitive but I just hope you know there’s more than enough time to find someone else, dont throttle your life by saying “I’ll never find another love like this” when you have plenty of time to. Don’t drown yourself in bad habits because of someone else, especially if this was a break up and not your boyfriend passing away (very different for obvious reasons).

[u/pomplemice]

Why are you eating only one meal a day? that's a fast track to binge eating behavior.

[u/_that_dude_J]

It may be time for a health checkup with a doctor. Just to make sure everything is OK under the hood.

Then see a therapist and talk away whatever angry or sad feeling you're trying to bury with food. Overeating with drinks occurs but two drinks in??

[u/AdSpecific3089 → u/_that_dude_J]

I don’t tolerate alcohol too well, plus I had 2 strong cocktails so that would be like 4 regular drinks. 

[u/_that_dude_J → u/AdSpecific3089]

Try pacing yourself with water. (At least) One glass with every alc beverage. Also have something in your stomach before you start imbibing.

Alcohol is processed by the liver quickly which can cause blood sugar levels to drop, this is known as hypoglycemia. Because glucose is utilized by our brain as a primary energy source a sharp dip would trigger the needs for fast energy. This is where you are now craving salty, fatty and or high carb foods. Worse, because of the alcohol you're not going to make the best decisions with food choices.

Another sub I participate in is for Diabetes. Had you posted there, you would be warned to tread carefully and try to pace your consumption of alcohol because type 2 is possible.

But address the hurt from your relationship. Most people don't and use other cope methods.

[u/QuesoDrizzler]

The fact that all that cost 120 bucks is the biggest problem here

[u/South_Ad8256]

At least it looks amazing

[u/Electronic-Map7529]

After I quit drinking, I realized that life was only difficult and stressful because of all the time, money and energy I wasted drinking.

But primarily, the instant impact on my finances was substantial. Like, car payment, insurance and groceries covered every month. (2015 car payment prices)

[u/Jazzguitar19 → u/Electronic-Map7529]

It's very interesting looking back and thinking about time and money saved from not drinking. I use an app that helps roughly calculate it and in the 6 and a half years I've been sober I've saved $73,440 and had 36,720 hours of my life back. That's a conservative number for what I would have spent on alcohol too (also not accounting for inflation) and not including random food splurges/impulse decisions like this one.

[u/elDuroPapito]

THAT’s $120 of food??! Geesus, we gotta get this administration out of here….

[u/sayyestoboost → u/elDuroPapito]

This is presumably downtown Cleveland, too. So not a HCOL area. The owner of Harry Buffalo is a predatory piece of shit and a rapist to top it all off. All of this owner's restaurants are overpriced and disgusting. The owner is a public supporter of the current administration. Not surprising...

[u/AdSpecific3089 → u/elDuroPapito]

Downtown in a city, sports bar. I did price breakdown on post edit but rly this is including drinks plus tip 

[u/Cleanse_F_Manipulate]

i think you mean $60 on drinks and $60 on food lol

[u/TehBazz]

Wash your camera bro at least wipe it

[u/onefinerug]

was it worth it, though? looks worth it.

[u/Psy_LAI]

Quit drinking. Problem solved.

[u/AlternativePizza3391]

That looks like 40 dollars worth of food

[u/LogicalPart6098 → u/AlternativePizza3391]

The wings and the dip alone have to be around 40 bucks, the price of wings have gone up astronomically in the last 2 and a half years

[u/blowback_spell]

Gen z calls anyone who has a drink an alcoholic lmao. You don't need to explain yourself to people who only assume the worst of others.

People like that are usually pretty shitty themselves and are only projecting their own issues.

Sounds like you had a fun, but expensive night. At least you have this $120 reminder the next time you want to order a buffet😂

Good luck tonight at your event.

[u/WilliamsPeen]

When I used to smoke growing up before it began starting to instantly give me panic attacks the munchies were never anywhere close to what drinking did, if I take down some drinks all the food vanishes, weed not anywhere close to what others describe it as

[u/makingredditorscry → u/WilliamsPeen]

Weed munches is nothing compared to alcohol let alone both combinations

[u/No_Negotiation5654 → u/WilliamsPeen]

When I drink I have to make the conscious decision to go eat something around 10pm otherwise by 2am I’ll be eating off the floor or something. I’m always hungry anyway but alcohol makes me feral regarding food.

