Anyone here quit drinking? What kind of health results did you notice?

You will see nothing but improvements with stopping alcohol. Useless calories, both in the alcohol and the shitty food choices you make while eating (looking at you Jack in the Box Tacos).

As you age it will only improve more. Because as you age you can’t “work through” a hangover in the gym. I remember being about 33-34 and worked out the Monday evening after a good nfl Sunday. Felt like arse and actually went into some type of irregular heartbeat. I actually felt my pulse and it was irregular. As you age, your body can’t compensate for the stupidity you inflict on it. I remember sweating out hangovers in a steam room. Ridiculous. You are already dehydrated.

What to substitute for alcohol? Wish I knew. It’s always been golf for me. I enjoy golf and cannot play AT ALL when I am buzzed. So if guys I play with are drinking I will have ONE beer only.

It’s what to do to avoid drinking situations that can be tough. Never meeting friends or watching a game etc. doing that without beer/alcohol is tough.

I'm 31, drank pretty heavily in my early 20s playing music in bars. A few years ago beer started upsetting my stomach, no energy, sleep was shitty, and it was taking me waaaaay longer to recover like you said sometimes multiple days. I've pretty much tapered off to nothing at this point. Maybe a drink or 2 of gin or red wine max every few months. During the troy game I had 4 glasses of red wine and wanted to die... if that tells you anything.

I'll be honest at first it sucked, bad. Socially it was weird and I definitely had some emotional withdraws. Presently I can say without a doubt it has been a great decision. My emotional state is stable, my hormones are in good shape, physically I feel better at 31 than I did at 25. I do not miss the morning after drinking. I simply do more shite because drinking is never a main focal point in my day.


I dont recommend replacing it with anything and this isnt going to be for everyone, but I rekindled my relationship with THC for those times I needed something to relax. I always enjoyed alcohol more before this, but now I can say without a doubt THC is a better choice for my lifestyle. When the kid is away at their grandparents. Snack on some fruit, chill out, watch movies, play video games, hang with my SO/friends, read, tinker, whatever really, then get the best damn sleep I can get, wake up refreshed. Just completely de-stress. Pretty much the opposite of alcohol.

Worse 12 hours of my life

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I'm 31, drank pretty heavily in my early 20s playing music in bars. A few years ago beer started upsetting my stomach, no energy, sleep was shitty, and it was taking me waaaaay longer to recover like you said sometimes multiple days. I've pretty much tapered off to nothing at this point. Maybe a drink or 2 of gin or red wine max every few months. During the troy game I had 4 glasses of red wine and wanted to die... if that tells you anything.

I'll be honest at first it sucked, bad. Socially it was weird and I definitely had some emotional withdraws. Presently I can say without a doubt it has been a great decision. My emotional state is stable, my hormones are in good shape, physically I feel better at 31 than I did at 25. I do not miss the morning after drinking.

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All of this. I'm 31 as well and here's how I handle alcohol:

-I'm pretty much done with beer. It sucks, I know, I was always a huge fan, but I just can't handle it anymore. It makes me feel like sluggish death the next day.

-Work nights I'm pretty much alcohol-free unless entertaining with clients.

-Weekends I'll drink, but pretty much only wine or good liquor on the rocks. I can't handle the sugary carbonated mixers either.

If I do that I'm styling. I can put down 3-4 whiskeys or gins on a Friday/Saturday and feel fine the next day. When it's a night full of beers, I'm cashed energy-wise until Tuesday or so.

quit cold turkey for over 3 years. will have a bourbon occasionally (on the rocks). got into crossfit when i stopped to occupy my time and keep my busy. haven't turned back since. you just have to find something that motivates you more than wanting to get fricked up. for me crossfit scratched that itch. nothing better to me than waking up early on the weekends, having my coffee, and being productive as hell. im about to be 34 btw. definitely in the best shape of my life. best of luck to you man. i promise, you won't regret it.

I'm 40 and drink about once/week on average. Usually about 6 drinks (beer, wine, mixed drinks) and I can feel it the next day a little but not much. Every once in awhile, I'll drink way too much and really feel it the next day.

I exercise regularly and don't feel like my level of drinking has had much of an impact, although may try to find a 60 day period to completely abstain to see if any improvements are noticed. That 60 day period will be after football season and the holidays, Lent may be an option even though I don't actively practice Lent.

quit drinking in my late twenties, am now 61. have never missed it, enjoy being clear headed and lord only knows the monies saved or better spent. cut out the bar/lounge scene and am sure my health/well being benefited. didn't replace with anything.

Didn't quit but scaled back to once a week, usually Saturdays.

I'd rather eat my calories plus the headaches get worse

Everyone is different. I quit for a couple of months and didn’t feel any differently than I did drinking. If you can stick to drinking only on weekends, I think you’ll be ok. It’s the Sunday - Thursday daily drinking that gets rough and toxic for you.