re: Alcohol and fitness

I wanna say it was when I drank scotch. Full disclosure, it was the Costco Kirkland brand. I know they say alcohol is alcohol, but scotch just doesn’t sit well with me.

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My 3 mile run time has gone from about 23 minutes back to about 19-20 minutes. I

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you were running 5ks in 23 mins at 5'8 190? Even if a totally flat run, that's pretty impressive. i assume you have a decent muscle base. Also, 12 lbs in basically two weeks is a lot to lose. i can drop 5 easily by cutting alcohol, and another 5 when i get into pretty deep nutritional ketosis, but i'm 6', and 2 weeks would be pretty extreme (but it has happened).

alcohol is the biggest challenge to my overall health. i've cut down to 1-2 glasses of red wine a night with a couple days totally off a week, and then the occasional beer on a blow-it day (like last night with mexican--although i did limit the chips, and did a pork and cheese stuffed poblano with a fried egg, guac and cheese dip--oh and three pints of beer).

I'm toying around with running a full marathon for the first time--i do halves and i've done a marathon in 24 hours (a half one afternoon and another the next am), but never a full + getting into tris. So, I'm going to have to cut further because I'm old.

Same here except approaching mid-40s. With proper diet and mental attitude, I feel awesome. But alcohol is much more insidious now than 10 years ago. More than 3 and I get down mentally and emotionally the next day. Just not worth it. Plus I find drunk 40+ yos (myself included) obnoxious and tedious. It's that age where you're looking back trying to justify your existence, and alcohol can make that messy (a broad spectrum from braggadocious to snowflake melts).

Anywhoo, getting old sucks but I feel freaking awesome. Never in my 30s could I just go out and decide to run 15 miles for the hell of it.

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Whiskey is actually supposed to be kind of bad for hair loss, so to be careful

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Where did you read about that?

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I know alot of people like vodka when they’re trying to be careful about what they drink. Usually vodka tonic with lemon/lime.

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i do vodka and la croix with lime for a light drink.

Sorry about the saints.

I think it’s worth trying for 2 weeks. I’ve definitely had a beer or 2 but not late at night and very sparingly.

Again, I loooooove drinking but results are undeniable.

Also, the hangovers are getting worse and worse. Even just a few beers and I feel sluggish the next day.

I drink beer.....a fair amount. I workout 5 days a week consisting 3 coached swims w/ a masters group and 2 bike rides of 30-50 miles which I have done consistently for 15 years or so but I still had a small gut. I'm 54 and have a semi-six pack again after cutting out 90% of sugar, cheese and butter about a year ago and using avocado or olive oil for anything I fry at home. I will still eat a pizza or fries or other crap on weekends but I try to only do it for only 1 meal.