[u/shoeberger]

I’m more disappointed that you spent all that money at a harry buffalo of all places

[u/AdSpecific3089 → u/shoeberger]

ik the owner is a POS abuser 

[u/DiscHashDisc]

When you are older, you will absolutely look back and realize how silly you were to think you even knew what real love is at 21.

[u/PigeonsWearingPants → u/DiscHashDisc]

I was just about to chime in with this! But also at that age I would have rolled my eyes at someone who said this to me. Also, you’ll look back and realize how much of your youth you wasted drinking, crying, and throwing money away, wishing you would have invested all that time and energy and money into your future. Believe me, your future comes faster than you think.

[u/RawkyRac00n]

Sometimes, life IS worth living

[u/DandyWarlocks]

The dreaded "I've had a beer and now all the food looks amazing" evening out.

Solidarity, Internet denizen

[u/wilkinsk]

And you drunkenly took food pics? 🤣

[u/JerrySeinfeldsMullet]

I am not drunk and would happily eat all that right now. Calorie deficit is a sonofabitch

[u/batmanineurope]

I'm just trying to picture a drunk 21 year old girl alone and gorging food.

[u/Recent_Science4709]

I’m the same way, but I rarely drink. For me, weed munchies has nothing on alcohol hunger.

[u/BeachWonderful2890]

maybe that's your subconscious expression of not feeling fulfilled / sustained by your drinking habits

[u/acrazyguy]

Don't post on the internet that you're a single 21 year old woman. Just a tip

[u/scrimblojimbus → u/acrazyguy]

Or what you're gonna get her?

[u/Ostravaganza → u/scrimblojimbus]

I pretended to be a woman on the internet one time. I call it the dick pic incident

[u/imVeryPregnant → u/acrazyguy]

I think it’s some kind of scam. You message them and eventually they say they need money

[u/Live_Requirement_814 → u/imVeryPregnant]

You message 21 year old girls on the internet?

[u/acrazyguy → u/imVeryPregnant]

I don't think so. I'm not denying that this ever happens, but this particular poster has DMs disabled

[u/plant-feeder]

Bless your heart. I’ve been there! If drinking gives you no joy and drains your wallet, you can always go sober. You don’t have to hit rock bottom or have a religious reason. I got sick of the tummy troubles and the routine disruptions enough to quit. I wish I’d done it sooner.

Those feelings of dissatisfaction you wake up with are a blessing! Build a life with fewer regretful mornings and watch the benefits and blessings pile up. It’s really that simple 💖

[u/Talk-O-Boy]

>I drink and eat so I can forget the only man I’ve ever truly loved

Please do not use drinking and binge eating to cope with your grief. I know you must be going through a lot, but this coping mechanism will only lead to more problems down the road.

Do you have a mental health professional you can speak to about everything?

[u/SlowYaRoll007]

It doesn't make you hungry, it produces a response to the naturally occuring blah blah blah blah blah! Bartender! Gimme another order of those Korean Dog Egg Rolls!

[u/Plastic-Complex241]

You went on a bar hopping trip in northeast ohio solo? what are you doing lmao. Or was this more of food-hopping in this case lmao

[u/RockyCliffPebbles]

Don’t go to bars alone girl.

[u/Elegant-Date4481]

Sounds like a binge eating disorder. Maybe see a therapist. Also you’re young and have many years left to find another man.

[u/KillHonger1]

OH

[u/Trollocommando]

This disgusting shit is 120???? Wtf. Here this shit would cost 30

[u/The_Catalyxt]

Seems like you should slow down the drinking

[u/Feteven]

Did you eat it all? 😳

[u/Single_Extension1810]

Fatheads is just too much food for one person, and I'm fat as hell.

[u/Distinct_Sir_4473]

Drinking commonly gives people a “bottomless stomach” feeling because the part of their brain that tells you you’ve been satiated is affected by alcohol, more so in some people than others.

[u/Anon_Fodder]

That's fuck all for $120.

[u/drewski2305 → u/Anon_Fodder]

2 cocktails $30, dip $12, nachos $15, mac $9, wings 32, extra blue chz $3.75, dessert $8. about $102+$10 tax, yea i can see that. based on my 14 years experience dining out and working restaurants, midwest pricing

[u/Public-Fig3304 → u/drewski2305]

Wings $32???? Blue cheese $3.75? lol ok

[u/beetle-being-blue → u/drewski2305]

Welcome to the midwest, where you pay luxury prices for a life without luxury.

[u/OldScruff → u/beetle-being-blue]

Food has really got out of hand for sure, but rent or buying an actual house is still a fraction of what you'd pay on the west coast.

