You probably have been on a bender with more than a few sips from the liquor flask once too often in your life. You then proceed to make a fool of yourself in front of family and friends, which is worse than losing it in front of strangers. At least, with strangers, you will probably get away with a reprimand or two but your family and friends will never allow you to live it down!



With that being said, when you and your liquor flask meet, you have to hold your liquor in. Here are a few simple tips to do so.

Fill Your Stomach

But not too much that you will not have room for liquor to settle into. Just eat moderately and you may have a fighting chance to stay on your feet even when you choose to drown yourself in Dionysian pleasures. Of course, the emphasis is on "may have a fighting chance" as no mortal man has yet been known to win the battle against the bottle. Yes, even reformed alcoholics have their off days!

Why eat when you can just drink? Well, food provides for a barrier that slows down the entry of alcohol into the bloodstream, which means that you get drunk much later on a full stomach. However, opt for foods with high-protein and carbohydrate contents like meat and bread for optimal effect.

One Booze at a Time

Or better yet, just have one type of alcoholic drink in one bender. Don't believe the adage about mixing beer and liquor will either make you immune from vomiting (beer after liquor) or make you sick like it's none of your mama's business (liquor after beer)!

Both are alcohol's delivery system direct to your bloodstream. Thus, it does not really matter the type of drink you have but rather the quantity of alcoholic beverage that passed from the liquor flask and into your mouth. You will admit, however, that when you mix two types of alcoholic drinks, you are sending your system into overdrive and you are setting up a date with gods of puke.

Pace Yourself

This simply means to watch what you drink and wait for your body's reaction. Instead of guzzling everything in your liquor flask, you can take small sips and wait until the effects wear off.

If you must hurry, wait for an hour before filling up your liquor flask again. This is because the human liver normally processes whatever you drink in about an hour, which means that giving it time to rest within that period ought to help you hold your liquor.

Drink Water

Yes, drink water and disguise it by saying to the bartender that you want a Waterloo. Now, you probably can fool other drinkers when the bartender's name is Lou! (Yes, I'll have a Waterloo. Get it?) Or you can hide another liquor flask, only this time it is filled with water.

This is because water is a great diluter of alcohol, which also helps to fill up your stomach so you don't want to drink too much, too soon. And while we are in the subject of diluters, stay away from carbonated drinks!

Of course, you will probably still get hammered but at least, you will not have to be the star of drunken pranks posted on YouTube too many times to count!