Day 27 no alcohol, day 22 of 16:8 fasting

No one likes a quitter Slippy.

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I'd be at my goal weight if I could stop drinking for a month

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I’d be shredded but frick all that.

Good job.

First off that’s awesome. Congrats man.

When people on here say quit drinking? How often are people drinking? We talking a couple times a week? Or do you mean more nights than not?

I’ve stopped drinking beer since New Year’s and I’m already down five pounds with very little diet change. And I already was not overweight. Beer is horrible for you. Though I do miss it.

I haven’t had a beer since October. I had given up bourbon during the week when I was losing weight but now I’ll have 1-2 a couple nights a week and maybe more on the weekend. Just cutting out the beer and mixers for my whisky has helped a ton.

Yep. Redoing my house as we speak. It gets in the way. I stopped recently to get shite done.

Awesome job. Keep up the great progress.

Hunting season is over so I’ll be slowing down my consumption

I was drinking mostly every day, usually gin and tonic or whiskey. Nothing too caloric, but when you consider that a shot of bourbon has about 90 calories, it adds up quickly. And your body metabolizes alcohol differently than food. As long as alcohol is present, it gets burned for fuel. Which means that if you are drinking you are not burning fat.

I just decided after Christmas that I did not want to be in declining health any longer. I am 56. I need to be prolonging my life, not shortening it. And I can tell you that I have never felt more alert and focused mentally, which I attribute to alcohol cessation.