Why is it that this is easier said than done? Is it because we can only drink so much liquid and when weighing the options of which is the more important to consume, alcohol is the undisputed victor? I think that's my excuse. I make the mistake of not drinking any water when I'm out having a few cocktails and that's a recipe for disaster. Question for you cW, is there any truth to the advice that you shouldn't mix your beer, wine and liquor? When I was a young lad, new in the ways of alcohol, I recall people saying "beer before liquor, never been sicker. Liquor before beer and you're in the clear." -To your knowledge, is there any truth there? Excellent piece cW, I look forward to part 2!We hear many complaints about the uselessness of the oft-repeated prescription of hydration. “If I’d had the sense to drink an adequate amount of water the night before, then I wouldn’t have woken in this dreadful state in the first place.” And it’s true: much of the benevolently distributed wisdom masquerading as remedy amounts to little more than sanctimonious jeering. “If you’d had the good sense and proportion to pace yourself and drink water, you wouldn’t be suffering now,” and the like. In other words, you deserve what you get. True? Who can say. Helpful? Hardly. Humane? Not in the least.
I can't tell you how many times I have begun an evening by saying to myself "I'm going to have a glass of water for every beer/drink I consume." But I can tell you how many times I have followed through with it -zero.