Who has given up Alcohol?

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  • Lesa_Sass
    Lesa_Sass Posts: 2,213 Member
    Got sober 5 years and 13 weeks ago. Lost 20 lbs in the first 9 mos by just stopping drinking.

    Major changes to everything since I got sober. MAJOR! I was not an every day drinker but when I did drink, it was on, I could not stop.

    Alcohol metabolizes in your body differently than food, like it or not, it is not just about the calories.

    Some people FREAK out at the concept of giving up alcohol on here and yet they will deny they have a problem. Let me tell you a secret, if you can not imagine giving up alcohol, its a problem. :wink:

    Now in the last 5 years since I got sober I lost a total of around 40 lbs, a size 2 and am now setting at 19.6% body fat. I am also 44 years old.

    Try giving it up for 9 months and see what happens. Just try it.
  • SurfyFriend
    SurfyFriend Posts: 362 Member
    I have given up alcohol until I reach my goal weight. Social smoking was a killer for me though, because it stops you exercising properly. I gave up that too and it was probablythe more important factor to my wellbeing :) x
  • vharding7
    vharding7 Posts: 48 Member
    Nope. My husband and I love craft beer, (and the regular stuff too :) ) but we cut down to only two days a week now. I make sure to work out a little harder those days to compensate for the extra calories.
  • Litlbeast
    Litlbeast Posts: 340 Member
    god didnt make boozer and loser rhyme just for the hell of it

    Actually, speakers of American English did that. o_0 God just watches and chuckles.

    I gave up alcohol 107 days ago, but for more than dietary reasons.
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    god didnt make boozer and loser rhyme just for the hell of it

    but he did turn water into wine. so we know he wants us all to drink plenty and drink often. thanks God!!!
  • cleotherio
    cleotherio Posts: 712 Member
    I have one glass of wine once or twice a week at most, sometimes none at all. On the weekends I usually have 2 or 3 beers or glasses of wine.
  • a_certain_shade_of_green
    a_certain_shade_of_green Posts: 134 Member
    Got sober 5 years and 13 weeks ago. Lost 20 lbs in the first 9 mos by just stopping drinking.

    Major changes to everything since I got sober. MAJOR! I was not an every day drinker but when I did drink, it was on, I could not stop.

    Alcohol metabolizes in your body differently than food, like it or not, it is not just about the calories.

    Some people FREAK out at the concept of giving up alcohol on here and yet they will deny they have a problem. Let me tell you a secret, if you can not imagine giving up alcohol, its a problem. :wink:

    Now in the last 5 years since I got sober I lost a total of around 40 lbs, a size 2 and am now setting at 19.6% body fat. I am also 44 years old.

    Try giving it up for 9 months and see what happens. Just try it.


    in the last 5 years i havent given up alcohol and ive lost 20kg which is roughly 44lbs. i guess it must depend on other factors too. congratulations on the fact you "got sober". i guess you must be on a higher plane...
  • samantha1242
    samantha1242 Posts: 816 Member
    I haven't given it up completely but I drink way less then I did before. I only have a drinking night once every couple months. I have never been a casual drinker, so if I drink its only in large amounts combined with eating the world that night and the morning after. The drinking less wasn't all for the weight loss it had a lot to do with mental health as well.
  • robbienjill
    robbienjill Posts: 456 Member
    It's killing my results. This girl loves wine and martini's but gotta slack off for the sake of better results!
  • rgohm
    rgohm Posts: 294 Member
    I am not a big drinker but I do like an occasional drink. I have decided to not drink on New Years Eve so that I don't hinder any progress I am making.

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