I wish i'd seen this thread earlier! never mind.
I used to drink alot, I mean alot! My friends & I used to put on club nights which meant whilst everyone else was partying we were sober, so come 4am when we had finished & packed up it wasnt unusual to spend £300 on a carry out (between 12 people) & spent the next 24hrs drinking.
often we would pass out, come round & drink again. Mininging I know, but at the time it was great fun & I loved it.
when I got pregnant I had to stop all that non sense.
But I never lost any weight from not drinking!
However if I drink wine now i put weight on.
So I drink vodka & juice or diet coke, but its very rare.
My BF doesnt drink so its easier not to drink cos i feel like a twat in front of him.
All that said though I do like a drink and i will do so whenever i feel the urge.
I dont have to worry about being loud and a pain in the arse when i am drunk with my mates, because we are all as bad as each other, but I wouldnt drink at my BF work do's because he doesnt.
I guess its just a matter of self respect & respect for others.
I try not to drink alone because its too easy to go into self pity mode, but living in a new place with a BF who doesnt drink, sometimes I do, but to enhance happiness, not to drown my sorrows.