[u/MapDiscombobulated40 → u/drewski2305]

Suck me sideways. No way that’s $9 Mac…..

[u/noblehoax → u/Anon_Fodder]

[u/Opposite_Criticism15 → u/Anon_Fodder]

Have you not been to a restaurant in the last 5 years?

[u/GordonMightyBombay]

Shit looks so good but yea that’s why I don’t go hard at thanksgiving because it’s not worth the calories

[u/Forsaken-Register512]

Girl, when I turned 21 it got bad fast. I had to sober up 3 months after my birthday because I was drinking at work, drinking and driving, and drinking (and blacking out) alone. I spent insane money, did stupid, awful things, endangered myself and others, and ruined my life for a period.

Please, do the sensible thing and quit while you're ahead. It's not something anyone can do or decide for you but I seriously think I'd be dead by now if it weren't for my sobering up.

[u/memusicguitar]

[u/aethericbori]

Drinking is an expensive habit, period. Remind yourself it’s literally poison and remember this feeling of regret so you make a better choice next time. “Drunchies” are a real thing. If you don’t want to stop engaging with alcohol or you’re not ready to quit then set yourself a limit in your checking account or leave your card at home and unattached to your phone wallet.
I’ve done this before so no judgement. I feel for you, I’m a mozerella stick fiend if I get to drinking. Let’s be better human beings. xx

[u/ack4]

yeah i think you should stop drinking

[u/nonpame]

I can't even eat an entire meal over the course of the day most times. It's a legitimate medical issue. I mostly survive on nutritional shakes.

Get a few drinks in me and I'll push past the discomfort and actually EAT.

By the time I wake up the next day, my food is still sitting partially digested in my stomach but I can usually keep it down, and by the day after that it's moved along enough that I'm not so uncomfortable.

Drinking is not awesome, but it's how I've managed to choke down more than Nurri for a while now. Occasionally it's nice to pig out and go all out.

[u/Helmett-13]

Alcohol can lower your inhibitions and it sounds like that's what's happening.

I recall being a young sailor in my 20s and overindulging in uh, many things, due to booze.

Figuring out your limit and hovering below that might help quite a bit since you're going out solo.

[u/13THEFUCKINGCOPS12]

I started seeing someone recently who is sober and I haven’t been drinking at all. Could just be I’m happy because I’m enjoying a new thing, but I dunno, this is the longest I’ve gone without drinking in probably 15 years and I kind of feel pretty good

[u/NeedsItRough → u/13THEFUCKINGCOPS12]

I slowly stopped drinking for no particular reason and now I have maybe 2 drinks a month with my dad

I don't feel any different in my everyday life but when I see hangovers portrayed in media it gives me this weird anxious reaction, then relief knowing I'm not going to feel like that

I just remember hangovers feeling horrible and I never want to experience that again 😂

[u/an_porn_alt]

Alcohol lowers blood sugar and makes the body prioritize digestion of ethanol.

Your brain reads this as hunger.

Alcohol also reduces impulse controll and frontal lobe activity.

Your brain goes hungry? Eat all the tasty things, and doesn't even stop to consider consequences.

[u/Kirakat2022]

Can nobody on this sub take a joke ? She got drunk and ordered a bunch of food, she made a post to make fun of herself, it’s really not that serious, we’ve literally all been there

[u/Highfivebuddha]

Today is a day of naps. I hope you enjoy them

[u/anifyz-]

Did you eat all of that by yourself?

[u/Zbodownlow]

Are you quite large?

[u/sdjjubjub]

Is the $120 of food in the room with us?

[u/Lucky_Elephant4197]

Every time I see stuff like this I am reminded of how glad I am that I don't do this

[u/rainSerotoniso]

Please someone with an economics degree help me budget my household my kids are starving.

[u/Mountain_Li_Ion]

If you get really drunk after just one or two drinks, you might be missing an enzyme that converts alcohol from a toxin to a not-toxin. I have that, but it didn't really start hitting me until I was in my late 20s. I ended up quitting alcohol entirely in my mid 40s, and only then did I find it what it was. (Not from any specific tests, just from reading about it.) Aside from being a cheap drunk, the most common symptoms are your face turning red and feeling mild to moderate flu-like symptoms. It's called "alcohol flush syndrome" if you want to find out more about it. It's one of the most common causes of esophageal cancer, so it's good to be aware (it takes many many years of ignoring the symptoms, though, so don't panic).

