Stop Drinking

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This is a place to motivate each other to control or stop drinking. It is also a place for non drinkers to discuss and share.

We welcome anyone who wishes to join in by asking for advice, sharing our experiences and stories, or just encouraging someone who is trying to quit or cut down.

Please post only when sober; you’re welcome to read in the meanwhile.

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Alcohol use raises the risks of 61 diseases in Chinese men (www.news-medical.net)

submitted 1 year ago by ColoradoBoy to c/stopdrinking

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In case any of you could use some extra motivation today. This study shows that alcohol increases your risk of many diseases, including ones we haven’t associated with alcohol such as gout and fractures.

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[–] Zerlyna 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My resting heart rate went down by at least 10 points with a few weeks of stopping. Amazing!

[–] ColoradoBoy 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That is amazing. I noticed pretty quickly on quitting that weight loss was easier, my blood pressure stayed normal, I slept better and I rarely got sick.

[–] Zerlyna 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I did lose weight my first month but I’ve gained it back and a few more. 😭 I think my soda habit is worse than ever. They just put a new refrigerator with a water dispenser on my floor at work and I’m planning to drink more water once it’s hooked up. Right now the water machine is downstairs and a 1/4 mile round trip into the middle of the building. Too much work.

[–] ColoradoBoy 1 points 1 year ago

I went through a little of a sugar and dessert phase here and there. Treat myself for not drinking. It’s been five years now so not only do I have no desires or cravings to drink, the thought actually repulses me. So it’s a little easier to focus on other health habits. I go through two bottles of SodaStream a day, though. 😀