what is worse for your health?

I would have to agree with you that you would appear to be the healthier guy. That fact that he relies on medication in order for his body to function normally is evidence of the fact that he is not healthy. On the other hand, do you know for a fact that you are as healthy as you think you are? Have you had a test to show how well your liver is functioning? I know a couple of "healthy" guys whose only downfall was beer who were turned down for life insurance once their blood work came back. And not all overweight people are as unhealthy as you might think. I am overweight, but my blood pressure, glucose, and cholesterol are all great. I keep physically active and will happily test my health against others. Skinny people drop dead of heart attacks just like the obese folks.

 

Somebody kick your backside for you!

Drinking in moderation ( 1 or 2 at the MAX) takes a really BIG PERSON.
How Big are you?

I myself , very seldom drink anymore cause I can't.
I throw a few back and pretty soon its a few too many and I am 10 feet tall and a friggin idiot.

Once in a great while I will have a glass of wine with a lot of ice and drink it slowly to relax may aching body from working my ##* off.

Pills , smoke do not take the pain away.I learned that a long time ago.

When I start to feel relaxed I stop.

I have had one DUI in SD, never again, never!

I have seen a lot of men get ####y and my sh** doesn't stink attitude when they have thrown a few back every nite.

I am one of the first women here to say , I do not like myself when I drink to much.

As far as your so called friend who is fat. He has low self esteem and is hurting somewhere in his life.
So get your backside off of the bar stool and go get your friend and go for a walk, for starters and throw back a glass of O.J, without the Vodka and get started on a better kind of living.OK!

 

I can't say which is the least healthy lifestyle, but both sound like they could use some improvement. If you have the need to "slam a few" every night, you may, at some level, have a dependence on alcohol. This is not a judgement, just an observation. The liver can only detoxify one ounce of alcohol per hour, and if you consistantly force it to work overtime by drinking more than one or two on a daily basis, the results will finally catch up.

There's nothing wrong with "slamming back a few" occassionally, but it sounds like something might be missing if you have the need to do it on a daily basis. There are healthier, more productive, and happier ways to spend an evening.