[u/MiscellaneousMick]

My man. Don’t do it again, but right on.

[u/Ok-Maintenance4360]

Drinking impairs judgement that’s why. You may have been a little hungry but really only needed like some French fries

[u/Astro_Cassette]

Money isn't real when you're drunk

[u/ScheduleSame258]

You don't have a drinking or eating problem. You have a loneliness problem.

[u/urbancrier → u/ScheduleSame258]

These things are related - people abuse food and alcohol because to control loneliness, exhaustion, worthlessness, anxiety, sadness, etc. addiction doesn't start in a bubble

[u/Martydeus]

That do look delicious, also can't you ask for a doggy bag and bring stuff home to munch on for hangover breakfast?

[u/Salty-Entrepreneur11]

get help

[u/Toni_Carbonara]

A joint will make all the bad go away and get you back in the ring.

[u/GrayStag90]

This is exactly why I only do cocaine when I drink. And I only smoke when I do cocaine. And I drink too much.

[u/itschism]

Add cocaine next time and you won’t have to post BS on Reddit

[u/NoLadderStall]

You only eat one meal a day? Probably your body begging you to consume something.

[u/beejyboi623]

Were you drowning your sorrows because of the cancelled game downtown? Is that how you ended up at Harry buffalos lol? I was also there

[u/Lost_Beat8223]

Impulse control bro. Learn it today or learn it 10 years later while suffering from more than just a simple hangover.

I took the 2nd option. Got taught the lesson instead of learning it myself.

[u/sarahkazz]

Hey friend, I also went through a life-path-altering breakup some 6 years back and did a lot of this kind of thing. It turns out that I needed therapy and talking to a professional who wasn’t interested in enabling me was REALLY helpful.

Take care. Breakups suck. Liver failure and T2D sucks worse so don’t ignore this for too long.

[u/EffectiveTradition53]

You don't understand?

Allow me to essplain.

Drinking ruins your impulse control and activates lizard brain impulses.

Drinking fucking sucks.

Oh and a hangover is the sac surrounding your brain mass being dehydrated by the alcohol that poured right past your blood brain barrier and made your brain sac sag against your fuckin grey matter. Which you can feel.

Fuck alcohol lol.

[u/bornfromanegg → u/EffectiveTradition53]

>Oh and a hangover is the sac surrounding your brain mass being dehydrated by the alcohol that poured right past your blood brain barrier and made your brain sac sag against your fuckin grey matter. Which you can feel.

This is colourful nonsense. No one really knows what a hangover is. Dehydration is definitely involved, but it’s not dehydrating the sac and the brain has no pain receptors so it’s not this.

[u/Impressive-Fun5968 → u/EffectiveTradition53]

Counterpoint: Drinking fucking rules

[u/TheLittleGinge → u/Impressive-Fun5968]

I've made many a professional connection while drinking in a bar.

[u/pazhalsta1 → u/TheLittleGinge]

I’ve made a fair few unprofessional ones too, the best sort

[u/ballq43 → u/Impressive-Fun5968]

[u/Desperate_Leg_40 → u/EffectiveTradition53]

[u/Remarkable-Fig206]

Doesn’t really look that bad

[u/BuffaloKiller937 → u/Remarkable-Fig206]

Looks on par with bar food, but it does look like good bar food at least

[u/Catlady_Pilates]

Maybe stop getting so drunk

[u/Foreign-Reason-7865]

Miss fatheads, tomoro a new day drink some water snd some pepto bismol dont be too hard on urself. Its just a learning experience and you can maybe save half as leftovers next time keep ur head up it gets better

[u/RappingFlatulence]

Drunk munchies are so very real! Gets the best of us

[u/FortunatelyLee]

Yeah, I’m a heavy smoker and have never really gotten the munchies, but something about being rather drunk turns me ravenous idk.

[u/Green-Ad7694]

At least you had the sense to take photos of it so you could regret it later.

[u/G4meOfJones]

It's because of a chemical released in your brain called galanin when you drink alcohol.

It's what makes you crave high-fat foods when you're drunk. High-fat foods also releases more galanin which often makes people overeat when they're drunk.

[u/Special-Detail-4621]

Eww

[u/Mo_onshot]

You know it was a good night out when you hold your head between your palms because hangover while on toilet taking a lava dump

[u/gitgudduud]

Stop getting drunk

[u/BeKindPlsThankU]

StopDrinking

Best sub out there. Full of positivity and hope.