Ask HN: How Much Alcohol/Coffee Do You Drink?

5-6 years ago, I was drinking about a pot of coffee a day between buying it from the coffee shop down the street or just making it at the office. Now I'm down to 2 cups during a work day and maybe 1 at night if I'm feeling tired. Usually just 1 on a weekend day. I can go without it and not get a headache which is nice.

Alcohol wise; I try not to drink during the week unless it's at dinner for business or a special event (birthday, anniversary, etc...) - on the weekend, either a glass of wine or a couple whiskeys on the rocks casually with the wife while watching a series or movie.

The only thing it's ever effected was money. Buying coffee at Starbucks or Tim Hortons on a regular basis is a waste IMO. Same with alcohol - cheaper to buy a bottle at home and drink it slowly then at a restaurant. Conversely, as you get older, it becomes (or has become for us) more important what you drink then the quantity - good stuff is expensive so you don't really want to blow through it quickly.

Large bowl-o-latte in the morning. 10 oz of strong French Press coffee when I get to work, and another 10 oz after lunch ~3pm. Then one 12-16 oz beer/ale/porter at home to bring my plane in for a landing.

How does this effect others? Heck with them, this is the minimum functioning me.

2-3 Cups of coffee per day and 3-5 pints of beer (5-7% alcohol) per week.

This is considered low for myself and times in my life I have had about 2x this amount of alcohol/coffee. I am not saying my current consumption is healthy, that is just what it is.

Shot of espresso in the morning. Probably like 10-12 beers a night?

I generally don't drink coffee, it makes me jittery and anxious.

Alcohol...once a month but in large quantity. Usually go on a bender while barhopping/at a party with friends. Definitely need to shake that habit.

None, except for the very occasional glass of wine.

1 - 3 cups of tea per day. About to make my second one now. I worry about potential health effects, but I am striking a happy balance here in contrast to when I was drinking twice as much tea.

In terms of drinking, we usually have a bottle of wine or prosecco 1 - 2 times a week. I get one or two drinks whenever we go out for dinner so that is once a week. I don't think I see an impact, but I don't ever get drunk. I just get sleepy and I usually give in to the call.

One coffee a day after breakfast. Have gone alcohol free for a good 5 years now! Feels better.

none

2 cups of coffee a day. One after breakfast, but the coffee making process is a morning ritual. I buy specialty coffee (Verve, Four Barrel, etc), grind the beans myself, and brew them using a pour over method on the Chemex device. I'll have whatever coffee we have at work in the afternoon for another energy boost.

1-2 cups of coffee. No alcohol. Trying to stay youthful into old age.

Anywhere from 3-8+ coffees a day depending on how I'm feeling that day and what my workload looks like.

I always have a coffee first thing in the morning, another in my travel mug on my drive to work, and usually make another when I get to the office.

Some mornings/extremely busy days I'll sub in a caffeine pill for that extra boost.

I usually cycle down my caffeine use a few times a year, going from my usual 3-8 down to about 2 coffees a day. I find this helps me from building too much of a tolerance and needing to constantly increase the dosage.

I really only drink alcohol on the weekends and even then not very much.

No alcohol. 1-2 coffee a day.

No alcohol. 1 or 2 drip coffees each day I make myself at home.

5 to 7 cups of black coffee a day sometimes with a shot of espresso. Research on health and coffee is mixed though I think the overall current conclusion is that the benefits outweigh the risks. However, I admit to being biased because I really enjoy coffee.

Almost no alcohol - 1 every few weeks or months depending on circumstances. Party/reception or business dinner at high-end restaurant. And, then it is just one drink.

I am not against alcohol but very cautious around it. I have lost a friend to a drunk driver and had family members lose custody of their kids because abuse of alcohol ruined their ability to drive, work and function as responsible adults.

On the other hand I know plenty of people who drink alcohol much more regularly than I without any notable effect.

French press (~35g of beans) or 2 consecutive double espresso shots in the morning. Another double espresso shot in after lunch.

I drink a fair bit of alcohol; probably 3-10 servings during the week and 10-20 servings most weekends. Not drinking would affect my social life.

0-3 cups of coffee per day (with 3 being rare) 3-16 drinks/2 weeks. I just graduated so that number was even higher cause of celebrations, but it was usually pretty low.

I wish there were more comments here, would be a cool survey for HN

Usually 24 cups if I'm drinking coffee that day. But it's sporadic: I'll keep that rate for a month or two, and then nothing for 2-3 months.

I'll have a beer or wine or something once every 6 months or so.

I used to drink coffee occasionally but if I take a break or drink too much I get really jittery and sick. So I'm not longer drinking it. Though I might have a half cup before the gym as a boost.

As for alcohol, it's always present at work and it's hard to not drink. I can't say no to free beers ;)

2 double shot espressos, one early morning, and one late morning. No coffee after noon.

1 glass of watered red wine with dinner (my only meal each day). When going out, I will have 2-3 glasses of wine, but only once every two weeks or so. The rest of the time I'll drink Perrier or soda water.

3-4 glasses of water a day. More on workout days, but I find on a ketogenic diet my water requirements are less. I don't add salt to my food, and I cook all my meals. I don't use condiments either.

I don't drink tea, energy drinks, juice, smoothies, or pop. What I enumerated above is what I drink.

3 - 5 cups of coffee per day. And an average of 3 beers per night.

Once or twice per year I tend to take 1 - 4 weeks off from alcohol and taper down on caffeine significantly. .. sometimes down to no caffeine. It's rough going for a few days but afterwards I feel that I can't tell the difference between not consuming and consuming

Almost no coffee, but a fair bit of caffeine - maybe 3 or 4 cups of tea with an occasional soda mixed in. I'm working on night classes for a graduate degree as well, so towards the end of the semester mix in some energy drinks too - definitely not healthy but the only way I can make it through.

Very little alcohol, 1-2 drinks once every other week or so, often with stretches of a month or more with none at all. I just don't seem to enjoy it as much as many people do, although it is nice sometimes.

I go decaf for coffee and avoid caffeine. I think I feel better for it. Typically 4 or so beers a week, more if there is a night out but that's rare nowadays

I try to limit my coffee to around 3 cups per day, or else it starts to affect my sleep.

I drink, on average, 6 standard drinks per week (all beer). Usually after work and, in the last 3 three years, no more than 2 at once.

coffee free for the last 30 days (used to drink about 2 cups per day) and alcohol free for the past year (used to drink about 3 glasses of wine every evening and more on the weekend) Feel great - work/family and social life definitely massively improved.